Often, we can easily get caught up in everyday life, work, commitments, and stress. As a result, we forget to take time for ourselves and give ourselves a little treat once in a while. However, making time for yourself and putting yourself first is crucial for your self-development journey, confidence, happiness, and mental well-being. Therefore, making a treat chart is an amazing and simple way to ensure that you create time throughout your week to focus on yourself, what makes you happy, and practice a little self-care.
Firstly, it’s important to prioritise yourself, be kind to yourself, and learn to value your happiness. By doing so, you’ll be able to connect with yourself and learn to love yourself as you are. Moreover, making a treat chart will help to remind you that you’re important too. In addition, it will help you to schedule time to treat yourself and not just focus on all the commitments and stresses you have in your life. Ultimately, it gives you something to look forward to and to get you through the week and everything that is stressing you out.
Planning for fun things that make you happy makes you feel good. It will make you excited for the future because you have something that you enjoy to look forward to. Additionally, it tells your brain that you value yourself and your happiness is a priority to you.
Benefits of Creating a Treat Chart
Making a treat chart will help you to de-stress, live in the moment, and enjoy and appreciate the little things in life. Your treat time doesn’t have to cost much money and you can do things that are free as well.
It’s important to reward yourself for how much work you put into your job, your life, and working towards your goals. Remember, you need to take some time to unwind and enjoy the things that bring you joy in life.
To live a happy and fulfilled life you need to do something little for yourself that makes you feel uplifted. You can do this either daily or frequently throughout the month.
It makes you feel good taking time for yourself, making plans to see somebody or do something that you love. Furthermore, it increases your happiness and will put you in a more positive mindset for the rest of the day or week ahead.
You can incorporate small and big treats into your treat chart. Even the smallest and quickest of tasks can make a huge impact on your happiness and mental well-being.
It’s important to be specific on your treat chart and don’t just write “me time” because more often than not you’ll not prioritise it. It won’t seem important or fun enough to commit to and you’ll focus your energy on something or someone else other than yourself.
Create Your Treat Chart
Here are just a few things that you can incorporate into your everyday life, that don’t take up too much time in your day but will have a massive impact on your happiness levels…
- Listen to an album
- Go on a long walk on the beach
- Have a massage
- Take a long hot bubble bath
- Order your favourite food
- Go for a spa day
- Read a magazine or book
- Watch a film
- Play a computer game
- Go for a meal with your partner or friends
- Light candles
- Go to the park and feed the ducks
- Go for a long drive and sing along to music
- Enjoy a nice bottle of wine
- Eat your favourite dessert
- Spend an evening listening to podcasts
- Go to the cinema
- Have a pamper night in with face masks, paint your nails, and do a hair treatment
- Go for a swim and relax in the sauna, jacuzzi, and steam rooms after
- Go shopping and buy yourself something nice
Grab a template online or create your own and write on all the things that bring you joy in life. Ensure that you are frequently using your treat chart. Remember, treat yourself just because… you don’t need to achieve goals to treat yourself.
Remember
Your treat chart should be filled with things that make you feel happy and relaxed or that energise you and make you feel good about life. For example, it could be something as simple as getting up an hour earlier before your partner or kids. This way, you can enjoy some alone time in the morning to go on a walk, listen to some music, meditate, eat breakfast in peace, journal, or do some yoga. In addition, incorporating activities that bring you joy can help create balance and motivation in your daily routine.
Make your treat chart and put it up somewhere where you can see it. Include all the things that lift you up and bring you joy. Ensure that you do at least one thing off your treat chart every day. Even if it is something as simple as skincare or enjoying your morning coffee in the garden.
“You, yourself, as much as anyone in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”– Buddha
Summary
You need to prioritise time in your day for self-care and to do something that makes you happy. You may think you have no time for yourself but you could limit your time on social media, stop working past your work hours, limit your television time, or say no to people once in a while.
It’s vital for your happiness, confidence, and mental well-being to treat yourself and to take some time alone to enjoy the little things in life.
Creating a weekly treat chart and scheduling some time for yourself will help you to become more positive and happier. This will improve all areas of your life because you won’t be as stressed or worn out.
“Make some time for yourself today. To relax, reflect and revive your spirit.”– Unknown
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