Beautiful Bookends

What is a beautiful bookend?

Creating transitions throughout our day can be important or signalling when we need to be “on” or “off” either from work, or other duties in our life (volunteering, caretaking, being a parent). With many aspects of work and other responsibilities that typically remained outside the home moving virtually or inside the home (during and post pandemic), developing routines to turn off remains extremely important. We can think of these transitions as “bookends” (an idea we were exposed to when working with Greg Wells) to our day and create beautiful rituals that are just for us and our mental well-being.

Examples of bookends include:

  • Going for a walk before and after work

  • Packing up electronics and putting them out of sight

  • Changing our clothes for our work day

  • Squeezing in a quick work out before work

  • Taking 5 minutes to journal either before or after work

  • Completing a skin care regimen

  • Practicing some stretching or mobility exercises

  • Calling a friend or family member

  • Brewing yourself a tea or coffee to enjoy sans laptop/work

What do your bookends look like?

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