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Habits to get into in 2024

Drink enough water People usually say you’re supposed to drink 8 glasses a day, but that is more of an arbitrary number. It can be an orientation, but ultimately just drink the amount of water that makes you feel good

Get 8 hours of sleep This one is not an arbitrary number. Go to sleep! It’s important

Simplify your skincare routine While a lot of ppl online make it seem like the more products the better, that doesn’t have to be true for you. You could wash your face with water or do the classic “cleanser, moisturizer, sunscreen”. This also produces less waste and costs less time

Go for a walk everyday Getting in movement and fresh air everyday is important for both your mental and your physical health

Do stretches/yoga everyday Additionally stretches can help improve your mobility and reduce back pain

Eat nutritious meals Food has to be filling and delicious. Remember the formula of protein, carbs and fiber

Be kind to yourself and the planet waste separation, public transportation, buying secondhand etc. you know the drill

Practice consistency Focus on discipline instead of motivation and actually keep up with your goals. A habit tracker is helpful to do this

Give yourself breaks You can only be productive if you allow yourself to not always be productive. Take breaks and actually find things that help you relax. You deserve it

Be kind & open towards new people You attract the energy that you put out. Be kind

Yes and? Yes

you do not need to spend a bunch of money to become the girl of your (and everyone else's) dreams. what you need is to take a good look at your daily habits and understand that beautiful hair and skin come from clean eating habits and hydration; that a gorgeous body comes from adequate nutrition and physical effort; that confidence comes from a tranquil mind and decent sleep; that no person of importance neglects their hygiene or dwells in excessive behavior... it needs to start from a force within you, from intuitive adjustments. then, afterwards, you can buy the expensive moisturizer. as a treat, not a need.

Daily Reflection: 28 Nov. 2023

What I did today:

♡ Physical/Social Health

- I drank 4 glasses of water.

- I was outside my room more than I usually am.

- Stretched after I woke up.

- Ate breakfast and a health-ish dinner.

♡ Emotional Health

- Nighttime guided journal.

♡ Mental Health

- Completed a section of "how to win friends and influence people" by Dale Carnegie.

♡ Intellectual Health

- Finished lesson 1 and 2 and practiced those two lessons on MochiKana.

♡ Self Care

- Did my AM skincare and also brushed my teeth AM.

- Did my PM skincare (also used a cleansing oil which I haven't used in a while.) and also brushed my teeth PM.

- Took a long shower PM.

- Checked-in my emotions on Moodee (app)

♡ Personal Projects

- I worked on 2 of my writing projects.

- I almost finished a section on one of those writing projects.

Reflection:

I am very proud of myself for what I did today, and even though it might not seem much to others it is more then what I would usually do when I have no school.

Hopefully tomorrow I can stay on track, but also rest my eyes and give them a break(I have really sensitive eyes.).

I am going to go to bed in an hour or so because it is a bit too early to go to sleep and everyone in the house is awake and they are probably going to wake me up.

I will see you guys tomorrow and I hope you have a great rest of your day/night.

Til next time 🩰

Daily Reflection: 29 Nov. 2023

What I did today:

♡ Physical/Social Health

- Went with my mom to pick up my little brother.

- Went to the beach after and then also went to a restaurant to eat lunch.

♡ Mental Health

- Read a few chapters of "how to make friends and influence people".

♡ Emotional Health

- Checked-in on Moodee.

♡ Intellectual Health

- Did two units on HeyJapan.

♡ Self Love

- Did AM skincare and brushed my teeth.

- Did PM skincare (just wet my face and toner, because I was so tired) and brushed my teeth.

- Spent a lot of time outside and in the sun.

♡ Personal Projects

- Worked on 2 of my writing projects.

- I finished one section of one of the writing projects. (didn't really work a lot on the other one).

Reflection:

I doesn't really feel like I did a lot, but I think that's because I spent majority of the day at the beach (4,5 hours).

But I am going to go to bed earlier than what I usually do because I'm so tired and I also have a massive headache, and also because I have to wake up earlier tomorrow as I am going to school and the power is going to be out.

So the only thing I will be posting tomorrow is my end year exam results, and also how I felt about it and blah blah blah.

So I hope you enjoy the rest of your day/night.

Til next time!

Day 1 of 16

♡ Physical Health

○ Took an ice cold shower because it was so hot and we were unable to go to the beach today.

○ Watched a "how to start running" by Amelie Desai.

○ Did a 8 min posture fix by Yuuka Sagawa.

○ Drank 6.5 glasses of water.

♡ Mental Health

○ Nothing.

♡ Emotional Health

○ Checked in on Moodee.

♡ Intelectual Health

○ Duolingo daily streak.

○ Finally decided what languages to commit to learning.

♡ Spiritual Health

○ Read the verse of today.

♡ Self Love

○ AM skincare + brushed teeth.

○ PM skincare + brushed teeth.

○ Read for a bit.

♡ Personal Projects (wip)

○ Wrote 162 words today.

♡ Note ~ Happy new year!!!! I hope you have a wonderful year full of happiness.

I als started a new 16 day challenge to try to get my shit together before school starts.

today's photos: from pinterest

Some of My 2024 Goals

I've been thinking about my 2024 goals a lot recently, so I thought I'd share some it with you

having good grades i know 2023 was my first year back in my home country and I did do pretty decent but i didn't give my best due to personal reasons, and I don't want that for 2024.

improving self-love/care because i am going to be really busy with school I want to take some time every week with no school work and just relax.

taking care of my appearance taking time out of my day to do my skincare, haircare, eat healthier and exercise ect.

Thank you for reading ♡

Day 2 of 16

♡ Physical health

○ Drove around for a bit.

○ Swam for 1.5 hours (more or less).

○ Drank of water and Energade.

♡ Mental health

○ Nothing.

♡ Emotional health

○ Recorded an emotion on Moodee.

♡ Intellectual health

○ Daily duolingo streak.

♡ Spiritual health

○ Nothing.

♡ Self love

○ AM skincare + brushed teeth.

○ PM skincare + brushed teeth.

○ Read for a bit.

♡ Personal projects (wip)

○ Wrote 291 words.

○ Completed a chapter.

Note: Today was really hot were I live and it is going to be for the rest of the week.

photos for the day: from pinterest

Day 3 of 16

♡ Physical health

○ Found 2 pairs of running shoes (and I can't decide which one's to buy).

♡ Mental health

○ Nothing (need to work on this).

♡ Emotional health

○ Recorded an emotion on Moodee.

♡ Intellectual health

○ Bought stationery for school.

○Sorted out all the school things (book + stationery) that I have so far.

○ Made some things for my locker.

○ Daily duolingo streak

♡ Spiritual health

○ Read the verse of the day.

○ Decided what Bible books to read (the order in which I will read it).

♡ Self love

○ AM skincare + brushed teeth.

○ PM skincare + brushed teeth.

○ Bought toner and moisturizer.

○ Bought a pretty white dress (and it was the last one!).

○ Painted my nails.

♡ Personal projects (wip)

○ Planned the next chapter of one of my wip.

Note: Today was pretty chill and so hot. But hopefully tomorrow wil be a better day.

todays photos: from pinterest

My Glow Up Plan

Okay so there is about 12 days left of term 1/autumn vacation, and I decided why not glow up?

my daily check list

♡ Skincare (x2).

♡ Brush teeth (x2).

♡ Floss (x1).

♡ Any form of excersise (x1).

♡ Drink water (x5 - 8 glasses).

♡ Read the Bible (x2)

extra

♡ Keep my room clean (e.g making my bed).

♡ Academics (e.g french lessons).

♡ Read.

♡ Socialize.

♡ Check-in on any mental health app.

At the end of every day I will post a check in to keep myself accountable in actually doing this and not be lazy.

Day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 5, day 6, day 7, day 8, day 9, day 10, day 11.

Glow Up - Day 1

Checklist

♡ Skincare (x2).

♡ Brush teeth (x2).

♡ Floss (x1).

♡ Drink water (x4).

♡ Watch a video about The Old Testament (x1).

Extra

♡ Went out to buy dinner.

♡ Read.

♡ Edited a chapter of my WIP.

♡ Made a new outfit for autumn.

Recap

I did not feel good, I had constant headaches. So I couldn't do much but I tried my best.

Til next time!

Term 2 Goals

So these are the results I want to see on my report after the exams are done.

HL Afrikaans ~ 70 - 73%

FAL English ~ 75 - 78%

Life Orientation ~ 80%

Math ~ 65 - 70%

Drama and Design ~ 78 - 80%

Economic and Management Sciences ~ 73 - 75%

Life Sciences (Biology) ~ 80%

Physical Sciences (Physics) ~ 63 - 65%

Geography ~ 60 - 63%

History ~ 83 - 85%

Technology ~ 88%

I don't want to set my expectations too high because I don't know how difficult the curriculum is going to be and I also don't want to disappoint myself.

Til next time!

My Fitness Plan (sort of)

Okay so it isn't actually off season but it is for me and school was hectic so here I am.

Last term I went to netball trials and since I haven't played this sport in like 5 years, I didn't expect to do good (I didn't). I am in the team E/F. I mostly want to get more fit and familiarize myself with netball drills and things like that.

Running

I am mostly going to run with time. For example, one day I am going to run for 5 minutes nonstop and the next day I just add 1 or 2 minutes. Something like that.

Drills

Since I am a Wing Attack (WA) I want to do drills mainly focussing on my speed, agility and balance. I also want to focus on my footwork and fundamentals of ballwork.

And I think also refreshed my knowledge of the rules and other things like that. I will also update every day on what drills/workouts I did that day.

Til next time!

Glow Up - Day 2

Checklist

♡ Skincare (x2).

♡ Brush teeth (x2).

♡ Drink water (x4)

Extra

♡ Organized my Milanote.

♡ Posted some posts for this blog.

♡ Ate a little bit more because my appetite came back.

♡ Prepared the song I want to sing tomorrow.

Recap

Today (yesterday) was pretty chill, I was very tired so that's why didn't do much. Hopefully, I'll be as good as new so I can do more.

Glow up ~ Day 3

Checklist

♡ Skincare (x2)

♡ Brush teeth (x2)

♡ Run for 2m30s (x2)

♡ Footwork (Figure 8s)

♡ Drink water (x3)

Extra

♡ Worked on some of my WIPs

♡ Read

Recap

Was very proud of myself for doing more yesterday.

Glow up - Day 4

Checklist

♡ Skincare (x2).

♡ Brush teeth (x2).

♡ Drink water (x2).

Extra

♡ Went to a rugby festival my brother was playing at.

♡ Read for a little bit.

Recap

Didn't do much because we were at the rugby festival but itfas really fun! And I got a foto with a rugby player that played for our national team.

Glow up - Day 5

Checklist

♡ Skincare (x2).

♡ Brush teeth (x2).

♡ Drink water (x3).

Extra

♡ Read.

♡ Wrote/worked on one of my WIPs.

Recap

I honestly don't remember what I did that day but it was pretty chil.

Glow up - Day 6

Checklist

♡ Skincare (x1).

♡ Brush teeth (x1).

♡ Drink water (x2).

♡ Prayed (x2).

♡ Read The Bible (x1).

Extra

♡ Wrote.

♡ Went shopping.

♡ Went with my mother to her nail appointment.

♡ Went toget my eyes tested.

♡ Did nail care on only my left hand 💀.

Recap

Wasn't that busy yesterday but last night I had a massive headache so I just went to bed. But was kinda proud with what I did.

Glow up - Day 7

Checklist

♡ Skincare (x1).

♡ Brush teeth (x1).

♡ Drink water (x2).

Extra

♡ Went to a family friends house.

♡ Finished a chapter of one of my WIPs.

Recap

Didn't do much because we were at the friends house most of the day. I haven't seen her since last year. We have been friends since we were 4 but then she moved away so we aren't that close anymore, but it was good to see her again. And that night I (again) had a horrible headache so I just went stright to bed.

Glow up - Day 8

Checklist

♡ Skincare (x2).

♡ Brushed teeth (x2).

♡ Drink water (x2).

Extra

♡ Washed my hair.

♡ Went on a roadtrip to Hermanus.

♡ Completed 2 lessons on Semantic HTML.

♡ Ate out and swam at a different beach.

♡ Took a long nap.

♡ Did my nail care on my other hand.

Recap

Yesterday was really fun. Hermanus is really beautiful but kinda overrated. Spent some time with my family and ate some really good food. I did spill something on my shirt but! I did get a new shirt out of it.

What I spent with some of my birthday money (haul)

I finally went shopping with some of my birthday money a couple of days ago!! So, why not share it with you guys.

Garnier BB Cream - Light

Because my school is strict and we're not allowed not use makeup, I decided to buy bb cream just to hide some blemishes and pimples.

Essence cover stick

I only use this on the weekends when I don't go the school but I it has the same purpose as the bb cream, but I just want a little more coverage on those days.

Essence mascara

I'll use the gel mascara when I have to go the school or when I want it to look like I have no mascara on. My lashes lay very flat so people can't see how long my lashes really are.

I'll use the maximum definition when I want more volume in my lashes and I'll also use it on weekends and not when I have school.

Essence nail polish

I bought the repair and care base coat because I regularly use nail polish and I don't want it to damage my nails.

And I bought pink ink because I really wanted a pink nail polish and I already have 2 purple ones from Essence. And I only use the coloured nail polishes on weekends.

So yeah, I hope you learned something about me in this post. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day/night.

Til next time!