The Importance of Treating Yourself

Over the past year and a half, the importance of prioritizing mental health has become more and more apparent. For some, that looks like making more time for themselves, building stronger relationships, or rediscovering what actually serves them and brings fulfillment.

Pictured: The Jordan Bouquet

Make time for rediscovery

Over the past year and a half, I’ve embraced this time to get to know myself - to find out what I truly enjoy, what I love doing the most, who I love spending time with, where I want to be, and I’ve worked on weeding out the noise that doesn’t serve me. It’s been a time of self reflection, gratitude for the life I have, and appreciation for all of the incredible people I get to surround myself with.

Passions have come to the forefront, and I’ve been lucky enough to combine my passion for design with some of my previous skills, and have ultimately been able to create a role that perfectly aligns with my 'do-it-all' zodiac.

Remember to breathe

Of course, with discovery and hard work comes exhaustion and burn out. There have been many times throughout this year and a half where I’ve burned the candle at both ends, especially while I was working full time and going to school, and I’ve had to take a moment to just breathe.

To help with this, I now prioritize time for myself (hellooooo self dates!), my sleep, and my workouts, and I've also realized how important it is to treat myself to the things I love (good food + dessert, quality time with friends, time outside, you name it). I've accepted the fact that it is okay to rest - my body and my mind crave it, so it’s only fair to ensure I’ve received enough down time.

Find your mood boosters

What’s one of the ways I treat myself, you ask? Hands down, one of my favourite mood boosters is fresh flowers. Maybe it has to do with the fact that my name originates from a flower, but there’s something special about fresh blooms that soothes me. Whether it’s the scent, the bright colours, the texture, or the life they bring to my home, they always seem to boost my mood that much more.

To find fresh, high quality blooms that last, one thing I’ve found is that there aren’t many great florists where I live. Believe it or not, I literally have to drive at least 30-40 minutes to find beautiful blooms that aren’t from a grocery store! Because of this, I’ve relied heavily on Bear’s Blooms. If you haven’t heard of them, they’re a floral delivery service that allows you to choose the bouquet you like (which are ALL so beautifully curated), choose a delivery day, and they deliver them right to your door!

Besides the curated bouquets, the thing that I love most about Bear’s Blooms is that they send you cut stems before they’ve actually bloomed. This means that if you’re not home to receive your delivery, there’s nothing to worry about, because the blooms will come to life as soon as they hit the water. This also ensures that the blooms will last a lot longer than flowers typically found in stores, that are already in bloom. If sustainability is important to you, they also work directly with local farmers to ship in-season flowers, and waste less flowers by buying exactly to order. Talk about flowers that are worth the investment - and trust me, you're worth it.

If you’d like to give Bear’s Blooms a try for yourself, feel free to use my code LINNEACARMEN for $15 off your first bouquet!

It’s time to stop and smell the roses.

Xo
Linnea

This post was in collaboration with Bear’s Blooms. All opinions are my own.