Key Takeaways
- 1Small habits like cleaning and moving your body shape how you feel every day.
- 2Self awareness only helps when you pair it with small actions.
- 3Too much scrolling can quietly steal the energy you need for your own ideas.
- 4Discipline grows when you keep simple promises to yourself again and again.
- 5You can treat this reset as a team effort and walk through it with other people, not alone.
So, my life feels like a little tornado right now. The funny part is I can list the reasons in a neat little bullet list, yet my actions have not caught up to my awareness. If you feel called out already, you are in the right place.
This is not a perfect girl routine. This is me, being fully honest about what happens when I stop doing the simple things that keep me grounded, and how I am working my way back.
When Your Room Exposes Your Mind
First things first. My crib is a mess.
Clothes on the floor, things not in their home, random items everywhere. Every time I walk in, my brain starts buzzing. I firmly believe: messy crib, messy mind. Clean crib, clean mind.
When my space is chaotic, it is way easier for me to feel overwhelmed and stuck. I walk in ready to film or edit, then I look around and instantly want to lay down and scroll. A messy environment turns into a quiet little excuse.
“I will start once I clean.”
“I will clean once I have energy.”
Next thing I know, the whole day slides by.
On the flip side, when I put on music, pick up trash, fold clothes, and give everything a home, I feel lighter. My brain feels clearer. I make better choices. Cleaning is not just chores, it is self respect in action.
When You Stop Moving Your Body
Second problem. I stopped working out and moving my body.
Every time I fall out of movement, the same pattern shows up. I feel more sluggish, more anxious, less confident in my decisions. For me, moving my body is not just about looking cute. It is about proving to myself that I can do hard things on purpose.
A workout does something to your brain. Even a walk, a stretch, a little dance in your living room. It reminds you that you are alive, that you can breathe through discomfort, that you can show up for yourself even when you do not feel like it.
When I stop, everything else slowly starts slipping too. My room gets messier, my energy dips, my motivation tanks. So if you are in a funk, I want you to pause and ask yourself a simple question: when was the last time you genuinely moved your body for you, not out of guilt?
Sleep, Self Trust, And Tiny Broken Promises
Third issue. My sleep schedule is off.
When I go to bed late for no real reason and wake up groggy, it is so easy to say,
“I will fix it tomorrow.”
Then tomorrow turns into next week.
Under that, there is a deeper problem. Self trust.
I noticed that when I say, “I am going to do this,” and I do not follow through, I start to see myself as someone who does not mean her own words. That hurts more than the missed task. It chips away at discipline and confidence.
Self trust is not some big dramatic moment. It grows through tiny promises:
- “I will put this plate in the sink right now.”
- “I will tidy up for five minutes.”
- “I will walk for ten minutes.”
- “I will put my phone down at midnight and actually close my eyes.”
Every time we keep a promise, we prove to ourselves that our word matters. Every time we skip it, we teach our brain the opposite. I am not saying this to shame you. I am saying it because I am working on the same thing right along with you.
The Phone Trap And The Content Spiral
Next thing. That little rectangle in your hand.
I got caught in a bad loop of consuming content instead of creating it. Scroll, scroll, scroll. Watch other people’s vlogs, other people’s routines, other people’s lives. Then I look up and realize I gave all my creative energy to the screen.
Here is what hit me. When I am editing or filming, I feel energized. Creation gives me energy. Scrolling drains it.
I fell out of my creative rhythm, and suddenly it felt easier to hide than to show up. That is where the “ghosted” side of me came in. I felt disconnected from myself and from my community because I was living inside my phone instead of inside my life.
If you create in any way, this is your reminder to close the app and make something. It does not have to be perfect. Start with one clip, one idea, one paragraph, one sketch. Creating reminds you that you are not just a watcher. You are a builder.
Using Self Awareness As A Starting Point, Not A Weapon
I am very aware of the habits that pull me out of alignment. Messy room, no workouts, broken sleep, too much scrolling, ignoring my own word. I could beat myself up for it. I tried that. It does not help.
So instead, I am treating this season like a reset. Not a fresh start that erases everything, more like a “let us get honest and then do one tiny thing differently today.”
Self awareness is powerful when you use it as information, not as evidence that you are failing. You can say,
“Okay, here is what I am doing right now.”
“Here is how I want to feel.”
“What is one simple, realistic action I can take today to move closer to that feeling?”
That is all discipline really is. One small decision, repeated.
An Invitation To Reset Together
I want to take you along this process, not as a perfect guide, more like a friend walking beside you. If your room is a mess, if you have not worked out in a while, if your screen time report made you cringe, you are not alone.
Here is what I am focusing on:
- Cleaning one area at a time instead of trying to fix the whole house in one day
- Moving my body in ways that feel fun and doable
- Protecting my sleep like it is part of my self care
- Saying fewer promises out loud and actually keeping the ones I do say
- Swapping some scroll time for creative time
You do not have to copy my exact routine. You can build your own version that fits your life, your schedule, and your energy. The goal is not perfection. The goal is to feel proud when you look at yourself and think, “I am really showing up for me.”
If you are reading this under the video, consider this your little nudge. Tidy something. Stretch. Write down one promise to yourself for today and keep it. Then come back and keep going with me.
We have it in us.
We are not stuck.
We are just getting started again.
