Top 10 quotes of the week

1-Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish yourself to be

2-Being loved by many people is not as important as being in love with one person

3-Don’t wait for the last judgement, it happens everyday

4-Growing up is something you choose to do , not have to do

5-Focusing on the present moment is a powerful way of banishing misery: for without a sense of the future, we crave nothing . And without a sense of the past , we regret nothing

6-Rule the clock, do not be ruled by it

7-To love is to know, and to know is to love

8-We are all gardeners tending the seeds of days in the garden of eternity

9-When you are ashamed of yourself, learn from what you have done, and then leave it behind you, as you would a load that has become too heavy to carry

10-Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win

 

Ways to reduce stress

Stress is something we all go through, and it tends to increase as we grow older. Stress is bad for the skin for your health and for your soul. Personally when I’m under stress I tend to not think well and might take out all my anger on others, which is something I end up regretting in the end. But lately I have been reducing it in different ways so I thought I’d share them with you

Ways to reduce stress:

• Take time out from work/study and the pressures of daily life for at least once a week, try to forget about everything for at least a day and just take care of yourself
• Share problems with a loved one
• Face up to your problems and do something to fix them
• Plan a holiday or an outing so that you have things to look forward to, exciting things
• Eat regular healthy meals
• Do exercise regularly
• Put on some calming music and sit back with a good book
• Watch a comedy film or series that will make you laugh
• Treat yourself to a massage facial or manicure/pedicures
• Learn or practice yoga/meditation/pilates that relax your mind

Small Activities to do during your day

• Clean your drawers or cupboards. You feel better when your home is well organized
• Clear  your closet of anything that is too small or you don’t wear anymore
• Make phone calls to people you haven’t talked to in a while
• Go through old magazines to find recipes to make a list of recipes you want to try
• Arrange old photographs in an album or a file (on your computer) and go down memory lane
• Start to learn a language with a book tape Cd or dvd. (I’m still trying to learn turkish from a book, it really does take your mind)
• Buy a crossword puzzle or try to do brainteasers to keep your mind occupied
• Take up a new hobby such as painting or knitting, I’m working on cooking which is a very calming thing to do and yummy
• Start a diary/address book
• Plant up containers and make a little garden for you at home (nature is very relaxing)
• Make a list of things you want to do in your life or improve about yourself
• Watch a good film or start a new series (but not a depressing one:p)

Good luck and I hope you all have stress free lives 🙂

 

The beauty book: Sensitive skin

How to care for sensitive skin

First you want to get rid of any products that you do not need. Exposing your skin to too many different chemicals can harm you. All you really need is a cleanser, a moisturizer with spf and depending on your age an eye cream.  Second make sure you avoid products containing ingredients that will cause sensitivity like fragrances, colors and preservatives although it really depends on you, you could be sensitive to anything. Third treat your skin with care. Make sure you cleanse gently to remove makeup at the end of the day. Use very light creamy cleansers or facial wipes that will minimize your contact with the chemicals. Moisturizing is very important because the drier your skin is the more it will be sensitive.

Calming facial for sensitive skin

1-Soak four camomile teabags in hot water once the water has cooled splash your face with this 20 times

2-While your skin is still damp stroke or tap skin in a downward motion . This helps drain away the fluids

3-Apply a hydrating face mask (i’ll give you an example) Relax for five to ten mins then wash off the mask with tepid water.

Tips for sensitive skin:

• Use products with fewer than 10 ingredients lowering the risk of you coming across something your allergic to  
• Wear sunscreen!!
• Change your prodcuts. The skin tends to become sensitized to things it encounters too often.
• Always read labels to see what is in your prodcuts

Make your face mask

Blend and mix these together well! and leave it on the skin for 10 mins then rinse it off 🙂

• 1 cup of natural yoghurt
• 1/2 cup oatmeal!

 

My “boost your energy” plan for each day

Since I am working on the happiness project’s boost your energy, I have to have an exercise plan for each day. I thought I’d share with you my exercise plan since there are some amazing people on the internet who know so much about exercise some who are following me and I’m sure they would give me their opinion about my plan and please feel free to. Anyways, since I have asthma I try to be a little bit easier on myself but not too much I like to push myself when it comes to my health and well being. So my plan is

Saturday: Pilates: Which as I said before was good for both my mind and body, which is kind of like a more intense yoga that doesn’t concentrate that much on the “soul” part. But I need this to be more flexible and stronger as well

Sunday:Yoga: One of my favorite things in the world! Since I have a very bad temper and such yoga helps me to calm down a lot so I need to get plenty of it as well!

Monday:Dance:Dance is one of the funnest things to do and I find it so exciting to do ! Especially zumba because it’s like dance and a workout at the same time . But there are so many different types of dancing, so I have to try different ones every week.

Tuesday: VS workout: Since I am such a big fan of victoria’s secret I was bound to try their workout, and I must say I did love it , it is one of the very few workouts where I actually can feel my muscles move and stretch. I definitely recommend them for anyone who really wants an intense workout  .

Wednesday: Reshape body/Gym: A few months ago I found this book called Reshape your body it’s a book which basically helps you to fix certain areas in your body and to be able to focus on a few certain muscles, lately I’ve been reading it and working on it , and it also is an intense workout which is also kind of fun to do . Also I go to the gym whenever I get the chance (flex gym) where they have some great equipment and some really fun classes like aerobics ,zumba ,pilates,yoga and a lot of other classes.

Thursday: Meditation . While meditation is not very stressful and stereotyped as being very easy, it actually is hard. Since you have to be able to let like everything your thinking about out of your brain and just focus on a candle for example or music or something in front of you. While meditation might not be classified as exercise , I still believe that it cures my body and in some way boosts my energy

Friday: OFF My fridays are always busy since its my family’s gathering day. And I like to be able to enjoy my exercise rather than to just do it so I can stay on my routine. So I like to give myself a day off.