Mental health Sundays

At the start of February I spent the entire Sunday in bed catching up on blog posts, emails, staying in
my pjs and pampering myself. By the end of the night I realised how good I felt and I loved it more
because it happened naturally and I didn't put any pressure on myself to make it a day for me. Nearly
6 weeks later, I'm still having that same Sunday every week. I have now called in my mental health
Sunday. It's a day where I can do as much or as little as I want and get prepared for the week ahead.

I've always loved the idea of having a day like this, especially a Sunday, but i used to plan it so much
that I found the idea stressful, so I never got round to doing so. I used to find myself stressing so
much during the week that I didn't have enough time to get everything done, even though I did, so
having a day dedicated to catching up and managing everything has been a huge help and relief. 

I look at my planner from the week and see what I haven't done and need to catch up on. I write my
blog posts for the following week and I might take some photos if I need too. I spend the day in my
pj's with a blanket wrapped around me, whilst sitting in my bed on my laptop. I bring everything to
my bed and don't even attempt to sit at, my desk for a more 'professional' day. I snack on shit
throughout the day, often order a McDonald's because it's my guilty pleasure. Sometimes I might be
recovering from drinking the night before and have a slight headache, so spending the day in bed is
often a good thing. I will get my planner ready for the new week and see what I've got to do.

Something I love to do and is my favourite part of the Sunday is when it gets to about 6pm and I can
start pampering myself. I will wash my hair and do a hair mask, followed by a face mask, sometimes
I will also do an eye and lip mask too. Some might not thinking that shaving is part of a pamper
session, but it makes me feel so good afterwards that I considered I make sure to do it! I will lather
my body in lotion, do my skincare routine thoroughly and I might even paint my nails!

Do you have a day dedicated to this? 

xoxo

Lea-Mai