Week 1 - Assess/Declutter
- Clean out your closet(s)/dresser. Donate/toss items you no longer wear, can’t fit, or don’t make you feel happy.
- Clean your room/apartment/house. Sweep, mop dust, do what you gotta do.
- Go through files on your phone/tablet/computer. Delete documents you no longer need. Get rid of junk files. Delete songs you no longer listen to (Back them up first incase you want to redownload them in the future.)
- Get rid of dated makeup, old pens, recycle/shred documents you no longer need.
- Make a list of habits to break/start. After all, your habits are the key part of what defines ‘glowing up’.
- Update your resume.
- Go over your finances. Maybe you need to adjust your weekly/monthly budget. Maybe you don’t.
- Schedule any necessary appointments.
- Take a look at your calendar and fill it with things such as a movie night, zero-day, deep clean day, date night (with yourself or someone else).
- Make a mass to-do list and prioritise it (what do you need to complete first?).
Week 2/3 - Work To break old habits/ Implement new ones, Set goals
- Remember that list of habits to break/build? Slowly work on them.
- Write out your goals for the future (short/long-term). Write your goals for your career, education, family, fun/adventure, friends etc.
- Make a vision board to represent those goals!
- Habits you might want to work on
- Going to bed late - go to bed 15 mins to 30 mins earlier every few nights
- Want to start being more active- go for a walk daily or stretch 5-10 mins after you wake up
- Drink more water - invest in a water bottle and eep it at arms reach
- Eating healthier - replace a food you typically eat daily that you maybe shouldn’t with a fruit or vegetable, look for healthier alternatives to things you eat daily.
- Too much screen time - set aside say an hour a day to read a book, draw, write etc
- Start journaling - every day try to write something in your journal even if it’s just “I had a really great nap.”
Week ¾/5(?) - Mental/Physical
- If you have the funds buy a few new items for your wardrobe
- Find a style icon/look for style inspo using the clothes you already have
- Develop a skin care routine and plan to stick to it
- Do a hair mask/get a haircut/colour/extenstions etc
- Start doing face mask and exfoliating a few times a week
- Challenge yourself to say something positive to someone daily
- Wear what makes you feel confident
- Give yourself a mani/pedi or go out and get your nails/toes done
- Treat yourself to new makeup, an outfit, a meal etc
- Keep up your daily hygiene (sometimes easier said than done, especially if you have a mental illness) - find ways to make the basics easier (planning on doing a post about that in the near future)
- Make a feel-good playlist
- Journal a few times a week
- Make a happy jar - everytime something that makes you feel good happens, write it down and put it in the jar. Then when you feel down or after a certain amount of time read them!
- Get a tattoo or piercing (if you can and want to lol)
- Go get your makeup done/pick up a few tips at Sephora/Ulta etc if you’re into makeup
- Learn a new skill (cooking, baking, learning a language, crocheting, drawing)
- Keep working on the habits you hope to build.
