Small Habits to Help You Feel Positive and Happier

A lot of the time we as human beings become easily stressed, tired, angry and anxious because we forget to think about the positive aspects of every day life. Even though fully scheduled days from Monday to Friday does become something seen as 'work' but it doesn't mean that we can't enjoy our days as they go by.

 

In fact, it has been occurring to me that being happy is crucial in maximising productivity and energy whilst working and at school.

 

I have been thinking about how I can begin to feel less stressed with having higher amounts of studying, later nights and earlier mornings than during the summer holidays (where I would do pretty much anything I wished, whenever I liked) when it seemed apparent that stress and happiness are very closely linked.

 

So here are some habits that I have tried incorporating and maximising to keep try and keep myself fuelled with more positive and happier vibes.

 

In The Morning:

 

- Stretch out your body whilst still in bed and as you get ready to feel more energy.

 

- Take deep breaths and wear a smile (before your clothes or your makeup!)

 

- Note down gratitude upon awakening to notice what has made you feel good, happy and grateful recently and the great  things about your life overall.

 

- Make yourself an exciting, yet healthy breakfast to fuel your body and mind for the rest of the day as well as to have something to look forward to.
 

- Keep away from your phone, especially from social media because you should be feeling good about yourself and enjoying your life instead of scrolling down photos of people enjoying their own.

 

During The Day:

 

- Use every moment alone to concentrate on how good you are feeling and use that as confidence around others.

 

- Take deep breaths ( a little like mini mediation sessions to keep feeling positive!)

 

- Surround yourself with positive people and question other people's negativity to help block out negative thoughts.

 

- Smile! At least you would be the one who smiled rather than the one who didn't smile back.

 

During The Evening:

 

- Listen to uplifting songs

 

- Work out....really just do it! This is the key part of feeling greater amounts of energy during the rest of the evening, to increasing serotonin levels, happiness and feel good vibes that your body needs! (Come on who doesn't love a little dancing?)

 

At Night:

 

- Drink green tea/ peppermint tea and think positive thoughts to help you wake up even more positive the next day.

-Accept that everyday might not go as planned and that it is fine to make mistakes as there is an opportunity to make improvements tomorrow.

 

I hope all of you invest in some of these habits to start feeling your best and hopefully you will stick to these things in the long run.

 

What makes you feel good everyday? Do you have any special habits that keep you on track and on top of the stress? I would love to know!

 

Priyanka xx

Skin Care Routine

Let's skip to the truth.

 

My skin isn't great.

 

Its okay most of the time but it does scar easily which means that I usually don't completely ditch the makeup if I'm going out - but as they say there is more to a girl's beauty than makeup *does an advert style cheesy thumbs up and wink*

 

1) First thing's first in the morning with Neutrogena 2-in-1 Wash and Mask - this is the first face wash I have ever bought and have loved it ever since my best friend recommended it to me. I  tried different cleansers in between but my heart has taken me back to this one.

2) For when I'm going out, I use Fade Out Day Cream which is supposedly meant to fade out dark pigmentation and lighten the skin. Truthfully, I'm not sure how much I can back the statement because I have been using it for a pretty long time but what's the harm still carrying on, right?

3) Twice a week I use Superdrug's Aloe Vera De-Stressing Mud Mask which I talked about another blog post here.

4) I've practically stolen all my mum's things from clothes, perfume and obviously face things including Boot's Tea Tree and Witch Hazel Exfoliating Face Scrub which does beautiful things to your skin and smells so damn refreshing!

5) E45 - Its a must bedtime because it puts back all the moisture from your skin that you've probably been missing during the day... and it makes a fantastic hand cream for those grubby little hands.

6) Red spot? *Instantly picks up Neutrogena's Rapid Clear Treatment* It cools down the red thing on your face and lets your breath again. Aaaahhhh. If that doesn't help, putting some tooth paste on one actually does!

7) I just recently purchased Bio-Oil in attempt to fade out some scarring but I am yet to know if it really does help. Have you tried it? Please let me know if it does help because my hopes are set high.

8) Finally a product most of you haven't heard of because my family usually buys it (in bulk!) when we go abroad because it is a massive life saver! No. Literally when you hurt your knee as a child and have to deal with tormenting pain and blood Boroline dries and clears everything up in a few days. I started to use it on my face where there may be a raw scar or its a little dry at night and it has helped so much to heal things up.

What is your swear-by skin care product? Do you have any recommendations?

Priyanka xx

A Sunday's Unwind...

05/10/14 Sushi from Costco

Sunday Funday.

I like that.

A lot.

After a week of school, work, revision, work, lack of sleep, stress and everything else annoying in this world (which includes walking to school in the wind and creating a mess of my newly washed, blow dried hair - as you can see I have been working on a solution for  here) a Saturday's sleep in and my Sunday Routine is the most relaxing and appreciated thing in the week.

Even after a week of hard work my dad finds that 'The whole house should not be sleeping until 9am' is the right statement to be making. How ridiculous.

My Sundays goes a little like this:

- I usually get up at 8am, hope that its sunny (that hope soon fades away as its no longer summer),  then get dressed, put on the washing and eat my hot apple oatmeal which I usually eat before my run for energy.

- As fast as I can, I start to hoover the house; I figured there are always ups and downs with living in a 3 floor house... I mean it take a damn hour to hoover it all.

- I'm always being told off for being late everywhere, but they don't understand it not always me. I get dragged into all sorts of things (mostly tidying up my little brother and sister's mess) so I'm mostly late to my '10 o'clock' run with my friend.

-I love running! It seriously wakes me up and clears my mind ready for another week at school. It is getting colder so it's going to get increasingly difficult to get me out and running especially in the gloomy drizzles.

- Once I get home I have the 'worlds longest shower', put on a facemask, dry my hair and eat (an exciting) lunch.

I usually do some art homework, get my bag and lunch ready and chill.

I can confirm that this is so much more awesome than it sounds, seriously.

Just imagine if no one came up with the idea of having a 'weekend' ?

What does your weekend usually consist of? Let me know :)

Priyanka xx