51 Self-Care Ideas for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day The goal is often to show love to everyone around us: our friends, our family, our partners, and our children. Although it’s important, vacations are also the perfect excuse to treat yourself ourselves to a little love and self-care. And we’re not just talking masks and bath bombs (but those work too, and we’ve even included some of them in our self-care ideas below!).

So take some time to step away from work, cleaning, cooking and everything else. mental load on your to-do list. Nourish your body. Take care of your health, both mental and physical. Set big goals to achieve. Do something you Really I love doing it. Because you deserve it.

51 ways to take care of yourself this Valentine’s Day

1. Write down 10 things you love about yourself.
2. Plan a night out with your best friends.
3. Create a space or corner in your home just for you and fill it with your favorite things.
4. Take yourself on a date and use this time to check in on how you really feel, away from the chaos.
5. Put on your favorite outfit just because.
6. Write quiet time in your calendar every week or every day, even 5 minutes. No exceptions.
7. Meditate on what makes you happy in this season.
8. Set limits for you this year.
9. Read that book you keep putting off.
10. Spend time connecting with someone you like, but don’t necessarily talk often.
11. Take a workout class you’ve always wanted to do.
12. Write down the goals you want to achieve this year, no matter how crazy they may seem. Let yourself dream.
13. Put on your favorite playlist and have a dance party. Or a crying session. (Whatever works best for you at that time.)
14. Sleep in. For example, really sleep in. Ask your partner to do something fun with the kids, away from you in bed.
15. Buy something that will make your life easier (a new coffee machine that brews it automatically, a blender to make smoothies at home).
16. Remove two items from your weekly calendar and don’t feel guilty.
17. Take the time to be intentional fill your cup: Call someone you love, read your devotional without interruption, take time to enjoy that cup of coffee.
18. Take a day to detox from social media. Give yourself a break.
19. Buy your favorite flowers and place them throughout the house.
20. Practice minimalism in a room where you don’t seem to feel calm. If I don’t use it or it doesn’t benefit me, get rid of it. (Or fill up on burst of decluttering!)
21. Take a nap.
22. Schedule a massage, facial, acupuncture appointment, or therapy session.
23. Delegate two things you hate doing (hire a professional cleaner once a month, send out laundry.)
24. Wear a face mask. The scarier the better.
25. Eat healthily and make sure you drink enough water for the day. Take the time to nourish your body.
26. Treat yourself to your favorite chocolate and wine and truly savor their taste. (Tip: wait until after bedtime so you don’t have to share treats!)
27. Do a social media cleanse. Unfollow those who don’t inspire you or who depress you.
28. Take the time to forgive yourself for things from the past. Write yourself a letter to help you let go of something you’re holding on to.
29. Read five articles that inspire you.
30. Take a long, hot bath.
31. Remind yourself “I am enough” whenever you start to doubt yourself.
32. Take time to be with your partner: no phone, television or computer.
33. Write all your thoughts in a guided journal to get them out of your head and give you a fresh start.
34. Do a stretching session.
35. Stay still for 10 minutes (or five, whatever works for you).
36. Praise yourself as you would your daughter.
37. Rekindle a passion you had. A hobby or course.
38. Prioritize your daily to-do list. Are the meals worth your sanity every night? Probably not.
39. Ask for help. From a friend, a therapist, or someone from your church.
40. Watch that terrible movie or TV show you secretly love…alone.
41. Buy something for yourself.
42. Remember that you are beautiful. Choose a photo or quote that you can hang where you will see it daily.
43. Plan a vacation just for you and your partner or your best friend.
44. Have sex with your partner.
45. Frame your children’s artwork and place it somewhere you will see it often.
46. Go to bed very early and recharge yourself.
47. Schedule those important appointments you pushed back. Dentist, mammogram, gynecologist. Take care of your health.
48. Take a long walk around your favorite place and reflect on your year so far.
49. Get a blowout at a local salon.
50. Visit your favorite place in the city you love and enjoy it.
51. Plan a “do-nothing” weekend to spend time alone or spend it with your partner, taking a break from the kids.

A version of this article was published on February 3, 2020. It has been updated.