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teacupstudies · 5 years
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things to do on sundays to recharge and make the upcoming week awesome
• clean ya room (just do it). also, check those pinterest boards you save for “one day” and actually go through them and draw some inspiration, even if you just end up rearranging the books on your bookshelf or putting some flowers from your garden in a mason jar on your desk. this is your home, make it feel like it is.
• do your laundry (also, don’t forget your bed sheets). if you’re in the mood, look at next week’s weather forecast and think about what you’re going to wear. go through your drawers, check the back of your closet. that hat you bought some time ago and forgot about because you didn’t dare to wear it? well... new week, new you, right? 
• call a friend/family member you haven’t talked to in a while, tell them you miss them. tell them you love them. remember and appreciate that they are a part of your life even if it doesn’t feel like it all the time.
• draw, paint, journal, write or make some music. something you know you love doing but “never find the time”. sunday is “finding-the-time day”. if you’re not feeling creative, read a book or watch your favorite show. or watch a new show. a scary show. a funny show. laugh as loud as you want. listen to music. listen to your favorite songs, or listen to new songs. even a new genre if you dare. turn the volume all the way up. take a second to consciously feel the music. you can always get up and dance. or sing. or both.
• the great, but still really effective classic: take a bath or a really long shower. if you have this special face or hair mask you’re saving up for a special occasion: congrats, you’re the special occasion today. use it. also, body lotion. we all know you’re going to be running late during the week and skip it one too many times. make yourself feel like the goddess you are. 
• sit in silence for a few moments. listen to your breath. listen to your heartbeat. for the love of god PLEASE listen to your thoughts for once in your life. don’t make them feel like they are wrong. or bothersome. they too just want to be heard once in a while. what are they trying to tell you? what could be soothing for them? be compassionate to yourself. it’s okay. you are okay. you are okay.
• think about things you can be grateful for next week. even if you feel like your life sucks atm, think about the small things you take for granted in a different way. for example: “next week, i will have access to clean water. CLEAN. WATER. 844 million people don’t have that.” or “next week, my legs will take me wherever i want to go. not everybody has two fully functioning legs, so i’m lucky in that way.” you're allowed to feel bad about your life, but you’re also allowed to feel good about things. 
• if you’ve stayed home most of the week, go out. go for a walk. go swimming. go to a party or dinner with friends. even if you feel like you don’t need to see the outside world, chances are you’ll feel great after you do. if you feel like you’ve been running around all week, maybe you’d like to stay home today. put on your ugliest sweater, comfiest leggings, and fluffiest socks and curl up under a thousand blankets. you a sloth today and it’s okay. 
• eat. i mean honestly: eat THE THING. i don’t care if you’re on a diet. if there’s something you’ve been craving all week that has turned you into the veiny-neck-dude meme just trying to resist it: EAT IT. you deserve it. not because you worked out or ate salads or did well in school, but just because you’re a human and you love to eat and life is short and you should be allowed to eat yummy things. it’s okay. you won’t gain 5 pounds or lose your brain cells no matter how unhealthy it is, i promise.
• plan plan plan yo week. it doesn’t matter if you use a planner, bullet journal, the calendar on your phone or the notes app: write everything down you have going on next week. appointments. events. coffee-dates. when are you going to the gym? what are you going to eat? (meal prep if necessary) also, create reminders on your phone for everything. “i won’t forget it!” is a sweet thought, but oh honey you will. schedule reminders for every event. let your phone remind you that you need to buy toilet paper when the store is nearby. schedule daily reminders for your medications. (once you’ve done this it honestly feels like you just cleaned out 38GB of your brain, you simply don’t have to worry about that anymore, space for more important info, like your new favorite pun to annoy everyone with)
• most importantly: listen to what your mind and your body need today and next week. daily life is so full of “should-do”s that it’s important to find a healthy balance between the “should”s and the “need”s. you will be much more productive, healthy and happy that way. nobody knows you better than you do, take advantage of that and plan accordingly.
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teacupstudies · 4 years
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How to ACTUALLY achieve your goals
1. Set habits, not goals
The problem with goals is that they’re literally just the end result that we wish for. When we set goals we don’t usually specify HOW we are actually going to get to that finish line, we lack an action plan. HABITS > GOALS. Instead of making a list of things that you want to achieve this year, make a list of habits that you want to achieve every day or every week. Let those be your only goals, and set them in a way that lets you check if you are actually on the right path.
Example: Instead of “Lose weight” make it a daily goal to “Make half of my dinner plate veggies” or “Work out 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday)” or “Always put a bottle of water on my bedside table before going to bed and drink it upon waking up”. 
Be as specific as you possibly can! Plan habits in a way that lets you check them off every day. The satisfaction of doing that will keep you motivated!
2. Baby steps. Seriously.
Ok so before we get all excited and plan to incorporate a thousand habits into our daily routines: LET’S CALM DOWN. What is actually, realistically achievable? Because let’s be honest, even though it’s a nice thought, we probably won’t be able to go from eating one vegetable a month to drinking water in the morning, going for a run, eating a salad every day AND drinking 3 cups of green tea every day. It’s just not gonna happen. So. Ask yourself again. WHAT IS REALISTIC? Now cut that in half. Choose only one (1!) of those goals to start, and make it an easy one to achieve. Make it so easy that it’s impossible to fail. (Example: Read 1 page of a book) Do that for 3 or 5 days before either leveling it up (Example: Read 2 pages) or adding another habit (Example: Drink a cup of water upon waking up). Keep going like that, giving yourself enough time to feel those daily goals transform into literal habits that you just do because they’ve become a part of your life. Keep adding something small here and there, but know when to stop. Listen to your body, listen to your mind. See it as a sport, as something you can get better at only by increasing its difficulty little by little. And remember this quote by Bill Burnett: “The unattainable best is the enemy of all the available betters.". Just think about that.
3. Write it down, baby.
Literally. I don’t care if it’s in your planner, your phone, a notebook or a piece of paper, but you need to see your habits in front of you and when they are supposed to completed. This way you can also check them off as you go, which is really motivating, especially when you look back and see everything you’ve already achieved. Keep it simple if you want by just writing simple checklists for every day, or make it pretty by using colors and stickers, but make it YOURS.
4. Be a team player.
If you have a friend who wants to join you on this journey you can keep each other in check, maybe even sitting down together once a week to discuss how your past week went. If not, tell someone. Tell them about what habits you’re going to incorporate into your life and ask them to check in on you from time to time. This way you know that you’re going to have to explain yourself if you don’t follow through, which most of the time is motivating enough to just do it.
5. Reward yourself.
Just like you plan your habits, you should plan rewards! But again: it’s all about achievability. Learn to be proud of small improvements and encourage yourself the same way you would a friend. For example, after completing a habit 5 or 7 days in a row, pamper yourself by taking a bubble bath, putting on a face and hair mask and eating your favorite food. You can also plan a picnic with friends, go for a hike, buy that lipstick you’ve been eyeing for so long, go out to dance with friends… there are so many options! Rewards will keep you motivated by being a short-term goal you can work towards, which most of the time is much easier than just thinking of that long-term goal that seems so far out of reach.
6. Be kind to yourself.
Always treat yourself the way you would treat your best friend if they were in the same position. What would you tell them if they fell off track and messed up? You’d probably say to them that it’s okay, that things like that happen. You’d tell them to just start fresh and that everything will turn out just fine, right? Tell yourself the same things when you mess up, because you will mess up. Nobody is perfect, we’re all just human and there will come a point when you’ll be tired, stressed or busy and you won’t be able to keep up with everything, and THAT’S OKAY. Instead of beating yourself up over it and losing all motivation learn to forgive yourself, take a deep breath and get back on track. You can do this!
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