Having a rough day? Try these!
I made this project where I asked my followers what makes them happy or cheers them up when they feel sad. I made a list with my own and their tips together, and I’m sure there’s something for everyone, just check them out.
Go outside to get some fresh air
Watch cute cat videos on YouTube
Netflix and chill
Go to the zoo
Draw circles on a paper
Keep your routine (wash your face, get dressed…)
Listen to music
Dance in front of your mirror
Meditate and repeat positive mantras
Light incense and watch the smoke
Drink tea, it calms you down
… Or drink whatever you like
Compliment someone - and yourself
Make some sports
Laugh with friends
Read bad jokes on the internet
Open your windows
Take a nap
Write (a short story, a poem…)
Cuddle or play with pets
Reach out to someone/talk to someone
Step back and self-reflect
Plan a fun activity
Do something spontaneous
Prioritize
Look through old photographs and snap some new ones
Hug someone
Cry
Read a book
Bake or cook something
Focus on what truly matters to you
Daydream
Let some natural sunlight come in
Surround yourself with people you love
Stop being so hard on yourself
Eat chocolate
Eat whatever you like to eat
Take deep breaths
Send a smile to a stranger
Buy yourself something new
Read nice quotes on Tumblr
Get inspired
Get some work done
Be nice to yourself
Make a list of things that make life worth living
Change your clothes
Take a shower
Turn off all social media
Do some yoga
Lie in your bed with eyes closed for 15 minutes
I you have a therapist, talk to him/her
Go through your closet and donate every article of clothing you haven’t worn for a year
Visit family you haven’t seen for a long time
Start a(nother) blog
Go to church
Join an online dating site
Get a manicure
Have a glass of wine
Run a bubble bath and soak
Drink a lot of water
Adopt a fish
Drive to the beach and stick your feet in the sand
Ride a horse
Ride the subway/bus, going nowhere in particular
Read your horoscope
Play an instrument
Visit a museum or an art gallery
Start recycling
Read to someone
Send a message to your best friends and tell them you love them
Stretch
Help someone else
Have sex
Mastuarbate
Plan aweekend getaway
Drive
Dye your hair
Consider it could be worse
Go swimming
Scream
Know it’ll be better tomorrow
Make new playlists (on iTunes, Spotify…)
Buy antistress books to color
Walk barefoot in the grass
Send out a positive message via helium balloon
Learn a new skill like origami
Order concert tickets
Buy a basketball and shoot some hoops
Visit an aquarium
Plan a night under the stars
Watch the sunset/sunrise
Get a group of people together and go mini-golfing
Draw smiley faces on the bottom of your toes and take pictures.
Make a gift for a friend
Draw a self-portrait or doodle positive images.
Buy a CD of an artist you never heard of and listen to it
Go to the theatre or cinema
Create your own lifetime line.
Brush your teeth
Decorate your room
Pray
Buy yourself some flowers
Play with barbies or something you liked a child
Color code your closet
Find out who won the Nobel Prize in every category for the past 5 years
Look up pictures of dinosaurs.
Put some make up on
Ride a bicycle
Study the solar system
Put on body lotion
Shave
Sharpen all of your pencils
Jump on your bed
Stalk a city on Google Earth/Google Maps
Print a map of your city or neighborhood or wherever, and circle all the places where you were once happy.
Decide what color you want to paint your future apartment.
Take a picture of the sky and tape it to your ceiling.
Take Photo Booth photos with your pet
Put new sheets on your bed
Eat a lemon
Curl/straighten your hair
Play videogames
Read old messages
Watch Disney movies
Learn something new
Garden, mow the lawn, pull weeds
Talk to yourself in the mirror and say positive things about yourself
Visit a candy/toy store even if you don’t buy anything
Blow bubbles
Go fishing
Get a new haircut
Sit by a lake, river or ocean
Light candles/lower the lights
Swing
Wear sexy underwear/bra
Clean your home and declutter it
Make a video
Forgive yourself
If you have more ideas, you can still send me a message. I’ll add it! :)
















