#healthy routines

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Fave way to do fruit infused water? I feel like I never do it right

Alongside matcha latte and black/green tea, fruit infused water is a great drink to have daily, with a lot of health benefits.

It's super simple darling! Just add frozen fruits to a bottle of water, let it sit for at least 10-20 minutes, and you've got a delicious holiday treat for an everyday drink. In winter just use fresh fruits instead of frozen. I like raspberries, strawberries & mint the most. 🍹

-L.

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Pora do łóżka!

Kiedyś myślałam, że spanie jest dla słabych 😂 To znaczy, myślałam, że mogę uczyć się do późna i wstać rano bez problemu do szkoły. Oczywiście siła przyciągania ciepłej kołderki zawsze była wysoka i stanowiło to nie małe wyzwanie, żeby wysunąć dwie nogi, a następnie resztę ciała. Do tej pory jednak system działał całkiem sprawnie. Czułam się produktywna przez całą dobę.

W tym roku akademickim zaszły zmiany. Co najlepsze, sama nie wiem dlaczego, ale teraz dzień bez popołudniowej drzemki to wyjątek. Jasne, że wpadam w błędne koło zaburzonego rytmu dnia i później w nocy trudniej jest zasnąć. Zmęczenie jednak jest tak silne, że zasypiam przy biurku. Zmiany nie zaszły też z dnia na dzień. Prawdą jest, że powoli obserwowałam większe zmęczenie podobnymi zadaniami dnia.

Coraz częściej rozumiem dorosłych, którzy po pracy są na tyle zmęczeni, że oglądają tylko filmy lub seriale. Nadal nie mieści mi się w głowie jak ludzie ogarniają swoje rodziny z małymi dziećmi, ale pełny szacunek, że dają radę. To, co ja mogę zrobić dla siebie to zadbanie o higienę snu. Wielokrotnie słyszałam, kilka razy próbowałam, ale tak jak z regularnymi ćwiczeniami na siłowni (jak wszyscy sobie planują), nie wyszło.

Bo wiecie, praca-dom-zakupy-dom potem ugotowanie obiadu i spanko to nie jest mój wymarzony styl. Chciałabym znaleźć swój złoty środek, czyli złoty balans. Zaczęłam od gotowania obiadu na dwa dni. Kolejny krok to wyciszenie się przed spaniem i dłuższy czas snu. Chyba powinnam przestać ignorować powiadomienia „Pora spać”. Czas dla siebie od ok. 21?! Obłęd. A może to właśnie wejście na „normalną” ścieżkę, którą przechodzi większość pracujących dorosłych?

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Are you tired of eating salmon everyday? Coz’ I’m not. 

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Balancing life with UK's 1-hour clock adjustment

Life is a delicate dance between our daily routines and the ups and downs of time. In the United Kingdom, the annual 1-hour clock adjustment, known as Daylight Saving Time (DST), can sometimes disrupt our sense of balance. In this blog, we’ll explore practical strategies for maintaining balance in your life amid changing clocks. Let’s learn how to make the most of this adjustment for a harmonious…

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Self care ideas ೄྀ࿐ ˊˎ

• Make yourself a cozy, warm beverage (I love tea and dark hot chocolate)

• Be active. Walk, run, bike, weightlifting, yoga, swim, calisthenics, pilates, dance, whatever! 💪

• Clean your room and look into feng shui

• Meditate, relax, and breathe for a moment 🧘‍♀️

• Lay in bed…. (Sometimes a girl needs to rest, okay?)

• Face mask, under-eye masks, face oils, vitamin C and E, aloe, gua sha, face massage. (you guys knew it was coming 🤷‍♀️)

• Dress up (fashion showwwww 😽😽) and prepare your outfits for the week

• Make a cute, healthy, satisfying treat

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🎀 The It Girl Lifestyle Guide 🎀

hi girlies! this guide is a part of the big series: The Ultimate It-Girlism Guide. in this mini guide i'll be including all things health, morning/nighttime routines, and more!

How to create your ideal morning / night / any other routine:

Here’s a mini step by step guide to curating a routine that works specifically for YOU, tailored to your own needs and wants. This can be for any routine u wanna create: morning, night, after school, after work, before school/ work, etc etc.

Apps / things needed:

ChatGPT (or an AI like that- it’s not completely necessary but it’s useful)

Notes app / docs app. (Or a pen and paper- this will be to write down the routine!)

Calendar app (optional tbh)

Ok so first off: decide what you want in your routine. Make a list in no particular order of what you need/ want in the routine.

Some examples:

Once you’ve created this list, you’re pretty much half way done. In this next part you can use chat GPT to make it easier, or use your own mind.

The next thing to do is: ask chatGPT to make a routine with the steps u wanted.

Make sure to mention what time your routine starts and ends. And if there’s anything you want to change, you can just ask the AI or make those changes yourself!

The last step is to write it down!

You can either write it down on the notes app, docs, on a journal/ piece of paper, anything that’s easily accessible to you. I heavily recommend writing it down somewhere, but if you dont want to you can…

Put it into your calander. This can help you be a bit more organised, but it’s not completely needed. As long as it’s written down somewhere- so you dont need to always remember it- you’re good.

Health and wellness

In this section, i will be talking about fitness, mental health and physical health. I will mention some useful tips to finally start, how to overcome procrastination, and how to take care of that area of your body.

1. FITNESS.

Numero uno: fitness! I’m not going to go yapping on about how fitness is so important- im assuming you all know that by now. But let me just remind you that staying fit is not only exercising or going to the gym everyday. It can be: running, going for a walk, playing a sport, yoga, pilates, dancing, cycling, and THE LIST GOES ON. DO anything that moves your body and gets you fit!

Here are some tips to help you get started:

Start small. Set small goals first. Set SMART goals

Choose the activities you enjoy. Like i mentioned earlier, there’s tons of ways to stay fit- cycling, running, swimming, yoga, dance, sports, etc. etc. (if you like, joining a class or working out with friends can help you stay motivated!)

Stay consistent. I know i know, this is said everywhere. But there is no progress without consistency. Even if you can’t do a whole workout one day, try and do 10 jumping jacks, or 5 pushups. Do whatever you can. Remember: 1% is better than 0.

Create a vision board. You can create one yourself, or find tons of them off Pinterest. Vision boards will make the process so much more fun and will certainly motivate you.

Set a reward system. Tell yourself: if you do this high intensity workout now, you can go to the spa later or watch tv.

Find a why. This goes for like everything tbh. If your why is big enough, you are capable of doing anything (even finding that lost book that you owe the library!) basically, are you doing this to get ripped? With tons of abs, or to get strong and impress people? Or are you doing this to boost your self esteem and improve your health?

2. FOOD & NUTRITION.

Balanced diet: eat the rainbow! Meaning- eat meals with a variety of different colours. Fruits, vegetables, proteins, carbohydrates, etc. it’s completely alright to eat a chocolate, but remember: EVERYTHING IN MODERATION.

Hydration: aim for at least 8 glasses of water a day. Trust me, drinking the magical potion that is water will help you SO much! It can help you clear your skin, have pink uncrusty lips, keep you fit and soooo much more.

Mindful eating: in the book IKIGAI it is said that you should only eat until you’re 80% full. Not 100%. Why? Because the time it takes for you to digest the food will have already made you extremely full. You may even have a stomachache. Studies also show that cutting back on calories can lead to better heart health, longevity, and weight loss.

Here are some tips to manage cravings:

Find healthier alternatives. If you are craving something sweet like chocolate, have something like a sweet fruit. If you crave something salty, try nuts. If you can’t think of any, search up some healthier alternatives to it!

Create more friction for junk, and less friction for healthy. This concept was said in the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. What does it mean? Make sure that it takes a lot of energy to get the unhealthy junk food. Maybe keep them high up in a cupboard so whenever you want it you have to go get a ladder, climb up, and then get it. And keep the healthy food in easy reach. Like some fruits open on a table, etc. (also remember to keep some actually yummy healthy food like Greek yogurt or protein bars.)

Distract yourself. Go do a workout or engage your mind in a hobby that you enjoy. Basically take your mind off food.

Yummy water. Make some lemonade for yourself. Or perhaps add slices of lemon, cucumber, mint or strawberries to it for some flavours. I’d do some research on this cus i know that some combos can rly help for things like clearing your skin, boosting energy, etc.

3. MENTAL HEALTH

Taking care of your mental health is just as important as taking care of your physical health. It affects how we think, feel and act and also determines how we handle stress, relate to others, relationships, etc.

Of course there will be ups and downs for our mental health. It’s not something that you can just fix once and it’ll be good forever. No, it’s a rollercoaster. But having a “good” mental health is really important for a successful lifestyle.

Here are some tips to help you improve your mental health:

Meditation / deep breathing. I can’t emphasise how important this is. Even 1-2 minutes a day is good. Start small. You dont even need to be sitting crossed legged for this. Whether you’re in class, on a vehicle or in a stressful situation; just breathe. Take a deep breath, and out. Do it right now.

Journalling. Write. It. Out. Writing your problems and worries out is SOO therapeutic, especially when you want to calm down. There are SO MANY benefits to journalling. But remember that once you’ve ranted on the paper, tear it, rip it, and watch it burn. (Don’t keep a journal for this unless you KNOW 150% that no ones ever gonna read it. Trust me, it’s terrifying knowing that someone’s read that.) other things you can do is create a gratitude journal, so whenever you’re feeling low you can just go to it or write in it.

Self careee!! Create time for self care in your week. Because if you do that, it’s gonna be that one thing which you’ll be looking forward to each week, which will make life SO much more fun and bearable. For me, my forms of self care are watching thewizardliz or tam Kaur, reading, watching a movie at night, etc.

POSITIVE. SELF. TALK. Need i say more? What you say to yourself, is what you believe. And what you believe reflects in your external life.

Sing your heart out to Olivia Rodrigo. I swear this is actually so calming and therapeutic. Basically: express your feelings. If you’re angry at someone, feeling grief or really hurt by someone, screaming to Olivia Rodrigo songs in my bedroom is my go-to (i just make sure not to do it when others can here hehe). You can punch your pillow, scream, cry, etc.

Remember honey: this too will pass. Repeat that over in your head. This will pass. This will pass. This will pass. I know you may be going through the toughest time ever, but this too will pass. Nothing is forever. You’ve gotten through so much worse. You’ve got this.

!! Girls, please remember that these are just some tips. I am NOT a professional. If you really feel horrible every single day, go to therapy or counselling. Also contact mental health hotlines or emergency numbers if needed.

Mkay thats it! I hope this was of some value to you, and stay tuned for the next guide in the it girl series!

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Sunday Reset<3

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the perfect morning .

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Healthy and Productive Habits *2023 Glow Up*

Dos and don’ts that will help you form realistic habits and stick to them to level up your life:

Sleep 7/8 hours per night

Don’t : use your phone for at least half an hour before bedtime.

Do : stretch, meditate, read or journal to unwind before going to sleep. 

Eat Healthy 

Don’t : food restrictions, calories counting, too much processed food.

Do : eat everything with moderation, keep a food and symptoms journal, 80/20 rule, eat slowly, lots of greens.

Be Active 

Don’t : force yourself to do activities you don’t like.

Do : 10k steps, create 10 minutes routines of exercises you enjoy, morning+night stretch, introduce one or two resistance and strength building activities. 

Take care of your skin, hair and nails

Don’t : skin picking, face touching, nail-biting, hair on face. 

Do : be gentle with your skin, create a quick and easy to stick to morning and night skincare routine, do a self-care day once a week, use SPF daily, use a cotton cloth to dry your hair, use a glass file for your nails. 

Produce more than you consume

Don’t : too much social media and TV.

Do : choose wisely what you consume (books, listen to useful, educational and inspiring podcasts and vlogs, ...), reduce screen time, read more, do a creative activity (writing, photography, painting, ...). 

Hone your craft 

Don’t : fear of failure, perfectionism, self-doubt and self-criticism.

Do : strive for progress not perfection, enjoy the journey more than the result, take small consistent actions to improve each day in what you do, educate yourself on the subject. 

Be disciplined, be consistent and never give up!

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[thatgirlie-diaries]

My daily habit tracker ୨୧

To embody daily "that college girl" during the second half of my semester! My focus is flexible achivement according to my energy and time available.

Do my morning and night routine

Affirm positive affirmations and practice gratitude x2 morning and night

No shit talking + Complaining

Use my phone less than 3 hours

Follow a healthy diet: 4 meals, one fruit, healthy snacks and drink water only!

Indulge in movement: do a pilates workout or a stretch workout

Practice self-care: look good for the day, take care of my hair, body, skin, teeth, smell good

Maintain a clean space all day

Self-develoment: read, journal, listen to a podcast, practice meditation or/and invest in hobbies

Education: Learn about educational topics, complete my homework or/and study Italian.

xoxo, that girl ୭ৎ

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How to Spend the Holidays with Your Long-Distance Lover

How to Spend the Holidays with Your Long-Distance Lover

The holidays are here and everyone is planning to spend them in the best way possible. You see Christmas recipes all over the internet, new outfits, and Christmas DIY decorations that will fit the incoming mood.  What’s best is spending Christmas with your loved one, so that this Christmas will be merry.  But what if your loved one is abroad? How could you spend Christmas with them when they…

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I believe in ginger with my whole heart, soul & migraines, aches sicknesses all that!

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💕cats are an it girls’ best friend💕