Academic Break But Make it Self-Care Break

We all wish for a long, long break where we don’t have to worry about our responsibilities. We long for a long vacation where we can escape from reality for a moment.

I am fortunate to have been granted an academic break this week. However, even if the school did not announce such, this week would still be a break for us.

Now is the time where Christians observe holy week. Since we live in a country where majority are Christians, it is natural that these days would be holidays so people would be able to attend this week’s events.

But, of course, the whole week isn’t really for religious activities. Since it is considered as a long break or vacation, we have so much time to spare. It would be a waste not to spend to things we should do.

For this academic break, I plan to make it a self-care break where I would take care of myself.

These are the things we should do this academic break.

Clean up our space

Start your break by making sure that your room is clean and organized. It is tiring but self-care does not mean not getting yourself tired. Self-care also means tidying things to make yourself more comfortable. And what would make us more comfortable than cleaning everything in our space? Clean all the dust, organize messy things and change to new bedsheets and it would really feel like a new life.

Have a good sleep

It’s rare for a person these days to have a good sleep schedule. It’s exhausting to be lacking sleep every time. Our body deserve a good rest by not sleeping too late and having enough sleep.

We should grab this opportunity to make the most of our nights a take a good rest. Maybe drink some warm milk before to sleep better. And maybe you can cut off coffee for a little bit, especially at night.

Hang out with your friends

A break wouldn’t be complete without seeing your friends. Don’t be shy and make plans with your friends. Eat out, visit some new places or just have home dates together watching movies.

The happiness our friends give us make us feel thankful for the life we have. It’s a special feeling that we deserve.

Go out with yourself

Treat yourself too. Being alone gives us different kind of comfort that we totally need for our self-care. Go to your favorite restaurant, café or shop. Travel alone or watch movies alone. We all need to give ourselves a time to be alone with our thoughts and reconcile with them.

Catch up with your backlogs

You may think “isn’t a break where we won’t have to care about our responsibilities?”. Well, it is a break. But, we can use this time to help ourselves ease the burden and workload of the coming weeks. This doesn’t really mean that you’ll be working all the time. Just lend a little time, maybe an hour everyday, and you’d be making a difference.

Have quality time with your family

It wouldn’t be complete without bonding with your family. Go out for a meal or maybe cook together. Just spend some time together.

Watch some shows from your list

This is already a given, right? Open your streaming accounts and watch that series you’ve been stalling for months.

Write articles for read.cash

We all now have the time to write some articles for our read.cash. Let us use your time wisely.

The most important, however, is make sure we had rest and we made ourselves happier and better.

Good night readcashers ♥️

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