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Non denominational non religious sabbath of your choosing

i reserve Monday nights for egregious scrolling while simultaneously watching something on the ‘big‘ screen (tonight it’s a youtube video about disgraced YouTube groomer Onision) while also eating something delicious + lying horizontal with flippers/legs akimbo like a pregnant sea lion. If you can’t escape the productivity mindset and are always harping about ’wasting your life’ while also complaining about extreme tiredness then allot a specific time to run your phone battery down and your social battery up. YMMV if you have kids or dependents. If you have a cat they will love this new you.

@snapbracelets

Jan 22, 2024

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take a week day off and go on a little adventure…

and don’t do any errands or cleaning that day, just like set a little budget — get a book and read it in the park with a snack, or take yourself out to coffee / people watch and then go see a movie or two. or go to a museum right when it opens and then get lunch (outside!) for yourself and pick something else to do after. for me, at least one part has to be artistic (book/film/art) and another has to be outside (most important part) then at the end of the day, find a good spot to watch the sunset and journal about your day and feelings!! it feels better because you’ll be in less of a slump after a nice day and will have a lighter mood to be thinking about what’s up lastly… go home and do a full shower, do the most relaxing possible version of your nightly routine (and no scrolling social media). if you can, wash your sheets a day or two before and put on a fresh set of PJs that night too… it makes crawling into bed that much better (also bonus points if you meditate before you fall asleep) i find this (one-day vacation? 12 hr solo date?) is a really nice way to reset my brain when everything is overwhelming or i feel like i’m stuck not doing much besides going through the motions. i tend to do it every few weeks lately and it is surprisingly refreshing ✨

@marxinista

May 20, 2024

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Reserve a couple buffer days on the end

I’ve learned that returning from a trip on a Sunday night and then going right back to work is often not worth it. My sweet spot is to come back on a Friday and then have a weekend at home to chill and do life chores before resuming work. Ideal if you can also book some low key fun and/or relaxing activities when you’re back. A massage, an off-the-beaten track restaurant, a long walk. Preserve the exploratory, vacation mood so you’re not just doing chores. Huge sub rec: When I go on a vacation vacation (time off from work, not just changing location), I always like to take a digital detox. I find that doing that resets my brain and helps me return to reality with a much healthier relationship to my phone and modern life busy work like processing emails. In an ideal world, I keep the phone off for a couple days post the travel (or at least don’t respond yet to missed messages). It helps taper the transition and make it less like “oh fuck that wasn’t my life and now I have to do my dumb lil job and catch up on my digital correspondence.”

@tortitude

Oct 8, 2024

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AM/PM Stretches

Stretching for 10-20 minutes when I wake up and before I go to bed. Life changing and guaranteed to cure at least one of your alleged mental health diagnoses. Major shout out to Yoga with Kassandra on YouTube.

@normal_woman

Jan 17, 2025

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Creamy tofu Pasta

Obviously major shoutout to lentils but that’s been said. Creamy protein pasta is like my version of boxed mac and cheese during the week. Blend up silken or soft tofu with nutritional yeast and miso + pepper + salted pasta water and mix with chickpea pasta for extra protein. Wilt some spinach in there and you‘re set.

@normal_woman

Mar 5, 2025

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Safe (1995)

This was the first movie I watched in Covid lockdown for obvious reasons, but its theme hits even harder now in the midst of the LA fires and resulting toxic air. Starring Julianne Moore, who I think is one of our last living movie stars. She plays this composed and delicate woman, and refers to herself as “a bit of a milkaholic” lol. It’s setting in late 80’s San Fernando Valley is meaningful to me having grown up in 90’s SoCal suburbia and also believing that my way too comfortable surroundings were trying to kill me.

@normal_woman

Jan 17, 2025