there are so many things we can do on a daily basis to practice positive self care and self love each and every day – but we choose not to. why is this? sometimes it’s because we don’t think we’re worth it. and that’s the whole purpose of last week – mindset. to shift that to understand that WE ARE WORTH IT!
so once that’s shifted, it’s a lot easier to start incorporating all sorts of other types of self care and love into our daily routines. also – there is no expectation for everyone to do all of these things – but these are little things that help me make me care, love and appreciate myself so much more. so let’s get started!!
1 – your face! (part 1)
ing people notice about you is your face – it might be your eyes, your smile – it doesn’t matter but it is the first thing people see about you! so do yourself a favor – TAKE CARE OF IT! there are some people that are truly blessed with clear skin – a nice balance of oils, no blemishes, they didn’t pick at their acne when they were in their teens! good for them – but it is NEVER too late to start taking care of this! find a solid face regimen and stick to it! you may need to experiment with some things for sure, but once you dial in what works for you and your skin type, you won’t be disappointed! i myself try and stick with all natural, non-toxic facial cleaners and then i use my amazing glow serum that i created myself. it keeps my skin hydrated throughout the night and helps reduce age spots and redness. it is my absolute favorite! 2 – your body!
i am not going to go into a huge thing here about nutrition and working out and all of that jazz. because you need to do what’s best for you on all of that. but what you need to do no matter what is LOVE YOUR BODY! treat it right, treat it with respect and love every inch of it. i love the scars that i have – the one on my arm from having my birthmark removed. the one on above my knee from riding my bike when i was a kid. they all have stories. they all make us who we are. and we should take care of that and love every piece of it. and know when you’re making the best decisions for it when we put things into it, onto it and with it – we get one of these. treat it right!
3 – your hair!
take care of your hair! this might sound silly but seriously – treat it right. this does not mean you need to spend a million and one dollars getting it colored, styled, etc. but take ownership of how you wear it. and love what you do with it. wear it how you want to – make it your own style. i think people often don’t think that their hair also helps to define who they are but it does – people know me as the girl who wears her hair up often. it’s a sloppy bun usually thrown on top of my head – it’s who i am! and i love it! it’s always been me! but make sure you are making your hair YOU!
4 – take time for you!
this goes out to all of those enneagram 3s, 2s and 7s out there! (and anyone else who tends to burn the candle at both ends!) seriously – it is OKAY TO DO NOTHING. take time to reflect on the week. take time to sleep in. take time to read a book. TAKE TIME FOR YOU! find something that you absolutely love and DO IT even if it is NOT PRODUCTIVE anywhere else in your life. because IT IS HEALTHY FOR YOU! this can be as simple as taking a nice long bath or as complex as taking a spa weekend. again – it’s whatever you want to do that is 100% YOU TIME – do not make this an experience for you and the kids, you and the significant other, you and XX – this is 100% YOU and YOU ONLY! DO IT! and don’t apologize for it EVER!
5 – your face! (part 2)
i wrote a bit about taking care of your face by washing it and moisturizing it and such – but as women we also feel that obligation to put makeup on it and make it beautiful above and beyond what men are ever asked to do. and that’s fine – but there are 2 points i want to make here. the first is – do this for you! don’t do this for anyone else! i will say, for the most part, i grew up with a mom who didn’t wear much makeup and so therefore, i do not wear much either. and there’s nothing wrong with that. and now with everything going on, working from home and all that fun stuff – i barely wear any at all. but when i do, i do it for me. i do it because i want my eyes to pop. i want my cheekbones to be accented. i want my lips to look seductive! but this is for ME! always do it for YOU! the second is – it matters what you’re putting on your face even when it comes to makeup. learning more and more about all the toxins that surround us daily, i’ve learned that makeup is a HUGE CULPRIT! and that saddens me because there are SOOOOO MANY WOMEN who cake it onto their faces - each and every day. and they’re usually not even doing it for themselves. find a makeup brand that is non-toxic and LOVE IT! i myself have slowly but surely converted my MAC line over to SAVVY Minerals and i am not even close to disappointed. to find out more about all things SAVVY, check it out!
6 – find a hobby that you LOVE!
make sure you understand the difference between this point and point #4 – t
hey are DIFFERENT! this hobby can be with friends, other parents, other people – and that’s a bit of the key difference for sure. but the other part is that point #4 is usually not productive where a hobby is – a hobby tackles and does something that you love. i have 2 favorite hobbies – one is golf. getting out on the course is awesome and i very much prefer to do it with others – friends or some ladies from league – but i love getting out there and doing physical activity that pushes me both physically and mentally. the second is woodworking – i love being creative and making something with my hands. the accomplishment that i feel in that is so gratifying that i love doing it and wish i could do it more often than i do. find a hobby that you love and do it – share it with others, make it your own but no matter what – LOVE IT and DO IT FOR YOU!
7 – explain nothing!
what does this mean? at the end of the day, everything that you do, or don’t do, are decisions that you made for a reason. you choose to be who you are and make the time for yourself that you need. to give what you can and to share your love with the people you want to – these are all choices that we make for ourselves each and every day and we owe no explanation of that to anyone except to ourselves and one day a higher being if that’s something you believe in. know that these choices you are doing are the best you can do – and being the best you is all you can do in life. and if you don’t practice self care and self love, you’ll never be able to be the best you. it’s not selfish – it’s the way that you can deliver on the amazing you that you are!
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