Weekly Wellness

The holiday season is officially in full effect and this can bring a lot of stress!

Stress from holiday shopping, preparing for family gatherings, celebrations of all kinds, holiday events, balancing work with family time, and of course the holiday clean up once everything is said and done. While we all tend to look at this time of year as a fun and joyous one, sometimes that is not always the case.

Year after year I usually just go with the flow of the holiday madness. Sometimes this includes shopping late, preparing for events last minute, not being prepared for family until the day of, and failing to take the necessary time off from work so that I am able to spend quality time with my family.

After years of taking on the stress and simply going with the flow, this year I vowed to do things differently. Instead of going with the flow, I made a plan. Instead of taking on the stress, I managed my expectations. I did this to help myself get through the holiday season with as little stress as possible. The best part about it, is that I’ve been implementing these simple tips into my daily life for months now, and I can honestly say I’ve noticed nothing but positive results.

These tips will not only help you get through the holiday season, but will also help you manage your stress all year round! Let’s get into it!

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Hey there gorgeous!

Last week you absolutely crushed it with the 7 Day Self-Care Challenge! I know I said this like 1,000 times and honestly, I’m probably going to say it 1,000 more, but I’m so proud of you!

In 7 days, you managed to set a solid foundation for your self-care routine, and build upon that each day by identifying wellness activities that bring you joy. You rounded it all out by not only creating a routine but also creating a weekly schedule, so that you are able to hold yourself accountable for seeing it through daily.

What you managed to do in 7 days is not an easy task to accomplish, so if you haven’t already celebrated yourself for doing so, now it the time to do it! But celebrate responsibly 😊.

Now, it’s been almost a full week since the challenge ended and I hope you are still going strong! This week I wanted to share with you what my current daily wellness routine looks like (in case you’re a visual learner like me), and my top tips for wellness consistency (because honestly in the beginning it’s hard to be consistent). Below you will find my current daily wellness schedule/routine, and my top 3 wellness tips to help you remain consistent with the schedule/routine that you created.

Let’s get into it!

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It’s that time of year again, when families get together to have a big feast and enjoy one another’s company. For my family this is probably everyone’s favorite holiday (with the exception of me) and while a large part of that is due to all the food we get to eat, we also know it’s one of the few days out of the year that we all get to truly be together.

What I love most about this holiday is being able to see all my nieces and nephews under one roof, happy and having fun, and knowing that my grandma is blessed to be able to witness it all once again.

What warms my heart the most about this holiday, and probably the only reason I continue to celebrate it with family year after year, is the reminder of everything that I have in my life presently to be thankful for. Time files by so fast and sometimes it can be hard to slow down and enjoy the roses. When this happens, I personally can easily stop practicing gratitude.

Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity to realign my morals with my values, and to ensure my life is reflecting those honestly. That way throughout the year when I’m having hard days, weeks, months, and even moments, I can stop and practice gratitude for what I do have presently.

If the parts of me that matter most weren’t aligned with the life that I’m pursuing (or living depending how you choose to look at it), then I wouldn’t have the things that I have that make my life presently satisfying.

Here’s a short and sweet Thanksgiving message from me to you, hoping you’ll keep the spirit of gratitude alive in your heart this Thanksgiving.

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