Lifestyle changes

Experiential Becoming an “It Girl”

Amaya Mendle-Nickle

Deputy Photo Editor

Trying new things can bring a sense of change into our daily lives and routines, which can be quite refreshing.

We often get caught up in the same habits and get comfortable doing similar things each day. It could be the way you dress each day, the foods you eat, your sleep schedule or the activities you do after school.

Sometimes we get scared to switch things up. This past week, I had the opportunity to change up my routine each day by trying a new activity.

Sunday: My goal was to get more than eight hours of sleep. Like most high school students, I love to sleep.

However, it is often hard to get above eight hours of sleep a night due to the balance of homework and any other activities you have to do each day.

Our lives often get busy and sleep is lost. When I woke up the next morning, I felt refreshed and more motivated. Throughout the day I did not feel as tired, and it was overall very nice.

Tuesday: My goal was to go to the gym early in the morning. Tuesday was definitely the most different day for me because I woke up at 4 am to go to the gym before school.

I enjoy going to the gym and working out, but I usually just go after school in the afternoon. It is a lot harder to find the motivation to go to the gym so early and waking up is definitely the hardest part.

Additionally, I was super tired in the afternoon because I had been up for so long.

However, after I finished my workout, I felt very accomplished for the day and more relaxed.

Wednesday: My goal was to eat all homemade meals and not go out to eat. Since I am gluten free, I usually make a lot of food at home to make sure nothing is cross contaminated.

However, at least once or twice a week, I enjoy going out to lunch with friends. On Wednesday, I made my lunch and it was nice to save money.

Thursday: My goal was to drink a gallon of water. I did not end up drinking a gallon because I didn’t

realize how much it actually was and didn’t feel that I had enough time throughout the day to do that, but I drank more water than usual.

I brought my water bottle to school to make sure to get extra hydration. I feel like I really benefited from it.

Sometimes it’s hard to get your water intake in for the day, but I felt better and more awake from drinking a lot of water.

Friday: My goal was to have no processed sugars for the day. I feel like we don’t realize how much added sugar there is in certain products.

Even things like chips or energy drinks have added sugar.

On Friday, I focused on eating whole foods, lots of vegetables, fruit and protein.

I really enjoyed trying new things everyday and felt that it was nice to get out of my daily routine. I feel like it’s hard to break out of everyday habits and things that we do.

I enjoyed the activities I did this week and am going to try to do them more in the future.