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What is self care? Is it face masks every Sunday night? Bath bombs and wine? 

For me, self care is investing in yourself. Buying quality skincare & haircare products, fuelling my body with better food choices, having big goals and believing I can achieve them; that's my kind of self care.  During this period of isolation, it's hard to remember to do things for yourself, since you are at home all the time and uncertain when you'll be able to leave again. I've been living out of a suitcase for over a month now, and sometimes it does take its toll. 

Yes, I know that I am a lucky one. I am at my parents house, I have a job, food to eat and a place to sleep, but I still found myself not take care of my mental health and letting the dreariness of the unknown affect me deeply. 

So I’ve decided to use this time to focus on some small goals to give me something to look forward to and work towards, and all of those goals revolve around self care. 
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I’m notorious for working myself to exhaustion. Taking on way too much and then crashing and burning, and getting incredibly sick, so I decided to make my goal for quarantine to be to focus on self care. ⁣ Because sometimes your just have to choose yourself! ⁣
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Self Care Goals: ⁣
- follow a skincare routine morning and night (no more sleeping in makeup, or just using cleansing water)⁣
- follow a haircare routine (less heat styling, more leave in conditioners and treatments) ⁣
- complete a 30 days to healthy living challenge (cure my coffee and sugar addiction, make better food choices) ⁣
- send four kind messages a day on Instagram (because spreading kindness is such a beautiful form of self care) ⁣
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Could one say these are selfish goals? 100% but at a time like this, taking care of yourself and your health will also positively impact others. ⁣ When you put your happiness first, you’ll inspire others to do the same! 

What are your current goals? 


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