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40 Refreshing Things You Can Do This Week

Treat yo' self.

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40 Refreshing Things You Can Do This Week
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1. Clean your room or work space in order to be more productive

2. Go through the contacts in your phone and clear out the people you don't know, or who you haven't spoken to in years

3. Play your favorite video game and beat the hardest boss

4. Take a long, hot bath. Not because you need to, but because you want to

5. Take a walk in the park, or on a hiking trail with a friend

6. Buy an adult coloring book and complete one page a day

7. Do the morning crossword puzzles in the paper

8. Try a new makeup tutorial and master that tricky smokey eye

9. Spend some time outdoors soaking up the sun

10. Apply sunscreen. You will thank yourself later

11. Try a new yoga routine or workout

12. Or just give yourself a good stretch in the morning and before bed

13. Drink more water than you're used to

14. Or drink as much coffee as you need- you do you.

15. Clear out your social media profiles of anyone who you don't know, don't speak to, or the ones who feed you negativity every day through their posts

16. Spend more time with your siblings and parents

17. Have deep and meaningful conversations with your mom or dad

18. Ask for advice from someone older or more experienced than you

19. Learn something new that may help you professionally

20. Spend time in self reflection- are you really happy with your life?

21. Go to church if that's your thing, or spend time in meditation at home

22. Organize your closet by clothing style or by color

23. Organize your bookshelf alphabetically, or any other way that works for you

24. Call or visit your grandparents, and cherish the time you get to talk with them

25. Teach your pet a new trick26. Get the haircut that you so desperately need

27. Learn a new song or instrument

28. Spend a night with the girls/guys

29. Start a new book- and finish it!
30. Volunteer at your local food bank or shelter

31. Give socks, water, or extra change to the homeless in your area

32. Pay it forward and buy someone else's coffee for them

33. Give at least 5 compliments to strangers each day

34. Get dressed up for nothing

35. Or stay in your pjs all day and love every second of it

36. Give out free hugs

37. Dance around to your favorite album. Bonus points if you use the hairbrush as a microphone.

38.Take a drive with friends with no clear destination, blasting your favorite music all the way there and back

39. Go to a live show in your city- acoustic or not, live music is the best kind of music

40. Tell someone how much they mean to you, and why you care about them

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