Habit Stacking Thread 📚

[Mellmars1185]

Hello BIC! Habit stacking is something I have been doing mindfully for the past few years now and thought it would be fun to discuss and share here. It has helped me save time, be more efficient and have more time for what is important to me (spend time with family/friends, scroll on BIC, read).

What is habit stacking?

Habit stacking is essentially exactly what it sounds like: taking a new habit and adding it to something you already do habitually. Habit stacking works by identifying a habit or a behavior you want to start doing and tacking it onto something you already do regularly.

Example (I do all of these at the same time):

First Habit - Prepping and making a meal in the Instant Pot

Second - Put a load of laundry on while the food is cooking

Third - Putting hair oil on my scalp or put a hair mask in

Forth - Work out (while I am working out, dinner is cooking, laundry is washing and my hair is getting a treatment)

I thought maybe this could be a space where we discuss our habit stacking, share ideas, support, learn and motivate eachother. 

What habit stacking did you do today? 

 

 

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I am open for suggestions for this thread. Maybe we can do challenges weekly or monthly?

[caitbird]

A little habit stack I have been doing recently that's been working really well for me has been:

1) Crest white strips

2) facial mask (either a sheet mask or a wash-off clay mask)

3) journaling - I have been wanting to get back into journaling by hand for a long time (instead of notes that I keep on my laptop), so this has been great to get me back into the swing of this habit!

[itsfi]

This is a lovely habit stack @caitbird 😍 I find there’s an added something about journaling by hand. 📔 There’s just something about that physical act of writing on paper ✍️ Great idea to combine it with masking and teeth whitening. 

[caitbird]

@itsfi  thank you! I agree, I feel like the physical act of writing encourages me to be more mindful and present in the moment. I appreciate digital note-taking/journaling too for different reasons, but journaling by hand has its own benefits that I felt made it worth getting back into this habit.

[itsfi]

100% @caitbird! I love the journal you chose too! 😍

[caitbird]

@itsfi  thanks! It's by Rifle Paper Co., I love their stuff!

[heartsmyface]

A bit of habit stacking is happening tonight:). Hydrating while lip masking, face masking and hair masking (with the Pattern Santo Paulo conditioner from the Sephoria swag bag. Gosh it smells good!  I like doing hair masks in the sauna and I consider this conditioner effective enough to be a hair maskI I have also have convinced myself it works better with sauna heat.!) when I rinse off afterward out comes the masking session. 

all the masking while doing vocal exercises and streching cause warmth is good for both.   Who knew I could do so much just sitting here.  Plus, it keeps my mind busy.
Caudalie VinoHydra Moisturizing Mask 2.5 oz / 75 ml Farmacy Lip Smoothie Vitamin C + Peptide Lip Balm Honey Vanilla PATTERN by Tracee Ellis Ross Mini Palo Santo Stylers Kit 

 

[itsfi]

Ahhh, love the photo! 😍 And love all the masking @heartsmyface! How long do you stay in the sauna?

[heartsmyface]

@itsfi   sauna time is usually 30 minutes but broken up into three  parts.  I go in for the first ten.  Sweat.  Do a quick rinse with cool water.  Then I apply the masks.  Then go back in.  Sweat some more.  Rinse just my body and face with cool water.  Then go back in. Sweat some more and rinse out my hair with warm water.  
The cool down afterward is the perfect time to fall asleep:) 
and thanks.  The masks don’t normally come into the sauna themselves. I just brought them in for the photo.  

[Mellmars1185]

@heartsmyface Masking in the sauna sounds devine! This gives me an idea of how to use the conditioner! How are you liking the Farmacy Lip Smoothie Vitamin C + Peptide Lip Balm Honey Vanilla ? I gave one to my son's gf and she said it is amazing.

[heartsmyface]

@Mellmars1185  It is sooooo nice!!!  Better than the Laneige (which I also love)  Honey is one of my favourite lip flavours and it absorbs so well while also leaving a soft barrier on my lips.  So nice!   I wish it came in a tube.  That would make it perfect but I’m happy to use a lip brush!! 

[Mellmars1185]

@heartsmyface Oh how wonderful. My plan was to finish the Laneige I have open and then use the Farmacy one...I may need to open it sooner! I don't think I can wait that long 😆

[heartsmyface]

@Mellmars1185  Oh if you waited to finish a Laneige you’d be waiting like three years!!!!  Don’t do that to yourself!  😄If anything, maybe set a level you’d like to get to in the pot.  I’ve finished the mini ones before but never a full sized one!! 

[itsfi]

@heartsmyface @Mellmars1185, I transfer product from my full size Laneige to the mini or travel size containers. It makes me feel like I've made progress when I finish the mini's. 

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi Smart idea!!! So I take that as I should open another mini Laneige so I can fill it up, hehe. I can leave it at work! I have never thought to save them before. It will be nice to repurpose the mini! @heartsmyface 

[itsfi]

Keep the mini containers @Mellmars1185! I depot the full size into a couple of the mini's and place them in different places - my nightstand, living room, laundry room, work desk, this bowl in my kitchen that collects random things - paper clips, business cards, mini Laneige containers, etc. 😂 For whatever reason, it's easier to go through the mini's. Oh, and sometimes, I use the mini containers to mix eyeshadow or blush with some lip balm for my very own bespoke tinted lip balm. This I learned from @heartsmyface years ago - it still comes in handy! 

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi @heartsmyface Thank you for your expertise! Good thing I picked up thr LANEIGE Midnight Minis Lip Set !

[Mellmars1185]

@heartsmyface Lol, I love your advice! Time to test out the Farmacy. The Laneige I have open is FS too. I have also finished minis. I actually prefer them because I can move on to other items more quickly. The FS is an LE and I couldnt resist. I have been using it before bed for months now and I have a lot of product left!

[Mellmars1185]

@heartsmyface Lol, I love your advice! Time to test out the Farmacy. The Laneige I have open is FS too. I have also finished minis. I actually prefer them because I can move on to other items more quickly. The FS is an LE and I couldnt resist. I have been using it before bed for months now and I have a lot of product left!

[itsfi]

2nd that @Mellmars1185 @heartsmyface. I will be using the conditioner as a mask. I also want a sauna now. 😀

[heartsmyface]

@itsfi   Oh gosh I highly recommend one if you’ve got the space!  A sauna is a game changer if you have any inflammation or bloating or if you want to increase circulation and haven’t got a lot of energy. Plus it’s a great source of seratonin!  I always feel happy and relaxed afterward.  The stretching and singing may also help with that.  It’s something I look forward to at the end of the day. 

I was missing my sauna sessions in Atlanta!  I thought for sure the hotel would have one if they had a gym and a pool.  
You can probably get the same heating benefits with the mask with a blow dryer or with the steamer on in the shower.