DejaDrewit

I create my own affirmation, oracle cards, and more.

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Yesterday was great. I felt like I was too consumed with my work and keeping my appearance on social media. I was losing my ideas and thinking everything I was doing wasn’t good enough. I just needed a day off and I took it. I feel refreshed, feel relaxed from a day of treating myself to some fun.

We all need a little time to play and not let everything be too serious, “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” 😂 but for real, if you are feeling stressed or trying to keep up with everyone else, I encourage you to step away and take time to yourself. You work so hard, you deserve to treat yo’ self.

My Quality Time Self Care Activity Deck by @dejadrewit

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The past few days have been pretty dark and gloomy weather-wise, but fortunately enough I can also notice days becoming longer (in terms of daylight) and that’s always great. But no matter the weather, I always find some time to take care of myself, and today’s deck is the superstar of self-care! My Quality Time Self-Care Activity Deck, by Deja Osbourne at DejaDrewit, is precisely a tool to help us take the time to spend quality time on our own, to be more independent and fulfilled.

This 44 card deck is perfect in every way, but I have to start somewhere: the artwork. It features different women enjoying life in different ways (though some cards only show objects). The hand illustrated watercolour paintings are bursting with colour and charisma, and they perfectly convey the self-care idea they want to show. But in case the illustration was not enough, each card contains one key-word which tells us pretty much everything we need to know. Some of my favourite ideas are cleanse (skincare junkie here), ritual (tarot cards!) and library (it even features a “ghost stories” book, it’s like it was made for me).

It’s easy to find oneself in these cards. They answer different questions for different people, like “Do you feel guilty taking time off from work to just sit and relax?”, “How much do you sacrifice take care of others?”, “Do you forget or can’t find the time to take time to take proper self-care?”. I include these questions because through them it’s easy to see what Deja aims to do with this deck. Watch a movie, stretch, eat breakfast, these are simple things. And because they are simple, we think they are unimportant. We have so much to do, we don’t have time. But it’s important to make time for ourselves, or else we risk burning out.

But I don’t want to get all serious because the fun factor in this deck is huge. It can be a gallery of ideas for when you have some time for yourself, or it can be a challenge if you decide to pick a card at random and follow through. Even using it is a form of self-care. The cardstock is amazing to the touch and sight: matte, buttery, sturdy, flexible. And the backs are absolutely gorgeous too. It comes with a small leaflet which includes brief directions and descriptions. And it doesn’t only come with its own custom tuckbox, but also with a nice drawstring pouch!

My Quality Time Self-Care Activity Deck is beautiful, useful and loving. It’s the perfect tool to find oneself in moments of stress or helplessness. It can also be a great deck to use with friends, and in general I think it’s a very meaningful gift for a loved one (which could perfectly be yourself). And you can get it with a 15% off by using the coupon code GZ15! Deja’s illustrations are gorgeous, so be sure to chek her site out for more goodies and future projects!

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Thank you Ana for this wonderful review!! #selfcare #oracledeck

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Day 17 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Puzzle⠀ 🖤⠀ I am a nerd who loves puzzles. I have not however done puzzles in a very long time. Today, your challenge is to do some kind of a puzzle. Jigsaw, sudoku, word search, etc. You can even download an app and do one there. For those up to a real challenge, I challenge you to do a 1,000 piece puzzle :D⠀ 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #instagramchallenge #puzzles #jigsawpuzzle #sudoku #wordsearchpuzzles #3dpuzzle (at Fallbrook, California)

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Day 16 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Treat⠀ 🖤⠀ Today your challenge is to get yourself a yummy treat. I prefer to get a healthy one because I don’t consume enough fruits and veggies, but if you are a health freak, feel free to have some cheese cake lol. ⠀ 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #instagramchallenge #treat #parfait #healthysnack #Healthytreat #fruitparfait #fruitdiet (at Fallbrook, California)

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Day 15 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Facial Mask or Spa⠀ 🖤⠀ Ok I have not done a facial mask in years. I did however buy a facial mask a few months ago (a black charcoal one) and have yet to use it. Today the challenge is to pamper your face with a facial mask. If you have recently done a mask and don’t want to do one today, you can find something else to do like, exfoliate, or even do a mani or pedi. You can even do a hair treatment or go to the spa. ⠀ 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #instagramchallenge #charcoalmask #mudmask #facialmask #exfoliate #pamperyourself #spaday (at Fallbrook, California)

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Day 14 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Exhibit⠀ 🖤⠀ Today your challenge is to get out of the house and go to a museum or art gallery. I love going to museums and have a few on my list I have yet to visit. I am excited about this one! If you cannot go to a museum or gallery, Maybe try doing something creative. 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #museum #gallery #artgallery #exhibit (at Fallbrook, California)

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Day 13 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Trip or Travel⠀ 🖤⠀ Hopefully most of you have the day off. Today’s challenge is to take a trip somewhere. Go somewhere fun. Enjoy the weather. You can plan something or just take a drive, bike ride or walk somewhere. I am excited about this because I live in a really small town and there isn’t much excitement here. However, today my Mom and Grandma (age 93) will be flying in from New York to visit. I am excited to spend the next 9 days bonding! Hopefully, I will be taking this trip myself today, in fact I did not plan to make today’s challenge a trip because they were flying in, that was a mere “coincidence” or just fate. :D⠀ 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #trip #vacation #smalltrip #bikeride #takeawalk #goingforawalk #drivesomewhere (at Fallbrook, California)

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Day 12 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Movie⠀ 🖤⠀ Happy Friday! One of the most liberating things I’ve done was going to the movies by myself. I used to rely on friends and boyfriends to keep me company at the movies but when I had no one to go with and I decided to go by myself, I had such a blast. It really released those mental chains. I later also learned I don’t need to rely on anyone to watch a marathon of episodes with. Today I challenge you to go to the movies alone, or watch a movie or TV show you’ve been wanting to. You are your own date tonight! I am a full-time mom so I will have to improvise by taking my son with me or watching a movie on my own at home when he's asleep or playing.⠀ 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #TGIF #movies #moviealone #movieday #Movietime (at Fallbrook, California)

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Day 11 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Dance⠀ 🖤⠀ Dancing is not only fun, but it is very good for your body. I used to stay slim by dancing all the time-that was my workout. Going to the gym was always boring for me and I have never been a gym type of gal. Since becoming a mom 3 years ago, I have not danced much at all. So I am excited about this challenge because it would be a great workout for me and also release some endorphins to cheer us all up, more so than when exercising. If you don't know what to dance to, there are some great and very motivating videos on youtube just search Just Dance 2017.⠀ 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #dancing #danceworkout #endorphins #dancingmakesyouhappy (at Fallbrook, California)

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Day 10 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Ritual⠀ 🖤⠀ On behalf of today's Full Moon, I did a life purpose spread. This energy has had me feeling emotional and lost. A few days ago I fell asleep to a life purpose meditation. I then dreamt that I was a healer, healing people's auras. I know nothing about auras nor am I a healer now, so I found it strange. But here, in today's life purpose spread, the healer card came out along with some nice companion cards: going with the flow, breakthrough, transformation and a few other cards that are outside the shot. This reading is quite beautiful and also has me asking what do I have in store in the future??? Definitely not a career I ever saw coming. I guess I need to just go with the flow and trust what is to come. 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #ritual #fullmoonscorpio #fullmoonritual #tarotreading #tarotcards #fullmoonreading #healer #oshozentarot (at Fallbrook, California)

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Day 10 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Ritual⠀ 🖤⠀ Today we have a full moon and I like to do a little ritual for every full and new moon. Your challenge today is to do a ritual of something that you wish to release from your life. Light some candles, burn some incense or diffuse some essential oils. List a few things you are grateful for, do a little meditation, burn the list (safely), go stand under the full moon and allow the power of the moon to manifest the things on your list. Ultimately, if you have your own ritual, you can definitely do it your way. Today is a great day to also plant flowers. 🌺 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #ritual #fullmoonscorpio #fullmoonritual #tarotreading #tarotcards #fullmoonreading (at Fallbrook, California)

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Day 9 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Blog⠀ 🖤⠀ Your challenge today is to blog or share a story that may help or inspire others. Post it on your website or on any blog website. I try to do this monthly on my website, and will be posting one today as well.⠀ 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #blogginglife #newblogger #tellyourstory

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Day 8 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Sing⠀ 🖤⠀ I challenge you to learn the lyrics to a full song! If you can't or don't want to, then you should at least sing your heart out to what you know 🎶 ⠀ 🖤⠀ Post the song or lyrics of the song you will be learning or singing today, if you're into #musicly, tag me in yours! 🎤 ⠀ 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #singasong #learnlyrics #lovesinging #songlyrics (at Fallbrook, California)

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Day 7 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Breakfast in bed or go out for breakfast⠀ 🖤⠀ Today your challenge is make yourself breakfast in bed, or make something special for breakfast. If you can't or don't want to, you can to out to a nice breakfast 🍳 ⠀ 🖤⠀ I only had a man make me breakfast in bed once and I decided, why don't I do that for myself once in a while? Show me your breakfast today :) 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #breakfastinbed #waffles #breakfastforme #iamworthit (at Fallbrook, California)

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Day 6 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Tidy up 🖤 Today your challenge is to clean or organize something at home, work, or even your car. It can be a pile of mail, cleaning the mirrors, or getting rid of stuff you no longer use to donate. 🖤 Cluttered spaces block our creative thinking. Recently I have been feeling all confused and blocked. Then one day I started decluttering all the places that have been annoying and frustrating me. The very next day, I had a clear idea that solved my confusion. So today I will be finding something else to clean or declutter. 🖤 #selfcare #tidyup #organizing #springclean #independantwoman (at Fallbrook, California)

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Day 6 of #MySelfCareChallenge - Tidy up⠀ 🖤⠀ Today your challenge is to clean or organize something at home, work, or even your car. It can be a pile of mail, cleaning the mirrors, or getting rid of stuff you no longer use to donate. Organizing does wonders for clearing my blocked energy! 🖤⠀ Cluttered spaces block our creative thinking. Recently I have been feeling all confused and blocked. Then one day I started decluttering all the places that have been annoying and frustrating me. The very next day, I had a clear idea that solved my confusion. So today I will be finding something else to clean or declutter. ⠀ 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #tidyup #organizing #springclean (at Fallbrook, California)

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Day 5 of #MySelfCareChallenge - buy some flowers or a plant. I'd love to see your flowers!⠀ 🖤⠀ Today your challenge is to get yourself some flowers. You can even just get 1 rose. Remind yourself why you are special. Take good care of the flower by preparing it properly when placing into a vase. If you don't like cutting flowers, you can buy a plant 🌱 ⠀ 🖤⠀ #selfcaredeck #selfcare #qualitytime #illustration #girlart #independentwoman #dejadrewit #watercolorart #oracledeck #oraclecards #flowersforme #buyherflowers #flowershops (at Fallbrook, California)