Sundays are by far the most important day of the week for me. Sundays are a time for debriefs, cleaning, and completely resetting my life. After a very hectic week, and an even more hectic weekend, it is important to reset your life to prepare for the upcoming week. Â
I always start my Sunday by doing a debrief about events that took place over the weekend. I always do this first, because it allows me to talk about the weekend and things that happened, allowing me to leave it behind on the weekend. I do not carry the events of the weekend into my next week. Whatever happens, I leave it behind and I don’t worry about it. Â
Next, I work out. I normally have practice on Sundays or a basketball game so that counts as my workout. If I don’t have either, I will bring myself to the gym and do at least an hour-long workout. This will make me feel better because I allow myself to reset my body and feel better about whatever I ate over the weekend.
On Sundays, I always do laundry. I wash my clothes and towels, and sometimes my sheets depending on the week. I will try to wash my towels and my clothes at once, using two different washers so I can get it out of the way and I can set one alarm to do laundry. By doing laundry, I wash all of my dirty clothes from the previous week. This also resets my laundry basket: my clothes won’t overflow the week after because I empty it. After I do laundry, I make sure to put it away as soon as I take it out. I don’t love folding laundry, but I know if I don’t do it right away, my clothes will wrinkle, and I will never end up putting them away. Â
I also do a total reset with cleaning my room and the bathroom in my dorm. I dust all surfaces in my room. I wipe my desks, dresser fridge, and microwave down with Clorox wipes. I also vacuum and mop the floor of my room. I then move on to the bathroom and do a deep scrub of everything. I scrub all surfaces and vacuum and mop the floor. Cleaning is one of my least favorite, but favorite things to do. I hate how routine it is, but if you don’t clean every week, then things get so disgusting. I also love cleaning because it can be very calming, especially if I have a bad week. For me, cleaning is a love/hate relationship, but after I finish cleaning, I feel so successful.
On my Sunday reset, I pick my outfits for every day during the week. Since I student teach, I don’t have a lot of time in the morning during the week to get ready. By picking out my outfits for the week, I prepare myself for success. I already have my outfits picked out so I have one less thing to think about in the morning.
On Sunday night, I allow for “me time.” I will light a candle, do face masks, take extra time in the shower to relax, etc. I always take time for myself to do something I enjoy. I make Sunday nights a time for myself to relax and practice self-care. I also go through all of my notifications on my phone, especially any missed emails. Sundays are a total reset for my phone too so it can keep up with all of my notifications for the next week.
I love Sundays because I can practice self-care. I can take care of myself and get my life back on track. Nothing compares to taking care of yourself and it is so important to have a Sunday reset because it benefits your mental health. I love to reset my life because I feel like I can accomplish much more in the next week. If you currently don’t reset your life on Sundays, I highly suggest Sundays be your reset day. You can get all the chores done in one day and feel like a clean slate to start the next week.