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Welcome back to the blog! I hope you enjoyed my last post, which was all about romanticizing life and what it means to do that. If you weren't able to read it, here it is! For this week's blog post, I wanted to share a bit about my daily purpose of getting dressed. Why do it? What does it do for me? And mostly, what does it do for my mental health? A considerable part of Self-Care by Esha and self-care and self-love to me is getting dressed because it just changes things. And that's what I'm going to get into in this post...
I was recently asked, "Esha, what's the point of getting dressed? If you're just staying at home, and no one is going to see you today, why do you get dressed and do your makeup?". And it's this question that I was asked that encouraged me to write this blog post. When I was asked this, I thought about why do I get dressed every day and put effort into my appearance. Well, for starters, it just makes me feel good. When I put on a cute outfit, my usual winter staples being jeans, a sweater, and ballet flats, I just feel good about myself. There's truly such a substantial mental effect that happens to me when I take the time to look good and not be in my sweats. And tell me I not the only one. I know how tempting it is most days to be in your cozies, especially if you're working from home or it's the weekend. But getting dressed and doing your makeup will make you feel so much more presentable and confident.
That takes me to the second reason I get dressed every day, do my makeup and hair: because it just makes me feel more confident about myself! It makes me remember that I'm living and still care about myself. And you should too! Sometimes I remind myself, that I get another day to be here, so mine as well look and feel my absolute best. And I do it for ME. Now, I want to encourage you to put in that effort solely for YOU. Because it makes YOU feel good! Not anyone else, but you. When you have sweats on, and your hair is messy, and you look tired, you won't show up as your best self. You just won't. You're not going to be in your best mood and be your happiest. There's something so transformational in our minds and attitudes when we put that effort into ourselves. And that can be as small as throwing on my winter go-to: a sweater, jeans, and maybe some gold hoops! Why not?! And when you're dressed and feel good, I want you to look in that mirror and see how you feel. You feel more confident, right? And you never forget your worth. And that's why I do it. That's why I get dressed every single day. Even if I'm not seeing anyone, doing work, or just chilling and watching a rom-com, it reminds me that, one, I matter; two, I know my worth; and three, it's just good for my mental health.
And trust me, to feel our best, we must put in work, time, and effort. But when you feel good about yourself and are in a better mood, life feels better. We feel like we can achieve more every day and put more effort into doing the things that bring us happiness. And I want to shout out to one of my absolute favorite creators on Instagram, who reminds me daily to get up and get dressed and how amazing it is to feel our best. Her name is Caroline Baudino (@shop.with.caroline), and she always reminds me to put in that effort because it's just going to make you feel better about yourself and remind you to care about yourself!
So, I want you to always take that time for yourself. A few minutes every morning to get dressed, and to do your makeup, because it will have such a substantial effect on the way you feel. And it's such a true act of self-love daily, especially for me. So tomorrow morning, when you're tempted to stay in your sweats (trust me, I get it!), try this instead: put on that outfit that makes you smile, swipe on your favorite mascara and blush, or slip into those jeans that make you feel amazing. Do it for you. Because you deserve to feel good, even if - no, especially if - you're just having a cozy day at home with your favorite Netflix show.
I want you to remember that getting dressed isn't about impressing others at all. It's so much more about showing up for yourself, treating yourself with love, and starting each day knowing that you're worth the effort.
Xo, Esha
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