[International Self-Care Day] 10 Slightly Unhinged Self-Care Ideas

Today is International Self-Care Day, and we know you'll probably see a lot of posts about taking a walk, journaling, and meditating, so we thought we'd offer you some more interesting ideas.

1. Drive up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and hear your own echo (yes, howl into that beautiful nature).

2. Public karaoke with no music. Who can sing the loudest?

3. Get those pets in. Go to a dog park, cat cafe, local farm, or an animal rescue and *pat pat*

4. Create a splatter painting. Ugly paintings are available for destruction at local thrift stores!

5. BYOB: Bring Your Own Blanket! Round up the family or invite your friends over to make an epic blanket fort.

6. All day game day (video games, board games, capture the flag?)

7. Go to a thrift store with your friends and buy each other a totally weird outfit, put the outfits on, then go to dinner.

8. Find a script for a play/musical online and improvise the show.

9. Two words: food fight

10. No pool? No problem - get a cheap kiddie pool, have a water balloon war, or play in a sprinkler. (We don't care how old you are)

There is no singular approach to self-care.

Enjoy yourself!

Have fun with life!

While we always advocate for self-care, sometimes it doesn’t feel like enough to manage mental health concerns. If you could use some extra support, please contact us.