Everyone has their goal in the new year of being more organized, staying on top of their priorities & most of all finding time to still have fun. As a way to feel less stressed & not so overwhelmed I am challenging myself to make a list of 5 simple tasks to complete each week in order to give myself a less stressful environment to live in and I think you all should to! Pick things you have been putting off or need to stay on top of (i.e. cleaning out your fridge once a week, working out every morning when your alarm goes off). Little things like this can put a smile on your face because you actually did them and can check them off your to do list one at a time. Ok, so here are mine for the week.
1. Eat breakfast every morning. NO excuses.
2. Workout 5 out of the 7 days for at least 30 minutes.
3. No dairy. (Except Greek Yogurt)
4. No shopping for anything other than groceries.
5. Don't fall asleep with makeup on. Apply brown sugar scrub mask every night.
As you can all see these may not seem to be anything out of the ordinary for most but these can definitely be a struggle for me on a daily basis.
I often am jetting off to work in the morning only to realize half way there that I won't be breaking for lunch for 5 hours and just know my stomach will be turning sooner than later. Eat something! A yogurt, granola, anything with substance & is healthy.
I love the sound of working out and then as soon as I get to the gym there are days where I am just over it. Low on energy and not pumped up about it, I can tend to cut my workout short only to end up at home feeling dissatisfied with my choice to leave. This should be a good challenge for me.
Lately, I have been noticing I haven't been feeling as well when eating anything containing dairy. Cheese, milk, butter, you know basically everything thats delicious, can tend to give me an upset stomach and make me feel exhausted. As a way of cleansing my body I am removing all dairy in hopes it will provide healthy benefits & remove any toxins within my body.
I work in a haven of shoppers. ANTHROPOLOGIE. Everyday a fresh shipment of delicious smelling candles & beautiful delicate cut & sews are pulled from the boxes to make their way to our beautiful displays and find a good home. The worst part is as an employee, we get to see everything first! Its a blessing and a curse but especially since being on my own these days it is learning about having self control and learning to live with less. Make it a challenge. See how much you can save. So that being said, I can look & touch but absolutely, whole heartedly, NO BUYING!
Yes, this is a bad habit I sometimes allow to happen and my skin suffers so badly when I do this. I was blessed with baby porcelain skin from my Mom's side of the family but after wearing makeup for 10 hours a day, your skin can have enough. After a long day at work, sometimes I just come home, play on Pinterest for awhile and end up falling asleep only waking up to realize that I left all my makeup on to eat away at my skin all night long. Now luckily I use really good product that is a lot less harsh on your skin than most but still. I notice a huge difference when my makeup is removed and my skin is allowed to breath throughout the night.
I hope all of you can create a to do list/goal list for your week ahead and it allows to free up some stress in your life. Till tomorrow.
XOXO
Jessica Leigh
