Let’s face it—life gets a lot.

Emails, meetings, snack requests, unread WhatsApps, forgotten water bottles, and… wasn’t that today’s deadline? 🫠

For the longest time, I thought wellbeing had to mean big changes: quitting caffeine, meditating for 45 minutes, journaling every morning with candles and birdsong.

But here’s the truth: what saved me were the tiniest tweaks. Little rituals. One-minute pauses. Small shifts that brought me back to myself.

So here it is—my real, messy, magical life and the tiny StepUp9-approved hacks that changed everything:

1. Start Before the World Does

I’m not in the 5AM club. But ten minutes before the world stirs? That’s mine. I place my hand on my heart and whisper: “I’m grateful to be here. I get to begin again.” Then I sip coffee, stretch, and simply breathe.

2. Stack Hydration with Joy

Cucumber-mint water in a pretty glass bottle. A sticky note that says, “Hydrate, glowing goddess 💦.” It’s fun—and I never forget to sip again.

3. The 1-Minute Reset Journal

In my Notes app:
- One thing I’m feeling
- One thing I need
- One thing I’m grateful for
It resets my mindset in under 60 seconds.

4. Soundtrack Your Mood

My playlists are therapy: “Get It Done Energy” for focused mornings, “Main Character Morning” to romanticise life, and “Sad Girl Rainy Vibes” to feel it all. Shuffle heals.

5. Chase Natural Light

Five minutes of sun. Even if I’m just standing by the window, whispering “Hello, world.” My mood, sleep, and skin say thank you.

6. Dance Between Tasks

Between Zoom calls, I hit play on one feel-good song and dance like it’s a Bollywood musical. Works every time.

7. The “3-3-3” Anxiety Hack

1. Name 3 things I see
2. Touch 3 things around me
3. Take 3 deep breaths
Panic softens. I come back to now.

8. Compliment Someone (Including You)

I’ll text my friend, “You’re sunshine in human form.” Or look in the mirror and say, “You’re showing up. That’s brave.” Joy multiplies.

9. Make Your Bedtime Ritual Sacred

A candle. A warm cloth to the face. A whisper: “I’ve done enough. I am enough.” Sleep hits different.

10. The 10-Second Grounding Pause

Before opening a meeting or checking my phone, I pause and ask: “How do I want to feel right now?” It’s 10 seconds that realign me.

11. Mirror Moments of Magic

I say to my reflection: “You’re strong. You’re healing. You’re enough.” Because my voice is the one I hear the most.

12. Add Colour to Your Plate

Tomatoes, turmeric, mint, cabbage—my plate is a rainbow. I eat joyfully, not perfectly.

13. Romanticise the Tiny Things

Tea like I’m in a Himalayan cottage. Journaling by candlelight. Watering plants like they’re sacred. Everyday becomes a little enchanted.

14. Energy Check-Ins

What’s draining me?
- What’s giving me energy?
- What can I shift in the next 5 minutes?
Sometimes the answer is socks. Sometimes it’s a big, bold “no.”

💫 Tiny Steps, Big Magic

You don’t need a whole new life. You just need one small thing that brings you back to you.

Try one today. Another tomorrow. And when you forget, come back here—it’s your warm hug, waiting.

You don’t have to do it all. You just have to do you.

With mischief, love, and the best playlist ever,
– Team StepUp9