10 Ways to Redefine Pampering

A Wise Woman...finds creative ways to pamper herself.

When you hear the word pamper, what comes to mind?


If you're like many of us, you might get a mental flash of Zen music, a candle lit room, and a mani-pedi or massage. All are wonderful, and I look forward to my next opportunity to experience them, but are these "every once in awhile" experiences the only opportunities we have to pamper ourselves? 


Let's re-frame our definition of pampering to include more of our everyday lives.

1. Spend time with a friend that feeds your soul - someone who makes you feel good about who you are when you're with them.
2. Eat well. Avoid the foods that make you feel tired, bloated and sluggish. Feed your body the way you know works the best for you. Just choose.
3. Read something, watch something or listen to something that feeds your head with information that nourishes, or strengthens you. What you put into your head affects how your day goes.
4. Choose to get enough sleep. Your 'inbox' is always going to be full and your to-do list will always have things that need your attention. Overworking yourself doesn't make anything easier. When you're rested, you have more energy to get things done.
5. As you lay there with your eyes closed, ready to fall asleep, think about the things that went well today and about what you're looking forward to tomorrow. Forget the rest.
6. Play. Find a bucket of bubbles and bubble wand, pull out a deck of cards or anything else that will bring out your inner girl. She needs to come out and play more often.
7. Before your feet hit the floor in the morning, take some moments to vividly imagine how you really want your day to go today. You'll vastly increase your chances of making it happen if you've already imagined it in your head.
8. Plan your day so that you can calmly arrive on time. You'll give yourself the gift of being in a better head space.
9. Find an opportunity to perform a Random Act of Kindness. It's okay that you get as much, or sometimes more, out of it than the person you assisted. Really...it's okay.
10. Pull out the hobby that you've tucked away because you think you don't have time for it. No one needs to be that busy - it's not healthy. Choose to make the time, you deserve it.

Pampering...it's simply being good to yourself. 

I'd like to hear from you. What are some of the ways you redefine pampering?