Nothing glamorous and yet…
1. Exercise. I hate that it’s number 1 but it bloody works. Each time I do a short lifting session, do a treadmill run, go for a walk or do yoga- I feel better mentally. What I need to do is do this on a more consistent basis.
2. A tidy space. A clean kitchen, a swept floor, no shoes strewn around- some examples of how I feel better. Dishes in the sink, toothpaste in the bathroom sink and stuff all over the place has the opposite effect.
3. Alone time. I need to be more disciplined with giving alone time to myself. Solitude is healing to me.
4. Planning and looking ahead. Doing a brain dump and deciding what is truly essential and necessary alleviates my anxiety. I check my calendar multiple times a day, just to make sure I am not missing anything. Even if that is just blank space.
5. Laying off the phone. I hate the damn thing, and I wish I never got it. BIT I also, sadly, cannot live without it. I like google maps, and podcasts, and school updates. Blogging. Shopping. Banking.
Last weekend I took the kids to gymnastics and left my phone at home. By accident. knew how to get there so I don’t really needed it. I had my wallet.
During that hour and a half, I felt SO much calmer. I did have my kindle so I finished my book.
I am sure there are other things that help my mental health but the above are top five, I guess?
What about you? What positively impacts your mental wellbeing? What takes away from it?
This month I am participating in #NaBloPoMo2025. A running list of participants can be found on San’s NaBloPoMo page as well as more information about this lovely initiative on this NaBloPoMo page.
Pic on the front: skates! Also contributes very positively to my mental state.
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