Comments on: 99 Inexpensive Self-Care Ideas For Your 2025 Routine https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/self-care-ideas/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:56:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Anna https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/self-care-ideas/#comment-11494 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:56:32 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/self-care-ideas/#comment-11494 Go to a farm. I’m trying to embrace the fall as someone with long time seasonal affective disorder, but doing typical fall things (I’m not used to). Brewing myself a cup and sitting in every ray of sunshine I can find. Taking brisk walks. Hitting up different local farms, browsing their offerings (some do workshops).
Signing up for mushroom walks etc. I’m trying to reframe the change of season for myself by working with them instead of against them.

Book overdue dentist appointment! And then upgrade your oral care to non pfe coated floss, make a home made saline wash (remineralises your teeth) and start oil pulling on as many days as you can or want.

On my non parenting days I try to start with oil pulling and make myself a veg juice. They might seem small but they’re pretty big to a mom of multiples.

]]> By: Emily McGowan https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/self-care-ideas/#comment-11043 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 02:16:06 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/self-care-ideas/#comment-11043 In reply to Anonymous User.

Thanks for this note, I’ll happily take another look at this post and update as needed 🙂 Hope you found a great self-care idea otherwise! – Emily

]]> By: Anonymous User https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/self-care-ideas/#comment-10912 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:14:33 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/self-care-ideas/#comment-10912 Wow yall hit me hard with that last one #99

]]> By: Victoria https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/self-care-ideas/#comment-10896 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 00:48:06 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/self-care-ideas/#comment-10896 This is so well written! I love the portion that says self care doesn’t always look like adding one more thing. As an avid “doer” that sincerely resonated with me. Thank you Emily.

]]> By: Anonymous User https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/self-care-ideas/#comment-10884 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:34:57 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/self-care-ideas/#comment-10884 In reply to Mare.

I very much agree w you! The beginning of the article was great about not adding in another task to your day and not having funds to go to a spa.. then the first section is all about cleaning and buying new things… the other sections are better but that put a bad taste in my mouth on these suggestions..

]]> By: Chele https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/self-care-ideas/#comment-10876 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:08:59 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/self-care-ideas/#comment-10876 I loved each of these ideas, and while not all apply, I appeciate you sharing…I will take away the ones I can apply!

]]> By: The Good Trade Team https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/self-care-ideas/#comment-8524 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:34:27 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/self-care-ideas/#comment-8524 In reply to Mare.

Hi Mare, thank you for this feedback! I’ll share with the team and make some even more accessible updates to this piece on our next refresh. Thank you again! Xx

]]> By: Mare https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/self-care-ideas/#comment-8517 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:55:11 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/self-care-ideas/#comment-8517 Wow, I was ready to share it with a relative, a single mom, who is working her way back to having her own apartment she and her daughter are still living in a friend’s home, and I was shocked at how this article assumes that someone 1) has a home 2) has a closet full of stuff to get rid of 3) update your makeup or 4) buy a bouquet of flowers etc… the assumption that everyone has money to do this stuff or even has these ‘basics’ is stunning. I’d love to see a re-write with ideas that are truly doable for everyone, no matter what.

]]> By: Emily McGowan https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/self-care-ideas/#comment-5691 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:29:14 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/self-care-ideas/#comment-5691 In reply to Ryley.

Oh thank you for reading Ryley! I absolutely find those little things to be so important, especially when I’m feeling stressed. It’s nice to re-ground myself in those tiny moments before zooming back out to navigate the complexities of life. Sending hugs! Xx

]]> By: Ellie https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/self-care-ideas/#comment-5586 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:27:27 +0000 https://www.thegoodtrade.com/self-care-ideas/#comment-5586 This is excellent. I have sent it to a couple of pals who need self-care in bitesize chunks right now (myself included!)

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