why feel good when you could feel fabulous?

I'm not espousing pushing yourself to unnecessary limits, or striving for things which leads to not being satisfied with what you have but, as I've discussed in previous posts, sometimes it doesn't take much to lift your day from the ordinary to the extraordinary, or to take your mood from happy to blissfully joyful.  So why just feel good.....when you could feel fantastic?

Here's some things I did on Sunday:

I made breakfast (well, brunch it was, in the end!) of home-made grain bread with fresh organic tomatoes from the veggie box, organic basil pesto and a bit of cheddar - and then I saw an avocado sitting in the fruit bowl.  The avocado elevated the toast from yummy to scrumptious!  And I got my vitamin E in for the day as well ;)

I finally went and had a wax job done - I was tired of feeling my leg hair fluttering like flags in the breeze whenever I went out for a run!  On the walk back from town, the sun was shining and I felt lighter and smoother and stronger than I had for ages, and I thought I should go for a run when I get back, and so I did.  I was already in a good mood, but a solid dose of endorphins sent me sky high!

I was making our dinner - pasta with kale pesto - and realised I could multi task and use up some of the blackening bananas, and roast up my almonds and sunflower seeds for the week - so I did the whole lot!  Dropped a few things on the floor, but that's a normal kitchen session for me!  The house smelled of roasting nuts, cakes baking, apples stewing, it was heavenly!  And I had the rare feeling of being organised :)

I had a shower after my run and washed my hair - these days I don't do much with it and let it dry naturally, a la:

But last night I thought I'd just finally unearth the blowdryer from the moving debris and make my hair look a bit smoother - it only took five minutes and it looked better than it usually does!  I put a bit of rosehip oil on the ends (haven't bought any Moroccan oil yet) and it felt glossier and healthier than it has for weeks.

I could go on but you get my drift.  It doesn't take much to treat ourselves well.  Do for yourself what you would do for a cherished friend - have your favourite teas in the cupboard; bake a cake or sweet treat you don't have very often (remember: you can have a slice and then freeze it); spend some quality time with yourself doing whatever makes you feel good - be it going for a run, walk or to a yoga class, getting a massage, reading a favourite book.  Have some fun, treat yourself, and do something that you might normally save for a special occasion for no reason....just because.

Why feel good when you could feel fabulous? :)

What are your favourite ways to treat yourself and feel great?