Self-care day: How to have a perfect day for yourself

Sometimes work weeks drain all your vitality. No matter how hard you try to get enough sleep and eat right, sometimes all your body needs is rest. What can be done?

Spend time alone with yourself. Especially during periods when you seem to have completely lost your way. In moments of despair and permanent fatigue, you need to listen to yourself and devote more time to your true desires. And it doesn’t matter whether this is due to the fact that you want to eat chips while lying on the couch or, on the contrary, finally get a massage. Just do it.

Have a perfect day where you won’t have to worry about the house piling up with three layers of dust and the laundry basket overflowing with loads of things that need washing. Otherwise, sooner or later you will come to a point where all your weekends will not save you from exhaustion.

We explain how and why you should make time for yourself. Also look for ideas from The Fashion Vibes editors on how to organize a reboot day at the end of the material.

Why do you need to take a day for yourself?

Imagine working your ass off all week to avoid being shortlisted for the progressive bonus at the end of the quarter. And on the one weekend you plan to meet up with your friends, all plans change dramatically through no fault of yours. And now, instead of parties or shopping trips with your loved ones, you have washed all the floors in your apartment and decided to complete your annual cleaning plan in two days. So tell us, how was your holiday?

Most often, the feeling of constant fatigue and emotional exhaustion occurs because you forget to rest and take time for yourself. So make it a rule to spend a day alone with yourself once a month. Refuse to meet with friends, cancel the appointment, explain to your mother that you cannot come to her because you just want to be alone and do things that you constantly postpone.

Basic principles

The basic rule of the day for yourself is that you should spend it in splendid isolation. Do not meet with friends, distant relatives and other people for whom you do not have time. You need a day alone with yourself to listen to your inner desires.

Of course, if you have long wanted to meet people who only charge you with energy, otherwise we will not insist. However, understand that seeing a friend who is constantly having problems in life while you are also in an emotionally low state is not the best solution.

Therefore, we always recommend that you look at the situation. If you think that meeting someone will drain the energy you already have, avoid personal conversations with girlfriends and friends for at least one weekend. Instead, it is better to go to a workout or a manicure, where no one will burden you with unnecessary problems.

How to have a perfect day:

Deep sleep. First of all, an ideal day should definitely not start with an alarm clock. Put your phone aside in the evening, put on earplugs and a sleep mask so that nothing disturbs your sleep. And get out of bed only after you are completely asleep.

Digital detox. Secondly, the key to a good day is the absence of information that can put emotional pressure on you. Turning off notifications from news feeds is nothing compared to not fully using your phone. Warn all your loved ones that you want to turn off your phone and stay away from communication throughout the day, so you can relax. Believe me, after a two-hour retreat without a messenger, you will realize how good it is sometimes to disconnect from the world and focus on yourself.

Delicious food. A day for yourself is also a day for a cheat meal. If you think you want to eat fries with ice cream or drink soda while eating chips, no one will judge you. This is your perfect day and you can do whatever you want. And if you’re usually used to packing your own lunches and dinners for the week ahead, treat yourself to a restaurant outing this weekend.

Beauty routine. What could be more ideal for women than a day spent in beauty salons? Refresh your manicure, hair styling or makeup. Why wait for a reason when you can always do something nice like this for yourself? If you don’t want to go anywhere, have a spa day at home. Take a bath, take out the beautiful jars that you couldn’t find before, and stick all the patches on yourself. This is your day.

Don’t worry. Delegate things that you usually do yourself to others. If you don’t want to clean it, call the cleaning service. Tired of standing at the stove – go to a restaurant. It’s okay to give yourself the opportunity to do nothing.

It’s guilty pleasure time. On your ideal day, you can watch the craziest TV series, collect wish cards and look for bags that you can’t afford yet. And don’t judge yourself for doing this. Personally, the author of this text organizes a movie marathon of “Twilight” or Turkish TV series every few months. So what are you going to do to me about this?

Paying attention to mental health. If you feel like your emotional background has been greatly influenced by everything around you lately, consider contacting a psychologist. Maybe your perfect day is the right time for this.

An ideal day for yourself, according to The Fashion Vibes editors

Christina, senior fashion editor. On my ideal day, I wake up comfortably and make sure to go for coffee at a cute cafe near my house. Due to busy work during the week, I often do not have time to go for a walk in my free time. Therefore, on weekends I try to walk along my favorite streets of Moscow, go to exhibitions or nice bookstores. In the evenings, I prefer to watch movies at home with nachos and cheese sauce.

Lisa, special projects editor. I would start my ideal day with breakfast in a cozy cafe, then head to an exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery or the Pushkin Museum.

Katya, beauty editor. The key to a perfect day for me is waking up without an alarm. In the morning, I want to drink a glass of warm water like a real girl, prepare breakfast while listening to music, arrange everything beautifully and eat in peace. Then I would read books and go to training. Afterwards, I would buy my favorite drink from a cafe near my house. In the evening, of course, a relaxing massage, herbal tea and meditation on the life I explained, according to the plan.