I Care for Self Care

Here's the tea when it comes to self care, it isn’t selfish, but rather necessary, and there's no wrong or right way to do it! Part of the beauty of being our own person is finding things in life that help you relax or take a step back from this crazy world we live in. It's important to recharge and prepare to attack the day or week without feeling like you need a vacation from your days off, the weekend or whatever it may be. Being a full time employee and college student, I don’t always get the necessary time I need, so when I have the opportunity, trust that I take it!

Personally, it sounds crazy but I low key love to pretend I live this movie perfect life of a jet setter who wakes up in a new city constantly (Whatever works right)! I have an INFJ personality type (Introversion, Intuition, Feeling, Judgement) and constantly need time to myself to regroup after a stressful day or being around people for an extended period of time (trust me I know it sounds ridiculous and one of my insecurities but that's a whole other conversation in itself). Some ways in which I self care are first and foremost having an area to myself that feels personal and cozy, and I have aimed to decorate my room to be just that. Second a nice shower that focuses on skin care leaves me feeling refreshed and brand new. I blow out my hair so it is full of volume and pair it with a fresh face makeup look that is light and doesn't require a lot of product and treat myself to some flowers; peonies, they're my favorite and not too fragrant. I also make an effort to pick up some food, more than I can eat, that's for sure, to spread out on my bed plus I make sure to have some sort of dessert on hand because it makes everything just a little bit sweeter! When all that is said and done I slip into my prettiest coziest pajamas whether it be a cute romper or silk chemise, cozy up under a throw and proceed to watch movies and stuff my face. I mean I did say I only pretend to this this life of a jet setter, let's be real, I don't look as cute eating as I made everything else seem and to top it off while my pajamas feel nice, they also allow the room to eat until my hearts content *shoulder shrug*. 

The thing is though, not all self care days go like this. Some days I’m locked away because I just can’t deal, others I spend driving and listening to music because it clears my head and calms my soul. There are days I lay and write, go out and write, have a self made spa day or quite frankly do whatever suits my fancy. As I mentioned before, there is no right or wrong way, all that matters is that you take care of you. I will never have enough words to stress my belief in the importance of it all. 

How do you relax or recharge? What's your idea of self care?

Until next time, 

XO Hope