What is Self-Care Planning?
We all know self-care is essential. How do we put self-care into practice? A self-care planner can be an excellent tool for self-improvement because it helps organize your week, keep track of things, and make you more productive.
Self-care planning is a process that helps you identify the things that help you feel good and then establish a schedule for doing them. It’s also about figuring out what things make you feel bad and then making sure not to do those things.
Here are some planner ideas that will help you practice self-care!
Self-Care Planner Ideas
Now that you know what self-care planning is and how to use your planner, it’s time to start creating your own. In this section, we’ve included ten ideas for self-care planning.
Track Your Water Intake.
Keep a journal and track your intake in a diary.
Do you know how much water you drink each day? If not, tracking your intake can be the first step toward reaching your daily goal.
There are a few ways to keep track of your water intake:
-Keep a journal and track how much water you consume each day. This will help you see if you’re drinking enough water and what times of day you drink the most.
-Use Microsoft Excel to make a spreadsheet of your water intake. This will show you the amount of water that you’ve consumed for each day so far this month, which can help motivate you to stay on track with your goals.
-Download an app that logs each drink so that when it’s time for bed, all you have to do is look at the app to see if today was as successful as yesterday!
-Track your daily water intake on the calendar in your planner or journal.
Create a Daily Gratitude Section.
To create a gratitude section, start by finding a journal you love. It doesn’t have to be expensive—(you can find printable template journal pages to put in a binder of your choice).
Once you’ve found your perfect journal, write down things that make you feel grateful. This list can include anything from “the sun” and “my dog” to “the fact that I wake up every day.” Then, each day (or every other day), write down one thing that made you feel grateful in your gratitude journal. You’ll find yourself feeling happier because of this small habit!
In addition to writing down things that make us happy, we should also think about what makes us unhappy or stressed out so we can avoid those situations.
Track Your Sleep Schedule.
You may be wondering why you should bother keeping a sleep schedule. Well, it’s simple: sleep is essential to mental health, physical health, and overall well-being. In addition, getting enough quality sleep can help improve brain function and immune system function while reducing stress levels—that’s just the beginning!
Sleep has been proven to contribute to your mood by allowing your body and mind time to restore themselves after a busy day. It also helps prevent weight gain by balancing hormones that regulate appetite and cravings for high-calorie foods like junk food or alcohol (which is why many people who have trouble sleeping tend to gain weight).
By keeping track of when you go to bed at night (or wake up in the morning), you’ll be able to optimize your routine so that it works best with how much restful shut-eye you need each night without having any adverse effects on your mental health or physical wellness during the day!
Set a Weekly Life Balance To-Do List.
A weekly life balance to-do list is a one-page document for each week of your planner that helps you create a healthy balance in your life. It doesn’t have to be an exhaustive list of everything you need to do in a week but instead gives you a place to record your goals and tasks so they remain visible throughout the week.
How do I use it?
At the beginning of each week, fill out this page with three or four things that will improve your life (e.g., work on my website Monday morning; eat healthier Tuesday night; spend time with friends Wednesday afternoon). Then check them off when they are complete; don’t put anything on this page that doesn’t contribute directly toward improving your life!
Plan Your Meals.
Planning your meals is a great way to ensure you eat the right foods. Planning meals for the week, month, season, and even year can help you stay on track with your goals. When it comes down to it, planning your meals is an effective way of controlling what you eat and when you eat it.
Planning allows us to make healthy choices about our food intake, which helps us lose weight or maintain a healthy weight level, decrease health risks associated with being overweight (such as heart disease) and live longer. Plus, having healthy meals ready to go saves time during busy mornings!
Create a Shared Family Calendar and Task System.
If you’re a parent, chances are your family is the most important thing in the world to you. That’s why it’s important to remember that the best gift you can give your family is a healthy, happy version of yourself. Your kids will benefit from this, too—they’ll learn that self-care and self-discipline are as important as anything else.
For this to work well, everyone needs to be on board with the plan. So sit down with everyone (including any significant others) who lives in your home and talk about how much time they spend caring for themselves and each other. Then try making changes together!
Use Planner Printables to Personalize Your Planner.
Planning is all about making yourself feel more organized and in control. But, let’s be honest: sometimes, the essential part of planning is knowing how to use your planner to make you feel like you’re being organized and in control.
That’s where printables come in. Combining printables with a planner can take your organization up a notch (or two). So whether you’re looking for some extra motivation or want some fun ways to personalize your planner, we’ve got all the information you need here.
Printable inserts are fantastic because they can change your outlook on planning completely. They give you something to look forward to every week or day. You can fill them with anything—whether it’s an inspirational quote or a few fun activities for the kids—the possibilities are endless!
There are so many different places where you can find printable inserts online. Click here to find printable journal pages and planners.
Add a Habit Tracker Section to Your Planner.
Want to make a habit stick? Try tracking it in your planner.
It’s simple, really: add a “Habit Tracker” section to your planner, and then track the habit for 30 days. Afterward, reward yourself by giving yourself an “A+” in the habit column. Then keep adding A+’s until you have completed all the habits you want to track!
Start Planning for the Next Year in December.
Now is the time to get ahead of the game and start planning for next year. You can start by making a list of your goals and intentions for the upcoming months to ensure they are in line with what you want to accomplish. This will help keep you focused on those goals, which can be difficult when life gets busy or stressful.
Will you use a Journal?
And there you have it! These are just a few of the many self-care planner ideas we’ve come up with. We hope they inspire you to create your personalized plan for a better life, including the things that make you feel good. Remember that this is your journey, so don’t get caught up in perfectionism or getting it all done in one day! Instead, take your time and enjoy every step along the way as you work towards living a happier, healthier lifestyle filled with gratitude and happiness.
