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I Ordered An Electric Pottery Wheel

April 30, 2020 Demi Leave a comment

Okay, so hear me out. In an attempt to shake up my quarantine routine activities I thought I would take up pottery making. I got the clay, I already have paint, I got the gloss, and now I am waiting on the wheel.

I have been watching countless videos on how to throw my clay and I couldn’t wait to dive in. Except today when I questioned if I am just going quarantine crazy and realized I wouldn’t normally buy a pottery wheel.

Don’t get me wrong I am very excited to start this new hobby but what about quarantine is making me want to do all of these new arts and crafts? Why am I bored of my routine already though I stuck to a routine throughout the other days of the year without a problem?

I think though I am sticking to a routine, I am getting bored because the whole day is kind of like bleh. There are no extreme ups and downs as there were normally and my whole life is kind of feeling like I am stuck on a self care Sunday island… and I was starting to feel antsy on the island.

So I decided I wanted to make pottery. And that is what I am going to do and I think it is a healthy way to channel my energy. I will keep you updated on my progress and if you have any tips please please comment down below.

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Why Yoga is Essential for My Self Care

April 23, 2020 Demi 2 Comments

Here are some reasons for why I have been incorporating aspects of Yoga into my daily life:

It reduces my anxiety: Concentrating on connecting my breath with movement dramatically reduces my anxiety every time. Even doing a light 20 minute practice improves my mind set.
It helps me focus: Taking in deeper breaths and therefore increasing the oxygen and blood flow to my brain does increase my focus. If I am feeling restless while working from home, I do about 5 minutes of flow (downward facing dog, plank, upwards facing dog, on all fours, child’s pose) to help increase my focus.
It helps me sleep: As it helps reduce my overall stress level, doing some balancing poses and supine poses are good for getting me ready for bed.
It improves my strength and flexibility: This was one of the main reasons why I started to practice in the first place. I wanted to increase my body’s overall strength. Because a strong body harbors a strong mind.
Improves back pain: As I increase my strength and flexibility, I noticed my lower back pain from sitting all day at work and school was significantly improved.

What has been essential for your self care practice?

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Never been more grateful to be able to take care of myself

April 22, 2020 Demi Leave a comment

Though these quarantine times are anything but easy and filled with uncertainty, I am appreciating the amount of time I can spend truly taking care of myself mentally and physically. I don’t feel the need to drink the problems of my day away, and I can interact with only the people I want to (besides my boss that I have to call every once in a while).

I didn’t always feel this way though, with the beginning of my quarantine days feeling lost, full of drinking, and overeating. And though I can’t say I completely kicked the overeating habit, with the help of therapy over the phone I am starting to cope in a healthy way. And I am starting to feel better mentally than I did before the quarantine started.

My routine is a lot less intense than it normally is, and I feel like I have truly gotten the time to reflect over my daily life and how hectic I made it for no reason. I am starting to realize what is important to me other than productivity and what I actually enjoy doing. I have also been giving my brain a much needed break before I start school in the Fall.

Before quarantine, my work was beginning to be a toxic place for me and it was depleting so much of my energy. I had no idea how much time I needed to recover from it and I am starting to realize how much certain environments do not work for me.

I am also starting to realize how slow I need to move in the morning and evenings. I don’t need to go to 6:45am hot yoga for an hour and a half to get my day going. I’ve learned even 20 minutes of at home yoga gives me the same benefits with less headaches.

There has been so much I’ve learned about myself during these times, and I encourage you to do the same. I mean what else do we have to do?

❤

Beauty

My Morning Routine

April 21, 2020 Demi Leave a comment

I have been so mentally drained these past few weeks and have been trying my best to have a morning routine that keeps me sane and grounded. Here is what I have been doing that has been working best for me.

I get up and still make a coffee every morning. I do make sure I drink water first thing in the morning as I keep a water bottle by my bed but I still force myself out of bed at around the same time every day to make myself coffee.

Then, I fight the urge to back into the bed and go right outside. I try to get outside and soak up some sunlight first thing in the morning for a walk and listen to music or a podcast. This always calms my nerves and anxiety just getting the fresh air and some very light exercise as I don’t have the motivation to go on a hard run just yet.

I typically try to walk for about 30 minutes which is usually how long my podcasts last for and then I head back inside to try and make some breakfast.

I eat whatever I am feeling like as I don’t have to rush to get into the office, and as I am eating I usually check my work emails and such.

After I eat is when I usually stretch, do yoga, and meditate. Usually I do yoga for over an hour but lately I have been doing about 20 minutes of a yoga sequence and meditating for about 5 minutes at the end of the session.

Then to wrap up my morning I usually do a fun activity which can be anything from painting, dancing around to my favorite music, or having a bath… yes I said what I said. I got a Japanese soaking tub and it has been working wonders for my mood to soak in some salts. It has been a pretty fun activity for me to do in the middle of the day and boosts my mood to begin the second leg of the day.

And that’s it! What have your mornings been looking like lately?

Beauty

My Grocery Store Skin Care Routine

April 18, 2020 Demi Leave a comment

With all the malls being closed and me running out of skincare products, I had to learn what products worked for me at my local grocery store. Here is what I have been lovinggg from my local Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s:

First, I use Trader Joe’s All in One Cleanser in the shower to thoroughly clean my face. It is light and gets foamy to clean my pores. Then, I use Pacifica’s Super Green Detox Sheet Mask while I am drying my body and applying the Trader Joe’s Body Oil. This sheet mask really feels like it does work and leaves my face noticeably glowing afterwards. The body oil is also light weight and leaves me feeling soft.

After I am done moisturizing my body and let the sheet mask sit for at least 15 minutes, I rub in the excess product into my face and apply Acure’s Rose Argan Oil. This has been my favorite product during the quarantine thus far and I am able to use it as a stand alone moisturizer for my eczema prone skin. It really is a high performing moisturizer.

And that’s it, a very simple skincare routine for the quarantine days. What has been your favorite products?