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Beatrice Glaviano Ӱԭ26 is a full-time student who recently began a third job Ӱԭ and who is committed to her health and well-being. She shares how she supports her emotional, mental, and physical health and offers ideas to her fellow Chargers.
March 6, 2024
Author, rising out of a coffin like a vampire: ӰԭHi, yes, hello IӰԭm alive.Ӱԭ
Readers: ӰԭWhere have you been?Ӱԭ
Author coughs due to coffin dust: Ӱԭ*Ahem*, Well...Ӱԭ
Homework.
ThatӰԭs where IӰԭve been. Planet Homework: home of all things tedious and stress-inducing. At this rate, I may as well go into a canvas-induced coma and just slap a 12-lead on (the EMT and paramedic kids know what this thing is) before doing so. Today is actually the first time in like, uh...
*Author squints at her phone calendar*
A piping hot minute that IӰԭve felt relatively sane. The world doesnӰԭt feel like itӰԭs crashing down like it has been. My homework is mostly done, IӰԭve figured out the things IӰԭve been trying to figure out, I actually got sleep last night and IӰԭm looking forward to going to work today. As a life update, I have taken on a third job working as the social media manager for the Nutritional Sciences Dept. here at UNewHaven (please follow us on the Ӱԭgram ) and itӰԭs honestly so much fun. While things are still in the baby giraffe stages of development, I can promise that many exciting things are on the way. Additionally, I am re-applying for research here at the University through the SURF program. For the time being, IӰԭll be keeping my ideas under wraps, but let me tell you:
Give me a lab, some compounds, my lab coat, and a really good Michael Jackson playlist, and youӰԭll be thinking about things you would never have dreamed of.
Sounds pretty cool already, doesnӰԭt it?
Yet, with all of this, I'm even wondering how IӰԭve managed to balance it all. This, quite frankly, is a lot to balance and there are days when I have thrown the towel in. Motivation and discipline are great tools for achievement, but so is a little something I like to call:
Self-Care.
Self-care, as defined by Urban Dictionary is Ӱԭputting absurd amounts of parmesan cheese on your spaghettiӰԭ (Croissantboy), Ӱԭan umbrella term that Twitter/Tumblr SJWs [social justice warriors] use to excuse their poor financial decisions. Why spend money on things like rent/bills when you can buy coloring books from Whole Foods?Ӱԭ (LolWut05), and my own practice of:
Sunglasses, Taylor Swift, coffee, and plant shopping.
Though, the parmesan-spaghetti and Whole Foods are very close runners up. (Whole Foods always has bangers, for whatever reason. I digress).
Essentially, self-care is taking care of your emotional, physical, and mental health by doing things that you find fulfilling for you. Maybe your version of self-care is eating Coco-Puffs while watching a Disney movie. For others, it could be a trip to a rage room and letting everything that youӰԭve been shoving away out of your system. Whatever it may be, all that matters is that you are taking the time to actively care about yourself. It doesnӰԭt need to be big or small, but what matters most is that you keep the promises you tell yourself. If you want to do skincare, do it. Want takeout? Get it. Taking care of yourself is not supposed to be a chore: you deserve to treat yourself with the same kindness, grace, and generosity that you give to the world around you.
Maybe youӰԭre not that nice to the world, but youӰԭre a human being. You deserve nice things. Life is too short to ignore that, to ignore you.
And I know for a darn well fact that half of you are going to read this, make a promise to do a facemask, and then ӰԭforgetӰԭ before being swept up in homework. IӰԭve done this countless times to myself before. YӰԭknow the whole self-sabotage lying ӰԭIӰԭll do it laterӰԭ thing?
Haha, yeah, that. Stop that.
By not following up on those little coffee dates or skincare days youӰԭve promised yourself in the past, you form a lack of trust in yourself. Repeat this cycle, and itӰԭll start affecting other things like hanging out with friends or keeping promises youӰԭve made to others as a whole. Trust me on that one.
So, know what weӰԭre going to do today? (Well, mainly what IӰԭm going to do).
We are going to go downtown, and weӰԭre going to have some fun. I used to do it a lot last year Ӱԭ bouncing from cafe to bookstore to coffee shop, just giving myself time to explore my surroundings and interact with a whole variety of different people. ThatӰԭs something IӰԭve learned to appreciate about myself, really: my people person-ry. I like talking (9/10 times) with anyone and everyone, as I believe there is something to be learned from each and every single interaction. People are cool. EveryoneӰԭs backstory of their life, what colors they like or the reason why they toss the tomato from their burger. YouӰԭd be amazed at what people can teach you, even if theyӰԭre the same age you are. If youӰԭre not a people person though, I totally get that. Though, try people watching. Coming up with lip-read subtitles for a coupleӰԭs argument can be fun.
When it comes to self-care for myself on the more generalized side of things, I tend to follow a fairly common practice.
Anything with an asterisk will be delved into greater detail later on :D
For my mental and emotional health:
For my physical health:
Please note that the 19-year-old blogger isnӰԭt a dermatologist and has never seen your skin before; donӰԭt take her recommendations as medical advice. Please consult a doctor nӰԭ stuff, or your mom.
Alright, alright, alright: the skin and body care routine. I feel as though a lot of women Ӱԭ influencers or not Ӱԭ have a pretty solid routine, even if itӰԭs nothing crazy. For my own self, acne is annoying and while I accept itӰԭs convenient existence on my face (of all things, obviously), I do try and manage it. How? Well, for starters:
Does being a blogger mark me as an influencer? God knows I hope not.
When it comes to general body care, I just make sure to invest in quality products. I enjoy using mostly vegan or plant-based things (i.e., Love, Beauty, & Planet products Ӱԭ they have a really good shampoo + conditioner line) as that makes me feel good externally and internally.
When it comes to physical self-care, I typically advise to research things first before getting them.
Beatrice Glaviano Ӱԭ26 is a nutrition sciences major at the University of New Haven.
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