Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout podcast, Kelly here. And today I want to talk about how to opt into soft evenings.

If you recall, a while back, I did an episode on opting into soft mornings. And I talked about how

I create routines for myself that creates a kind of gentle ease into my day. And some of those

routines are a lot longer and some of them were really quick. And I thought I would do the same

thing for the evenings. I try to have certain times

where I have longer opportunities to dedicate to like a routine. But then I also just want to think

about what are the quickest ways to create a routine for your evening that has you

feeling rested and ready to drift off to sleep.

For me, when I have more time, for example, in the mornings on Saturday tends to be what I call

like my soft morning day, where I really genuinely don't think about what time it is.

I don't get out of bed right away if I can help it. Or sometimes it's the reverse. And for me, a soft morning is I want to get up

and I'm one of those people who goes to the farmer's market. Whatever it is, it's done in a

spirit of gentleness. And I don't feel rushed and I don't feel like I have to do a thing.

I just tick off the things that make me feel cozy and comfortable and my nervous system regulated.

And that is what makes a soft morning all the way down to like hours dedicate this to.

I have a 10 minute app I talked about that I use that sets me up for the day. It makes me do

some activities, drink some water by my bed first day of the morning, things like that.

And so the same can be said for soft evenings. For me, when I have a ton of time that usually

tends to be Sunday night, I love Sundays. They're one of my favorite days

of the week because for me, Sunday is all about softness in many, many ways. But it's also a time

for me to really reset. I try not to do anything outside of my home on Sunday night. Because Sunday night is just for

being cozy at home and not necessarily feeling like I have to rush. Like I like to set myself up

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