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Annelien's avatar

Nonverbal time is definitely an in, next to tech-light solo dates (coffee & journaling, museum visit, …) and intentional creative moments. Out are internalised toxic expectations, saying yes when I want to say no, screen time before 9am and past 9pm.

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Gabrielle's avatar

📣 NO SCREEN TIME BEFORE 9AM AND PAST 9PM! def a huge intention of mine is to stop starting and ending my day with my phone 🥲 such a horrible habit and i found that i feel so much more energized and less reactive when i stay off my phone first thing. love your ins and outs!

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Annelien's avatar

Same! I really want to quit the unconscious habit of just grabbing my phone. I want to turn it into something intentional: grabbing a book or my journal.

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Julia's avatar

heavy on the nonverbal time and journaling! my favourite time of day is when i get to sit on my bed in the evening and play my favourite music - my out is waking up late, i’ve been going to bed earlier, and it makes me realise how much i stay up on my phone at night, when it doesn’t even benefit me at all.

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Gabrielle's avatar

right there with you with going to bed earlier! lately ive been trying to read at least 30 min before bed to avoid doomscrolling 😅

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Nataly Velez's avatar

my in for this spring is trying to incorporate color into my wardrobe especially as a neutral girly!

my out is overconsumption (shopping intentionally is so much more fun!)

i hope you’re having a lovely wednesday 🤍

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Gabrielle's avatar

i feeeel you with incorporating color! & also right there with you wish shopping intentionally - definitely way more fun when you tune into your tastes and not what everyone else is buying. thank you angel, i hope you're having a great wednesday as well 🫶🏽

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Agustina's avatar

Nonverbal time is so in, if possible I try to get about two hours of it in the morning and then a soft classical music playlist to journal with. — I do most of my reading throught the day as I am a translator so my screen time is insane (I work most of the time from my phone) and it makes me a bit mad that I still feel so disconnected from everybody (I do try not to stress about it).

Love the whole list, as a Taurus girl this is just my definition of living deliciously 💖💖 what a lovely life you're leading! Have a nice day ❤️

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Gabrielle's avatar

omggg do u mind if i use what you said 'living deliciously' as a possible title for an upcoming newsletter? 💝

also i def need to play some music while i journal and read in the morning! i feel like that would make my mornings even more romanticized like a movie 🥹 i hope you have a great day as well angel!! 🫂

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Agustina's avatar

Please do! I've been preaching about it for a while now among my friends, there's so much to discuss on that topic 💕

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Gabrielle's avatar

you’re an angel!! 💘

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Alicia Jones's avatar

As another Leo, I feel that 😭 but also allll of this - ins and outs. I am trying Joy Journaling this spring but it has been hard! I think my own list of ins and outs will help because I’m so stuck between my strong feelings/thoughts and what I think I want to try but haven’t applied myself to yet. This was inspirational and real! Thank you 💓🧘🏾‍♀️

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Gabrielle's avatar

LEO QUEENS RISE 🫡 ty for reading!! 🫶🏽

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Perla's avatar

saving this for tonights journaling sesh, 123 eyes on me REAL!!!

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Delaney Langdon's avatar

Wait because I agree with all of them ... cottage cheese is my shit & tardiness ain't it 🤺

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Gabrielle's avatar

no literally can we normalize leaving or canceling plans if someone is late 🤨

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mini leeana's avatar

My phone has my books 😔

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Gabrielle's avatar

valid — i have some books on my ipad! at least it’s intentional screen time 🫶🏽

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Glow Up Girls Blog's avatar

I enjoyed this post, thank you for sharing and I can really relate to many 😂

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Gabrielle's avatar

ty for reading 🫶🏽

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fatema's diaries's avatar

Oh my god "I'm a Leo" is so reall

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Arshy's avatar

when you sit down and realize what is going good for you and what’s harming you in your life, the jaw rlly does hit the floor. Self reflection is so key for growth, it really does require the critical thinking and being uncomfortable to get out of your mind and comfortable thoughts to not be “stuck” anymore.

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Gabrielle's avatar

period queen

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The Garden Pantry's avatar

ins:

warm foods for breakfast, house/techno music while getting ready, brunch with my girls, getting into more feminism focused books, night time routine at 9pm, face-masks on weekends

outs:

worrying too much about the future, being lazy and putting things off, spending hours on Roblox, scrolling on TikTok, doing things last minute

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Gabrielle's avatar

oooo yes heavy on music while getting ready - it feels like im in a movie when i do that 🥰 right there with you on doing things last minute. less avoiding, more doing this spring! love your lists 💞

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