Med & Zen

For some of us, the holiday season can be a hard one. That sucks, so we made something for all of us. It starts today, December 1, and it’s called 31 Days of Self-Care. It’s a list of purposeful, daily activities meant to pick yourself up, calm yourself down, and often a little bit of both. You can participate every day, some days, one day, whatever feels right. We’ll be posting daily prompts as well as reblogging some of our favorites we find in the #postitforward and #31daysofselfcare tag, so be sure to tag your posts! See the full list of prompts below.

Day…

Question! What’s your happy place? Reply here or illustrate it.

Post a link to a song that makes you feel happy. Send it to another Tumblr.

Share something on your Tumblr for someone who might be going through a tough time. It can be anything: a photo, a GIF, or advice.

Look at this cute GIF by My Whispered Colors (@mywhisperedcolors). When you’re done, look at it again. Then pass it on.

Color in this square made by Tumblr Creatr Josh LaFayette (@joshlafayette).

What does your dream world look like? Draw it, animate it, or just tell us about it.  

Create an emoji spell for self-care, happiness, positivity, or all three!

Make a list of three (or more!) things you like about yourself.

Write a Tumblr chat post where you cheer yourself up after a bad day.

Color! Here’s a square from Tumblr Creatr Geo Law (@getaloadageo). If you’d like, submit it to the Mental Health Quilt (@mentalhealthquilt) when you’re done.

Question! What’s your favorite self-care activity? Reply here or illustrate it.

2016 was a rough year. Make a list of good things that happened.

Cheer someone up today. What are some things you can do to make a friend in need feel better?

Make a list of everything you do for self-care.

Tag a Tumblr friend in a post and make a list of things you like about them.

All of a sudden—a Dementor appears! You are about to cast a Patronus Charm. What would your favorite positive memory be?

Make a list of everything you’re proud of accomplishing this year.

Share a playlist of songs you can listen to if you need cheering up.  

Spend 10 minutes looking through your Tumblr dashboard today. Send something cool to a Tumblr.

Eat your favorite food today. Wait, post a picture of it first.

Make a 2017 to-do list of positive things for yourself.

Illustrate one nice thing you’ll do for yourself today.

Make a list of things you can do for yourself when you’re feeling down.

Color! Here’s a square made by Tumblr Creatr Brian Butler (@showdrawn). Make some magic with it.

Tumblr-grams! Send this positive post by Thoka Maer (@thokamaer) to a friend on Tumblr.

Take a silly/happy/crazy GIF of yourself with the Tumblr GIF maker.

Post a video that makes you happy. Send it to a Tumblr friend.

Make a list of five positive affirmations to live by.

Draw something that makes you happy! Anything you want: a plant, a tree, a food, a person, a cat.

Today is a mental day off. Remember to drink enough water and get enough sleep tonight.