Can You Think Outside the Box?

I am looking to practice self-care by creating a morning and night time "Beauty Routine" which is something I have never considered. My goal is to do positive, reinforcing activities as I get ready in the morning and unwind at night to make me feel good about myself

I wanted a simple list that would be rewarding and not an overwhelming chore, and I am asking here for ways to take some of these very basic tasks and give its "oomph" so that they feel rewarding, invigorating, relaxing...fun! because several of my ideas are very basic tasks to get me to take care of myself, but to make them a reward will be a huge help for my overall well-being.

Here are some ideas for my morning routine:
Have a cup of coffee
Soothing and repairing hand and feet lotion
Nourishing chapstick or lip gloss
Applying eyeshadow and mascara
Wearing contacts
Deodorant
Wearing clean clothes
Stretches
Mindfulness and meditation
Read my Jesus Calling book
Read my Heart of Meditation book

Here are some ideas for my nightly routine:
My favorite tea
Foofy smelling all-over body lotion
Painting my nails
Shower and shave
Stretches
Mindfulness and Meditation
Coloring/Drawing
Crocheting
Guided imagery and Affirmations

Thank you all for any input to make my routine even more rewarding!

Voila! Here it is!

I'm very proud of myself after an adventure at Target. I found some killer deals and I will describe to you my proposed morning and nightly beauty routine! <3

I will start with my nightly routine since it's nighttime now.

I bought a pro-hair, pro-skin, pro-nail vitamin gummy to take at night that brings feel-good thoughts of long, silky, Rapunzel hair (and they are delicious). I showered with an exfoliating sea salt body wash that was a bit scratchy to use but after rinsing it off my skin felt soooo smooth and rejuvenated! Then I washed my hair with Not Your Mother's "Way to Grow" which has a ton of vitamins and nutrients to keep hair healthy and growing long. I then shaved and my goal is to shave every night to feel more feminine and fresh. After I dried off I put in a vitamin-enriched leave-in conditioner in my hair and then rubbed in yummy-smelling hydrating body lotion all over and then applied honey-flavored Burt's Bees chapstick.

Boooooyyyyyyyy do I feel SO good! I'm quite pleased with myself.

At Target I bought a DIY nail kit and every night I am going to pamper and paint my fingers and toes.

For the mornings I am going to put on eye shadow and at Target I bought a super cheap mascara that has protein in it to keep my lashes healthy (but mostly because my lashes are so amazing that I don't need those mega-voluminizing mascaras). Put my contacts in, put on deoderant, and apply more Burt's Bees.

I'm quite pleased with the stuff I got and the little studio I created as a reminder to take care of myself.

For sure having a routine and sticking to it can help your self esteem. There's nothing wrong with varying it now and then. Kudos for pampering yourself!