1. GET TO KNOW YOURSELF I know what your thinking: “But Emma it’s so stupid and hard and blah blah” but let me tell you something. My life quality has improved so much since I started to think about the things i actually enjoy doing, what music i like, what books I love, what I appreciate in live, what I’m interested in etc. Just do it. You can for example take a look at different quizzes and websites(they’re fun don’t judge me) like: the popular mbti-test discover new music based on what you like what’s your plant personality the enneagram test 2. CUT OFF TOXIC PEOPLE Please cut off those whiny smol asses from your life. It’s better to have no friends than friends who just drag and put you down 24/7. If someone is draining you say bye bye to them. I’ve done so and oooooh boy it felt good. 3. HEALTHIER FOOD Don’t stuff your face with those pop tarts or donuts all the time, they are no good for you. “But healthy food is so disgusting” why do you think it’s disgusting? I bet you associate healthy food with those nasty green smoothies and some protein bars? Oh let me just tell you fruit salads are delicious and so are banana-oatmeal cookies(literally banana and oatmeal mashed up). You don’t have to cut off the junk food completely, just incorporate healthier foods in your diets: oatmeal, add veggies to your dishes(woks are delicious), don’t add butter to your popcorn etc. 4. BE MORE PRODUCTIVE And no, I don’t mean that you have to study all day or anything like that. Strive to make your bed the moment you get up, wash you dishes after you’ve eaten, read a bit, go for a walk, draw, dance, write, study a bit, start using a planner, cook next week’s food, meet up with a friend. Just do something and don’t just scroll through your phone all day. improve your productivity by @designyoself how productivity works by @marysanatomyblog how to be productive by @marysanatomyblog 5. LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF FOR FUCK’S SAKE Accept your flaws. If you have any mental disorders that makes it hard to do it or just generally have a fucking low self confidence or self esteem, I just want to tell you that do your best, try. Small improvements are better than nothing. You liked the shirt you were wearing? YES GOOD. You cooked a nice meal? YES GO YOU! You like the way your makeup looked today? YESYESYES GO YOU! I used to dislike myself so much. I hated literally everything about myself. The way I looked, my personality, my clothes, my shyness, my voice, everything I said, my body. I had such horrible thoughts about myself. I didn’t see what others saw and that’s so damn scary actually. Luckily it has changed. Today I accept myself, I’m not 100% content with my appearance and body. Small personality traits bother me but I’m not that shy anymore, I raise my hand in class, I can ask help from strangers, I’m not embarrassed of what I say( I say so many stupid things let me tell you that). I accepted myself, I truly like myself, and I’ve made so many lovely mutuals and friends the past year because of this. I’ve came out of my shell and you can too. 6. TREAT YO’SELF Eat that chocolate bar, take that nap, buy that shirt, buy new pens, bake something. Do anything that makes you happy. Dance, draw, scream into the void. DO ANYTHING. Just don’t buy new notebooks, you already have 50 of them, unused, in your drawer. 7. BE THANKFUL, SHOW GRATITUDE, BE KIND Wave to the people who stop to let you walk over to the other side of the street. Say thank you to the lunch lady. Say “have a nice day” to the cashier. Smile at babies. Say good morning to mutuals and teachers at school. Help people with their homework. Share your food. Hug your friends(if you are comfortable with it). Send your friends ugly selfies of yourself or them. Laugh a lot. Don’t be that negative piece of shit that just complain about everything. I know a few who just complain and think everything is shit. They think the tests are too hard and complain about their grades(hello do something if you aren’t satisfied) and then they wonder why I sometimes don’t snap back or change the subject if we are talking face to face. This post is a mess xx Emma
