Getting Your Priorities Right

Now weโre approaching warmer months, there are some things that we have to do a little bit differently. The most obvious thing that we have to do is dress differently; this is not so much for style in many cases, but for comfort in getting cool. The next we have to do is eat differently – a lot of people donโt think that this is the case, but our bodies require more calories to keep our temperatures regulated. Itโs a weird switch up that we donโt really think about โฆ we just do it. Well, at least, we try to. Some of us arenโt so good at keeping up, especially with drinking more. We need to be able to show our kids how to keep themselves fit and well when it gets warm.
Clear out your wardrobe, clear out your mindโฆ
There are things lurking in our wardrobes from years ago that we probably canโt even remember wearing. Using these next couple of weeks as your introduction to summer, try and clear these things out. If you have the room, itโs best to separate your summer and winter wardrobes and keep the things that you wear in the spring/fall (such as cardigans, light jumpers and heavier tops and shirts) on hand just in case the weather starts to dip. Get a vacuum-pack bag and put in the chunky knits, scarves, and hats which are taking up space and put them some place safe and accessible to reach for later on in the year.
Start to drink moreโฆ
It is recommended that, on a normal day – when the sun isnโt beating down on us and weโre not having to sit inside in an air-conditioned room to get us feeling anywhere near normal again – we should be drinking at least eight glasses of water. If you canโt manage this on one of these days, itโs time you invest in something like a Trago smart water bottle to remind you to drink. Itโs not a silly thing to get something to nudge you to get hydrated – itโs so beneficial to you, your concentration, your focus, your skin, your energy levels โฆ your wellbeing in general. Start doing it more and set an example for your children. ย
Slap it onโฆ
Protecting yourself is cool. Letโs just get that out of the way. If you donโt personally think this, then at least try and get your children to think it so that they put on as much sunscreen as they can to protect their skin from damage. Wearing a lotion with an SPF of at least factor 30 is vital, and so is wearing hats and glasses to minimize the exposure that both we and they get from the sun. Of course, this is not to say that a bit of sun exposure isnโt healthy – we benefit so tremendously from Vitamin D, but everything has to be in moderation. If you start feeling warm or notice a pink tinge, put some more on – you can never be too safe!
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Newly middle-aged wife of 1, Mom of 3, Grandma of 2. A professional blogger who has lived in 3 places since losing her home to a house fire in October 2018 with her husband. Becky appreciates being self-employed which has allowed her to work from 'anywhere'. Life is better when you can laugh. As you can tell by her Facebook page where she keeps the humor memes going daily. Becky looks forward to the upcoming new year. It will be fun to see what 2020 holds.