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Got cabin fever? These self-care ideas are perfect for winter! Choose between calming and energizing self-care activities for both inside and outside the home. 

Don’t let the cold weather stop you from engaging in regular self-care! Browse this list of ideas and consider adding one new self-care activity each week this winter. 

Inside the home // Energizing:

• Put on some upbeat music and dance around your home
• Try a fun new fitness video
• Clean out your closet and donate or sell clothes, shoes and accessories that no longer fit or serve you
• Make a new soup recipe
• Get down on the floor and play with your pets or kids

Inside the home // Calming:

• Place a warm heating pad on your neck and shoulders and enjoy a hot mug of herbal tea
• Crack open a journal and write 5 things you’re grateful for
• Spend time moisturizing every inch of your body after a warm shower (bonus: send gratitude to each body part as your move along)
• Break out the coloring supplies and draw, doodle, color or even write letters
• Get comfy and do a guided meditation

Outside the home // Energizing:

• Try a new class at a fitness studio
• Layer up and go for a walk to a park, lake, river or trail and enjoy winter nature
• Volunteer at a homeless shelter, food bank or soup kitchen
• Go to an indoor farmers market or craft market
• Visit an animal shelter or sanctuary and socialize or volunteer with animals

Outside the home // Calming:

• Cozy up at a coffee shop
• Check out a museum in your community
• Go shopping for some new houseplants
• Browse at your local library and check out a new fiction book
• Get a massage

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