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itsfi · ‎12-01-2025

Happy holidays, BIC!!! The year has flown by and the days will only go by more quickly as we move closer and closer to the end of December. With all the events, festivities and holidays this month brings, the season can be a fun and joyous time, but it can also be a very busy, heavy and sometimes stressful one as well. It's important to prioritize self-care during the holiday season; consider this month's game of BWell bingo one of the tools available to help you keep wellness top of mind.

Wellness Bingo: December 2025

All are welcome and encouraged to take part in this wellness bingo challenge, wherever you are in your own self-care journey, and in whatever manner this challenge will serve you best. Wellness takes work; let's do the work together, BIC!

For more information on this month's wellness bingo activities, take a look at: <<links to be posted>>

danielledanielle

I swear it was December 5th yesterday. I lost a week being sick, but I'm not sure what happened the week before 🤔🤣

Joy & Treat Yourself - Makeup Show Pop Up

Winter Walk & Exercise: a couple of days, I went to our major park and used the fitness equipment there

Decluttering: So if this is the year of using the pretty things, the following year is optimization of the pretty things. Way less fun, but coming along. Slowly. Finally let got of my mini Naked 2, which had 2/6 shades panned, but it's all cool toned colors that I have elsewhere.

itsfi

I'm with you, it was December 5 yesterday @danielledanielle. 🤣 Christmas is coming on fast and it feels like it might happen without me. Too fast. Not ready.

Yaaaay, Makeup Pop Up Show!!! Good for you for treating yourself. I'll keep an eye out on the other threads to see what goodies you picked up. Wow brava for letting go of the mini Naked 2 palette.

Samtian

@danielledanielle That's so cool your park has equipment!

Haha I like the decluttering. You not gonna show us the pans?!

danielledanielle

@Samtian , ahh. I tend to toss/gift on a final whim because if I linger, I'll have second thoughts... Like "let's see if I can pan this shade" and then bam! It's somehow back into my collection.

itsfi

Got in a few more self-care activities over the last couple weeks. Different gift wrapping for each week.

Healthy meals: consisted of a winter go-to and a dish on my list of things I wanted to try to make this year. Soups continue to make it onto the weekly menu rotation - they’re quick, easy, healthy, and filling. And warm. 🥣

My first attempt at a kimchi pancake - it's not meant to be like a breakfast pancake at all yet somehow mine turned out far more chewier than any Korean pancake, kimchi or otherwise, that I’ve ever had 🤪😂 going to need to work on this some more.

Aromatherapy: Fall and winter have some of the best scented candles in my opinion. I lit a new to me one last week as well as a tried and true scent.

This Pure Maple Syrup Candle was a very thoughtful gift from a friend and I love it. It has a crackling wick that mimics the sound of a fireplace ❤️ - it really does a good job of it as there’s been a couple of times that I’ve poked my head up wondering why it sounds like wood is burning. I’ve been lighting this one a lot on the weekends for some early morning quiet time / journal time. I paired it this past weekend with a new to me caramel flavored hot chocolate, a delicious and warming treat gifted to me from dear friends. Other than a sip or two of my niece’s hot cocoa I don’t often have it so it was a nice treat.

Thymes Apple Cider candle is a repeated repurchase, both for its delicious apple cider scent and the copper mug it comes in.

Create: My niece recently started playing the Family Tree game on my phone. One day she decided to make her own characters and a couple different family trees. She asked me to arrange the people on the different family trees and put together some clues for her so she could try to solve the puzzles the next time we saw each other. It’s been a lot of fun to see her do all this, and she’s started setting up games/clues for me to try to solve. I've had my very own brain teasers this month and possibly a few in the works for next month as well.

Music: It's been Christmas tunes of all genres - the classics, the hymns, the instrumentals, the greatest hits, etc.

Going to catch up on some to-do's online and off, including a trip to the post office in the coming days. 😣 Miscalculating shipping delays, my own procrastination and finding "just one more thing" to add to packages are to blame, with the latter two being the main culprits. 😅

However you are spending the days leading to year end, wishing you and your loved ones a healthy and happy holiday season! ❤️

Samtian

@itsfi Look at those bingos!

itsfi

Thank you @Samtian! It's been a good thing for me to ... look after me, beyond things like treating myself to lipstick or a massage or a milkshake. I mean, don't get me wrong, those things are fantastic (lol) and I'll be sure to keep doing those things 😂🤣😂 but self-care in general has been a good thing to work on this year, and it's been awesome to see how everyone has gone about it in their own ways. Truly inspiring and motivating!

missjeanie

Soups are perfect for this time of year @itsfi ! Those copper mugs are so cute! Perfect excuse for a Moscow Mule! I'm also running to pick up last minute items and shipping delayed items... and a last minute jaunt to the post office.... You're not alone in the last minute rushes!

Looks like setting up wonderfully for a whole lot of BINGO!

itsfi

So my plan has been to repurchase these candles so that I can get a set of Moscow Mule mugs @missjeanie; I love that you mentioned that because now I can use that as proof that my plan has legitimacy! Thank you very much!!! I find it very ecologically minded of me and, to be fair, I feel like if I had more than one of these copper mugs, that's more people to share the joy of Moscow Mules with - I mean, c'mon!! 😃

Oh my goodness!!! I planned to drop off the last of my packages at the post office on Saturday before the storm hit its stride but then there was a power outage across most of the city; the post office was dark when I drove past it. Fortunately the electricity was on at my house, but I wasn't all that worried - I was pretty sure I had enough candles to keep all the houses on my block and the block over in both directions lit through at least the end of the year! 😉😆

missjeanie

@itsfi I feel like we need one more week between now and Christmas! I fully support the Moscow Mule Quest. Wouldn't want to drink alone... gotta have everyone included! A set of 8 sounds perfect!

itsfi

"I feel like we need one more week between now and Christmas!"

I'm all for that, where do I sign the petition? 😅

8, huh?! I mean, if you say so @missjeanie. I wouldn't want to disappoint anyone, lol. I can do it!!!

CorgiMommy

Soup is a weekly meal for me too in the winter @itsfi .

itsfi

@CorgiMommy, it’s the season for it! 🥣

CorgiMommy

December goal was to clear the board.

Joy - spent meaningful time with friends and found such joy in no phones and really connecting

Seasonal drink - spouse and I went to one of those fun holiday popup bars and had a fun holiday cocktail

Create - baked my heart out and then delivered cookies to everyone.

Samtian

@CorgiMommy WOW! Amazing! Everyone and their pop up funs are making me have fomo!

missjeanie

@CorgiMommy Well done hitting that goal! I bet everyone loved getting some yummy cookie gifts!

itsfi

@CorgiMommy, what a fun & fabulous way to clear the board. Yay for being fully present with friends during the holidays and without phones. Congrats on hitting your goal for the month!

CorgiMommy

@itsfi thank you. BTW I love the moose

callmemaebea

my treat myself and holiday fun are the same as my aromatherapy self care check off. i treated myself to the byredo advent calendar with gift cards from family and the department store that i purchased the calendar from. i almost got the diptyque one because i hear nothing but good things about it. it's on my list for next year. it's not technically a musicale but i took my nieces to see the nutcracker and to afternoon tea to celebrate the holidays and we belted out a bunch of christmas songs in the car if that counts. pilates and yoga classes for stretching.

missjeanie

@callmemaebea Belting out Christmas music in the car with your nieces sounds like the perfect check for that square!!

itsfi

@callmemaebea, the Byredo advent calendar has so many great items in it; what a fab treat and a great score to pick it up with gift cards. Afternoon tea and The Nutcracker with your nieces sounds like a wonderful way to spend an afternoon! Congrats on bingo!