| Gratitude | - |
| 1 | Today I am thankful for sweet feelings and days off! |
| 2 | Today I am thankful for early work days! (For real) |
| 3 | Today I am thankful for Sunday! And a clean-ish bedroom! |
| 4 | Today I am thankful for getting paid time and a half! |
| 5 | Today I am thankful that I was able to ACTUALLY pay attention in class. |
| 6 | Today I am thankful that I get to catch up on important stuff! |
| 7 | Today I am thankful for the last closing day of the week! |
| 8 | Today I am thankful for early days off of work! |
| 9 | Today I am thankful for making future plans! |
| 10 | Today I am thankful for Sundy's and for being me! |
| 11 | Today I am thankful for having the morning off to relax! |
| 12 | Today I am thankful for a weekday off of work! |
| 13 | Today I am thankful for another super relaxed morning! |
| 14 | Today I am thankful for a day hanging out at home!!!! |
| 15 | Today I am thankful for a mid-day shift, woohoo! |
| 16 | Today I am thankful for an early day off of work! |
| 17 | Today I am thankful for easy Sunday mornings and sleeping in! |
| 18 | Today I am thankful for the last day of work for two days! |
| 19 | Today I am thankful for running errands and having a day off! |
| 20 | Today I am thankful for a full day relaxing at home! |
| 21 | Today I am thankful for having short worlk shifts! |
| 22 | Today I am thankful for getting an extra hour of work! |
| 23 | Today I am thankful for Cain and our neighbor being nice about him. |
| 24 | Today I am thankful for sweet Sunday mornings and peacefulness! |
| 25 | Today I am thankful for having a slow morning! |
| 26 | Today I am thankful for finding a ride to work! |
| 27 | Today I am thankful for super nice and friendly people! |
| 28 | Today I am thankful for having a morning off to collect myself and refresh! |
| 29 | Today I am thankful for a day off of work to relax and get things done! |
| 30 | Today I am thankful for the end of another sweet month! |
Hi everyone! So recently I've been trying to get into daily routines/habits that help me feel more refreshed for the start (and even the end) of everyday and I think I got a pretty good system down - so I thought I'd share it!!! Hope you all get some inspiration for morning routines and good - PRODUCTIVE - ways you all can start out each and every day! Thanks for reading!
7:30 - 8:00 AM - Okay, so the first *few* things I ALWAYS do is pee (had to share it, sorry), wash my face, brush my teeth, and WEIGH myself! I check my weight every single day and learned that its always most consistent and accurate when I check it in the morning (pre-food and fluids weighing me down) and around the same time everyday! ALSO, before leaving the bathroom I wipe and clear up the counter, as well as collect all the dirty laundry and set it in the laundry "to-do" closet!
~8:10 - 8:30 AM - Once the bathroom is cleared up and free of clutter - I work my way around the living room! I try to set all the random things that the SIX other people I live with place around the house on the coffee table and plump up all the pillows. If I can separate out big important stuff (like backpacks or tshirts or whatever else) then I do - but papers and electronics I generally just leave alone so my sisters/family can collect it when they get back home later in the day! Once the living room is cleared I make way to the kitchen - clearing all counters, putting away all breakfast foods my sisters left out, ect. Then I feed the dogs!
8:30 - 8:45 AM - Once all the dirty dishes are collect (because I think I'm the ONLY person who keeps track of mine LOL) I put away whatever dishes that are on the dish rack or in the dishwasher, and re-load them back up! I usually listen to a conference talk while doing so!
8:45 - 9:00 AM - If the laundry is crazy, then I'll put a load in the washer. I wash my sheets AND pillows once a week, so if it's about that time then I'll do that as well! BUT MOSTLY, all my mini-chores are done and the house in clear and cluttered free enough that I can grab a 24oz cup of COLD water. I try to drink 3 cups (24oz) in 20 minutes AT MOST. And the other 5 cups before noon! I KNOW that if I'm not strict about forcing myself to drink all 8 glasses in the moring time, then I won't drink it AT ALL throughout the day.
9:00 AM - This is about the time I either start getting ready for the day or start working through my daily habits and habit tracker (will do a blog post about this later too *wink wink*). Obviously if I'm doing laundry then I'll set alarms on my phone for about when generally the loads will the done (our washer and dryer have those little song alerts but my room is so far away from the laundry room that I generally don't hear it then forget about my laundry all together (which is not good)).
And that's it!!! That's my morning routine! Some days it is a little different depending on my work schedule/studying schedule - but I still GENERALLY try to get all these things done the second I wake up and if I'm in a little bit of a crunch I'll do a SUPER QUICK clean/clear up job and save what I can for later times!
What are some morning routines/rituals that you all do to get your day started? I'd like to know, and maybe even incorporate a few for my own! ;) Once again, thanks for much for reading lovelies!!!
XO, me.
7:30 - 8:00 AM - Okay, so the first *few* things I ALWAYS do is pee (had to share it, sorry), wash my face, brush my teeth, and WEIGH myself! I check my weight every single day and learned that its always most consistent and accurate when I check it in the morning (pre-food and fluids weighing me down) and around the same time everyday! ALSO, before leaving the bathroom I wipe and clear up the counter, as well as collect all the dirty laundry and set it in the laundry "to-do" closet!
~8:10 - 8:30 AM - Once the bathroom is cleared up and free of clutter - I work my way around the living room! I try to set all the random things that the SIX other people I live with place around the house on the coffee table and plump up all the pillows. If I can separate out big important stuff (like backpacks or tshirts or whatever else) then I do - but papers and electronics I generally just leave alone so my sisters/family can collect it when they get back home later in the day! Once the living room is cleared I make way to the kitchen - clearing all counters, putting away all breakfast foods my sisters left out, ect. Then I feed the dogs!
8:30 - 8:45 AM - Once all the dirty dishes are collect (because I think I'm the ONLY person who keeps track of mine LOL) I put away whatever dishes that are on the dish rack or in the dishwasher, and re-load them back up! I usually listen to a conference talk while doing so!
8:45 - 9:00 AM - If the laundry is crazy, then I'll put a load in the washer. I wash my sheets AND pillows once a week, so if it's about that time then I'll do that as well! BUT MOSTLY, all my mini-chores are done and the house in clear and cluttered free enough that I can grab a 24oz cup of COLD water. I try to drink 3 cups (24oz) in 20 minutes AT MOST. And the other 5 cups before noon! I KNOW that if I'm not strict about forcing myself to drink all 8 glasses in the moring time, then I won't drink it AT ALL throughout the day.
9:00 AM - This is about the time I either start getting ready for the day or start working through my daily habits and habit tracker (will do a blog post about this later too *wink wink*). Obviously if I'm doing laundry then I'll set alarms on my phone for about when generally the loads will the done (our washer and dryer have those little song alerts but my room is so far away from the laundry room that I generally don't hear it then forget about my laundry all together (which is not good)).
And that's it!!! That's my morning routine! Some days it is a little different depending on my work schedule/studying schedule - but I still GENERALLY try to get all these things done the second I wake up and if I'm in a little bit of a crunch I'll do a SUPER QUICK clean/clear up job and save what I can for later times!
What are some morning routines/rituals that you all do to get your day started? I'd like to know, and maybe even incorporate a few for my own! ;) Once again, thanks for much for reading lovelies!!!
XO, me.
Another month, another braces update! Not much changed this month so this will be a quick one!!!
+ Since most of my teeth already shifted into a generally straight alignment, there won't be a significant (or very visible) difference at all for this month's pictures!
+ At my braces appointment on September 9th, all they did was replace a bracket because apparently mine became "pinched" so my new, thicker, wire wasn't able to get pushed through!
+ definitely gotten more insecure about smiling with my braces than EVER before... not sure why???
+ Got black bands this time around because I heard it's one of the most popular and "flattering" (if that can even be a thing?) colors! YAAAAAAH, no. I hate it, hahahaah.
10 June 2017!
10 July 2017.
10 August 2017.
10 September 2017.
10 September 2017.
You know the drill...
1. Get 60% fluent in German on Duolingo!
2. FINALLY plan a fun trip for October/End of the year!
3. Clean out closet! (Like, really clean it out)
4. Go to church EVERY Sunday!
5. Brainstorm new blog posts for Sunday's again!
6. Weigh 120 lbs CONSISTENTLY!
7. NO spicy samyang noodles! (Cleaner eating!)
Keeping it short and sweet once again this month! Thanks for reading babes! xo, me.
1. Get 60% fluent in German on Duolingo!
2. FINALLY plan a fun trip for October/End of the year!
3. Clean out closet! (Like, really clean it out)
4. Go to church EVERY Sunday!
5. Brainstorm new blog posts for Sunday's again!
6. Weigh 120 lbs CONSISTENTLY!
7. NO spicy samyang noodles! (Cleaner eating!)
Keeping it short and sweet once again this month! Thanks for reading babes! xo, me.