MaryCris Marcos

I'm also on my phone, everytime I wake up till the minute I go sleep it is such a hard habit for me to break it is so addicting. But as I scroll on my socials looking at other people lives/ pictures is kind of depressing at times because I find myself just comparing myself to other women and it just frustrates me. So while I took a break from social media it has allowed me to open up to myself, take a moment to learn and reevaluate the many amazing traits I have and the many amazing things I have done in life. Taking a step back from social media has allowed me to recoop myself and truly find my purpose in life, 

This morning when I was brushing my teeth I remembered to turn off the faucet and not let the water running the whole time I was brushing my teeth. As I'm going through the sustainability challenge it has to open me to learning simple things like turn off the water when you not using it or don't let the water be dripping and so forth. It such a simple task that sometimes we forget as humans and we don't even realize it until we see the electric bills our parents are paying. Small changes add up in time. 

Over the years of the time I've been living here on Earth, I really take my time in the shower whether it's doing my whole shower routine or half body shower I just take my sweet time doing everything. Before I used to just let the water running while I'm washing my hair with shampoo and then it's running again while I'm rinsing my hair and so forth basically the water is on the entire time I'm showering my hair I never did turn it off. But until recently every time I hop on the shower I remind myself to turn off the water when I'm not using it because it builds up over time and the electric bill will go higher and higher. It now takes me 10 minutes to wash my hair and do my routine and for my half body shower, it takes me a total of 5 minutes. I know these minutes are still long and I should make it lesser but taking it one step at a time. 

Living in the situations we lived in today, there are many restrictions that we no longer can do because of covid-19. It has lessened our hangouts with friends, have us coop in our own household to be with our families and not having enough social interaction with the world, not being able to help properly because doing it through online interaction is different and the vibes are off. But as I go through this crisis with the world I'm learning that these are the simplest things we used to take for a granted way before the pandemic hit. Being in quarantine has brought so much perspective in my life, that I reflect daily through the actions I've created and done. 

How I can incorporate personal values to my exercise routine, is by starting the day with a fresh mindset having a positive tone to set the mood for the rest of the day. I believe if you wake up with a purpose and to having the mentality of it's going to be a good day then it will is but if you have the mentality of being negative it will show through your actions and the way you progress throughout the day. Adding on, we can incorporate the exercise before we have our breakfast because it gives our body the time to adjust and wake up and it gets your heart moving. Also, we don't to do crazy workouts we can do something small 15-25 minutes just to get the heart moving. 

Practicing gratitude is a life long skill everyone should do, it's nothing hard it's the fact we lack how much we take advantage of the little things. Before covid-19 hit I wasn't really living in the moment, I enjoyed my weekends, breaks and off from school, and just overall not doing homework and being able to take off from student teaching and etc. Then when covid hit, I realize the little things I took for granted were right in my eyes. I took for granted time with my students who I didn't get to say bye to, I didn't have a proper thank you goodbye to them, nor did I have the proper time to say thank you to the teachers and staff that impacted my life. There are so many things I took for granted and once the pandemic hit I was blown away, I never knew how much I would miss my friends, family, my students, teacher, and staff not being able to attend church for a while. By waking up every day to be able to live another day is such a blessing in disguise, not everyone has that chance due to the fact it was taken away from them for whatever the reason may be. But here we are still complaining about the little things, we should be grateful that we get to see our family and friends. During this challenge, I will write down three things I'm grateful for each day and I will make them meaningful so I can take a look at them in the future.