20 Winter Self Care Ideas For Cozy 2023 Winter

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Are you ready to bid goodbye to winter blues with these winter self care ideas?

Who doesn’t want to feel cozy after coming home from their long stressful day?

You want the soft glow of candles to set your mood while you enjoy your warm drink.

We often they aren’t the big deal but these little moments can have a huge impact. This is what self-care is really about making a conscious decision to take care of yourself.

In this post, youll find 20 Winter Self Care Ideas that you can perform at your home because its so important to take care of yourself in winter and throughout the year.

PS- If you’re struggling to get some time for yourself, you are not alone. We are living in a society where hustling all the time is appreciated but it doesnt always have to be that way.

You are allowed to rest and reset yourself if you want to perform your best and stay in your best mood.

If you are lacking motivation and dont understand the reason, its because you arent taking care of yourself properly, its hard to realize but once you start doing self care, you will understand what you were missing.

What Is Self Care?

Self care, in short, is all about making choices that promote your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

It includes activities and practices that help you relax, recharge, and maintain a balanced and healthy lifestyle.

20 Winter Self Care Ideas For Cozy 2023 Winter

1) Night Walks

If you can take a night walk, its really good but if not you can also try to go for an afternoon walk or just sit outside and have a warm drink and get some fresh air. Getting some fresh air is important even in winter.

2) Light A Winter Scented Candle

Other than being so relaxing, it will help you boost your mood. You can light a candle and read a book on your blanket.

Get My Favorite One here.

3) Try DIY Aromatherapy Shower Steamers

It will give you a spa experience without having to spend a lot of money.

Here are 25 recipes for making DIY aromatherapy shower steamers. What I love about these is you can buy the products once and customize them however you like.

4) Try Hot Stone Massage At Home

This years old technique helps relax and relieve the bodys soreness.

It is perfect for busy bees who don’t have a lot of time to relax and unwind. Heres a guide to stone massage if you can get some free time on the weekend.

5) Winter Nature Journaling

Write down the unique beauty of winter landscapes and your thoughts in a dedicated nature journal.

6) Winter Hammock Lounging

If you dont want to go outside but dont want to spend your entire day inside as well, Set up a warm and cozy hammock in your backyard or balcony to relax while cozy up in your blanket.

7) Create a Vision Board For Next Year

If you want to be serious about your goals and life transformation, I highly recommend you create a vision board. Heres how to create one.

8) Bake a Dessert

Experiment with baking or making unique winter desserts like spiced fruit tarts or baked pears. They are so much fun and tasty.

9) Create a Winter Spa Day

Set aside a day for DIY spa treatments, including body scrubs, facials, and relaxation techniques as we discussed above.

You can always make DIY scrubs but if you rather buy it readymade, heres my favorite body scrub–

10) Get A Cozy Winter Blanket

A cozy winter blanket is a must as it keeps you warm all night and if you are looking for one youll love, heres what I use currently.

11) Create Your Winter Reading List

Are you a book lover? Even if youre not but want to get into a habit of reading books, creating your bucket list is good to know what youll be reading, and this way you will keep yourself organized.

12) Get Yourself Some Flowers

Flowers are instant mood boosters. Get yourself some winter-themed flowers to show some love. (Dont worry, no need to feel weird).

13) Do A Moisturizing Face Mask

While watching your favorite show, put on a face mask to give your skin some extra moisturization which is much needed in the winters.

14) Try out New Winter Exercise

Its normal to feel lazy and become a couch potato but you know you can make your exercise routine more interesting with the help of Alo Moves. As I have already mentioned in my other posts, Alo Moves helped me stick to my routine easily.

15) Binge Watch Movies/work

This is another self-care idea you can perform at home. Here are some recommendations for you.

16) Do Manicure/pedicure At Home

Another inexpensive self-care idea to pamper yourself if you are saving money.

17) Spend Your Weekend Decorating

Since we are always in the holiday season, you can spend an afternoon decorating your home.

18) Take A Relaxing Bubble Bath

If you hate your bath routine in the winter, I certainly know how to make this one interesting for you. Grab some holiday bath bombs and your favorite skin care products.

19) Write Down Your New Year’s Resolutions

As we are heading into the new year, this is the right time to write down what you want to achieve next year.

Write down your New Year resolutions by the fireplace and take some inspiration from here (100 new year resolutions ideas).

20) Unplug For A Snowy Day

You can have a me day. Turn off your electronics for a day and spend some time outdoors capturing nature’s beauty.

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Those were 20 winter self-care ideas and I hope you found them useful, let me know in the comments how you are going to spend your winters, I’d love to hear from you all. 🙂

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