radical acts of self care || RAOSCY BUSINESS

[freddy]

For the guys: Regularly checking your testicles for testicular cancer.

[Bobbin.Threadbare]

Hummus and pita bread (and pickled artichokes if you're feeling flush)

[plaidappendix]

Stop wearing sweatpants around the house if you wanna be productive

extra plus, when you put them on later theyre twice as comfortable

[mooncorp]

spending more time with the people and things you love : )

[bouquet]

Cancelled my Netflix account to spend more of my free time reading (tv is great but it's nice to take a break)

[anth]

not spending 8 hours a day on internet forums

[nip]

learning a new language

or an old one you've forgotten due to lack of use

[CMYK]

Forcing yourself to do things that don't want to, but you know will be good for you.

[freddy]

Making sure you're not paying outrageous administrative fees for your 401k plan. (Or 403b if ur nonprofit)

[Ques]

deleting instagram facebook and snapchat from your phone

[shar pei]

setting time aside to make a really hearty meal to share with your loved ones

[vehk]

drinking some tea, having a bath, drinking some tea in the bath, reading in the bath, reading, being in the sun, steaming your face (with some steam that is)

[Dingdongfootball]

saying no to coworkers asking you to pick up their shifts

talking to someone you don't feel like you constantly have to impress

[popcorn]

[this response doesn't really fit the form of the thread but:]

"The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 6, 1941. In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech (technically the 1941 State of the Union address), he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy:
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of worship
- Freedom from want
- Freedom from fear"


I was very surprised to find "Freedom from want" here, but I suppose Roosevelt was our leftest big presidential boy

[worknights]

booked a flight to see friends i havent seen in over a year (smiling) much needed vacation

[jrisk]

deleting the tracking code email from your inbox instead of checking it twice every day

[Cowboy]

Logging any exercise into a journal and recording your progress

[mooncorp]

surrounding yourself with positivity and goodness when/where possible

thought of this thread while drafting a personal essay for college apps. relevant excerpt:
“After realizing I was spending so much time being unhappy for no good reason, I decided I would think positively and embrace little moments of joy everywhere I found it. For example, I like the color yellow because it’s a fun and happy color, and all the art I’ve been creating lately is in yellow because I just want to make and surround myself with optimistic, happy things.”

photo references:

[bels]

Calling in sick or NOT calling in sick, depending

[lyysander]

Listening to music with headphones and your eyes closed so it becomes your whole world.

[tomsfood]

related: dancing in the club with your eyes closed

[xinijia]

also related: singing in a still echo-y place with your eyes closed

[Roosterruby]

Not forcing yourself to act happy when you're not

Dressing well just to sit at a dive bar

Ordering lots of food in advance when you're going through a rough patch and know you won't cook

Homemade hummus (when you start cooking again)

Forcing yourself not to buy a scale

[Ques]

leaving your phone at home for the day

[can-]

is cleaning up your apartment for the weed delivery guy a RAOSC or a BAOSC? (banal/basic/boring).

asking for

[bels]

It depends how cute he is

[smiles]

Cultivate your stars on google maps.

[can-]

feel like we were pretty ahead of the curve w this one

[mooncorp]

listening to the music you used to listen to when you were 6-8 years old and dancing around your room to it cuz you were too inhibited to really enjoy it like that back then

working really hard on making a playlist that's the perfect mood to match the energy you want and then enjoying the fuck out of it, listening to songs on repeat for days and weeks to come just fully feeling (smiling)

reforming any negative relationships to things you genuinely enjoy and care about

remembering all the ways you have control when you're feeling out of control

getting dressed up and staging photoshoots just for yourself

discovering new ways to express yourself