A Self-Care Saturday
Howdy friends, let’s talk self-care! Now that I work full time, I rarely ever get a full day to myself to do nothing. If I’m not working, I’m running errands. If I’m not running errands, I’m hanging out with one out of the two friends I have.
But let’s be clear, I’m not complaining. For the most part, I enjoy staying busy. Especially because for the majority of the year, I haven’t been. However, sometimes it feels really good to stay home and do nothing but things that make you feel good.
This past Saturday, the only plans I had involved taking my close friend out to dinner. Besides that, I literally had nothing else planned and I took full advantage of it. Read on below to find out what I did to pamper myself.
But first, coffee:
I woke Saturday morning craving coffee. If you know me then you know that I actually am not a huge fan of coffee and love tea. In the last few months, I started trying coffee from fast-food restaurants. My preferred is from Dunkin’, but the closest one to me is pretty far so, I found that Mcdonald’s coffee does the trick. Their pumpkin spice latte is actually quite tasty! I drank my coffee with a bacon, egg, and cheese bagel (not from Mcondslds). I give this breakfast a 10/10.
Reading time:
After breakfast and watching an episode of “Criminal: UK” on Netflix, I decided to take some time to read. This is something I have been trying to incorporate into my everyday routine and for the most part, I actually have been doing a good job of keeping up.
My friend Brigitte suggested to me that I buy books from Thrift Books instead of Amazon and I recently got a small haul (including this book). If you haven’t heard of Thrift Books, I highly recommend them. They have great prices as well as free shipping if you spend $10. My books also came in less than two weeks.
But anyway, I have never read “Flowers In The Attic” and decided I had to after hearing that it’s a classic and disturbing book. I have not finished it yet but so far, I am captivated by the storytelling. I read for more than an hour and then I decided to move on to the next thing on my to-do list.
Nails:
If you read last week’s post, then you know I reviewed a manicure kit I purchased. I used it again this week but this time, I didn’t paint my nails red. I decided to go with a breathable natural color. This Orly BB Crème is basically the same color as healthy nails but with a slight tint for shine. This is a good product if you want to bring more color and gloss to your natural nails.
Face mask:
Once I was done with my nails, I did several random things. I cleaned my room, vacuumed, showered, spent some time on TikTok, and YouTube. In between all this though, I decided I couldn’t go on without doing a face mask.
I usually do sheet masks, but I hadn’t used this product in a while so I went with the Berryglow probiotic mask. This particular face mask came in a BOXYCHARM a few months ago. It smells like yogurt and you put it on for only 10 minutes, before removing it with a tissue. It makes your face feel pretty soft and smooth however, I don’t think it’s worth the $50 retail price. Regardless, I keep it in my skincare fridge and occasionally use it when I remember to.
Makeover:
After I took off my face mask, I went to Starbucks and ate a small lunch. I honestly did nothing for a few hours but be on my phone and pick an outfit for dinner. That’s when I decided it was time to get glam. I used to wear makeup every day for work and school. However, since COVID, I only wear makeup once or twice a week. Thus, I enjoy the process of getting ready and going out since it’s so rare nowadays.
This is what my makeup ended up looking like:
And here is the outfit I went with:
If you like my outfit, you can purchase this dress here .
Dinner:
