Sometimes, I get a little overboard with things and I start feeling overwhelmed,
cluttered, and messy in my mind and my life and my space.
It's times like these
where I realize I need to take a step back and reset my life.
This happened recently
and I just cleared my schedule for the day and gave myself a self care date.
First thing I did was to start journaling.
I normally try to write morning pages–
1, 2, or 3 pages in the morning–but sometimes I forget to write it for too long
that all of these thoughts just get clustered in my head and I'm like, "I need to get it
all down."
So I won't give myself a limit.
I'll just write as much as I need to feel okay.
Next, I set a timer to meditate.
Meditation is one of those things that I wish
I would do every day but I'm still not quite there yet.
I know it's really good for me,
but I just forget or just don't feel like it.
But it's a proven method for centering yourself
and feeling more at peace and calm, so it's absolutely necessary for a self care date.
Next, I decided to tidy up my space because it's gotten quite messy.
This is a luggage from a weekend trip I took a couple weekends ago
and I still didn't fully unpack.
I told myself, "I just gotta get it done.
Let's do it right now."
I'm sure a lot of you know that having a clear space will help give you a clearer mind
and it's so true.
I noticed that whenever I get really cluttered in my life,
I feel overwhelmed and really busy.
I notice my space is a mess.
And once I start cleaning up my space, then I'll feel more clear in life
and it just really helps boost my mood and helps me feel ready
to tackle on whatever I need to get done.
After that, I decided to fold all of my laundry which has been done for a couple weeks.
I'm one of those people that just likes to keep my clothes in a pile
and hang it up or fold it when I absolutely need to.
So I took the time today
to make things right, to put all my clothes back in their homes, back in their space,
and just literally reset my space to zero.
Next, I tackled my vanity area.
Whenever I do makeup, I kind of leave a mess on the table
and I just leave the things that I use every day on the table because I'm lazy
to put them away and take them out again.
But today, I decided that I'm going to
tidy this place up and I'm going to do it right.
So here I am going through all of my makeup.
I even decluttered some that I haven't used in a long time.
Next, I decided to go through my closet and declutter some low self-worth outfits.
Any clothes that don't make me feel amazing, vibrant, beautiful, joyful,
I took them out and put them in a bag for me to donate later.
I noticed that there were a couple dresses that were really grey and bland
that don't really fit my personality anymore.
They were pretty boring,
and whenever I put on these clothes, it was because I was trying to hide something
or just blend in with the crowd and not feel very confident in myself.
So it was those types of outfits that I decided to release from my closet and donate.
After that, I went to get some much-needed exercise.
I went running in my neighborhood,
and I went with my mom actually, which was the first time
that I made her run outside with me, so that was pretty fun.
After a good run, of course you gotta shower.
Then, in the evening, I lit a candle and I played a very soothing playlist
called Piano in the Background.
I'm loving this playlist right now.
Then I decided to do some light work, just edit some videos
that I was going to use for my website.
I just want to remind you how important it is to make time for self care in your life
because sometimes we can just overwork ourselves or just spread ourselves too thin
when we really just need to give back to ourselves.
So you have to give yourself the love,
time, compassion, and energy that you need in order to be your best self.
Good luck, guys!
Love you all, and I'll see you next time.