So, this is going to be a very interesting blog post and I'm not sure it will be interesting for everyone reading. If I'm being completely honest, I'm not exactly sure of what I'm going to be writing, but we're going to see where this takes us... I am doing a self-care challenge this month, and the challenge for today was to watch your favorite TV show that will make you laugh. Obviously, one show came to mind...Gilmore girls. I'm currently watching Gilmore girls for the third time (IN A ROW!!). I find it very interesting because I think there is a deeper meaning as to why I've watched this show so much. I've even tried watching other shows but just felt like I needed more from Lorelai and Rory!! So, why am I watching it over and over again? I know I can't be the only one who does this!! Well, I've done some research today, but before I get into that, I'll tell you why I think I'm watching this one show over and over again. When I first began watching this show, I was probably at one of the happiest times in my life so far. Everything in life was going well and I was where I wanted to be. I feel comfortable and satisfied watching this show. So back to my research, I have read a lot that watching shows over and over again is very familiar to people suffering from anxiety...which made sense to me because I have anxiety and I like being aware of the end results (yes, I'm that person who will read the last page of a book before I even start it). As I am doing my research, I found that '"Nostalgia can lend us much-needed context, perspective and direction, reminding and reassuring us that our life is not as banal as it may seem,' psychologist Neel Burton, author of Heaven and Hell: The Psychology of the Emotions, said in an interview. 'It also tells us that there have been — and will once again be — meaningful moments and experiences'." (Vargas, 2019). It's also the thrill of catching something in a show that you didn't catch the last two times you went through the series!! People who rewatch their favorite shows have the ability to control their own emotions. People often do this when they feel they don't have control of events in their lives or if they aren't content with the events in their lives. Now, I wouldn't say that I wasn't content the second and third time around, but I definitely had some things going on and enjoyed the fact that I had something in my life that was stable and I knew would not change. If you're like me and are rewatching whatever show it is that holding you captive...keep watching until you feel like trying something new! There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with doing what you are comfortable with...maybe I'm the only one, but if it's not harming anyone else...keep doing what you love.
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Today's talk is going to be about skin care. What products should I be using? How can I get affordable products? How do I know these products are actually good? Well, this is where I come in to help out! Now, I know I am not a skin care specialist and I'm not qualified in any of this, but I can tell you that I have done my research. Some of these products that I listed are my favorites, and others are products I found that were decently priced and only contained healthy ingredients. I use the website: www.ewg.org/skindeep// to make sure I am giving you all products that are not harmful! I have also done research on the best order to use these products in. I personally like to use a lot of serums and oils for my skin, but I didn't include those products in this (let me know if you want more on that!). Products in photo: Cleansers: 1. Knours. - Your Only Facial Cleanser 2. Versed - Wash It Out Gel Cleanser Steamers: 1. Nano Ionic - Facial Steamer 2. Wan Lab - Facial Steamer Exfoliators: 1. Hanskin - Hyaluron Exfoliating AHA Treatment 2. Bliss - Powerhouse Pumpkin Face Mask 3. Versed - Day Maker Microcrystal Exfoliator Masks: 1. Generation Clay - Brightening Purple Clay Mask 2. Save - Soothing Sheet Mask 3. Feel - Mindful Palo Santo Soothing Mask Toners: 1. Grove - Superbloom Gentle Purify Facial Toner 2. Whamisa - Organic Flowers Skin Toner Today, I created a worksheet called "Mindful brain dump". So...what even is a brain dump? Well, as some of you know, I am an elementary education major. Last semester, I learned a new strategy of how to bundle up all of the information you learned and get it all out on a piece of paper. So, anyways, I was asking myself earlier: "How can I do a brain dump but for something that I want to learn?". Well, as weird as it sounds, I like to learn about myself and how my mind works! So I incorporated this idea of a brain dump with mindfulness and it worked out well. I created this worksheet with five different topics. After I got the worksheet all settled out, I spent ten minutes to fill out the worksheet and I did in fact learn a lot about myself. I was able to get all of my ideas out that were scrambled up in my brain. Now that I have this worksheet all written out, I have a bunch of different things written out so I can adjust my days to be less stressed, more at peace, more happy, and less fearful. I really recommend using this type of strategy if you are interested in practicing mindfulness! It is great for beginners and for advanced people who are learning how to be mindful. If you are interested in this worksheet, look under the mental health worksheets tab or click the button below! Hi everyone!!
Today is a GREAT day, and I wanted to share some sunshine and happiness with you all. Today, I picked up some really cute “grow a plant” kits. I got a lavender plant and a sunflower dwarf plant! Seeing these plants in the store today made me really happy and I’ll tell you why. This past week, I have been following along with happiness meditation series. I have really enjoyed it, and last night was the last meditation in the series. Something really stuck out to me when I was listening. The focal point of the meditation was to find some things to incorporate into your life that makes you happy, and one of the things that I wanted to add more of in my life was plants, flowers, and gardening. When I saw these growing kits this morning, I got so excited that I was now able to start doing more activities that make me happy! So, I got home and started putting together the kit and while I was doing so, I was inspired to go out and spend some time in the beautiful weather on the cape. So, I walked outside and found two gorgeous flowers blooming. Seeing the first flower of the season makes me feel warm inside. You can finally see the sunlight at the end of the tunnel!! For me, this weather really is the light at the end of the tunnel. It brings me happiness and joy (as you probably already know from my last posts). I feel like this weather increases my mental health which I am sure a lot of you can relate to. So hopefully, this post will inspire you to get outside today! The outdoors on a day like today helps you recognize the beautiful nature in life. A few days ago, I started a meditation series on practicing gratitude, and I wanted to share with you what I’ve learned so far. Practicing gratitude pushes you to pull out the positives in any negative situations. This is to change your mindset. Looking for the positive in any situation, bad or good, will guide you to feel comfortable and fortunate with what you have. When thinking about things you are grateful for it can me something as simple as fresh air or maybe even a bed. When you think about it, these things we are grateful for aren’t as simple as they seem to us. What seems so small to us, could mean so much to others. Practicing gratitude has helped me this week by pushing me to see positives throughout the day. I have noticed things that make me feel grateful that I would have never noticed before. The feeling of experiencing things in this way is incredible. As we get ready for spring this year, many of us are very excited! For those of you who are healthy and happy right now, let’s be grateful for all that we have.A lot of people though are also struggling in health due to the pandemic or it may be from something else!
This spring, it is important to me to help out others in need and to share kindness and some positivity, especially for the people who are suffering right now. Over the past year, people have lost their jobs, are struggling financially, mentally, or health wise. Although we can’t fix all of that with a simple act of kindness, it costs nothing to bring happiness into those lives. For me, it is important to go out and do these simple acts of kindness for my great-grandmother so that I can make sure she stays healthy in these times.These simple acts of kindness are so much bigger than we think. It makes peoples day, it makes people happy!! Why not spend our time making others happy when we are 100% capable of doing so! Hope everyone is having a great week!
Here are some great tips on how to become the best version of yourself! I love creating a vision for myself. I have a vision board where I write down my goals for the year, my mantra that I will focus on this year, and more! Daily goals are my favorite! I like setting small goals for myself every day because it makes me feel accomplished for small things I do throughout the day! The last tip is very important and something I still struggle with! It’s really difficult for me to love others qualities without comparing myself which is why I am interested in working on it! Just because someone has a certain quality that you lack, doesn't mean that you can't appreciate it. Clean Eating Day!
Breakfast: Every morning, I have a chocolate banana smoothie to get some protein and to get ready for my day! Lunch: I love having these wraps that everyone has been seeing on tiktok! I used grilled chicken, lettuce, parmesan cheese, and caesar dressing to make a chicken caesar wrap! I loved it...I also really like making this wrap with chicken, peanut sauce, shredded carrots, cucumbers, and peanuts. It's SO yummy. Dinner: For dinner I had my dads famous buffalo flavored cod. I used to LOVE cod when I was little, but I ate it so much and got sick of it. Then my dad started cooking it like this and it is so good! I also had some brown rice and asparagus with it. It's also very good with green beans Anyone else a CRAZY over thinker like I am??? Well, I came up with four negative things that I say to myself when I overthink, but starting right now, that all changes! Instead of taking down on myself, I’m going to use this positive self talk to change my attitude around. I’ll be the first to admit that I struggle taking positively to myself! I know for a lot of people, it’s really difficult to do that in the moment, but you just have to remember that you do not deserve to be talked to negatively. Imagine someone said ALL of the negative things to you that you say to yourself...you wouldn’t take that would you?? So why do you allow yourself to speak so negatively of you? Just a thought to keep in mind!! Hello everyone! I just wanted to give you all a reminder of all the things your body is capable of doing.
We are fortunate enough to have bodies that keep us alive! No matter what your body looks like, just remember all the positive things it does for you. This helps me remember that no matter the shape or size of my body, it does everything that it needs to do to keep me alive. |
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