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𝐻𝑂𝑊 𝑇𝑂 𝐺𝐿𝑂𝑊 𝑈𝑃- 2𝑁𝐷 𝑄𝑈𝐴𝑅𝑇𝐸𝑅

𝑁𝑜 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝐸𝑥𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑠. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝐺𝑒𝑡 𝐼𝑡 𝑇𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟.

𝐿𝑒𝑡'𝑠 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒, 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒. 𝐴 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑤-𝑢𝑝 𝑖𝑠𝑛'𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 ; 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡- 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑, ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ, 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑟, 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑡ℎ, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡.

𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟. 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑠. 𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛'𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡, 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑘.

𝐴𝑃𝑅𝐼𝐿-𝑀𝐴𝑌-𝐽𝑈𝑁𝐸

𝐺𝐸𝑇 𝑆𝐸𝑅𝐼𝑂𝑈𝑆 𝑂𝑅 𝑆𝑇𝐴𝑌 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑆𝐴𝑀𝐸

✰ 𝐶ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒 2 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 (𝑦𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒).

✰ 𝑆𝑒𝑡 3 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ. 𝑁𝑜 𝑣𝑎𝑔𝑢𝑒 "𝐼'𝑙𝑙 𝑇𝑟𝑦" 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒.

✰ 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 (𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑟 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡!)

✰ 𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑢𝑝 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑦. 𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑.

✰ 𝑅𝑒𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓- 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝐸𝐴𝑅𝑁 𝑖𝑡

𝑇𝑖𝑝: 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑢𝑝, 𝑎 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔!

𝐶𝐻𝑂𝑂𝑆𝐸 𝑌𝑂𝑈𝑅 𝐴𝑅𝐸𝐴𝑆 𝑂𝐹 𝐼𝑀𝑃𝑅𝑂𝑉𝐸𝑀𝐸𝑁𝑇

𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒:

𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑟 𝐺𝑜𝑎𝑙𝑠 - 𝐿𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 𝑈𝑝 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦

𝑁𝑒𝑔𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 - 𝑆𝑒𝑡 𝑢𝑝 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑜𝑠𝑠.

𝑈𝑝𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 - 𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝.

𝐽𝑜𝑏 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ - 𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑟 𝑢𝑛ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦, 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠.

𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑛𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 - 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑠.

𝑆𝑒𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘-𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 - 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ.

𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 - 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑎𝑔

𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ'𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑠 - 𝐾𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔.

𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑏𝑢𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑡 - 𝑆𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢.

𝑈𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠/𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔.

𝐵𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 - 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑑.

𝐵𝑢𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑑.

𝑆𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡.

𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑆𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔! - 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟.

𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑙 𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 - 𝐶𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑢𝑠𝑒.

𝑃𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 - 𝐴𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑑 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑠.

𝐶𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒 - 𝑆𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑟.

𝑃𝑅𝐴𝐶𝑇𝐼𝐶𝐸 𝐺𝑂𝐴𝐿 𝑆𝐸𝑇𝑇𝐼𝑁𝐺 - 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑅𝐼𝐺𝐻𝑇 𝑊𝐴𝑌

𝑆𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑘𝑒𝑦.

✰ 𝑃𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 2 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟 - 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓.

✰ 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑖𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 - 𝐶ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒 2 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ

✰ 𝑈𝑠𝑒 𝑎 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑟 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠.

✰ 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘 𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 - 𝐶𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑠.

✰ 𝑅𝑒𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑡!

𝑅𝐸𝑊𝐴𝑅𝐷 𝑌𝑂𝑈𝑅𝑆𝐸𝐿𝐹 𝐵𝐸𝐶𝐴𝑈𝑆𝐸 𝑌𝑂𝑈 𝐷𝐸𝑆𝐸𝑅𝑉𝐸 𝐼𝑇

𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛! 𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎 𝑓𝑒𝑤 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓:

𝑆𝑝𝑎 𝐷𝑎𝑦 : 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑥, 𝑢𝑛𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒.

𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑁𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 : 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑜 𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦 𝑎 𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑙.

𝑀𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑒 𝑁𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 : 𝐶𝑜𝑧𝑦 𝑢𝑝 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑚.

𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑒 : 𝐵𝑢𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑒 (𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑡!)

𝐹𝐼𝑁𝐴𝐿 𝑅𝐸𝑀𝐼𝑁𝐷𝐸𝑅

𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑠𝑛'𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛- 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠. 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 : 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝 𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑠 𝑢𝑝 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑏𝑖𝑔 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

healing ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪

growing ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪

accepting ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪

learning ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪

evolving ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪

dealing with the blues : how to manage negative emotions and more ૮꒰◞ ˕ ◟ ྀི꒱ა rotting vs resting

i know how upsetting life can be sometimes. you want to get better but something happens and life just keeps pushing you down, and you fall further and further into a rut. and because of that, you start to feel even worse. "why am i not doing as good as the others?" , "why am i so xyz?" , "why am i not like her?" etc etc. cmon my love. this isn't the time to compare yourself to others and feel even worse but to slowly dig up the soil, and find out what is actually going on. ♡ just take a day off, babe seriously. sometimes you just need to let yourself be upset and be unproductive yk? there is nooo shame in being unproductive as hell for a day or two. take your time and have a good break. now talking about breaks, we have a problem. are you really resting or rotting? RESTING makes you feel good, happy and energised ROTTING makes you feel guilty, unproductive, sluggish a lot of the times, instead of resting and recharging our minds, we are feeding our minds with lots and lots of brainrot, indulging in bad habits in the name of "resting", avoiding important work etc which in return make us feel even worse! well, resting isn't supposed to do that, right? resting is supposed to recharge you, get you ready to fight again. so next time you choose to 'rest', be mindful. do not indulge in things that you know will make you feel worse. doomscrolling is not resting. stalking your friends is not self care. intentionally avoiding important work is not self care. binge watching series by wrecking your sleep schedule and then feel guilty abt being on your phone all day is not self care. self care and resting is doing things you love which will nourish your mind and distract you for a little while, so that you can take a step back and just be aive for a bit.

an example of a day off could be smth like this ( just an example, please remember that everyone's life is different and so is yours. adjust accordingly ) : ʚɞ do not set any alarm, let yourself wake up naturally and when you do, pick up that book you have been meaning to read for a long time. ʚɞ have breakfast ʚɞ do 1 thing you really love and which makes you super happy (dancing, singing, acting etc) ʚɞ talk to someone or write abt how you are feeling ʚɞ try to create smth. a quick diy project, a lil sketch, crochet, a new dance move, a song cover, a poem, a video, photography etc ʚɞ do 1 imp work which you have been putting off (homework, stdy for a test etc) ʚɞ delete instagram for a bit and surround yourself with positivity. use tumblr, youtube, pinterest instead. ʚɞ go outside, even for just 5 minutes. ʚɞ maybe call up your friend/s and play smth ʚɞ take cute pics of urself ʚɞ maybe post smth cute on tumblr wink wink ʚɞ have a cute night ritual and then go to bed. ₊⊹ monitor what you have been consuming lately what you feed your mind and body actually matters (lol what a shocker). so tell me, have you been eating well? sleeping well? surrounding yourself with positivity? or have you been consuming content which further degrades your mental and physical health? try to replace unhealthy junk with healthy stuff. fix your fyp, choose "not interested" for posts which no longer resonate with you. declutter and reorganise. i really, really suggest trying a quick digital detox for a day. ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡ talk to someone who you feel safe with. you can even text me, ill try my best to respond <3 please talk to someone when you feel upset, communicate bbgs, communicate! even if it is hard and uncomfortable. if you feel like you have no one to talk to, talk to a stuffed animal or a tree or yourself. let those thoughts and feelings out, don't hold them inside your body. release them. observe them. try to understand them. but never let negative emotions become a part of you. they come and go, like any other emotion. you will be just fine. even when it feels like it is the end of the world love you always,

@deardiarywrites

I have my own imaginary world where everything is right as I like it. Imaginary doesn’t make it fake, it makes it fun.

I live there :))

◜⁠✧ I am capable of achieving anything I set my mind to this month.

◜⁠✧ I trust the process and embrace every challenge as an opportunity to grow.

◜⁠✧ I am focused, disciplined, and committed to my goals.

◜⁠✧ I am stronger than any obstacle I face this april.

◜⁠✧ I am ready to make this month my best one yet.

6-MONTH REBRAND: the plan + goals

hi, i’m binatoki. this is my online diary to document my self-rebrand journey. i am going to go on this journey for 159 days. why? because 7 years ago from that date will be the day that my glow-down started. so in 159 days, i want to be better than i was on that day 7 years ago.

daily non-negotiables:

my non-negotiables are daily habits that i am going to do each day. these habits will help me get better physically, emotionally, mentally, & spiritually. these include:

• movement/exercise— 45 minutes minimum, 10k steps

• clean eating (with minimal occasions)— no alcohol, minimal dairy, minimal refined carbs, minimal sugar. high protein, lots of veggies, herbal tea, water, and supplements

• hair, makeup, skincare, hygiene— styling my hair pretty, wearing makeup, smelling my best, and grooming my best daily. i am going to look the best i can each day

• listen to at least 1 video/podcast or read at least 10 pages of self-improvement material

• get closer to God— use the Bible app, pray, and listen to at least 1 service/Christian video

• must document on here daily

weekly “homework”:

each week, i will be giving myself “homework”. my homework is basically 1-3 tasks that will either get me out of my comfort zone (ie become friends with a stranger) or to boost my level-up (like getting my hair done). the start of the week is monday and the end of the week is sunday

monthly goals:

each month i will give myself 1-3 goals within each category: beauty, health/fitness, finances, career/school, and lifestyle/social.

so what are my goals for the next 159 days?

i can’t list every goal on here because i have so many, but here are the more “major” goals that i’ll be working on.

1. lose 50lbs (i need to lose about 85lbs)

2. move on to my third quarter in nursing school with straight A’s

3. have my dream hair (long, thick, blonde, healthy)

4. keeping my skin plump and youthful (face & body)

5. become debt-free (i’m approx $30k in debt)

6. move out and live on my own again

7. make at least $12k a month / quit my current job

again, i have so many other goals (that i will be writing about) but i’m not trying to make this post super long!

lastly, what parts of myself or my lifestyle will i be leaving behind?

i’m leaving behind the part of me that loves playing into the victim mentality. i’m leaving behind the part of me that let’s her insecurities ruin her day, her mood, and her social life. i’m leaving behind the part of me that is tired, “lazy”, comfortable in my discomfort, and who loves to procrastinate and put things off. for the next 159 days, i’m going to focus on me and the present. i’m not going to focus on who i was in the past anymore. i’m not going to dwell on things i can’t control or change.

so now what?

feel free to follow my journey. i will be posting daily and will keep it raw and authentic. i can’t wait to see how much i’ll grow at the end of the 159 days. i’ll talk to you soon.

— binatoki

A Mini Guide For : How To level Up Your Confidence

1. Reframe Your Fails into Fuel - Instead of letting setbacks crush you view them as training moments. Everyone messes up but confident people use those experiences to learn and improve. Next time you face a challenge tell yourself "This is an opportunity to grow" and watch your confidence soar.

Celebrate Your Strengths - Don't wait for someone else to pat you on the back. Recognize and appreciate your own talents and accomplishments. Make a list of things you're good at big or small and revisit it whenever self doubt creeps in. Remind yourself - I am awesome at speaking and doing conversations and that's something to be proud of!

Fake It Til You Make It "in the Right Way" - This one gets a bad rap but here's the key don't pretend to be someone you're not. Instead act confident even if you don't feel it completely. Stand tall, make eye contact, and speak clearly. This outward projection can trick your brain into feeling more confident and over time it can become genuine

Compete Against Yourself, Not Others - Ditch the comparisons! Social media and societal pressures can make us feel like we're constantly falling short. But true confidence comes from focusing on your own journey, not someone else's highlight reel.Track your progress and celebrate how far you've come and set goals that challenge you to be a better version of yourself.

Focus on "what you can control," not the rest: Can't control others' opinions? Let it go. Focus on your strengths and actions and how you want to show up in the world Be your own boss.

Be patient with yourself and know your self more so that you can know in what areas you need to develop more , Message me if you guys want that sheet to know about yourself more 🥰

I need a part 2!!! So inspirating!❤☀

small life lessons we can all pick up from audrey hepburn ♡

be kind: what is more beautiful than someone who is genuinely kind? there was no doubt audrey had a huge heart! among her many amazing qualities this is what also magnified her beauty, she was a philanthropist and did humanitarian work around the world, constantly at aid to the people who needed it. audrey hepburn believed in kindness, she treated everyone around her with respect.

when you are kind your aura immediately becomes brighter, you attract what you put out into the world and people who are the same will naturally gravitate towards you because of the positive energy you’re putting out. treat everyone around you how you would like to be treated, say your pleases and thank you’s, give out compliments, and most importantly spread love!

“for beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” ~ audrey hepburn

“remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it’s at the end of your arm. as you get older, remember you have another hand: the first is to help yourself, the second is to help others.” ~ audrey hepburn

learn languages: audrey was fluent in 6 languages! learning a new language brings you closer to the people and the culture for sure, and improves so many functions in your brain as well! It brings you so many job opportunities, and more of an excuse to travel the world!

the best part about learning a language in the twenty first century is that there is access to soooo much information for free online! youtube, tumblr, and language exchange apps have so much information when it comes to common languages people are learning around the world.

audrey speaking italian ♡:

be graceful: audrey hepburn exuded grace, despite all of the hardships she experienced in life including the natzi occupation in her home which resulted into a lot of unfortunate events, she still followed the things close to her heart like practicing ballet and attending classes before and after the occupation, becoming a actress and movie star, and devoting her time and energy to UNICEF. what a hard working woman!

audrey also had amazing posture from her ballet background and spoke to everyone soft and smoothly, it was so pleasant to hear her speak!

being graceful makes you radiate from the inside out, it’s in how you speak to yourself and others, it’s how you carry yourself, it’s giving your best to everything you do and are passionate about and wanting to better yourself as a person, it’s walking with confidence with everything you do that it will rub off on the people around you as well! walk tall with your shoulders back and chin held high, walk into your grace and own it!

apply these 3 things to your daily life and watch yourself slowly bloom into a person who is improving day by day into a lovely human being ♡

Summer movie watch list ౨ৎ

endless love

moonrise kingdom

the last song

the parent trap

the kings of summer

aquamarine

the first time

the way way back

dirty dancing

safe haven

clueless

barbie in a mermaid tale

the lucky one

lady bird

blue crush

monte carlo

call me by your name

mamma mia

the sisterhood of the travelling pants

teen beach movie

As always, please feel free to share your own suggestions and favourite summer movie in the comments! <3

I also made this into a letterbox list which you can find here -> CLICK ME <3

✩‧₊*:・love ya ･:*₊‧✩