honestly, it may be very commercialized and fluffy, but an aspect of self care i have really really appreciated lately is looking at situations and going:
"how can i make this into something that's fun instead of something i dread doing?"
so yeah, it means using the fancy soap, or putting on the glittery eyeliner, or planning a cute outfit, or doing stuff that seems a bit silly
like i just ordered an electric kettle for my bathroom. a fancy one where you can set the temp quite low. why? because it will make that one step easier to do daily neti pot rinses, and i know if i keep up neti pot rinses, i am much less bothered by sinus gunk.
need to go out somewhere? anxious about being out? i can wear these things i'm excited to wear. and there goes some of that roadblock.
vitamin pills just too big? okay. we'll take some gummi vitamins instead.
hands dry? we'll get some hand cream that is nice to use and make sure to carry it around.
every little thing helps. every little opportunity to take care of yourself better counts, and it all adds up. nothing is too small, and nothing is too big either.
a big part of self care, the part that isn't as glamorous but i think is much more important, is "how do i make this easier. how do i streamline."
but both approaches to me boil down to the same thing: "how do i make it easier to rebut my own excuses for not doing something that is good for me?"