Today is Day 6 of the Blogtober 2025 challenge. The topic today is Seasonal Self-Care That Isn’t Just Bubble Baths.
This is something we all need to remember and look at. That we do need a bit of self care and time out. A bit of me time always helps me.
When we hear “self-care,” it’s easy to think of candles, face masks, and bubble baths. Those are great, but real seasonal self-care often looks a little less Instagram-perfect and a lot more grounded in what your mind and body need as the world shifts around you.
Here are some ways to care for yourself this season—no bath bombs required.
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Adjust Your Sleep Habits
With the days are getting shorter, our energy levels change. Not forgetting the clocks change at the end of this month making the daylight hours even less.
- Try to wind down a little earlier – dim the lights so they are not quite so harsh
- On those dark mornings – have a hot drink and just enjoy it while your mind and body wakes up
Eat Seasonal Foods
Self-care can be as simple as eating what is fresh and comforting. I do love my comfort food once the season and weather changes. This will help you through the new season
- Root Vegetables
- Homemade Soups
- Apples
- Get the slow cooker out
A Physical and Digital De-Clutter
Nature changes through the seasons. As Autumn comes bounding in we only have to look around at the leaves fallen to the fallen from the trees. Nature has it right, get rid of the old
- Sort out your wardrobe and drawers – put away your Summer clothes and get out your comfortable warm clothes
- Sort out clothes you will no longer wear and donate to charity
- Sort out those messy drawers so you can find things easily
Get Outside Daily
This is something dog owners do every day anyway. No matter what the weather our furbabies still need that walk. It is still nice to wrap up warm and go for a walk
- Grab your family or friends and go and explore nature
- If going on your own listen to a podcast or your favourite music
Of course after all this there will still be that time to have that soak in a bubble bath.
I am having a decluttering session this afternoon before I get the Christmas chaos out the roof!
Good luck, I have lost all inclination to declutter at the moment
I aim to get 8-9 hours sleep a night in the winter it really does help my mood
I always slept great and if I had a bad nights sleep the following evening I would be falling asleep on the sofa. These days I just can not sleep
my sleep os always sll over the place after a clock change
My sleep usually did not get too disturbed these days I just hardly sleep
We have been doing a lot of nature walks, just soaking in all the sunlight and it’s amazing. I feel that it has truly made a difference in my wellbeing.
Getting out is a great way of feeling good I always feel better after a walk
I really do think getting outside, especially in the colder months, is so important as self care. Thank you for these practical suggestions.
The only time I do not like being outside is when it is chucking it down with rain other than that it is great to wrap up warm
Seasonal self care is essential for everyone in my opinion. Thank you so much for these valuable tips.
We do need to take care of ourselves and at times need that little reminder
Physical decluttering is top of my list at the moment. I’ve donated loads to the charity shop and will have more to take soon. I am loving the decluttered look, it’s far more inviting.
Physical decluttering is very therapeutic my husband was the one for doing this. I do need to do this but doing little bits rather than a huge declutter
Perfect timing, I want to change my sleep habits for a while. I hope this helps me.
Hopefully it will help
I have been decluttering this weekend, clothing and my inbox. It has actually made me feel so much better.
I do need to go through my clothes, we have a charity that collects items so I can just bag up and they come and take it from me
I’m really glad I found this. Bubble baths are the poster child of self-care, but the thing is… I actually don’t like them. LOL
I do love a bubble bath but I do get bored quickly in them
We try to eat seasonal food as often as possible for several reasons, especially because it is both tasty and fresh.
I do love seasonal food especially fruit
Oh yes, I forgot about sleep in my post, and I’d love to get out more, I used to love Autumn walks.
Sleep is something I struggle with a lot lately I do love Autumn walks