181. Micro Habits That Actually Work | 10 Tiny Changes That Made A Huge Difference

I've been spending extra time this year focusing on the tiny details of my everyday routine, and it's made a huge compounding difference! Today I'm sharing 10 micro habits (most take 5 minutes or less) that have genuinely changed how I feel about myself, my body, and how I operate day to day.

In this episode, I'm covering:

👉🏻 Why I stopped believing in the "all or nothing" mindset

👉🏻 The phone habits that changed my sleep and my mornings (plugging in outside my bedroom, phone office hours)

👉🏻 My tiny self-care rituals that take less than a minute (ice rolling, eye patches, 'finishing touches')

👉🏻 The planning habits that stopped me from constantly reacting to my day (task time estimation, planning the night before)

Referenced in this episode:

👉🏻 112. How I’m Breaking Up With Social Media and Taking My Life BACK!! — https://youtu.be/BYB7y5Fx6g8

👉🏻 WEEKLY VLOG: Spend a Week on Cape Cod With Me! a little work, family time, antique haul & more — https://youtu.be/fW46fT0NPXQ

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 — Why the "all or nothing" mindset kept me stuck for years

06:00 — Why plugging my phone in outside my bedroom has changed my sleep and my mornings

09:00 — My "phone office hours"

11:00 — Ice rolling my face every morning, and why it's the thing that actually gets me out of bed

14:00 — My eye patch habit and the "vacation theory" of making everyday moments feel special

17:00 — Why I switched from background TikTok noise to music while I get ready

20:00 — My three finishing touches — lip gloss, perfume, and hand cream — and why I splurge on them

24:00 — Why I plan my to-do list the night before instead of starting from scratch each morning

27:00 — The task time-estimation habit that completely changed how I structure my day

31:00 — Why I stopped keeping social media on my phone's home screen