Do you love celebrations? Do you often celebrate with food and drink? That is great in moderation but if you are like most of us, you are trying to get into better shape for your own health and well-being. Here are some ideas that won't increase your waistline but will improve your mood and boost serotonin levels in your brain.
Ideas for Celebrations:
Chat with a friend
Spend 30 minutes with your pet
Listen to upbeat music
Listen to relaxing music
Soak in mineral salts, scented or unscented
Take a Bubble Bath
Drink sparkling mineral water form a beautiful glass
Have a cup of specialty or herbal tea
Get cut flowers and arrange them
Drop by a beautiful spot
Sit in Nature, Chapel or Temple
Get a new pair of exercise shoes or work out garment
Ride a bike
Contract labor for housework or yard work
Go to an art gallery alone or with a friend for a visual feast
Rent a great movie
Get a manicure or pedicure
Get a massage
Give yourself a sea salt scrub
Buy a fluffy bamboo towel
Go to a free concert
Listen to live music
Dust off that library card and get thee to the library
SPA SPA SPA
Count your Blessings
Grant a wish
Make a wish
Volunteer at a soup kitchen or charity thrift center
Get a naturally scented soap, candle or lotion
Take a nap
Make real lemonade use a fresh mint sprig
Plant a window herb garden
Write yourself a love letter
Write someone else a love letter
Indulge in a guilty pleasure magazine, ie.décor, gardening, fashion, sports
Plan a Party
Go to a Party
Go to a Museum
Sleep in
Get up early
Get a nice journal and write in it
Seek inspiration from a lecture, concert, book
Channel your inner Martha and make something crafty or bake
Forgive someone
Forgive yourself
Write yourself a permission slip (remember those notes from home excusing you from something )
Say no and mean it
Say yes to yourself
Refresh your mind, body and spirit
Laugh out loud
Feel free to post your healthy ideas for celebrating