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Hofstra26
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What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
I am always looking for new ways to keep myself relaxed and centered. What are some of the things you enjoy doing for yourself?
For myself I love to.........
Get into nature. The woods and sounds of nature are so calming.
Take a long, hot bath with spa music playing in the background.
Baking. I love going through the steps of bringing a recipe together. It's so calming to measure and sift and stir.
Reading, especially publications that are very positive and Hygge. My favorite is Bella Grace magazine, it's filled with so many uplifting and calming articles and quotes.
In line with reading, I love spending time alone in the bookstore or library. It's so quiet and calm and I enjoy flipping through all of the books and magazines while relaxing in a comfy chair.
I also love to go to bed last at night. That little bit of time at night when the house is dead quiet and nobody needs a single thing from me is so peaceful.
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jlm2008
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What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
#1 is Exercise
Yoga
Long Walks at the beach or anywhere outside
Reading
Prayer
Baths with spa music, candles, wine, face mask
Meditation - I use the Calm app daily, I need the guidance
These are things I d o daily, except for the baths which are 1-2 x a week.
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| Posted 5/18/21 2:13 PM |
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
I like to read, write, check out different nature preserves and other natural spaces, and play the keyboard. I also like classes at the gym, particularly when I'm able to go on a quiet weekday morning.
What I really like, too, is when I'm off on a weekday and can just go to different places--whether it's a coffee shop, a store, whatever--and it's pretty quiet and calming.
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| Posted 5/18/21 2:17 PM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
Posted by jlm2008
#1 is Exercise
Yoga
Long Walks at the beach or anywhere outside
Reading
Prayer
Baths with spa music, candles, wine, face mask
Meditation - I use the Calm app daily, I need the guidance
These are things I d o daily, except for the baths which are 1-2 x a week.
I was looking at the Calm app and considering using it. I need the guidance too as I can't ever seem to quiet my thoughts on my own.
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Hofstra26
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
Posted by oldtimerocknroll
I like to read, write, check out different nature preserves and other natural spaces, and play the keyboard. I also like classes at the gym, particularly when I'm able to go on a quiet weekday morning.
What I really like, too, is when I'm off on a weekday and can just go to different places--whether it's a coffee shop, a store, whatever--and it's pretty quiet and calming.
I love wandering around little shops on my own as well. Even if I don't buy anything it's nice to just wander around and window shop.
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Diane
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
Kickboxing
Hikes with my kids.
This summer will be lounging by my pool, cant wait for that!
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| Posted 5/18/21 2:30 PM |
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jlm2008
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by jlm2008
#1 is Exercise
Yoga
Long Walks at the beach or anywhere outside
Reading
Prayer
Baths with spa music, candles, wine, face mask
Meditation - I use the Calm app daily, I need the guidance
These are things I d o daily, except for the baths which are 1-2 x a week.
I was looking at the Calm app and considering using it. I need the guidance too as I can't ever seem to quiet my thoughts on my own.
It is well worth the money for the subscription! I love the sleep stories on it also, I will put one on most nights when I go to bed and have yet to hear one all the way through! If you want to try it out you can download the app, they have very LIMITED free content, but you can at least get a feel for it.
Edited to say it's also where I get the music for my "spa baths".
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Hofstra26
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
Posted by jlm2008
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by jlm2008
#1 is Exercise
Yoga
Long Walks at the beach or anywhere outside
Reading
Prayer
Baths with spa music, candles, wine, face mask
Meditation - I use the Calm app daily, I need the guidance
These are things I d o daily, except for the baths which are 1-2 x a week.
I was looking at the Calm app and considering using it. I need the guidance too as I can't ever seem to quiet my thoughts on my own.
It is well worth the money for the subscription! I love the sleep stories on it also, I will put one on most nights when I go to bed and have yet to hear one all the way through! If you want to try it out you can download the app, they have very LIMITED free content, but you can at least get a feel for it.
Good to know! Thanks. I think I will do that. I love the idea of shutting my brain off and relaxing for a bit each day but getting that focus on my own is hard. I have too many "tabs" open in my head all the time that I am easily distracted these days.
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Mill188
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
I read, I take long walks alone and I love to clean!
Honestly though when I'm super stressed, nothing helps me unwind like sitting at the piano and playing music. I will play for hours and it completely relaxes me.
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
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What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
Camping, welding, wood working, 3d printing. I love to make things.
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| Posted 5/18/21 2:34 PM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
Posted by Mill188
I read, I take long walks alone and I love to clean!
Honestly though when I'm super stressed, nothing helps me unwind like sitting at the piano and playing music. I will play for hours and it completely relaxes me.
OMG! I thought I was the only crazy person who finds cleaning relaxing. I love it too!! I find it distracting and calming. Plus, I just function better when things are neat and tidy. 
I am jealous that you can play piano. Wish I stuck with that as a kid!
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Hofstra26
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
Posted by GoldenRod
Camping, welding, wood working, 3d printing. I love to make things.
Those are all nice hobbies. Wood working is a great skill, I bet you've made some beautiful things!!
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
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Posted by oldtimerocknroll
I like to read, write, check out different nature preserves and other natural spaces, and play the keyboard. I also like classes at the gym, particularly when I'm able to go on a quiet weekday morning.
What I really like, too, is when I'm off on a weekday and can just go to different places--whether it's a coffee shop, a store, whatever--and it's pretty quiet and calming.
I love wandering around little shops on my own as well. Even if I don't buy anything it's nice to just wander around and window shop.
It really is! I like a nice little village on a quiet day.
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Hofstra26
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
Posted by oldtimerocknroll
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by oldtimerocknroll
I like to read, write, check out different nature preserves and other natural spaces, and play the keyboard. I also like classes at the gym, particularly when I'm able to go on a quiet weekday morning.
What I really like, too, is when I'm off on a weekday and can just go to different places--whether it's a coffee shop, a store, whatever--and it's pretty quiet and calming.
I love wandering around little shops on my own as well. Even if I don't buy anything it's nice to just wander around and window shop.
It really is! I like a nice little village on a quiet day.
That sounds perfect!!!
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MarathonKnitter
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What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
i don't do enough of this!
the only thing i do consistently is long, hot showers where i run away from the world... but i need to do more.
i'll be borrowing from other's comments.
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by GoldenRod
Camping, welding, wood working, 3d printing. I love to make things.
Those are all nice hobbies. Wood working is a great skill, I bet you've made some beautiful things!!
I've made a bunch of things, but here's just a few. I have a large wall unit, but it's made for a CRT TV, so when we got an LCD TV, it didn't work anymore. I kept the end units, and rebuilt the center unit and top shelf to match the existing cabinets. All of the draws slide out.
Before:
After:
Top shelf:
This is a cabinet that DD and I built together for the bathroom.
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GoldenRod
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
This is another project that I had fun making. It's for Eagle Scout ceremonies. Each section lights up independently (each ribbon color, the eagle, and the scroll near the top) as part of the ceremony, and it's all remote-controlled. The top rectangle takes a half sheet of paper, so it's really easy to just print out names, dates, etc to just slide in.
Right now, it needs a 110v power cord. I'm going to convert it to 12v so I can run it on some power tool batteries and not have to worry about the cord.
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Hofstra26
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
Really nice projects!!! 
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| Posted 5/18/21 6:29 PM |
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Mill188
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Re: What kind of self care do you enjoy? What keeps you relaxed and centered?
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by Mill188
I read, I take long walks alone and I love to clean!
Honestly though when I'm super stressed, nothing helps me unwind like sitting at the piano and playing music. I will play for hours and it completely relaxes me.
OMG! I thought I was the only crazy person who finds cleaning relaxing. I love it too!! I find it distracting and calming. Plus, I just function better when things are neat and tidy.
I am jealous that you can play piano. Wish I stuck with that as a kid!
Go back to playing!! I stopped as a kid also and picked it up again a couple of years ago as an adult. It definitely came back to me. I also take piano lessons once a week - it keeps me focused if I continue lessons - and it's 45 minutes a week that is just for me. I kept up with my lessons using zoom during the pandemic too.
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