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Story Time
Last night as I walked towards my bedroom, I began to yawn. I gave in and patiently waited for it to pass.
I continued my walk. A voice from within commanded, “STOP.”
Ever obedient to inner guidance, I stopped and looked around.
Stop? Why? I wasn’t standing on the edge of a cliff. Was I?
I looked around; a hall leading to three doors: a bathroom, my office, my bedroom. Nothing dangerous here.
Wait, why was I standing still? I stepped forward as a wave of exhaustion sent another yawn my way.
Man, I was tired. Why had I let myself get so tired?
Sometimes exhaustion is a reminder to go to bed soon and other times exhaustion crashes into you like a runaway train and the best you can do is stop.
“What do you want?” I asked my exhaustion. “Sleep in the hall?”
I exhaled impatience. Not the hall.
I negotiated with my inner boss about being too tired to care for my skin tonight.
She listened quietly, “Just this once you can sleep in your clothes and forgo your evening routine.”
I nodded in agreement and took another step towards my bedroom, my puppy trailing behind.
Another yawn escaped. I’ve been battling a medical condition with my eyes that throws constant pain, blurriness, dimness and now and then the medical throws a bucket of exhaustion over my head. My eyes were tired and for some reason they won dibs over the rest of me.
Yes to sleeping in my clothes.
In ignoring the pain in my eyes, I had also ignored the signs that I needed to rest. That’s the problem with ignoring pain, you also miss out on joy and contentment and are left in a tunnel without a light at the end.
I made it into the bathroom and reached for my pajamas and put them on, automatically. Though confused that I was changing my clothes when I had decided not to, I was glad to wear my cotton pajamas: I would sleep better.
I stepped up to the sink and automatically reached out and pumped one handful of my DIY Oil Cleanser and wiped it across my face.
As if I were in another room, I talked to myself. “Remember? I wasn’t going to wash my face. Remember Holly? I was going to sleep in my clothes?”
Mechanically I continued my routine. I wet a paper towel and wiped away the oil and then reached for the DIY Face Wash and massaged the soap onto my skin.
My eyes drooped as I scrubbed away the day’s dirt and then rinsed my face with warm water.
That woke me a bit. Look, I am wearing pajamas. And my face is clean.
Two wins right there.
Automatically I reached for my toothbrush and watched myself in the mirror as I brushed, wondering where this wave of energy came from.
I moisturized my face with the Worthy Trio products and did some face yoga to ease the tension of the day. It felt like I was on a conveyer belt moving through my nighttime routine: I didn’t make any decisions, my body moved out of habit.
That’s the power of having a routine: after a while it becomes automatic.
I turned down the heat, set my puppy on the bed and finally it was time to lay flat.
I smiled as I fell asleep: my self-care routines won over exhaustion.
That’s the biggest win of all.
Thanks for stopping by,
XXOO,
Holly Winter Huppert
CEO and Founder
Worthy Skin Care
and
Skin Talk NY
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