WEBVTT 1 00:00:13.599 --> 00:00:15.759 Hello you guys, Welcome back to another episode of the 2 00:00:15.759 --> 00:00:18.640 Hawkerel Energy Podcast. I'm your host, Kaylee, and this is 3 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:21.160 your weekly reminder that it's a new day, a new week, 4 00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:23.280 a new mindset, and another day for you to become 5 00:00:23.359 --> 00:00:26.320 the hawt girl energy you want to attract. Hello you guys, 6 00:00:26.359 --> 00:00:29.800 welcome back to another episode. As don't see by today's title, 7 00:00:29.839 --> 00:00:33.280 we are talking about winter blues because I am currently 8 00:00:33.719 --> 00:00:39.159 in the trenches of winter blues. Firstly, it's still January. 9 00:00:39.320 --> 00:00:41.280 I don't know how it's still January. I feel like 10 00:00:41.359 --> 00:00:45.320 January has taken forever, and to think that we still 11 00:00:45.359 --> 00:00:48.399 have another week of January blows my mind. I thought 12 00:00:48.399 --> 00:00:50.079 for sure this was the last week, and I'm like, 13 00:00:50.119 --> 00:00:53.439 oh wait, No, January thirty first is literally next Saturday. 14 00:00:53.520 --> 00:00:55.159 And don't get me wrong, I do kind of love 15 00:00:55.240 --> 00:00:58.600 January in the beginning, when you know, we're setting our 16 00:00:58.600 --> 00:01:00.920 goals and we're thinking about New Year and all that 17 00:01:00.960 --> 00:01:02.880 and kind of just feeling like we're going in with 18 00:01:02.960 --> 00:01:04.879 a fresh start. But as soon as at the last 19 00:01:04.879 --> 00:01:07.799 two weeks of January, I'm like, okay, I'm thinking about February, 20 00:01:07.879 --> 00:01:10.519 I'm thinking about Valentine's Day, I'm thinking about, you know, 21 00:01:10.640 --> 00:01:13.879 being one month closer to spring, and I don't know 22 00:01:13.920 --> 00:01:16.040 if anyone else is probably in this mindset. Maybe it's 23 00:01:16.040 --> 00:01:18.760 for all my winter girlies like me that live in 24 00:01:18.799 --> 00:01:23.000 a city where there's four different seasons. But I'm itching 25 00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:25.799 for spring already. I'm already over the snow. I'm over 26 00:01:25.840 --> 00:01:29.359 the gloomy weather and I just want to jump straight 27 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:32.280 to spring and start seeing the snow melt and get 28 00:01:32.319 --> 00:01:35.319 excited about summer. So anyways, I kind of wanted to 29 00:01:35.680 --> 00:01:38.280 make this episode about the winter blues and kind of 30 00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:41.480 how to get your spark back after feeling maybe a 31 00:01:41.519 --> 00:01:44.959 little you know, lazy or low and feel like you 32 00:01:44.959 --> 00:01:46.239 need to look a bit of a glow up or 33 00:01:46.280 --> 00:01:48.400 a bit of a change, or just like tips on 34 00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:51.040 how to make yourself feel, you know, out of that 35 00:01:51.480 --> 00:01:54.040 winter ugly state or winter blue state that you might 36 00:01:54.120 --> 00:01:57.079 be currently going through, especially for people like me who 37 00:01:57.079 --> 00:01:59.879 either live in Canada or live in a snowy climate 38 00:02:00.040 --> 00:02:03.280 where it's just you know, kind of taken over our 39 00:02:03.359 --> 00:02:06.480 life and it's so hard to do the little things 40 00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:09.960 like go outside, go for a walk. And I just 41 00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:12.199 really wanted to make an episode about how we can 42 00:02:12.400 --> 00:02:17.360 find ways to really bring ourself back to our good 43 00:02:17.360 --> 00:02:21.159 old self and feeling more motivated, feeling more positive, and 44 00:02:21.400 --> 00:02:24.039 just not feeling as low that we're currently feeling with 45 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:26.919 the winter season. So I know there's girls that obviously 46 00:02:26.960 --> 00:02:30.280 experience a winter season, right for anyone that lives in 47 00:02:30.319 --> 00:02:34.039 Florida or Australia or any to a warmer climate, like, 48 00:02:34.159 --> 00:02:37.280 obviously you still have a winter season, which we understand 49 00:02:37.319 --> 00:02:40.479 it's still a little bit colder where you are, but 50 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:43.759 it's not as cold as where you know I'm at, 51 00:02:43.800 --> 00:02:47.560 for example, with being in the full on snow in Canada. Anyways, 52 00:02:47.680 --> 00:02:50.520 let's talk about the reality of winter, because I feel 53 00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:52.960 like everybody can kind of relate to this in the 54 00:02:53.000 --> 00:02:55.759 sense where it's getting dark at four pm. I think 55 00:02:55.759 --> 00:02:58.520 we're all not really feeling that cute right now, at 56 00:02:58.599 --> 00:03:01.520 least I'm not feeling cute right now, with me looking 57 00:03:01.520 --> 00:03:04.199 a little bit paler, and I don't know, just kind 58 00:03:04.240 --> 00:03:07.400 of like feeling a little off. The sun rarely shows here. 59 00:03:07.479 --> 00:03:09.479 I don't know what it's like in the warmer climates, 60 00:03:09.560 --> 00:03:12.800 Like I don't know, Florida's winter is more like gloomy 61 00:03:12.840 --> 00:03:15.719 and cold and not that much sun. I honestly don't 62 00:03:15.719 --> 00:03:17.360 really go to Florida around this time of the year, 63 00:03:17.439 --> 00:03:19.360 So correct me if I'm wrong. But I think everyone 64 00:03:19.479 --> 00:03:22.680 kind of experiences the lack of sunlight around this time 65 00:03:22.719 --> 00:03:25.960 of the year, which is so hard because the sun 66 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:28.599 really does make a huge difference. If it's a sunny 67 00:03:28.599 --> 00:03:31.199 winter day, I'm actually having a good day, Like I 68 00:03:31.280 --> 00:03:34.240 want to get outside, I want to get the sunlight. 69 00:03:34.319 --> 00:03:37.199 I want to just like walk outside, get things done. 70 00:03:37.240 --> 00:03:39.240 I don't know, I feel more productive when the sun's 71 00:03:39.280 --> 00:03:41.759 actually out. I feel really good going into my day, 72 00:03:42.360 --> 00:03:46.400 But when it's gloomy and it's constantly snowing, it is 73 00:03:46.599 --> 00:03:49.759 very hard to make the effort of like getting out 74 00:03:49.759 --> 00:03:52.360 of the house or wanting to be productive or wanting 75 00:03:52.400 --> 00:03:54.840 to feel motivated. Like I feel like it's a very 76 00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:58.439 common feeling with being in this current season. I also 77 00:03:58.439 --> 00:04:00.960 feel like this is a very anti social time, Like 78 00:04:01.039 --> 00:04:04.560 I feel like we're all in hibernation mode, Like I'm 79 00:04:04.560 --> 00:04:07.840 only seeing my friends really for someone's birthday or the 80 00:04:07.919 --> 00:04:10.400 odd small hangout. If people actually want to get out 81 00:04:10.439 --> 00:04:14.080 of their house and get together. So it's very hard. 82 00:04:14.120 --> 00:04:15.879 I get it, Like I personally don't want to leave 83 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:17.800 my house right now, Like I'm like very much, just 84 00:04:17.839 --> 00:04:20.240 want to chill, be in the house, not really get out. 85 00:04:20.279 --> 00:04:22.199 But I need to have a different mindset, I think 86 00:04:22.279 --> 00:04:24.639 moving forward and really try and push myself to kind 87 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:27.399 of romanticize winter. And I think that's something we could 88 00:04:27.399 --> 00:04:29.600 probably all work on. And I get it. It's hard. 89 00:04:29.680 --> 00:04:31.920 It's I'm not saying it's easy at all, but we 90 00:04:31.959 --> 00:04:35.360 need to find ways to kind of make winter more enjoyable, 91 00:04:35.639 --> 00:04:38.240 more fun. And I want to say that I don't 92 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:39.560 hate where I live, Okay, I don't want to make 93 00:04:39.600 --> 00:04:41.000 it scene like I'm like, oh my god, I hate 94 00:04:41.000 --> 00:04:43.639 Canada whatever. Like I truly do love where I live. 95 00:04:44.040 --> 00:04:47.399 And I would say most of the months I actually enjoy, 96 00:04:47.519 --> 00:04:50.519 Like from March to December, I actually love where I live, 97 00:04:50.560 --> 00:04:52.160 Like I don't really have an issue. Like March and 98 00:04:52.199 --> 00:04:55.000 April's kind of like, you know, the snow starting to melt, 99 00:04:55.000 --> 00:04:56.920 it's obviously turning into spring. And then as soon as 100 00:04:57.000 --> 00:04:59.800 like May, July, August, obviously it's summer. It's amazing. And 101 00:04:59.839 --> 00:05:04.399 then and fall, which I adore. Between September and November 102 00:05:04.439 --> 00:05:08.279 and then Christmas, December and then again January. Still exciting 103 00:05:08.279 --> 00:05:10.600 in the beginning, but now we're starting to feel the blues, 104 00:05:10.639 --> 00:05:13.079 which is very common. I feel like around this time 105 00:05:13.120 --> 00:05:14.560 of the year, I think we can just all agree 106 00:05:14.600 --> 00:05:16.959 that right now we're all feeling a little off and 107 00:05:17.000 --> 00:05:19.040 we need to find a way to get our spark back. 108 00:05:19.120 --> 00:05:21.439 So I'm going to talk about a few things that 109 00:05:21.759 --> 00:05:24.439 I think can help us mentally and physically. I am 110 00:05:24.480 --> 00:05:26.600 taking these notes for myself. I am not saying that 111 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:29.399 these things here I'm doing right now that are like 112 00:05:29.759 --> 00:05:32.639 making me feel good. There is like one or two 113 00:05:32.639 --> 00:05:34.279 things that I would say that I've done out of 114 00:05:34.319 --> 00:05:37.519 this checklist that I do think has helped me through, 115 00:05:37.839 --> 00:05:41.120 like this week specifically and last week that I took 116 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:43.759 into a fact that I think has actually helped me 117 00:05:43.759 --> 00:05:46.920 mentally and or physically. So I'll share those with you. 118 00:05:47.040 --> 00:05:49.879 But I have ten things here that I personally think 119 00:05:49.920 --> 00:05:52.839 will really really help you feel better about winter, feel 120 00:05:52.839 --> 00:05:55.439 better about yourself, and kind of just get you through 121 00:05:55.480 --> 00:05:57.759 these next few weeks because we're all really trying to 122 00:05:57.759 --> 00:06:00.439 survive here. Like I get it. I feel I am 123 00:06:00.480 --> 00:06:03.720 trying to survive myself. So we're going to get through this, Okay, 124 00:06:03.759 --> 00:06:05.759 We're gonna get through this by doing these little things 125 00:06:05.879 --> 00:06:08.959 to help us feel mentally and physically better. Okay, so 126 00:06:09.000 --> 00:06:10.759 the first thing we're going to do is a daily 127 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:14.000 or weekly winter routine. So what I mean by this 128 00:06:14.120 --> 00:06:17.639 is either have a structured morning or night routine that 129 00:06:17.800 --> 00:06:21.560 is catered towards the winter season, or a weekly winter ritual, 130 00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:23.600 which could be meeting up with a friend at a 131 00:06:23.600 --> 00:06:26.439 coffee shop every single week. That way, it's something that 132 00:06:26.480 --> 00:06:28.720 you look forward to doing. I like the idea of 133 00:06:28.759 --> 00:06:31.079 having a structured routine because I feel like you wake 134 00:06:31.160 --> 00:06:32.839 up in the morning, you know exactly what you want 135 00:06:32.839 --> 00:06:35.240 to do, and kind of catering it towards the season 136 00:06:35.319 --> 00:06:38.560 makes it more practical and more enjoyable in my opinion. 137 00:06:38.720 --> 00:06:41.079 So usually in the summer, I'm up early, I'm up 138 00:06:41.120 --> 00:06:43.040 at five, I'm going on my sunrise walk, I'm going 139 00:06:43.040 --> 00:06:45.079 to a pilates class. You know, I'm doing all these things. 140 00:06:45.079 --> 00:06:48.319 But currently I don't want to do a five am 141 00:06:48.439 --> 00:06:51.360 walk because it's pitch block outside. So I'm trying to 142 00:06:51.360 --> 00:06:54.720 cater my routine to the winter season. So instead of 143 00:06:54.720 --> 00:06:58.240 walking outside, I'm walking inside on my treadmill, you know, 144 00:06:58.319 --> 00:07:01.920 still having that walking aspect, but obviously not being outside 145 00:07:01.959 --> 00:07:05.000 in the cold. You know, I'm having more warm coffees 146 00:07:05.120 --> 00:07:07.319 versus ice coffees, Like just kind of trying to like 147 00:07:07.399 --> 00:07:10.959 make adjustments to my current routine to kind of accommodate 148 00:07:11.240 --> 00:07:14.120 the winter season. And then a weekly winter routine, which 149 00:07:14.160 --> 00:07:16.040 is building a routine for yourself that you can do 150 00:07:16.079 --> 00:07:19.160 on a weekly basis. Whether it's with a friend or 151 00:07:19.199 --> 00:07:22.600 your husband or your sister, doesn't really matter. Two things 152 00:07:22.600 --> 00:07:25.240 that I actually make a weekly priority that I've really 153 00:07:25.360 --> 00:07:27.680 enjoyed these past few weeks is one of them. Me 154 00:07:27.680 --> 00:07:30.160 and my sister we go visit a different coffee shop 155 00:07:30.199 --> 00:07:32.720 every single week and get work done together. Typically it's 156 00:07:32.720 --> 00:07:35.319 been on like Thursdays or Fridays, and it's been really 157 00:07:35.360 --> 00:07:37.639 really enjoyable just to kind of be in a different space, 158 00:07:37.720 --> 00:07:40.639 be in a different environment. We're trying out new coffee shops. 159 00:07:40.639 --> 00:07:43.319 We love to order like a few different drinks. She'll 160 00:07:43.399 --> 00:07:45.800 order a different drink, I'll order a different drink. We'll 161 00:07:45.800 --> 00:07:48.079 try it out again, just kind of like something to 162 00:07:48.079 --> 00:07:51.360 look forward to while still obviously getting our work done. 163 00:07:51.519 --> 00:07:54.560 And then I also meet up with another girlfriend for 164 00:07:54.759 --> 00:07:57.279 a workout class and a coffee after and we do 165 00:07:57.360 --> 00:08:00.360 that on a weekly basis. So just making the effort 166 00:08:00.399 --> 00:08:03.800 of doing something with someone. A seeing your friends obviously 167 00:08:03.839 --> 00:08:07.720 is super important during this crappy weather. And just making 168 00:08:07.759 --> 00:08:10.319 the effort of doing something fun together every single week 169 00:08:10.360 --> 00:08:14.439 with people I think creates some enjoyment of a getting 170 00:08:14.439 --> 00:08:17.720 out of the house and b finding joy of drinking coffee. 171 00:08:17.759 --> 00:08:20.160 Like obviously I love my coffee in the morning. It's 172 00:08:20.199 --> 00:08:22.399 one thing that I look forward to. So being able 173 00:08:22.439 --> 00:08:24.800 to do it with a friend while getting work done, 174 00:08:25.360 --> 00:08:27.680 and just kind of making it a weekly part of 175 00:08:27.720 --> 00:08:30.920 your winter routine. I think it's a great start for 176 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:33.879 someone who's having, you know, a low or hard time 177 00:08:34.039 --> 00:08:36.879 with the winter season. Another one is making your room 178 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:40.120 or your home feel like a safe space. And this 179 00:08:40.120 --> 00:08:42.519 could be small or this could be big changes that 180 00:08:42.559 --> 00:08:44.360 you want to do to your home. A small thing 181 00:08:44.399 --> 00:08:47.159 could be like lighting candles all over your house, creating 182 00:08:47.159 --> 00:08:50.919 that cozy vibe by lighting your fireplace, or you know, 183 00:08:50.960 --> 00:08:54.720 putting on a YouTube cozy winter ambiance. I love doing 184 00:08:54.759 --> 00:08:58.120 those on YouTube, almost like the Samsung Frame TV art, 185 00:08:58.200 --> 00:09:00.320 but doing it as a YouTube video instead, and it 186 00:09:00.399 --> 00:09:04.600 kind of plays like calming music with a very esthetic background. 187 00:09:04.639 --> 00:09:06.559 So you could do things like that where it's almost 188 00:09:06.600 --> 00:09:09.039 like you're just kind of like glamorizing your space and 189 00:09:09.080 --> 00:09:12.879 making it more comfortable, or you can be the extreme 190 00:09:13.080 --> 00:09:17.120 like me and completely change one of your rooms. So 191 00:09:17.960 --> 00:09:21.559 this weekend, Zach and I actually decided to completely change 192 00:09:21.600 --> 00:09:24.200 our bedroom back to the way it was before. So 193 00:09:24.679 --> 00:09:28.000 I had my bed on this one wall for three years, 194 00:09:28.159 --> 00:09:30.960 and this time last year, I was just like, I 195 00:09:31.000 --> 00:09:32.799 don't know, feeling a little off. I'm like, I'm not 196 00:09:32.840 --> 00:09:34.960 loving this setup anymore. It's been like this for way 197 00:09:34.960 --> 00:09:37.840 too long. And honestly, I probably should have just like 198 00:09:37.879 --> 00:09:41.120 painted the bedroom or just added artwork or something like that. 199 00:09:41.159 --> 00:09:43.000 But instead I took the extreme and was like, no, 200 00:09:43.399 --> 00:09:46.879 let's just flip everything. Let's figure out a different setup. 201 00:09:46.919 --> 00:09:48.720 If you followed me on social media, then you already 202 00:09:48.720 --> 00:09:51.399 know what I'm referring to. But we basically changed our 203 00:09:51.519 --> 00:09:55.200 entire bedroom layout out and almost all of last year 204 00:09:55.279 --> 00:09:57.759 it was in a different setup and it was nice. 205 00:09:57.879 --> 00:09:59.720 I'm not going to say I loved it. I kind 206 00:09:59.759 --> 00:10:01.639 of just like wanted to keep it like that because 207 00:10:01.639 --> 00:10:03.559 I'm like, you know what, let's just have this nice 208 00:10:03.559 --> 00:10:07.200 little change and eventually I'll be in that headspace of 209 00:10:07.240 --> 00:10:10.159 wanting to change it all back, but obviously adding a 210 00:10:10.159 --> 00:10:14.159 few things like artwork, wallscances, all that. So this weekend 211 00:10:14.159 --> 00:10:16.240 I was like, you know what, I'm feeling like there's 212 00:10:16.279 --> 00:10:18.000 something off, Like I really feel like we need to 213 00:10:18.039 --> 00:10:19.600 change the bedroom back. I don't know why. I just 214 00:10:19.639 --> 00:10:22.080 felt like this motivation of just doing it. We spent 215 00:10:22.399 --> 00:10:26.399 four hours on our Sunday completely changing our bedroom around. Obviously, 216 00:10:26.399 --> 00:10:28.639 we put our betting on, we added wall sconces, we 217 00:10:28.759 --> 00:10:30.840 got to hang up this new artwork that I've had 218 00:10:31.039 --> 00:10:33.679 literally for months that I have not put up yet, 219 00:10:33.720 --> 00:10:37.039 and it literally tied the bedroom in so perfectly. It 220 00:10:37.080 --> 00:10:39.679 goes to show that artwork or you know, mirrors or 221 00:10:39.799 --> 00:10:41.919 just things being hung on the wall really does make 222 00:10:41.919 --> 00:10:44.279 a huge difference in the space. And I feel like 223 00:10:44.320 --> 00:10:47.840 I got this like instant glow or this instant spark 224 00:10:47.879 --> 00:10:50.039 back of just like having my room back to the 225 00:10:50.080 --> 00:10:52.720 way I loved it. And I think also just seeing 226 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:56.519 it really glamorized with the artwork and with the wall sconces. Like, again, 227 00:10:56.759 --> 00:10:59.000 this is something that's very small, but I find it 228 00:10:59.039 --> 00:11:02.039 did really some comfort and joy and a lot of 229 00:11:02.120 --> 00:11:05.279 excitement around having my room back to the way it 230 00:11:05.440 --> 00:11:10.120 was before. And again, I know it's not a big change, 231 00:11:10.159 --> 00:11:12.120 but like it's a little change that kind of made 232 00:11:12.200 --> 00:11:15.120 me feel good and got me excited because the room 233 00:11:15.200 --> 00:11:18.200 feels really new now. It feels really refreshing, Like having 234 00:11:18.240 --> 00:11:20.480 the furniture in a different spot in your house does 235 00:11:20.559 --> 00:11:23.679 really make the space feel new and different. So if 236 00:11:23.720 --> 00:11:27.120 you're itching just for a little bit of change, or 237 00:11:27.480 --> 00:11:30.000 you're feeling like things don't feel cozy in your home 238 00:11:30.120 --> 00:11:33.399 or not right, sometimes it's a good idea to take 239 00:11:33.440 --> 00:11:35.279 the time on the weekend just to kind of rearrange 240 00:11:35.279 --> 00:11:38.200 things and it might really help you out mentally and 241 00:11:38.320 --> 00:11:41.279 also just make yourself feel like your space is where 242 00:11:41.320 --> 00:11:43.840 it's supposed to be now now that you've changed everything back. 243 00:11:44.240 --> 00:11:45.919 And I don't know, I'm just feeling a lot of 244 00:11:45.960 --> 00:11:49.399 comfort since making the change for our bedroom, and I 245 00:11:49.399 --> 00:11:51.679 think it was the best decision to switch everything back 246 00:11:51.720 --> 00:11:54.480 to that wall. Another one is romanticizing the tiny moment, 247 00:11:54.600 --> 00:11:56.799 kind of similar to making your room or home a 248 00:11:56.879 --> 00:12:00.360 safe space. So finding ways to just kind of romanticize 249 00:12:00.440 --> 00:12:03.879 your current day to day things, so your coffee, maybe 250 00:12:03.960 --> 00:12:07.559 light a candle, you know, find just peace and joy 251 00:12:07.639 --> 00:12:10.399 from doing that little thing that brings you so much 252 00:12:10.399 --> 00:12:14.679 comfort and joy, you know. Romanticizing your reading instead of 253 00:12:14.720 --> 00:12:17.000 just like sitting in your bed and reading a book, 254 00:12:17.039 --> 00:12:20.159 go downstairs in your living room, light your fireplace, you know, 255 00:12:20.320 --> 00:12:22.799 maybe play some light music in the background. Like find 256 00:12:22.879 --> 00:12:26.519 ways to over romanticize the things that you love to do. 257 00:12:27.120 --> 00:12:29.759 I love to put on a YouTube video and put 258 00:12:29.759 --> 00:12:33.440 on my fireplace while I'm walking on my walking pad. Again, 259 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:37.360 it's something that's so small, but it truly does romanticize 260 00:12:37.399 --> 00:12:40.120 the idea of walking on a walking pad with absolutely 261 00:12:40.159 --> 00:12:42.039 nothing going on in the background. Like if I'm just 262 00:12:42.039 --> 00:12:43.720 walking on the walking pad and there's no TV on 263 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:46.360 and there's no fireplace on, and I'm literally just staring 264 00:12:46.440 --> 00:12:49.919 at a blank wall, obviously that's completely boring, but I'm 265 00:12:50.000 --> 00:12:54.320 romanticizing it by adding little things to it. Anyways. More, 266 00:12:54.360 --> 00:12:55.919 all the story is, I think it's just important to 267 00:12:55.919 --> 00:12:59.279 always romanticize your life and do little things that just 268 00:12:59.320 --> 00:13:01.399 make you feel good. Another one is dressing up for 269 00:13:01.480 --> 00:13:04.360 no reason at all. Like if you are home all 270 00:13:04.480 --> 00:13:07.120 day for work but you're just kind of feeling off, 271 00:13:07.240 --> 00:13:09.440 it's okay to put it on a little bit of makeup, 272 00:13:09.480 --> 00:13:13.480 get dressed up for yourself, and feel good about yourself 273 00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:15.960 going into your day knowing that you put the effort 274 00:13:15.960 --> 00:13:19.399 in yourself versus just you know, chilling in your pjs 275 00:13:19.559 --> 00:13:21.840 and working at omal day and hey, you can do 276 00:13:21.879 --> 00:13:24.360 that too, but if you're feeling like you need to, 277 00:13:25.039 --> 00:13:27.000 I don't know, just like do those little things that 278 00:13:27.039 --> 00:13:29.159 make you feel good. Really putting in the effort in 279 00:13:29.200 --> 00:13:32.519 yourself will definitely be strie mood. This one here, I 280 00:13:32.600 --> 00:13:35.960 find actually really does help, and it does cost a 281 00:13:35.960 --> 00:13:38.159 little bit of money, but it does really make a 282 00:13:38.240 --> 00:13:42.159 huge difference in my mood. And obviously some physical as well, 283 00:13:42.240 --> 00:13:45.559 which is monthly self care appointments. I think this is 284 00:13:45.600 --> 00:13:48.480 so important to do this on a monthly basis, booking 285 00:13:48.519 --> 00:13:51.879 yourself one appointment that actually gets you excited. Personally, for me, 286 00:13:52.000 --> 00:13:54.320 I try and book two of these a month, whether 287 00:13:54.399 --> 00:13:57.559 it's a nail appointment or a hair appointment, or a 288 00:13:57.600 --> 00:14:01.840 spray tan or a facial whatever brings you joy and 289 00:14:02.000 --> 00:14:04.799 brings you comfort. I personally think it's a non negotiable 290 00:14:04.799 --> 00:14:06.840 to do every single month, and personally for me, I 291 00:14:06.879 --> 00:14:09.120 get my nails done every single month because I love 292 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:11.320 the way my nails look when they're done. I don't 293 00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:13.799 overly enjoy the appointment for like the hour and a 294 00:14:13.840 --> 00:14:16.840 half that they have my hands and my toes and 295 00:14:16.879 --> 00:14:18.440 that I can't really do much. I will say the 296 00:14:18.480 --> 00:14:21.080 appointments are not really that fun, but I do love 297 00:14:21.120 --> 00:14:24.320 the feeling after the fact. I find I feel very fresh, 298 00:14:24.679 --> 00:14:27.240 very clean, and it's just something that I love to 299 00:14:27.240 --> 00:14:29.879 do on a monthly basis. Something that I booked this 300 00:14:30.000 --> 00:14:32.039 week is a facial. I feel like I haven't gotten 301 00:14:32.039 --> 00:14:33.759 a facial in so long. I feel like the last 302 00:14:33.759 --> 00:14:36.480 of my went was maybe last summer, so it's been 303 00:14:36.519 --> 00:14:39.279 like six months, and I feel like a facial is 304 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:41.960 going to literally make me feel so good. I know 305 00:14:42.000 --> 00:14:44.120 it's just going to make my skin feel great. My 306 00:14:44.200 --> 00:14:47.679 skin's gonna thank me for doing this. And again, it's 307 00:14:47.679 --> 00:14:49.879 an appointment that I really look forward to. It feels 308 00:14:50.159 --> 00:14:53.000 so good to get a facial, and I think just 309 00:14:53.159 --> 00:14:57.200 doing those little appointments really do just boost excitement and 310 00:14:57.279 --> 00:14:59.399 again just like makes you physically feel a little bit 311 00:14:59.440 --> 00:15:02.039 better about your So maybe you're due for a hair 312 00:15:02.080 --> 00:15:04.360 appointment or maybe you feel like you're a need for 313 00:15:04.399 --> 00:15:07.200 a spray tan. Again, these are also some things that 314 00:15:07.240 --> 00:15:09.120 you could do at home, So whether you want to 315 00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:11.960 do a self tann session or a face mask or imass, 316 00:15:12.039 --> 00:15:14.840 whatever the case may be just kind of like putting 317 00:15:14.840 --> 00:15:17.200 in the effort to make yourself feel a little bit 318 00:15:17.240 --> 00:15:20.360 prettier is always a good idea, and that, let's be honest, 319 00:15:20.399 --> 00:15:22.320 like that's the reality of being a girl. Like we 320 00:15:22.440 --> 00:15:25.399 love our little self care appointments, We love pampering ourself, 321 00:15:25.559 --> 00:15:27.679 and we should be able to do that during the 322 00:15:27.679 --> 00:15:30.480 winter season and feel good about ourself. Another thing that 323 00:15:30.480 --> 00:15:32.960 could get you through this winter season that I find 324 00:15:33.039 --> 00:15:36.879 has also been super helpful is heated workout classes. So 325 00:15:37.480 --> 00:15:40.919 right now, I've been doing heated yoga classes since I 326 00:15:40.960 --> 00:15:43.639 injured my back, so I can't really do a heated 327 00:15:43.679 --> 00:15:46.200 sculp class, But if you don't have an injury, I 328 00:15:46.279 --> 00:15:49.320 recommend booking a heated workout class. It is literally the 329 00:15:49.320 --> 00:15:51.799 best feeling, especially in the winter. I feel like being 330 00:15:51.840 --> 00:15:55.480 in that hot room getting that good sweat in. I 331 00:15:55.519 --> 00:15:58.879 feel like it feels so good to feel that warmth 332 00:15:58.919 --> 00:16:02.080 on our skin since we're not feeling that outside currently. 333 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:05.200 So if you kind of want that warmth and that 334 00:16:05.320 --> 00:16:09.399 just like really good heated feeling, highly recommend going to 335 00:16:09.480 --> 00:16:11.440 a heated workout class. I find it's a huge game 336 00:16:11.519 --> 00:16:14.960 changer in the winter season specifically, and again you'll get 337 00:16:15.000 --> 00:16:18.080 a good sweat and you'll feel really really good. And again, 338 00:16:18.159 --> 00:16:20.360 heated yoga is something I'm doing. It's kind of new 339 00:16:20.360 --> 00:16:22.960 to me, and I think it's just as great as 340 00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:25.919 doing a heated workout class. So if you're not into 341 00:16:26.000 --> 00:16:28.960 heated workouts, maybe try heated yoga. It's a great way 342 00:16:29.039 --> 00:16:31.360 to get some stretching in and a great way to 343 00:16:31.440 --> 00:16:33.600 kind of just like calm your body down. That's kind 344 00:16:33.639 --> 00:16:35.120 of another reason why I'm doing it. It's just to 345 00:16:35.200 --> 00:16:38.639 kind of help manage my stress levels. And they do 346 00:16:38.720 --> 00:16:40.919 like a guide of meditation usually during the class as well, 347 00:16:40.960 --> 00:16:43.879 which is really nice. So just like overall relaxing your body, 348 00:16:44.440 --> 00:16:47.519 and again this stretching is obviously a huge one as well. 349 00:16:47.600 --> 00:16:49.320 I'm that kind of person where I always want to 350 00:16:49.320 --> 00:16:52.480 be productive, okay, And I actually do think it's just 351 00:16:52.600 --> 00:16:54.879 like some type of personality that I have because my 352 00:16:55.000 --> 00:16:57.360 dad is very much the exact same way. He is 353 00:16:57.519 --> 00:17:00.000 very motivated all the time. He's very productive all the time. 354 00:17:00.039 --> 00:17:02.639 I'm you know, on his days off, he literally will 355 00:17:02.679 --> 00:17:05.119 tear apart the house and just like randomly do a 356 00:17:05.160 --> 00:17:07.839 house project. He's like, oh, I'm gonna stain the stairs today. 357 00:17:07.960 --> 00:17:10.000 My Mom's like it's a Sunday, Why are we staining 358 00:17:10.039 --> 00:17:11.960 the hardwood stairs. He's like, no, no, we gotta do it. 359 00:17:12.160 --> 00:17:14.000 My Mom's like, we don't need to do this, Like 360 00:17:14.160 --> 00:17:17.519 he just always needs to be doing something. And again, 361 00:17:17.599 --> 00:17:19.279 I love that about my dad, and I see that 362 00:17:19.319 --> 00:17:21.680 a lot in myself because I feel like I'm the 363 00:17:21.680 --> 00:17:23.319 same way. I always want to get stuffed downe on 364 00:17:23.319 --> 00:17:25.519 the weekend. I always want to be doing something. I 365 00:17:25.519 --> 00:17:28.160 can't just like sit around and do nothing. But in 366 00:17:28.240 --> 00:17:31.519 moments like this where it's you know, more of that 367 00:17:31.720 --> 00:17:36.319 slower life and just kind of like not doing that much, 368 00:17:36.400 --> 00:17:38.960 I think I need to appreciate that more and find 369 00:17:39.039 --> 00:17:42.200 joy in it by actually forcing myself to slow down 370 00:17:42.319 --> 00:17:45.279 and realize that it's important to take the break and 371 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:48.039 not always be productive all the time, and that it's 372 00:17:48.079 --> 00:17:50.799 healthy to do that. And I feel like obviously in 373 00:17:50.799 --> 00:17:52.720 the summer and the fall, I feel like every other 374 00:17:52.759 --> 00:17:55.799 season in December, I'm always busy, right, like, whether it's 375 00:17:55.839 --> 00:17:59.279 family stuff going on for Christmas or doing stuff in 376 00:17:59.319 --> 00:18:03.039 the summer with friends and family and stuff around the house, 377 00:18:03.079 --> 00:18:04.680 you know what I mean. Like there's always something going 378 00:18:04.720 --> 00:18:06.759 on in other seasons, but I feel like the winter 379 00:18:06.880 --> 00:18:09.680 is always that time of the year where it's important 380 00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:11.799 to slow down and realize that you need to find 381 00:18:11.920 --> 00:18:14.960 joy in doing that. So during this season, I really 382 00:18:15.039 --> 00:18:18.240 want to take the time to find habits that allow 383 00:18:18.319 --> 00:18:22.519 myself to enjoy this slower time. So maybe it's reading 384 00:18:22.559 --> 00:18:26.079 more books, maybe it's binge watching a TV show. Zach 385 00:18:26.160 --> 00:18:29.839 and I actually recently purchased a puzzle. We haven't started 386 00:18:29.880 --> 00:18:32.279 it yet, but we're trying to make it a habit 387 00:18:32.400 --> 00:18:35.759 where astead of scrolling on our phones at night for 388 00:18:36.079 --> 00:18:38.839 two hours before bed, we're trying to find joy of 389 00:18:39.119 --> 00:18:42.400 you know, putting our phones aside and actually working on 390 00:18:42.400 --> 00:18:45.480 this puzzle together. And it forces us off our phones. 391 00:18:45.559 --> 00:18:48.400 It allows us to kind of again stimulate our mind 392 00:18:48.559 --> 00:18:51.160 while watching our favorite TV show. So it's just like 393 00:18:51.200 --> 00:18:53.920 a small little habit, but again kind of goes back 394 00:18:53.960 --> 00:18:57.039 to that slower life of just like really not trying 395 00:18:57.039 --> 00:19:00.759 to force ourselves to overwork or overdoors. Well, that's again 396 00:19:00.880 --> 00:19:02.960 just something I'm currently working on because I know it's 397 00:19:02.960 --> 00:19:05.680 something that I could work on and just something that 398 00:19:05.720 --> 00:19:08.640 I feel like we should all embrace while we only 399 00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:11.319 have this winter season for two more months. I know 400 00:19:11.400 --> 00:19:14.920 it's hard to romanticize winter. Trust me, I'm working on 401 00:19:15.000 --> 00:19:18.359