I firmly believe in setting aside time to relax and unwind at least once a week.
Since January ( I believe) I have been bathing every Sunday night. The idea is to reward myself for making it through a week and get off to a good start for the next. It makes so much sense. Now I know that the idea of bathing sounds very unappealing to some who may read this, but believe me, buy yourself a scrub brush and some SoftScrub, scrub your bath and get in it.
It doesn't need to be a bath of course. You could go for a walk, read or just sit on the floor with the lights off and chill. Whatever.
If you ARE interested in the bath idea, read on.
I prep for my bath around 5:30 pm and actually get in around 6:00.
The key for me is natural light. I thrive off of it. Incandescent just doesn't do it for me, too "hot" feeling. The natural light offers just enough luminescence to get done what needs to be done(which should be close to nothing).
So before your bath, go to the store and buy yourself your favorite treat. I often go for juices or quinoa chocolate (YUM!). Then get home, grab a book or your laptop, set up shop and get in. Do whatever you want. This is your time to do or not do anything you please. All you, boo.
I sit in the bath for way too long. It seems really unreasonable but it feels great and I don't plan on jeopardizing my happiness with a shorter bath.
So try something this Sunday. You DO deserve it.