Start Small

September when Rhia blurted out "Ay ba't ganyan skin mo?! Maglotion ka!" (Why's your skin like that? Put lotion on your skin!)

Yep! I didn't realized how dry my skin was until Rhia pointed it out, while we were waiting for the MRT going to Marina Bay Station. My siblings too have always reminded me to take care of my skin, being a hardheaded brother as I am, I didn't listen to them. Plus it's a tiring process to add "taking-care-of--your-skin" to my everyday life.

Mind you, it's hard to inject a new habit into your system. Especially when this habit involves putting sticky substance into my skin. Plus, the hot weather of Singapore adds to the discomfort it may bring to my body. I hate slimy sweat!

And I know how frustrating and disappointing it is to fail in a habit you want to add in your life. Failing is very expensive (time, effort and money are wasted) and no one wants to afford that. Especially ME!

So what I did, I start small. I did it little by little.

First, I apply a very thin portion to my chest. I did it for several days until my skin is comfortable with the lotion as if it wasn't there at all.

Then I add more areas of my body, one at a time. From my chest I included my shoulders, then my back, my stomach, my arms then so on and so forth. I did it until my upper body is fully moisturized.

So what am I saying is that whenever you want to acquire a new habit or a new skill perhaps, it's better to start small and increase the intensity little by little. Also, it doesn't matter in where you will start. The important thing is, you START somewhere.

So now, I'm loving the changes/improvement that I am seeing in my skin brought by my new habit of applying lotion to my body. I'm working out my body to add more years to my life, why not take care of my skin to add more elasticity in it?

Find a habit, start small and work things out little by little until you achieved your goal.