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If you pick apart your day-to-day routine, which things (no matter how small or how big) make it easier to commit to? Even better, what makes them exciting?
Women in Progress® are always on the lookout for ways to give structure to achieve their goals. Especially during a time of complete uncertainty, we found that we had to rearrange (or let go of) what was known to us. We've created new rituals that make it a little easier to get by. Looking back, they might have become a must for us now. With how things have changed, we find more value in the little things that make our routine easier to commit to and more suited to our priorities.
We can't deny, though, that there are moments when we have to reform our rituals and give them a tweak once in a while to have them work for us. Sometimes, we naturally get into a slump. While it's easy to blame it on ourselves (cue in the thoughts of us lacking discipline or enough will), it might signal that we need to find a better match to commit to our routines a little easier. Here's our share of tweaks we've done to our routines so far to make them easier to keep:
Adding dashes of excitement
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We're breaking the myth of how excitement should only fill our 15-minute break times, holidays, and weekends. Now, we're squeezing in dashes of excitement in mundane things.
For us, this mindset sprouts from the longing for the weekend to enjoy and making that timeframe shorter. From days, we're cutting it to the next meal, the next cup of our favorite drink, or the moments when we step away from our desk. Let's add ways we can get excited by letting ourselves indulge in things that make you enjoy day-to-day a little more. If we find ourselves lovers of hot or cold drinks, let's get a fun mug to drink from or a new set of flavors for your palate to look forward to trying. Let's fill our breaks talking to the people who give us energy (while making wiggle room for some changes.) Let's create playlists that put us in a good mood. It's in these little ways that our routines feel like a breeze; never chores but ways to get to our goals without bogging us down.
Our pick: This playlist that gives off the energy we put into the world whenever we're in progress.
Working Smarter
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Trying out Smart technology seemed a little strange at first as we may have a preconception of talking into devices as something obnoxious (and often because calling out to air seems weird.) Once we stepped out of that notion, we found it more convenient.
Now we realize we've become a little more accommodating when it comes to our curiosities, as it takes as little as saying,
"Hey" to our phones or laptops regarding questions. Setting quick dates and notes whenever pen and paper were out of our reach also made less space for being stumped on fleeting ideas or phrases we knew we'd try to grasp later.
Our pick: Once we've become comfortable with our voice assistants via phone, we tried it out with the things like Smart lamps that make it easier (and a little exciting) as we embrace change and go through our routines. Mood lighting, here we come!
Going for what we can see & feel
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Although we often try to foster space to figure out what we want for ourselves when it comes to finding the right groove for our routine, it's no doubt that we always yearn for what we can see and feel.
Our proof: how we perceive movement. We commit to body movement, not because we expect the results instantly but because we feel & eventually see progress that we can own and take pride in. We feel energized, and happier when we know we've done even a bit of movement, and we'd eventually see it manifest in other ways. It's in that framing that we get to commit to movement. We're not after the instant results that often drive us to disappointment when we don't follow through or see change take effect in a snap. It's more about how we feel a spring in our step, a little happier with the bursts of happy hormones. Eventually, we see it reflect through how we carry ourselves and how we're able to take on bigger challenges. Slowly, but surely. This is what makes it easier to commit to movement, and it's often the same for skin.
Our pick: Simply Skin's Progress Plans. Each facial treatment includes a Three-Step Journey that takes care of your skin from start to finish. From consulting with a skin expert and receiving the treatment made exactly for your skin to stepping out of Our Spaces with skincare recommendations to ensure your progress continues even at home, your skin TLC becomes something you’d love to keep beyond the realm of treat-yourself days.
With Progress Plans, all you'll have to do is plan ahead and show up to your treatments as the sessions in each Progress Plan are designed to deliver the skin progress you've been wanting for your skin. Complete with the Three-Step Journey in each session of our Progress Plans, you're sure to feel & see progress in every visit.
What each session with Simply Skin is like:
Whether you’re going on for a single session, or you plan on sticking to a Progress Plan to make sure you easily commit to your skin goals, every visit is made up of three steps designed to put you and your skin on track with progress:
Step 1 - Expert Cleanse
The first step to all our treatments is our signature hydradermabrasion facial that intensely cleanses, hydrates, exfoliates, and soothes skin without pricking.
Step 2 - Your Treatment of Choice
Choose from expertly crafted facials and laser facials specific to your skin needs and goals.
Step 3 - Your Aftercare at Home
Take skin progress home with a care kit specific to you as recommended by our skin-loving team.
Committing to better routines takes a lot of time and knowing what you truly want. Our best advice? Take the time and introspection you need. Try out the picks and explore what works for you and your own journey. We'll wait for you whenever you're ready to turn skin goals into a reality.
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