Self Care Routines 🛁📚📋

If I haven’t said it before - I’m not a fan of the phrase “self care”. I understand the importance behind it and have reminders to help make sure that it happens around our house…. But the phrase itself is what bothers me. Self care should be built into our everyday routine - but as with most things that are good for us…we often overlook it. For me… it’s more because I TRULY get distracted and need reminders, and before you ask - most of the ones I’m struggling to remember to do should be built into my evening routine and even with alarms…I forget to put down my book and take care of myself. So, we find ourselves with alarms to get ready for bed and a list of things to do in the evening and a routine that I’ve stacked the rest together so I don’t forget - I’ve done this so much that when change happens (like dōTERRA’s suggestion of switching from the LLV to the VMG+) it can take me a little while to get back into a good routine, and when I break the routine (like when I fall asleep on the couch and don’t set myself  up for the morning well…) I need reminders to know what to do 😜

Typical self care for me includes 
Daily / Nightly

• Supplements

• Specific Vitamins

• Water intake

• Coffee… Seriously - not gonna stop this! 

• Foot Cream (sometime I add in a foot file)

• Hand / Cuticle cream

• Chapstick

• Correct-X®

Some additional things I try to do each week include (and I’ve put them together in how I have them “scheduled”)

Face Steamer (this is similar to the one I have, but the one I have is discontinued) followed by Ice Mask (the one I use came with my weighted sleep mask)

READ Fun Book (I really don’t have a problem remembering to do this anymore….don’t forget to check out our Goodreads profile for suggestions) and a foot Massage

Gus Sha Facial Massage - seriously AMAZING), and my Heated Eye Mask (this was a limited time thing from dōTERRA and I haven’t really FOUND it again but this is similar)

Mud Mask (the one I use has been discontinued but stay tuned for my own special recipe to make your own - or buy from our shop!) usually along with a detox bath, followed by lots of coconut oil and an Ice Roller.

Wash Hair - I don’t wash my hair daily and one thing it’s done is allow me to REALLY enjoy taking the time to really wash my hair! 

Electrolysis and following up with some soothing Frankincense and Lavender essential oils mixed with some coconut oil (a good way to help with the “burn” but not hurt you) followed by the YarrowPom Under Eye Treatment (this is new for dōTERRA and I have thoroughly enjoyed using these!!). 

Reveal Facial System (love - love - love this!! And so sad that you can’t get it anymore!! But don’t worry - I’ve got a hack for that coming!!!) and following up with the Moringa Rose Nourishing Oil. Now - when I’m actively using the electrolysis on my face I DO NOT do this as well. It's an either or situation for the week. 

I know that there is a LOT more ways I could be truly doing better (think red light, grounding, watching a favorite show), and there are a lot of ways that I haven’t mentioned here (think journaling, quiet time, gym, and cuddling with a pet), but that’s where the 🐇trail goes off on why I don’t like the phrase self care, when we could use something like “things to keep yourself and others alive” …ooooh I should include coffee in the list somewhere again…. 🐇but we don’t often think about these things as one and the same. 

If you are interested in my FULL “self-care” routine (as in all the ways I work to keep myself and others alive) make sure to keep an eye on our social media page (Facebook and Instagram) we are going to be posting more about it this month and would love to have your feedback!