Hello babes! I am so excited to write this post because I am currently obsessed and really enjoying my Sunday self-care routine. I used to hate Sundays and having this routine makes me feel really good and get ready for the week ahead. As many of you know, taking care of myself physically and mentally is a passion of mine and I love to create routines that make me feel my best and help me stay on track. Sunday is the day of the week where I slow things down and I allow myself to relax, sleep a little bit more, and give my body the extra love and time that needs. Not every week my Sundays look the same but below I share my 4 Sunday non-negociables.
- Hair Mask: it might sounds gross, but I wash my hair every 6 days (once a week). I used to wash it way too often and I realized that wasn’t good if I wanted to stop my hair from falling out. Sundays are my hair days. I wash it with a parben and sulfate free shampoo and I put a hair mask for 3/4 hours. A lot of people ask me how I keep my hair from looking grease because of course I workout almost every day, so the answer is dry shampoo.
- Movement: depending on how many days or how hard I worked out that week I’ll choose a different workout, but I usually go for an intense and sweaty session. Because some days during the week I’m not able to workout for a long time or not at all, I like to take my time to get in a good and long workout. It feels so good and it gets me motivated to start a new week. If I feel very tired because I have been working out every day during the week I would just go for a walk or do some stretching.
- Plan The Week: after Sunday’s lunch I always sit down with my planner and I plan the week ahead. It might seem pointless, but I even plan what kind of meals I will have, so I know what I am going to eat every day. If I know I will be meeting with some friends or family I write it down as well, so I know that I will be eating out. Also, I try to schedule my workouts for every day and the times I will be working out. When I have almost every day planned, I write down 3 main goals for that week, so I have 3 things to really focus on. For example, this week’s goals will be to make sure I drink at least 3L of water, make sure I take my vitamins in the morning, and stretch at least for 5 minutes every day.
- Exfoliate & Dry Brush: because Sunday’s are the days that I wash my hair and I spend more time in the shower, I like to exfoliate with a body scrub. Body scrubs remove all the dead skin cells, allowing the moisturizer to absorb better and it unclog pores, preventing ingrown hairs. Dry brushing is also a really good habit to have. I do it almost every day before getting into the shower, but if for some reason I haven’t done it much that week, I make sure I do it on Sunday. Dry brushing unclogs pores in the exfoliation process and it helps detoxify your skin by increasing blood circulation and promoting lymph flow/drainage. Also, by unclogging pores, it’s easier for the body to sweat and eliminate toxins in your system. It is basically a lymphatic massage, but at home.
