I continue to research this. I have categories and I have started to identify specific actions. This week I have determined that listening to music is often considered self-care.

Here are 15 from AAPR
- A 15-minute meditative self-manicure
- A paint-by-numbers kit that can be worked on during free time
- A needlepoint or knitting project (thank you, YouTube, for instructional videos)
- A quiet moment of prayer or meditation
- A few yoga moves or stretching exercises
- Breathing exercises
- A quick walk in the safety of a yard, outside of an apartment or jumping up and down indoors
- Dancing your heart out for 15 minutes to a memorable song from your teenage years
- A bubble bath while reading a book or magazine
- A 15-minute catnap
- A phone call with an old (or new) friend
- Rereading books loved as a child, like Little Women
- Flipping through a beautiful coffee table book of photographs
- Listening to an audiobook with headphones
- Reading poetry — snack-sized bits of inspiration and wisdom
- Journaling — One friend told me about a five-year journal that provides only four or five lines to transcribe thoughts or happenings from each day. It doesn’t let you stare at a blank page but gives you enough space for gratitude and venting.