showering, half-drying my hair, then sleeping makes my hair look good in the morning idrk how, but that's a main reason i do night showers. if i shower during the day, i like to (but don't always) do a polar plunge before a shower and the salt has the same effect.
a good bath with some nice music, maybe some incense? always good to do every once in a while
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I work in person in a very socially demanding job & commute by walking so I’m always wiped when I get home and just want to lie on my bed but I’ve found if I take a little edible and hop in the shower with a candle and my evening shower playlist within 30 minutes of getting home it transitions my brain into home mode and then I try and do some cleaning or journaling or I’ll cook up a good dinner. i have tried a lot of things but the process of a shower is the most useful of a mental and physical prompt to my brain that it is Relaxation Time and listening to music usually gets me in the mood to be creative or to do some tidying
Jan 16, 2025
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i had to take morning showers for the longest time because my hair was so long and curly that, if i took a night shower, my hair would be ratty by the morning
but with short hair & a 5am wake-up time for work.. night shower save me. i can light a candle, shower in the dark, play some tunes, stare at the ceiling. hot water. what more could i ask for in this little life
Sep 28, 2024
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i usually don’t take my showers at night, but i had a weird day today and i didn’t really leave my room much… i just got out of the shower and i feel so good n new again! reminds me that you can hit reset on your day at anytime :) also i usually play music in the shower, but my housemates are asleep rn and honestly it was a good change of pace to have a shower with no music
Sep 13, 2024
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little co-rec: if anyone's interested in more literature along these lines, SPARK by John Ratey is a book i read in a PE independent study in high school (bc i didn't want to take gym my last semester) that makes a very compelling argument for integrating physical exercise in your life as a solution to mental health issues. comes to similar conclusions in regard to SSRIs and really any medication in that they can't compare to the results that actually using your body can give you.
it really changed my perspective on exercise because i think physical exercise is wrapped up in 'self-improvement' when in reality it should be seen as self-care. and to bring it back to dancing: this is physical exercise that really connects you with the spirit in you and those around you, something that is undeniably a form of care
a study issued last month found that dancing is the most effective way of treating and mitigating depression. Walking, therapy, and yoga also outpaced SSRIs. and if you're saying 'oh this was probably funded by Big Dance', there's no evidence of that and if you're saying 'that's just what a Big Dance shill would say', well honey you're right
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Mar 5, 2024
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pfff that dumbass eclipse you guys must really hate the sun if you want to see it get blocked out for three minutes i personally love the sun because it gives us life pshhh total darkness all around you? ever heard of NIGHT? i'll be enjoying darkness every nite without the goofy glasses thank you very much
Apr 6, 2024