How to Have the Ultimate Chill Out Weekend
Every once in a while a chilled weekend at home is
absolutely necessary. When I say chilled I definitely do not mean 12 hours
curled up in bed with your laptop on Netflix kind of weekend. Oh no. This is
for an ultimate relaxing yet productive weekend which will leave you skipping
contently to work on the Monday. One which will leave you so refreshed you
don’t even need your morning coffee. We spend so much time constantly on our
feet rushing around, so every few months you need a chilled weekend like this
to really slow things down.
The past few weeks have been hectic to say the least. I said
my goodbyes to Ogilvy, hopped on a plane to Ibiza and
sadly my poor little blog has suffered in this time. I've been waiting to publish this post for a few weeks and on day 4 of my Ibiza recovery,
now seems like a suitable time as I shall be following this ritual myself before
I start the new job on Monday! So anyway take notes and enjoy!
Kick things off with a ‘weekend breakfast’. You know what I'm talking about. Instagram worthy breakfast accompanied by hashtags such as
#instafood, #foodporn and simply #yum (we’ve all done it). I ABSOLUTELY love
avocado on toast. What’s so wonderful about this is not only does it look and
taste nice, but it’s super healthy and therapeutic to make. Also eggs are
pretty great so the avocado and a fried/poached egg on toast combo is you know,
kind of like heaven. I also recently had my breakfast outside on the balcony
one Saturday and it literally got me in the weekend spirit.
Write lists and plan things. It can be for your week
ahead, clothes you’re dying to purchase,
things to buy for your home, or goals you want to achieve in the next few
weeks. It’s so much easier to do this on a weekend when you’re not rushing
around or knackered after work. It will also prepare you for the week ahead – you’ll
be organised and it’ll make ya feel good trust me. I got these beautiful
Moleskin and Aspinal notepads as leaving gifts and I can’t wait to start
jotting down in them! Plus they have my initials on so I'm gonna feel totally
important using them lolz.
Plan what you’re going to wear on Monday. I can quite easily
become the most angry person on a Monday morning when I have no clothes to
wear. When I say no clothes I mean I just cant decide. And it basically results
in me shouting at inanimate items of clothes telling them to stop ruining my
life and that I hate them. So yeah be organised, plan ahead and prevent any
psychotic tendencies on Monday morning.
Take a long hot bubble bath where you can use your massive
bath bombs from Lush which are deffo not a mid-week treat (PLUS
they take at least 20 minutes to even dissolve so you’ll HAVE to stay in long
enough) But don’t stop there my friend, why not go all out. As you sink into
those bubbles why not sip on some white wine, light some candles and listen to
calming Bonobo tracks for ultimate dreaminess?
When the bath water begins to chill, your skin starts to
wrinkle and the bath bomb is a distant memory, sadly the bath has come to an
end. BUT what a perfect time for a pamper session. The weekend is pretty much
the only time I ever paint my nails, because you essentially have to sit
still and are useless for half an hour. If you put in the time on a Sunday you
wont have to worry about chipped disgusting nails during the week at work! This
is also a perfect time to do a face mask. I've bought a few sachets of the Montagne
Jeunesse face masks which Primark sell for about 90p each that are fabulous. Personally
I think the mud ones cleanse your skin more deeply so opt for those ones for
ultimate indulgence!
Enjoy your weekend! x
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