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sad girl hour

It’s a Wednesday evening, I finished work at 4pm, was home by 4:30 and have been in bed ever since. This was not the plan.

I’m letting myself have sad girl hour(s).

My original plans for this afternoon were to clean my room, catch up on my readings, head to boxing and then have a group assignment catch up on zoom. I’m going to achieve at least two of these so I can’t be too hard on myself and lets be honest I’m not going to be hard on myself at all because sometimes we just need to lay down and feel our feelings.

The feelings you feel each day may seem silly but you’re probably feeling them for a reason. Ask yourself why you’re feeling something, then ask yourself why again and again until you can find a solution or at the very least a basic understanding. I do this brain exercise daily and todays conclusion is that my body is delighted that I’m not pregnant so its doing the incredible and natural thing called a period. It is wearing me out.

I am basically just wanting to say that it’s okay to not do everything you plan to do. But you should try and figure out the root of your feelings so you can address it and move on swiftly. But not too swiftly! I suggest you let yourself feel the feelings for a while, don’t just shrug them off.

Also be kinder to yourself with your to do lists. Sometimes (everyday) waking up is enough. If you’re feeling extra spicy then each day try to wake up AND make your bed! This helps me feel accomplished. Even on my sad girl days.

xoxo love from your resident sad girl

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Better than yesterday.

The story of my life right now and forever.

My focus in life is being better than I was yesterday. Seems easy and in reality it is. Wake up, do one more push up or eat one less cookie. Easy right? No. I do try to do the above things but I also want to better myself in other ways. I want to learn daily, broaden my horizons and expand my skill set.

I’ve done pretty well this year. I am no longer a beginner at the Creative Cloud suite, I can do a pretty wicked headstand and I continue to learn new things about myself daily. Although this wasn’t always the case. I used to just scrape by. There were so many reasons for the change in lifestyle but I had to do it for myself and my well being. It’s probably the best decision I’ve ever made. Commit to yourself, I dare you.

I made a commitment to myself and also a post grad diploma in Business and HR. Fun right! My aim from this is to have the power to fire people. The satisfaction of letting the office asshole go would be second to none.

I was/am excited about this course and up skilling but I nearly let my nerves get the best of me. What if I’m not as good at multitasking as I think I am? Am I going to have the mental and emotional energy to keep up with day to day life AND do this course? Well of course I am! It’s going to be hard, but nothing worth having comes easy.

I’m one week in and I am surviving. The first week is always daunting but I have juggled uni, work, exercise and eating well! The weekend is for fun and it is going to be relatively low key so I set myself up for another epic week.

The moral of this is that, you can do it. Be better than yesterday. Just jump in and get started!

I challenge you to try this with me. Be a better you and do it for yourself. If you end up overcoming your fears or achieving your biggest goals then I will take the credit and I expect an edible arrangement to be delivered to my doorstep.

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5 tips to promote that ‘mental glow up’

Sometimes life throws you a curveball and it makes you realize how much you need a mental reset. Not to get into details, but a few months ago, I received my curveball. Consider below the outcome of my reset. 

Recently, I have been making a conscious effort to be more “mindful” in my everyday life which basically means, I’m working to focus on the present moment while allowing myself to acknowledge and accepting my feelings and thoughts.

I’ve started small and tried to implement 5 activities into my everyday routine which are promoting my (what I like to call) ‘mental glow up’.

I asked Katie if she has seen a change in me and the verdict is in, she said “yes”. I am obviously taking that as confirmation that I am now an expert and that means that I should share those 5 actions with you all! 

  1. Practice gratitude every day. This one seems like a no brainer but take a moment to think about how often you actually verbalize or write down the things in your life that you are grateful for. For me, this realization hit hard. I consider myself a grateful person but I realized I rarely take the time to truly be present in the feeling of gratitude and pass it on to others.
    We have started a new routine in our flat where every night we discuss two highs and a low from our day, it gives us all the opportunity to evaluate what has happened in our day that we are grateful for and what happened that we can learn from.
    I have also started using the ‘Happyfeed’ app as a way to keep myself on track with my daily gratitude. 

  2. Breathe. Yeah, no shit. But seriously, be selfish and take 10-15 minutes every day to sit and focus on your breathing. I find that spending 10 minutes every morning before I leave for work allows me to calm myself before a busy day and just focus on how I am feeling and really evaluate myself before moving forward with my day. I genuinely believe that I’m a nicer, calmer, and overall happier person because of these 10 minutes.

  3. Tell yourself how awesome you are. This is something I will admit that I was bad at but as it turns out, positive affirmations are the real deal! In the car, in the shower, while out for a run, try to tell yourself (out loud if you can), 5 things you truly love and admire about yourself. Do this every single day! Slowly you will start to believe it (if you don’t already, which you SHOULD!) and will start to carry that appreciation for yourself through everything you do. Remind yourself that you are enough exactly how you are. 

  4. Focus on the three fundamentals; exercise, sleep, and healthy eating.
    Make a set sleep schedule for yourself and try your best to stick to it every day, get 30 minutes minimum of exercise (even if it’s just a light walk), and eat your bloody greens! 
    After all, if you don’t make time for wellness, you will have to make time for illness.

  5. Manage your digital diet. Yes, I am a hypocrite BUT, I am trying! Try to pick up a book instead of your phone next time you’re bored or decide to shut off your phone an hour before you sleep at night. Small changes go a long way, you’ll be surprised how clear your brain feels! 

Now go get that mental glow up but as always, take everything I say with a grain of salt. 

– Tegan