#rest days

[being-addie]

Rest Days

It's currently peak summer where I live, and it is SWELTERING. While I'm planning to be as productive as possible (I'm not kidding my sketchbook is with me 24/7 at this point), thanks to the heat, I'm finding it really hard to stay focused sometimes. So when I'm feeling particularly lazy, or just distracted I take a rest day. I feel like I can afford this right now more often because it's the holidays, but when my classes restart in June I won't be able to even sit down.

ANYWAYS. Here's what I'm currently doing during an easy rest day. Maybe you can take some inspiration <3

My rest days:

Sleep in: I sleep until it's nearly 7:30 - 8:00 am. It's late for me because usually, I wake up at 6:00 am

Move around: If it's cloudy, I'll go for a walk, otherwise, I'll cycle to the gym.

Breakfast: I usually have this thing, where I saute some veggies, scramble eggs, and cook savoury oatmeal, then mix it all together. It's healthy and filling and it's amazing with barbeque sauce. If I'm craving something sweet, I make banana-oat pancakes (which taste and look so much better than regular pancakes I swear)

Sit in the sun: It's morning, and the sun isn't harsh, so I sit in the balcony with my cold coffee and chat with my mom as I soak up that Vitamin D

Watch a little TV: I'll watch like 2 episodes of the show I'm invested in (I'm watching Big Bang Theory)

Get ready: Take my sweet time bathing, doing my hair and getting dressed.

Sketch: So this is both productive and relaxing for me, so I'll pull up Pinterest and do some practice or I'll go to a cafe and do a live study.

Do a little crafting: Ok so this is my therapy. I'm not joking. I put on some Lana Del Rey, and make a mess of my desk. I love making little handmade gifts for family (I just made this insane exploding box thing for Mother's Day lol) or making paper crafts. I'm learning how to crochet as well. Highly recommend it. Put in your earphones, get your scissors out and start making something. Doesn't have to be pretty, just keep going.

Watch the sunset: My gallery is so full of pictures, I don't have any room for anything at this point. 85% is just sunset pictures.

Evening: I just eat dinner with my sister and grandpa, and then we like to sing and dance as I load the dishwasher and she cleans the table.

Read: After chores are done, I read on my tablet for a while.

Sleep: Bedtime skincare and lights off at 10:30.

I've actually done this in way more detail than I thought haha, but this is basically a way more relaxed version of my daily routine, just no studying?? But yeah here it is.

Understand that rest days are required. You do not have to constantly work. Humans are meant to socialise and have fun, as well as work. We aren't worker ants or bees. Relax, and remember to breathe. Everything will be ok. xoxo.

<3

#self care #self improvement #self love #level up #level up journey #self love journey #glow up #college #tips and tricks #it girl #that girl #perfect #life #routine #lazy day #rest days

[csuitebitches]

hello.

I just wanted to ask, can you please tell me on how to know if I am taking a rest for my body when it genuinely needs vs when I am being lazy or not doing something just because my mood is bad?

I am currently on a journey to improve myself and I have never been this consistent my whole damn life with my goals. But then there are days where I don't feel good but still manage to push through but it feels like "what if i am pushing myself when my body needs to rest?" or when I rest I feel like "what if I am just being lazy and 'resting' just so I wouldn't have to do my tasks?".

I cannot seem to differentiate between the two and it is heavily messing up with my mentality and giving me huge amount of guilt.

Your answer would be genuinely appreciated, thankyou.

i would say that you would normally understand when your body needs a break fairly intuitively but it doesn’t seem to be the case here. So lets clarify that.

In the beginning, aim for a 75-80% success rate of completing your habits. This means that, in a month:

80% of 30 days = 24 days

Ensure that 24 days are spent in successfully completing your habits. The remaining 6 days are your rest days. I tend to rest completely (no exercise, meditation) on my periods so that my body isn’t exhausted; thats 5 days a month where I totally rest.

At the same time, dont forget you need to build your connection with your body. Start journaling in order to connect with yourself - aim to understand your body’s needs. Some days, yes you will have to push through and tell yourself to not be lazy, but a couple of days of rest here and there isn’t a bad idea.

The whole point of having healthy habits is to not burn out. If your habits are burning you out, you definitely need to step back.

#Q/a #rest days

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

Da fuck is this tweet?

Is Grant Shapps implying that working on your days off should be mandatory? And that the idea of voluntary overtime is an anachronism?

The Tories really do want to own us, don't they?

#uk politics #grant shapps #rail strike #rest days #capitalism #fuck the Tories

[affectionatepanda]

Every weekend I tell myself I’m gonna get stuff done on Monday and every Monday all I get done is laying down. I know I need to rest and stuff but I also… need to get other stuff done. And it’s just me who’s gonna get it done, I don’t have help. This is frustrating.

#disabled #chronic illness #disability #chronic fatigue #chronic pain #chronic migraine #vent post #rest days #self care

[m0tiv8me]

Hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving. I’ve been enjoying a nice break from it all and spending lots of quality time with family. No work, no workouts, no worries about what I’ve been eating and just taking in some quality rest and relaxation. It will be time to get back to work tomorrow and back to the grind. So incredibly thankful for good health and this time I’ve been able to enjoy the past few days.

#thankful #thanksgiving #rest days #recovery #health and fitness #mental health #fitblr #just me #personal fitblr #fitfam

[reidiot]

i mean i hate myself sometimes and there are mornings when i wake up wishing that i didn't, but really it's not that deep because at the end of the day i'm proud of myself for getting that duolingo streak so vivre rire aimer och hej då putas

#duolingo #duolingo streak #mental health #positive mental attitude #it's britney bitch #icon #emotional instability #i don't mind #rest days #rainy days #it's just a metaphor #it's not that deep #until it is #late night therapy #late night thoughts #late night #i lost my train of thought #thoughts #chaotic #vivre rire aimer #multilingual #live laugh love #peace sign #swedish #french #spanish #english #dark academia #dark academia aesthetic #cool stuff

[just-be-yourself71]

Finally my weekend that means road trips! Also look how long my hair is 😍

#weekend #day off #rest days #no work #women #girls #girls girls #bisexual #mixed hair #blond #blond hair #long hair #natural hair #Utah #lets be besties #internet friends #message me #lets be mutuals #colored hair #smiles #cute outfits #road trips #drives #states #Wyoming

[renee-writer]

Rest Days

Holidays

Oh we love them

A change to the routine

A chance to gather with family and friends

So, we love them

But for us with chronic illnesses

They also bring pain with the joy

We so need to de-stress

Have our rest days.

Before the next one comes

And it all happens all over again.

#my writing #writers write prompt #destress #rest days

[icfitnessclub]

#benefits #Rest Days #icfitnessclub

[nicolegmattos]

Michael “acting choices” Sheen serving as always lol

#I live for Michael being an active part of this fandom #he’s just as much of a David Tennant’s fangirl as the rest of us lol #everyday I get to kiss David Tennant is a good day #any excuse will do #good omens #good omens fandom #ineffable fandom #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #aziraphale #good omens s2 #good omens season 2 #good omens memes #neil gaiman #david tennant #michael sheen #crowley

[korwolfie]

Sleeping Black Cat

#art #animals #cat #blackcat #black cat #national cat day #black cats #halloween cat #sleep #sleeping beauty #i need sleep #rest #sleeping #bedtime #digital art #digital artist #artists on tumblr #digital painting #clip studio paint #kor wolfie art

[stuckinapril]

Sometimes you just have to look at someone who’s being unnecessarily rude or unkind or hostile towards you & wrinkle your nose & go “it’s not that deep. you’re so weird for thinking it’s that deep” & then go back to your happy fulfilling life that will forever be independent of how people perceive u

#studying at the bookstore w my phone off for the rest of the day goodbye #text

[aiburr]

monsters can go to the surface (twitter), but the night vale residents cannot/don't want to get out of town (tumblr)

#cecilsweep #cecil palmer #wtnv #tumblr sexyman poll #sans undertale #cecil gershwin palmer #welcome to night vale #my art #it's what both would've wanted. sans can finally rest and cecil is back on the everyones minds and ears. we are at peace #also i went with a design that reminds me the most of what i saw on my dash back in the days for cecil

[marisatomay]

there should be an oscar category called “movie my dad completed without falling asleep on the couch” and it’s more prestigious and contentious than best picture

#he would protest if he saw this and say he was ‘resting his eyes’ but i digress #here are the movies my dad watched for the first time this year and didn’t fall alseep: #top gun: maverick sunset boulevard there will be blood witness for the prosecution glass onion edge of tomorrow #i suspect avatar will be on the list but we’re not seeing that until the 18th #we watch a lot of movies so the sample size can be considered significant #but at the end of the day dads just really love top gun and tom cruise idk what to tell you

[ash-and-starlight]

The world needs more Yue and Zuko friendship, I squeal just thinking abt the parallels. They deserve a life changing field trip together and if u have abt ideas I’m all ears 👀

Hiii anon this ask fermented in my inbox and in my brain for so long,, so take this??? Post canon yue lives/no war au arts?? Anyway aside from the Parallels and their political position & their duty before hoes grindset I think they could learn a lot from each other. With zuko learning the gift of patience & diplomacy from yue & Yue learning that allowing yourself to feel anger and speaking up can actually be Good.

anyway hypothetical life changing trip outcome: zuko takes an intro gender studies class and yue says fuck

(oh and also must not forget the crush on sokka)

#id in alt text #‘toph should say fuck’ ‘let sokka say fuck’ if there’s one person who deserves to say fuck here it’s YUE #i rest my case #also yea i think comparing his life to yue’s would open zuko’s eyes towards Gender Inequality ksbfhd #he’s like you’re mai but prep what do u mean you can’t throw knives 😤 #i can accept sexism but i draw the line at banned military indoctrination 😤😤 #i like to think that at one point yue shows zuko how to prepare & butcher small game and he does an absolute shit job at it #+ feels queasy for 3 days #zuko #yue #my art #ash replies #ALSO I MUST SAY!!! DRAWING THIS WHILE READING LIKE THE SUN CH4??? NOT FEELING WELL BESTIES #oh also since we’re talking fics…. js if u see this…… dywtjtb will always be famous

[lonicera-caprifolium]

can I interest you in some conversation hearts? 💗💗💗

#good omens #ineffable husbands #aziraphale #crowley #aziracrow #happy valentine's day #I'm slightly early but #conversation hearts #sweethearts #that last one way the very first one I thought of #the rest were to make up for it