#weekly routine

digital diaries: this week's goals 333 🍰

(i started numbering them, guys!)

Actually create a skincare routine and stick to it

10 min daily focus period

Made it so much shorter because I think the 30 mins I wrote last time felt intimidating for me, like what am I going to do for 30 mins- which I’m actually figuring out.

do my mobility routine like.. every day this time

I made it last week and did almost every day, now I’m gonna do it this week every day.

Tidy one space that’s been bothering me

finish one post, make progress in another

Pretty self-explanatory but I’ve got two more posts to do from my WIP (the others are done and queued up already) so I’m soon done ! ^^

Let go of one toxic person

This girl has just been like… there but not in the way I need a friend to be. And unfortunately there are a couple of people in my life like that and I’ve been hesitant on actually letting them go. But I will now. Baby steps.

pay attention to thoughts I repeat the most and improve my mental well-being

Been feeling pretty shit but it’s been looking up lately so I just wanna keep doing what I’m doing and focus on my dominant thoughts because I recently discovered that a lot of them.. aren’t the best.

How to Keep a Routine without Motivation.

There are Four Laws of Behavior Change in the book, Atomic Habits. But today, I will be focusing on the Third Law: "Make it Easy".

You need a cue to trigger the habit loop.

It means in order to stick to a habit, you have to lessen the friction. Just like an alarm clock.

Throughout my self-transformation journey, I have had my fair share of trial and error and I will be sharing the system I built that has worked for me to achieve my intentions of the day.

self care ♡

my main concern on my reset day is Me. it’s all about me, so i act accordingly. i start by making sure i’m hydrated throughout the day, have taken my vitamins and i prioritize eating three balanced meals.

rest days are also my wash days! (y’all already know what i’m talking about). washing my hair takes a good bit of the day, roughly 3-4 hours, but i multitask while deep conditioning so it’s cool. i take the extra step and do a hair mask and scalp treatment; i feel like pampering my hair is such good therapy bc i always feel 10x better knowing my hair is clean, detangled and nourished <3

this is usually near the end of the day but i love to end the week with a hot bath, and i pull out all the stops for this one too. bubble bath, epsom salts, a candle or incense burning, i even bring my laptop to watch netflix! there’s nothing better than soaking away all the stress i’ve built up over the week and i always sleep like a baby afterwards.

another part of that is doing my full skincare routine (basically doing my regular routine but this time there’s a sheet mask pfft) i usually run my bath while double cleansing and toning and then soak while my mask is doing its thing.

reset ♡

throughout the day i’ll complete my several chores that need to get done (it’s all cleaning). i’ll do my laundry, clean my bathroom and tidy up my bedroom, take care of my pets and prepare my clothes for work.

although it’s a lot to do in one day, feeling well rested and recharged is the overall goal so i take breaks in between tasks and end the day by winding down early and going to bed on time <3

as always,

There are habits that I do during specific days of the week. Here’s my “weekly routine”. Honestly I don’t know what to call it:

Monday:

Mondays are long so I try to keep the afternoons rather free

I do all my daily habits like meditation, healthy eating and stretching

On Mondays I keep my work out very light and easy. Something like a walk is ideal 

I play with my chinchillas

Tuesday:

On Tuesday my school schedule is even longer, therefore I do even less than on Monday

I keep it at daily habits and do nothing else. No workouts and no playtime for my pets.

Wednesday:

Wednesdays are short school days

On Wednesdays I try to complete all of my habits

I write posts

Both chinchillas and degus get their out of cage playtime

I try to do longer and harder workouts

I take mineral baths (health reasons)

Thursday:

Exactly the same as Tuesday

Friday:

Fridays are similar to Mondays

I try to do most of my homework for the weekend

I teach my little brother english

Saturday:

Saturdays are the most productive days I have in a week

I do my weekly cleaning and I study for upcoming tests

I do all of my habits including sea-salt baths and hard workouts

Sunday:

Sunday is my rest day

I don’t work out or study at all

I do only the necessary habits or the fun ones like playing with my pets

Routine:

Wednesday:

HIIT Cardio, 3:1 Slow:Fast

Thursday: Circuits. No rest between exercises, 3 rounds.

Upper Push

Lower Hip

Upper Pull

Lower Knee

Core

Friday:

HIIT Cardio, 3:1 Slow:Fast

Saturday: Circuits. No rest between exercises, 3 rounds.

Upper Push

Lower Hip

Upper Pull

Lower Knee

Core

Notes

It's a short week, the year just started, so only 4 workouts this week. The routine is conceptually simple, just cycling through functional groups without breaks in order to get the heart pumping.

I'm keeping the description a bit abstract in case anyone wants to adapt the routine to their own purposes, and I may changing my own exercise selection during the week. HIIT Cardio, for example, could be cycling, swimming, canoeing.

Watch MY WEEKLY ROUTINE OF FOCUS here. Scrolling through Youtube, Tumblr or Pinterest, I discover thousands of great creators sharing their tips & tricks, morning & night routines, empowering rituals etc to help achieving a more organised and productive life. Based on how many beautiful individuals there are, and how many different priorities and lifestyles we all have, I strived for a solution which works for everyone. I worked on a system which is easily applicable for everyone by following a step by step guide to create your own, personalised weekly routine.

The beauty that comes with this concept is, that you’ll focus on each part; body, mind & soul, individually which gives you enough time to incorporate it in your daily life, but at the end of the week you’ll have all areas of focus covered. 

How to create a weekly routine of focus suitable for your personal needs:

Step 1

Write down all your priorities and interests: everything that is important in your life and/or adds value to it. You can watch my complete weekly routine of focus in this video, but I’ll provide you with some examples as we go: Health, veganism, nourish relationships. time offline, being productive, create (etc)

Step 2

That’s the most fun part: Draw three overlapping circles (as in the picture above), each for them stands for body, mind and soul, which are the main areas you wanna bring into alignment for a happier and more fulfilled life. The overlapping parts stand for the combination of the major categories, which results in 6 different categories (body, body & mind, mind, mind & soul, soul, soul & body). All you need to do now is allocate each thing on your list of priorities to one category. Make sure to stick with 5 or less things in each of them. 

This is how my result looked like:

Body: Activeness, Vegan Diet, Stretching Body & Mind: Time Outside, Time Offline Mind: Motivation, Awareness, Productivity, Success, Journaling Mind & Soul: Meditation, Minimising, Gratefulness, High Vibrations, Creativity Soul: Relationships, Pleasures, Connection, (Self-) Love, Joy Soul & Body: Yoga, Connect With Nature, Self-care

Step Three

Alright, so the last step includes two parts: first, you need to find 3 or less actions you can do to improve in that area.

My example for the category “body”: 

Detox in form of a raw vegan day

Go to the gym/another way of being active

“body & mind”:

Spend time outside

Digital Detox - put your phone on “do not disturb” for one day

Do some yoga

After doing this, you can match your 6 individual “to-do lists” to six days of your week. You can perfectly suit them your timetable by distinguishing which day requires a little bit more effort and which one doesn't. Even if you do not have a fixed timetable, you can match your days differently every new week.

The seventh day of the week is for you to catch up: you can focus on whatever got a bit of a raw deal the week before.

The great part about this system is that it allows you to nourish your body, soul and mind both separately and in combination, while you won't get overwhelmed by the attempt squeeze everything into a daily routine. That is what makes it more realistic to follow and the main reason why it worked so well for me.