BLOOM AND GROW

The light bulb moment for me this year was realizing that I needed to work on my self-esteem. This realization actually came from wanting to blog about everything I did wrong this year.  And at that moment,  I was like, "wait a minute. Why am I always self-reflecting on the negative?" So, as a step in the right direction, I'm flipping that mindset over and writing about all the things I did right year-round.  1. I confronted one of my biggest fears:  I took an exam I was afraid to take. 16 years ago, I took a similar exam and I failed- and that failure marked me because I felt that I had given my best efforts. This time around I went above and beyond and I'm happy I passed. 2. I stuck to being a consistent blogger.   This year, I've written 51 articles on this blog. This one makes 52 by the way. This is more than twice everything I had written on this blog before 2020. Can you imagine!  3. I lost weight. This is almost happening by chance but I noticed that by ea

You only have one life and until yours is full and running over, you can't really give your best to others.  Self-care is not about being productive.  It's just about being present, feeling yo ur senses, and taking a break. I have curated 25 great ideas for self-care and I've even adopted a few already; highlighted in bold text. Enjoy   1. Wake up without using an Alarm clock this week.  2. Donate some time to charity 3. Dance to your favorite tunes 4. Doodle  5. Watch the clouds early in the morning before the sun gets hot.  6. Complete a task you've been putting away and savor completing the task.  7. Unfollow (or mute)  negative people from your social media 8. Take a 10-minute power nap 9. Order a home spa.  10. Focus on being in the present moment for 10 minutes 11. Listen to inspiring podcasts or watch an inspiring video on Youtube 12. Stretch for 20 minutes.  13. Mimick your favorite celebrity and record a video of yourself doing it.  14. Change your bedsheets ea