How Nostalgia Helps Me Reset

Hi everyone, it's a pleasure sharing another #KISS blog with you this week. Today, I want to talk about 'reset' because I very much could do with one right now. The question is,

How do you identify that a reset is needed? What are some of your favourite places to go to reset, and what are some of your favourite activities to do for self-care?

So how do I identify I need a reset? That's simple. It's so obvious when I get to this point, that anyone around me could easily tell. My facial expression and body language say it all when I'm overwhelmed. I become extra sensitive, easily irritated, and I can't think straight.

It is at this point my toes begin hitting every corner, I slam doors on my hand, mistakenly cut myself with knives, and become clumsy with everything. Everything and everyone can tick me off at this point and if not for growth and awareness of what's happening to me, I'd be extra mean.

Insomnia hits very hard in such times and I cry for not being able to sleep because of stress. It circles back to me being stressed out because I can't sleep and it goes on and on like that. I also get physically sick as a result so I try to have a reset before I even get to that point.

Last week was one of such overwhelming times that I knew I needed a reset. I was in tears from being stressed out and I promised myself I needed to relax as soon as I had free time. Last weekend, I went out to just chill. I'm a homebody so it's a big deal that I'd willingly want to go out.

_{Out for a reset}

I particularly love going outside to parks for a reset because nature is healing. I love admiring the trees and inhaling cleaner air while the breeze tickles my skin. It's also a good time to observe humans and animals and let my mind wander.

This park I go to doesn't give me the whole package though. For instance, there's nowhere to rent a mat for a picnic so I can lie on the grass. Still, I manage. It's dear to me because this was where I had my first date with my husband and I always feel nostalgic here.

There's something about nostalgia that's calming, I guess that's why I feel so relaxed here and not necessarily the sights of the park that look even more unpleasant as the days go by. I like it at this park, I get to reminisce a lot here and it gets me thinking only happy thoughts about the present and the future. That gets me recharged and is key in my self-care.

Other self-care activities I do are cleaning, skincare, and movie watching. Yep, cleaning, you read right. It's not one of my favourite things to do but I can't deny how calming it is to be in a freshly cleaned space. It makes me feel like I have it all together when I clean my space.

Showering, doing my skincare routine right after that and then snuggling in bed with a movie has all my happy hormones working. With a smile on my face, it is clear I got a happy reset and I can take on the world again.

How do you reset? Care to share a #KISS blog with me? @orah14