Written by Shantel Hussain
As a full-time student running a business on the side, my life needs to be running on a daily routine! So let me take you on a stroll through a day in my life:)
Morning
My day begins before the sun rises around 5 – 5:30 am.
I get up, have a shower, and do my skincare which includes exfoliating my face with Cerave face wash, then washing it off, putting my favourite glow recipe toner, followed by Ceraves moisturising cream for face and then finally I’ll dry my hair and be ready for the day.
I then wait for my Fajr prayer (dawn prayer) and azan (call to prayer) to go off so I can pray.
I then make my breakfast before I start my exciting day.
Study
Being an academic girl is important for me; I enjoy studying hence why I can’t waitttt to become an English/history teacher!
So of course as a full-time student, I dedicate a lot of time in my day to studying for this session.
I have classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. I have 10 am – 12 pm Sunday to study for Monday’s class & 3 pm – 5 pm to study for Wednesday’s class then I have Tuesday 10 am – 12 pm to study for Thursday’s class then Friday 2 pm – 4 pm to study for Saturday’s class.
As I finish each studying session, I also spend some time reading the weekly readings required for classes and set up a weekly planner of other tasks I have to do once the lectures have finished.
Running My Business
Now if you’ve read my other blog ‘How to Start a Creative Project or Side Hustle’ you would know I also am a business owner of a small business I run.
Prioritising time to work on my designs during the week is also very easy for me only because I plan out my week and what days will spend working on it.
I mostly work on my business on Thursdays and Saturdays designing my next dress, checking up on customer feedback, and on Tuesdays I make my way to the post office and drop off parcels for my customers.
Evening
As the day ends for me around 9 -10 pm I spend some time with my family, read a book or even go on social media for a scroll.
I then have dinner, have my shower, do my skincare and hair care, put one of my favourite shows on Netflix ‘Gossip Girl ‘or ‘Gilmore Girls’ and eventually fall asleep ready for the next day.
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