5 ways to look out for yourself

It's no secret that I love everything self-care. I pride myself in the fact that I know exactly what I need to do when life gets to me or I'm in a bad mood or even in a bad mental health space. This knowledge has come over time after having so many times when I felt down or anxious that I had to come up with an emergency kit to get myself out of that space. And while that's really great and helpful it's even better to not even get to a place where you need it.

There is nothing wrong with having a down week etc. but there are ways in which you can look out for yourself and prevent this from happening. Nevertheless, if life gets too much or even when you don't even know why you're upset that's fine, too. Just accept it and let is pass. However here are the ways in which I look out for myself and my mental health as a preventive measure:

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Summer Skincare for Oily to Combination skin

At this point I'm annoyed at myself about how much I complain about this summer of horrors, but I feel since I emphasize how much I dislike summer all year around I am entitled to this. I get pretty pissed off at people that wish for summer whenever there is a slight breeze and now complain about it. You wished for it, so deal with it. Anyway, I am suffering from daily mental breakdowns whenever I take a look at the weather forecast and pray for rain and a temperature drop whenever I get a chance. While I am blessed with an above average cool apartment my office unfortunately does not have air conditioning and in the last few weeks of this heat wave it has become harder and harder to focus on the easiest tasks. I just can't deal with anything while it's this unbearably hot.

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'No Fuss' Summer Make Up Routine

There has never been a summer in which I've been less enthused to try out high maintenance make up looks than this one. All I want at this point is for it to go on quick and still look good after a few hours in the heat. So I've been repeating the same routine for a few weeks now and I think it makes for a great no fuss summer look.

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Why I value Alone time so much

Recently I've been thinking a lot about how much I love to spend time on my own and in conjunction with that, that for many people that isn't the case. A lot of people dread spending some alone time and not having plans and of course you can boil that down to the fact that some people are extroverts who crave social interaction and stimulation while others, like myself are introverts and feel drained by spending time in social surroundings. But after having a little think about it, I believe that there is more to it and that even extroverts could benefit from a little down-time with themselves from time to time and here is why...

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Four Things on my May To-Do List

It's gonna be May! Well, actually it is already May and the Justin Timberlake meme is not that apt anymore. Since May is my Taurean season I feel a little bit more alive and upbeat again than the last few weeks and wanted to come back to my blog with a May to-do list.

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Perfect Off-Duty Skin

On Sundays I hardly ever wear make up simply due to lack of plans and motivation to leave my couch. But frome time to time, when I have some plans or am puttering around the house and need a bit of a fresh start in the morning to get going I will try to do the max of appearance improvement with a minimum of effort. When I'm forgoing foundation and heavy make up I try to make my skin look it's best as it's then the focal point of my face.

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