have a nightly routine

well.. i got a new job, which requires me to wake up at 430am which DEFINITLY requires me to have things ready the previous night. so i can safely say that i do, indeed, have a nightly routine.

my concern about acne is forcing me to do better and at least wash my face thoroughly (and brush and floss too!) before bed even if I am so tired I can’t see straight. But I have to let the water warm up forever, because I just can’t put cold water on my face. This has sometimes been a deterrent because I hate letting the water run so long.

and I like them so much that I won’t wear them unless I’ve had a shower, so they stay clean. Sounds silly, and I still don’t shower every night, but there is added incentive. Typically I sleep pretty well when I do the night routine and when I don’t, I don’t. I’ve had several nights during the last few weeks when I was awake from about 2am to 4am. Trying not to develop that as a pattern.

My sensitive skin loves having the grime of the day washed off before bed. My teeth are ever-so-flossed and sparkly. Good night!

yeah. this happened for exactly one night in a row. And I have lots of good excuses, but my life is about to change. How about 3 days in a row? I think I can do this for 3 days in a row starting today.

I am up now on the internet, so I am not doing too well. I had a “breakdown” a couple of nights ago and haven’t been doing well since. Hopefully, after this weekend I can pull things together.

I was so excited to clean my house and get prepared for the week.. laundry and food and cleaning… that I went to bed late, and when I got in bed, I was not able to sleep right away. I was too pumped up. The result is that I am a bit tired today.

However, I am happy with my progress. I got blackout curtains, a new mattress, and a white-sound machine for my bedroom. I am cautiously optimistic about this goal.

I have a shower at night, but I am often too lazy. I love to shower at night then put my PJ’s on over all that steamy goodness. I am much more apt to take care of my skin and brush AND floss when I have a shower at night. Sometimes I even blow-dry, which makes my hair much more manageable, but I am not ready to add this to the routine. If it’s wet, it’s wet (it’s not so cold now that I am worried about this.) Since I am working on short-term goals I will shower at night for the next 5 nights. Maybe that will be enough to convince myself that this should be my routine.

I tried my nightly routine, but it didn’t work. I went to sleep in the guest bedroom because I had problems with my room. I will try again tonight. Hopefully, I can get this thing right.

I already did this, so this shouldn’t be a problem. YAY. It looks great.

Also, I did walk at 4 PM and I did eat at 9 PM. YAY.