24 self-care goals small enough to keep

1. 1. Drink one glass of water when you get up.
2. 2. Eat one thing with a vegetable in it.
3. 3. Stand up and stretch when you think of it.
4. 4. Walk for ten minutes, three times this week.
5. 5. Go to bed ten minutes earlier.
6. 6. Step outside once a day.
7. 7. Book the check-up you've been putting off.
8. 8. Eat something before your first coffee.

9. 9. Put your phone in another room for an hour.
10. 10. Write one line about your day.
11. 11. Read one page of a book that has nothing to do with your job.
12. 12. Take three slow breaths when you sit down.
13. 13. Mute one thing that makes you feel bad.
14. 14. Do nothing for five minutes.
15. 15. Say no to one thing this week.
16. 16. Stop checking your email after you've left your desk.

17. 17. Message one friend a week.
18. 18. Clear one small surface and keep it clear.
19. 19. Spend ten minutes on something just because you like it.
20. 20. Eat one meal a week with someone.
21. 21. Say what you need once, out loud.
22. 22. Keep one hour a week with nothing in it.
23. 23. Get something off your mind by writing it down.
24. 24. Do one small thing you've been avoiding, then stop for the day.

Make it small enough to do on a bad day. "Exercise more" is hard to keep. "Put my shoes on and go to the door" isn't. Write it in the box above. If you stop doing it, make it smaller or choose another one.

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