The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum

We've all got them.  The little things we're trying to work on to get ourselves to be a better person, by whatever rubric we're using.

What baby step are you working on?

For me, it's keeping my teeth brushed.  It's such a minor thing, and yet every time I get in a funk I CANNOT seem to bother to do it.  So I'm trying really hard to brush my teeth even on the bad days, the cranky days, the ones that start with a cranky child - just that.  Daily maintenance.

 
For me, it is CLEAN ALL THE VEGGIE and brushing my hair.  If I get these two things done each day, I'm ahead of the game.

We've all got them.  The little things we're trying to work on to get ourselves to be a better person, by whatever rubric we're using.

What baby step are you working on?
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At the moment it's getting out of bed. It is such a struggle each morning since I want to lie there all day long. So If I can force myself out of bed when it's time without thinking it over for an extra 30 minutes I consider it a win for the day.

I think it's time to add another, and it is drinking enough water every day. I do a poor job at this, partly because I find the water at my work place to be icky. But I need it, as was made perfectly clear to me this past weekend.

 
Try using the new stuff Mio - it's no calorie, no sugar, just flavoring that you can adjust the strength of by how much or how little you add.  It's worked for me.  I have a strong dislike for Detroit water and this makes me able to drink it.  Just a thought.  You can find it at Meijer in a variety of flavors.

As for my babysteps:  getting out of bed.  Need to add the brushing the teeth thing, drinking yet more water, and writing at least something every day.

And a stupid question from someone new to the self care thing: Is body scrub used in addition to or instead of soap?

Not a stupid question at all. It depends on the particular scrub. Most are in addition to soap but some can be used instead of it. I tend to just use all scrubs in addition to soap to be on the safe side lol.

A little bit of makeup to make myself look nice.

And a stupid question from someone new to the self care thing: Is body scrub used in addition to or instead of soap?

I didn't move in the right social circles (or much any at all) to learn this kind of stuff in my teens, so I was in my 30s before I discovered the arcane makeup terms like 'foundation' and such..

 
ye gods, don't ask me!  I can recognize a hairbrush and soap - anything more complicated and I haven't the foggiest.  (makeup?  what's that? )

A little bit of makeup to make myself look nice.

And a stupid question from someone new to the self care thing: Is body scrub used in addition to or instead of soap?

I didn't move in the right social circles (or much any at all) to learn this kind of stuff in my teens, so I was in my 30s before I discovered the arcane makeup terms like 'foundation' and such..

 
The place I went to learn all this is Makeup Alley (makeupalley.com). They've got a huge forum with lots of members, and will probably have an answer for any questions you have.

I had to learn all my makeup information primarily from the internet or via makeup videos, because while my mom does know about makeup, she knows a couple of the basics, but only one way to do the basics (my mother doesn't like changing her routine... at all). This makes things complicated when I have a completely different skin type from her, and dealing with other skin issues that she doesn't have, and all she can tell me is "I don't know". :S

Usually in addition to. A lot of body scrubs don't have soap in them, but salts or clay and then other things to make them smell good.

 
Ok, thanks. So I have to use soap - or both if I feel up to the extra effort.