12 Ways to Sneak a Little Mindfulness Into Your Daily Routine

Washing the dishes, decluttering your room, and doing your laundry are small tasks that are so hard to start. Right? You know they're easy to accomplish, but you still keep putting them off.

But next time, try to use them as opportunities to practice mindfulness. Instead of letting your mind wander about things you have to do at work the next day, notice how the water spreads throughout the plates you are washing. Take note of how many dishwashing liquid you pumped into the sponge. Notice how the smudge on your spoon and mugs fades into nothing as you scrub them.

Same goes for laundry: Examine the fabric of your clothes. How many cotton, linen, rayon, and silk items do you have? You get the idea.

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