Even just a few minutes scrolling on your phone can lead to a deluge of 15-step skin care routines, seven-day workout splits, and all the things you can be doing during your “5-to-9” before or after your 9-to-5. Isn’t it exhausting? Self care shouldn’t feel like yet another thing you have to add to your laundry list of to-dos (which definitely includes doing a load of laundry too).
Remind yourself that you’re doing a good job when you’re simply doing your best, but that small, easy-to-implement tweaks can — and will — make you feel even better. As much as we may want to totally overhaul our closets, dating profiles, and social lives, sometimes the smallest things can pack the most impactful punch. Below, a guide to all the little things you can do to enjoy life’s everyday moments in between the big ones.
— Bustle editors
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