hello and welcome back to the bliss bean today's video is on my bedtime routine so routines have
been super important in my life because I feel like if I don't have a morning and routine and
an evening routine to like bookend my day then I can end up just like running myself into the
ground when I do keep up with my routines and I feel like I have this healthy balanced pattern
going and just makes me a much much happier person overall so because I know how much my
routines help me even when I don't feel like doing them which is pretty often like a lot of
times I'm going to bed late and I don't feel like doing my bedtime routine so often times
I'll just force myself to do it because I know that once I do it I'll be really really happy
that I did so basically in this video I'll go through my entire routine and then I have
a worksheet where you can figure out your own bedtime routine that works for you so the first
thing I do when I've decided to call it a day is I floss and brush my teeth the toothbrush I
use is a bamboo toothbrush from wow or wowe and the toothpaste is whatever is in the bathroom
at the moment then I go upstairs and I wash my face I'm not super into like detailed skincare
routines so basically all I do is I wash my face with this tea tree oil cleanser occasionally if
I wear makeup I really use an oil cleanser to get that off first and then I use a tea tree face wash
after that I come back to my room I turn off the lights and I just leave on my fairy lights by my
bed and then my desk lamp for me this is like a really important start to my routine because
turning off the lights to signals that it's time to go to bed and it just makes me much
calmer and more relaxed so if you only have like one main light in your room I highly recommend
getting just a desk lamp or cheap string lights or anything like that that can just create like a
nice soft glow in your room and help you wind down in the evening so I turn off the lights I changed
in my pajamas and then I take out my contacts I probably should do this in the bathroom but for
some reason just doing it in my room works for me also I just washed my face so like my hands
are clean and just please don't judge me once I've taken out my contacts and I sit down at my
desk and I do kind of the organizational phase of my routine so the very first thing I do is
I check my planner and usually I just used the app version because it's easier and faster and
I make sure that I crossed off everything that I got done and then anything that I didn't I try
and think about when I can reschedule it to then I work on achieving inbox zero if I hadn't already I
will go through my emails and messages whether that's iMessage Facebook Messenger Instagram
messages I try to quickly respond to everything that I might not have responded to like if I see
an email and I know it will require a longer response then I might just read it and maybe
like reply that thanks I got it and I'll work on it tomorrow but just knowing that I read it
and kind of made a plan for what to do about it helps me go to bed feeling more on top of
things next I update my habit tracker and I make sure to check off all of the habits that I did
that day the specific app that I use its called productive habits and I really like it because
it's super simple and I have a more detailed explanation of it in my productive apps video
okay next step I'm moving really quickly to this the next app that I check on is called clue it's
a period tracking app but obviously it tracks more than just like on what days you hide your period
it also helps you track the symptoms that you're experiencing throughout the month and then it kind
of helps you to figure out what patterns you see throughout the month so taking just like a minute
every single night to pay attention to how I felt that day helps me to analyze those patterns and
then know what I can expect coming up so that finishes up the part of my routine that I have
to do on my phone or computer so I put that away and I pull out my journal next week I'll actually
have a more detailed video about how I journal but basically I just free write about how my day went
anything that's on my mind anything that might be worrying me and at the end of each entry I will
write three wins or three things that I was proud or accomplished that day and then three grateful
so three things I was thankful for that day and then finally I will just rewrite the affirmation
that I chose for the month and for this month my affirmation is life supports me in every possible
way finally I will turn off my desk light and put on some music to listen to I think I'm gonna put
together a bedtime routine playlist and link to it in the descriptions but yeah while I'm
listening to music I will then stretch I don't really have any specific routine I just kind of
stretch whatever I feel like I need to stretch another really nice thing that I do if I have
the time is this like yoga pose called legs up the wall pose and it is exactly what it sounds
like you kinda lay next to a wall and then you put your legs on it it's supposed to help with
anxiety and I do actually find it very calming so if you have trouble like relaxing and winding
down before bed I would recommend trying that and I will also link to a more detailed page on how
exactly to do that yoga pose in the description I usually listen to about one or two songs and then
as it's coming to an end I will moisturize and then I climb into bed with a book right
now I'm reading 12 shoot what's it called it's called 12 rules for life and antidote to chaos
by Jordan B Peterson so usually I'm reading some sort of nonfiction book and I just try to read
15 minutes of that before bed every night and then finally once I'm done with that I set my
alarm and I go to sleep that's the best part of the routine obviously so as promised I do
have this worksheet for you where you can find ideas for things to incorporate into your own
bedtime routine and then you can mix and match them to create your own routine all you have
to do is click the link in my description and that will take you to the blog post that I did
on this topic and just scroll to the bottom of that and you'll find the worksheet promise so
I hope you enjoyed seeing my bedtime routine next week's video as I mentioned will be on
journaling and then when after that will be like a week in my life video look at me all organized
with my content calendar yeah if you found this video helpful please consider giving it a like
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