Summer is officially coming to a close. As sad as that sounds, there is no need to be upset because of all of the positive things that were accomplished throughout the summer months. This summer, although it was not easy, I focused on making myself happy. I started out by forcing myself to follow a routine of waking up early, cleaning, and doing something fun or productive. This routine lasted me until my siblings got out of school for the summer, but at least I tried and realized that routines are good for me (as long as I allow for mistakes). I made myself write out my feelings, which later could be embarrassing to read because what was I thinking. But it made me realize exactly what I felt in those moments. I wrote one good thing about myself each day to combat the bad things I think about myself. I quit after a while just because I was lazy, but during this school year I’m bringing that back for myself. It’s important to tell myself good things about me mostly because I am my biggest critic, sometimes my critic needs to be silenced.
I’m sharing things that I have tried to keep myself happy because as summer winds down and the school year begins it becomes easy to put ourselves down and become sad. Especially with the cooler weather on the way, it’s almost natural to forget how to take care of our mental health and happiness. This school year, I’m hoping that I bring back those routines and techniques to ensure that I am happy and in a good head space.
I am also sharing this is because I went through a lot mentally this summer. Not taking care of my wellbeing drove me to not post on here, if you have noticed. As a creative, not having a clear headspace or having a negative mindset plays a large role in the work I create. I took a long but much-needed break from this blog to wrap my head around “what are my goals?” I have big plans for this blog and other things and I know I need to have a positive outlook on these plans because they will not be easy. I also finally realized more of what I want and to only focus on that, not what other people think or want. I’m hoping that the techniques and realizations I had over the summer will play a role in what I create from this point on. Being negative or just not in a good place is often hard to admit. However, it is something that I am working on myself and hope that if others reading this is going through something similar, they can work on it as well.
What are some things you do to take care of your wellbeing and happiness?
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