Go ahead and yawn.  Studies suggest that yawning helps cool the brain and improves alertness and mental efficiency.

6. Yawn It Out

Start your day with a cup of co­ffee. Coff­ee consumption is linked to lower rates of depression. If you can’t drink coff­ee because of the caff­eine, try another good-for-you drink like green tea.

2. Coffee Or Green Tea

Boost brainpower by treating yourself to a couple pieces of dark chocolate every few days. The flavanoids, caffeine, and theobromine in chocolate are thought to work together to improve alertness and mental skills.

4. Eat Dark Chocolate

Track gratitude and achievement with a journal. Include 3 things you were grateful for and 3 things you were able to accomplish each day.

1. A Gratitude Journal

Go off the grid.  Leave your smart phone at home for a day and disconnect from constant emails, alerts, and other interruptions. Spend time doing something fun with someone face-to-face.

5. Screens Off! 

Relax in a warm bath once a week. Try adding Epsom salts to soothe aches and pains and help boost magnesium levels, which can be depleted by stress.

7. Warm Bath + Relax 

Experiment with a new recipe, write a poem, paint or try a Pinterest project. Creative expression and overall well-being are linked.

3. Try Something New

Do your best to enjoy 15 minutes of sunshine , and apply sunscreen. Sunlight synthesizes Vitamin D, which experts believe is a mood elevator.

8. Grab The Sun 

1. Track gratitude and achievement with a journal. Include 3 things you were grateful for and 3 things you were able to accomplish each day.
 
2. Start your day with a cup of co­ffee. Coff­ee consumption is linked to lower rates of depression. If you can’t drink coff­ee because of the caff­eine, try another good-for-you drink like green tea. 
 

5. Screens Off!

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