I tried thinking of 5 things I try to do everyday and the list is a lot longer than five. So I thought, I’d focus on five things I try to do everyday to keep myself healthy.
Smile

Smiling and laughing, even if you’re not actually happy can make your overall mood a little more pleasant. I want you to try it right now. Go look in the mirror, or stay where you are and smile. Feel how your entire face lifts up?Your eyes brighten, your cheeks flex. Now I want you to laugh. Go ahead! Laugh to yourself. Laugh louder! Breathe deeply and laugh from your diaphragm. Do you feel that? Side comment: have you ever heard a laugh that was funnier than the joke and you started laughing uncontrollably and the person’s like, “It wasn’t that funny.”? That’s how I want you to laugh! It may feel silly at first but after you hear yourself laughing, you might start laughing more! And, I guarantee you’ll feel happier!
Vitamins
I try so very hard to take my vitamins everyday, especially since I’m growing my hair out now. (That’s a whole other topic!) When I was a child, my mom always made me take my vitamins. She would tell me eat my carrots for my eyes and drink milk for my bones, but when it came to those disgusting vitamins I had to take everyday, UGHHHH, I hated it! But as an adult, I see why it’s so important to take your vitamins, especially since our eating isn’t always up to par. But to this day, I can’t handle the taste of vitamins, so I take the adult gummies from Costco. They taste like gummy bears.
Moisturize hair
I chopped off my hair in March of 2015 because I just didn’t have time to twist up my hair every night and work hours on my senior project. I didn’t even have time to sleep! I also just wanted a completely new look so, I did some research on natural shops, because not every hair salon knows how to work with my tightly coiled 4c hair, and got my hair cut. I loved the cut. I even splashed it up with some spray color from Jerome Russell in purple, blue, and red. Here’s a link to the company. http://jeromerussell.com/. Their temporary hair color sprays are amazing! I got mine from Walgreens for $4-$6. I love my hair cut, but I miss my hair. So, I’m growing it back out and to do that healthily, I have to make sure I moisturize it every day.
Water
Drinking water in this hot desert hasn’t been much of a problem these past months for me. But I do try to monitor how much I’m actually drinking. They say to drink 64 ounces a day. I try to drink at least ¾ of that, 48 ounces, which is three, 16 oz. bottles of water a day. Sometimes I drink more, especially in these hot climates southern California has been having lately, but I try to have at very least 3 bottles. Don’t worry, I recycle!
Exercise
I know you guys were expecting this one and that’s why I saved it for last. I’ll be honest with you though, this is the one I most likely say, “Ohh, I’ll do it in the morning” and never do. I have my moments though. Sometimes I faithfully run/walk to the beach every evening. Sometimes I faithfully do 20 minutes of circuit type training at home with sit ups, jumping jacks, push ups, etc.. But most days, I exercise my hand and mouth coordination with eating food! It’s soo hard guys! Now I want to do some squats! I’ll do some stretching tonight for sure! Haha I’ll get it together, eventually!
I’m always open to suggestions about topics! Next post will be October 6th. 5 Things That Annoy Me!
~Kelsey Sherri
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