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April 2025 BWell Card

We're already into month 4, BIC. I don't now about you, but keeping up with some wellness activities has been a bit more challenging lately. Incorporating a few new activities to this wellness bingo board this month to help with a refresh to our self care activities.

▶️ How To Play - There are several ways to go about this wellness challenge, including, but not limited to:

Go for BINGO, 5 consecutive squares, whether they be 5 squares in a row, in a column or diagonal
Pick a row or column and work your way through the activity noted - you can aim to do a square a day, moving on to another row or column each week.
You can pick a different square you want to work on for each week
Select activities that interest you or challenge you and work towards checking off those squares
Choose at random what self-care activity you want to engage in for the day

Feel free to check back in weekly, periodically or near the end of the month with your progress on your BWell Card. We love hearing about and being inspired by what you're doing for your self-care.

☑️ How Do I Earn A Square? - Do an activity that fits within the activity described in the square. For a more detailed description of the self-care activities listed in the squares or examples of how you might go about those activities, check out April 2025 BWell Activities. These are just examples or suggestions, of course; if you have a self-care activity that falls within that description, mark off that square as being completed! Feel free to share your progress and activtities you've undertakend.

⚠️ Make Adjustments As Needed - We are all at different stages of our wellness / self-care journey. While it can be good to challenge ourselves, sometimes, it's best to take make adjustments. I'm not at expert at this at all, and if there's an activity that is not something you are ready for, or one that you should not engage in, make the adjustments you need to, or just skip that square altogether.

Be Safe. Consider weather conditions and your health and physical condition before engaging in any activities listed. For activities you're unsure of, especially the physial ones, before starting an activity, consult with your physician or health care professional before make any adjustments, if and as appropriate.

Duration For Activities. As you will see, some activities include in parenthesis a time period. These are arbitrary and should be taken as a suggestion. If you are able to safely spend more time performing the activty, go for it. If it's better to start out with a shorter time period, do so. If you're starting out or are aware of certain conditions that may make it more challenging to engage in the activity listed, please discuss with your physician or health care provider before starting, and adjust accordingly.

Practicing wellness is a process, one that takes time and effort. Sometimes it's about finding what works for you, while other times, it's all about hitting your stride and maintaining your routine. We have our good days ... and our bad ones. Self-care can be a very personal effort - what works for one person may not work for someone else. And, that's okay. It doesn't hurt to have some support and encouragement along the way. Or just knowing that there are others working towards wellness. Wellness takes work. Let's do the work together, BIC!

itsfi

@byme4u, I do remember you from our masking days 😊 - the very first thread that @ aaliaa put up all those years ago. We all learned so much together about masking, talking about masks, working through all the masks, etc. It's so good to hear from you! It brought a smile to my face to see you post.

The pandemic took so much from so many and I am deeply sorry for how it's impacted you. My heart was heavy as I read your post here, but so uplifted to see you back. Please know that there's nothing you did that we would need to forgive - life happens and it can happen hard and throw us off the course we were on. Sometimes that means we have to step away from things, like BIC, without a word. For whatever reason, or no reason at all. I get that.

I appreciate you jumping on in and your quote is so profound and thoughtful. What a true and meaningful statement. 💗

I hope you are finding healing and hope, in big and small ways, each and every day.

byme4u

@itsfi Thank you so much for the support and kind words and especially the welcome back!

Everytime I mask I think of the group, filled with wonderful people and so many interesting masks!

itsfi

So many interesting masks indeed @byme4u! Love the variety and options but my goodness, it’s hard to keep up. How often are you masking these days? Any favorites?

byme4u

@itsfi Not often enough. I'm almost through the Ahava 24kt mask, I got several months ago.

I really like how my skin feels, but I don't think it's much different from the PTR one I used.

CorgiMommy

Went on a Spa Spring Break this month which really helped fill my bingo card.

Soak up the sun - love a good walk to enjoy the day

Seasonal fruits and veggies - i am a five a day girl when it comes to this

Read audio book, etc - does reading the London travel guide count?

Hydrated - after being sick last month with the stomach bug, trying to keep ahead of my hydration needs

Aromatherapy - love my essential oils!

Priorize sleep - I have a set sleep routine and have been working on sticking to it

Music - spring cleaning time is music time

Try something new - tried Aqua Sound Bathing while on vacation. It is super cool

Hit pause - working on quiet time every day

Quiet time- see above

Treat yourself - three day spa vacation was a real treat

Spend time with loved ones - 85° day means a trip to the brewery patio with my spouse and one of my corgis

Exercise - I try to get 45 minutes everyday

Digital Detox - been doing this all year. It has improved my sleep immensely

Spring time stroll - i love a daily walk

Revisit resolutions - i planned and booked my London trip!!!!

Stretch - rediscovered yoga

PrettyPaint

@CorgiMommy I had to look up Aqua Sound Bathing, but that looks so interesting.

CorgiMommy

It was really cool except I had a giggle fit in the middle of it. @PrettyPaint

byme4u

@CorgiMommy Fantastic on the trip to London. I have friends who have gone.

I'm with you on the fruits & veggies and the 45 minute daily exercise. Funny, we both do 45 minutes.

I would love a spa day, a spa vacation must be too wonderful!

As far as sleep goes, I value it above everything and do what's necessary to guarantee a peaceful rest.

CorgiMommy

Thanks, it was a great peaceful, rejuvenating experience @byme4u

itsfi

@CorgiMommy, I am absolutely thrilled that you are going to London this year! Woohoo!!! 🙌 So happy for you! Heck ya, reading that London tour guide counts - I know you've been wanting to go so this is very exciting.

What are your favorite essential oils? How do you use them?

Congrats! I see 3 bingo's and some rows/columns/diagonals that are one square away to more BINGO's. Nicely done!

CorgiMommy

Thank you ! @itsfi

I love my diffuser to set the mood. Generally something calming at night. Plus i put frankincense on the bottom of my feet at bedtime. It helps me sleep better.

itsfi

@CorgiMommy, making a note to try frankincense on my soles before bed.

ather

@CorgiMommy Wow! Great job!! Your almost done the card!

CorgiMommy

Thanks! The financial checkup will be hard since the SSE is this month and I need some new bathing suits @ather

ather

@CorgiMommy You could set a financial goal for next month!

CorgiMommy

@ather I am checking off that box as I only purchased things I needed during the sale. And only on-line. If I went to browse around in store I would have left with a bag full.

ather

@CorgiMommy Great job! 👏

itsfi

@CorgiMommy @ather, the financial wellness square can be checked off for making a doable plan for going forward. I included it this month both for folks on a low/no buy during the spring savings event to have something to check off for keeping to their beauty spend budget, and as a here's a chance to reset and rein it in for folks who may have picked up a few more things than they originally planned.