#52SmallThings: A Weekly Self-Care Challenge

Happy Monday, Mighties! ✨

For this week’s self-care challenge, we'll be broadening our horizons. 🔭

Have you been thinking of learning something new or setting fresh goals for yourself? Are you interested in mastering a new craft or skill or want to experience something different than what you're used to? This is what it means to broaden your horizons. We can accomplish this by stepping into uncharted territories, widening our perspectives, and intentionally exploring things outside of our comfort zones.

Let's begin this journey by reflecting on our current comfort zones. In what instances and in what parts of your life do you feel most at ease and like you know what to expect?

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It’s the end of the week, Mighties, so let’s reflect on nurturing ourselves over the coming weekend! This can look like self-care, nurturing a hobby or passion project, spending time with people you care about, organizing/decluttering your work or living space, or doing something relaxing and fun.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks plans to nurture herself this weekend by sleeping in and spending time with her family.

How can you nurture yourself in the next few days?

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Our living spaces are an important part of our daily lives and comfort levels (yes, even if you don’t spend a bunch of time in yours). It is in these spaces where we largely rest and take care of our basic human needs — from hygiene to preparing our meals to paying bills. Creating a safe space where we stay can have a significant impact on our health as well, since a good environment can help us manage and navigate stress better. And a bad environment can, well, add a lot of stress too.

What are some ways you can make your living space more nurturing for you?

Something that would make Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks living space more nurturing is adding more plants and colorful art.

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Here’s the truth: The relationships we have with others help us build community and connection with the world around us.

This is also the truth: Some relationships in our lives will naturally be closer than others and have different standards, but overall they each have their own level of significance to us and our needs. Those relationships can be with family and friends, coworkers, neighbors, teachers and classmates, or even our health care teams.

Out of the relationships in your life, which ones do you nurture the most? What does that nurturing look like?

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks says she nurtures the relationships she has with her mother and sister the most.

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Monday means a fresh new topic to explore, and this week’s self-care theme is nurture.🌷

How are we thinking about it exactly? At its most base form, to nurture means to care for or encourage the development of someone or something. This can be in regards to your relationships with family or friends, at work or school, while practicing hobbies, how you engage with strangers, or even how you treat and interact with yourself.

Do you consider yourself a nurturing person? Answer "true" or "false" below! ⬇️

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What’s adventure without bringing out the trusty bucket list 📋✍️? (If you’re not familiar with the term, it means a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime.)

But for today’s purposes, let’s stick to 2026.

On the top of Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks bucket list for the remainder of this year is going to some new museums. She really loves learning and experiencing new things when she can!

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