A few months ago, I created my blog, Seek for Self Love, to become the best version of myself and to track my progress of my mental health, well-being, self love, and my confidence. Recently I have realized that one thing has been missing from my progress, and that is independence. I firmly believe that I am an independent person, but I can say that there are some flaws there and I personally would like to feel a little more independent than I currently am. So, I have done my research (as per usual) and I have figured out what I can do to not only improve myself, but to also be a more independent woman. Independence is an important quality to me because people come and go in life. Although I have my set family and friends and I love meeting new people everyday...the only person that I know for a fact will always be there for me is ME! Sometimes I feel like I rely on other people (family and friends) for my happiness (and I know everyone does this at some point in their lives!) but I am truly the only person who can make myself happy. I want to become more independent in order to better myself. I came up with a list of my hobbies, interests, and activities that I love to do. Now, with this list, I will be taking one or more activities per day and completing them by myself. I know it doesn't seem like much of a big deal, but all of these little activities feel important to me and I think could help me become more independent. This self love journey has helped me realize so much about myself so far. I have learned what I love about myself, what I'd like to change or adjust...and it's all coming together to make me a stronger and a more confident person. Using these "one a day activities" will help me progress by forcing myself to focus on my well-being. If anyone decides to make their own "one a day activities" list please post in the comments some of the activities you'd add! I'd love to get some more ideas to add to my list:)
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As a young teenager, I started off loving my cheap little drugstore makeup! For years, I stepped up my makeup skills, watched youtube videos, and learned how to perfect my face. What I didn't realize is that my makeup wasn't perfecting my face, but it was what I was putting on my face afterwards that would perfect my skin. At the time, all I did was wash my face with bar soap in the shower, maybe slap on some moisturizer, and out the door I went. The past two or three years, I've developed a LOVE for skincare. The focus of this blog is to practice self love, and I believe that self love can truly be anything that you do to be the better version of yourself. To me, that is spending time to make my skin beautiful. Every night, I typically spend 20-25 minutes doing my skincare routine (maybe longer if I decide to use a face mask!). Those 20 minutes are the best 20 minutes of my day every day! At the end of the day, I'll put my phone away, watch my favorite show, and do my skincare routine. It's my perfect way to end the day because it's usually the only time of the day that I get to relax. My love for skincare reminds me that it is important to spend time with yourself, doing the things you love. Another reason I absolutely love skincare is because it makes me feel much more confident. Having glowing skin and knowing that it looks beautiful simply because of how I take care of it makes me feel confident! It makes me realize that I did this! I was able to make myself more beautiful and more confident! Skincare is something I look forward to every single day. So, because of that, I work hard every day to educate myself on products I should and shouldn't be using. I try my hardest to stay up to date with the newest and hottest products! For many people, skincare is just a hassle...and that is okay! However, I do think that it is important for everyone to have their me time once a day. It can be 5 minutes, 10 minutes, an hour...whatever you need to feel like your love for yourself is growing. Some people would want to spend this time reading, watching a movie, meditating, or maybe working out. Whatever you choose to be your "me time" will work for you! xoxo, Kate P.S. Reach out if you have any skincare questions or need some ideas of products to use!! The past few months, I have kept myself busy with a couple of different jobs. Although I LOVE my jobs, I had to cut down my self love time, meaning that I didn't get as many opportunities to post on here. But, as of right now, I AM BACK! This summer is going to be the summer of me. I plan on working on myself and confidence. I've lost a little bit of my confidence and that is OKAY because like I said at the beginning of this journey, this is all a roller coaster. As the summer is finally here, I've been able to step out of my comfort zone a tad bit. I've been going out the beach (YES IN PUBLIC) with bikinis on! Maybe that doesn't seem like the biggest achievement for you, but for me, thats a big step. When you're on your self love journey, you always need to start somewhere and that somewhere can be anywhere you want. My goal for this summer is to be comfortable and happy on my own. Right now, of course I am happy on my own, but I am also trying to get myself out there to possibly find someone to spend a lot of my time with. I would like to switch my mindset from "needing" to be with someone else to being able to be on my own. I'm hoping that with this journey, and with the positive support I have in my life, I will be able to do so.
As I am writing this post, I'm asking myself how I can go about doing this. I think the right way is to research and find out how others have kept their confidence and self love journey up at the top of that roller coaster. I also think it is important to keep pushing myself out of my comfort zone and see what happens. The one thing I like about this is that even if you get some negative feedback, you can use what you've learned so far from your journey to push through and ignore that feedback. What matters is YOU and the choices you make in life. Ask yourself...do you want to persevere, or are you okay with not being the best version of yourself? |
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