January 28, 2022 marked my one year anniversary of paying off my student loans . Reflecting back on choosing to pay off my student loans leaves me with several take a ways that I want to share with you! In September 2020 I decided to become debt free by utilizing the debt snowball method to pay off all my debt. Before this I had struggled to save and really understand basic financial principles. As a first-generation college student, I received a scholarship to attend undergrad for free, but the scholarship did not cover summers. During the summers I took out student loans to cover costs without paying interest rates or how much I was taking out. By the end of undergrad I had amassed a little under $17K. Fast forward to graduate school I received another scholarship that covered my education. At the time I was a teacher in a new very expensive city and I had missed the cutoff to have my paycheck last me throughout the summer. So, I decided to take out a loan for two summers to keep
So if you’ve been following my blog and/or YouTube you know I like to indulge in a little self-care from time to time and I even consider it to be an independent living skill. You may have seen my videos on at home manis/pedis and a virtual painting classes where I take a little time out for myself to do something fun. I am actually teaching a course on domestic violence right now and this past Saturday we spoke about self-care. Self-care is typically not thought of as much when talking about domestic violence but it is a major component in recovering from the traumatic events that DV brings.
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1: This is a thumbnail of my latest YouTube video on ADL: Ms. Duggan Makes a
Brown Sugar Scrub with a picture of Coconut Oil, Peppermint Oil, and Brown
Sugar. I also have a picture of the scrub on my hands.
As I was going over my PowerPoint, I thought to make a
self-care item for my class as a special surprise. I saw a recipe for a DIY
scrub that I had the materials for so I thought I would give it a shot. The Brown
Sugar Scrub that I made only had three ingredients: Brown Sugar, any kind of
oil (I used Coconut Oil), and the optional use of an essential oil (I used Peppermint),
which made it pretty easy to follow. I mixed all of these items up in a bowl
and placed them in individual plastic jars that I bought from Michael’s. The
scrub itself felt very moisturizing and smelled amazing! I even added a
personalized label that read “Hey Queen! Have you practiced your self-care
today?” with a list of the ingredients used to make the scrub.
Figure 2: This is a picture of the scrub on my hands. It is brown with white pieces of Coconut Oil.
What’s your idea of self-care? Are you into making DIY
items? If so, what do you typically make? Drop down in the comments and let me
know! Be sure to check out my latest YouTube video and tell me what you think
of the scrub!
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