Working overtime until 23:00 just like a Beijing woman, yet a Tokyo woman does this much in the hour before bed

The Beijing Women's Illustrated Guide has premiered,

have you watched it?

Did you find a reflection of yourself in her?

Struggling step by step from naive ignorance,

reaching the pinnacle of success, achieving your ideals?

People striving in the city,

often work overtime late into the night,

and by the time they get home it's usually 11 or 12 o'clock,

so after getting home they take a shower, play on their phone a bit, and go to sleep.

But the Japanese woman Xiaolu is introducing today,

although she also often works overtime,

can still do many things in the hour before bed,

making her life different.

1. Grow easy-care green plants

Her home is full of all kinds of green plants,

and after coming home from work,

she uses the hour before bed to care for them,

let's see how she does it.

Placing a few pots of green plants at home

is a stress-relieving method that saves money and shows results.

A home infused with green plants brings a completely different visual enjoyment,

even watering them becomes a way to relax,

the black rack she placed by the window

makes up for the lack of a windowsill,

letting the plants fully enjoy the sunlight without feeling oppressed.

The relatively wide area by the window

is suitable for growing the larger Monstera deliciosa.

Monstera deliciosa likes warmth,

and the temperature by the window can satisfy that,

you just need to keep the potting soil dry but not cracked.

Growing hydroponic pea shoots in the kitchen

can be said to be a fairly popular practice,

because they are easy to grow and need no special care,

they have tenacious vitality and are not fussy,

and they can grow in a short time,

then be cut and eaten.

Along the wall of the dining room opposite the kitchen,

on a row of fairly large storage cabinets,

there are all green plants,

but one limiting condition for growing green plants here is a water source,

so you can grow some drought-tolerant plants,

such as cacti, cactus balls, and spider plants.

Because the green plants are all different,

the choice of flower pots should be as uniform as possible,

gray kraft paper bags, flower pots, cloth bags,

make the corner look clean and tidy,

easily creating a comfortable home living space.

2. Tidy the room in 10 minutes

Every day after coming home she spends 10 minutes

organizing and tidying up her small home.

This is what her living room looks like,

because the overall scheme is gray,

and the items are all black, white, and gray,

with a single color palette, it stays fairly neat without much effort.

On the not-so-large sofa,

are placed throw pillows of all sizes,

as well as plush cushions,

although there are many, because the style is consistent,

there is no need to deliberately put them away.

Even the storage items at home are gray,

gray felt storage baskets, gray storage boxes...

This can save her a lot of time,

instead of hiding them away,

leaving them out also serves a decorative purpose.

Behind the partition cabinet in the living room,

the feather duster, brushes, and so on used for cleaning,

are all hung openly on the wall,

because this makes them more convenient to use.

But the reason they don't feel like an eyesore is that

these cleaning tools are very consistent in both size and style.

3. Spend 10 minutes preparing breakfast every day

On busy days,

many people take care of breakfast on the street,

or simply skip it.

But she eats breakfast at home every day,

and her secret to a quick breakfast is

not turning on the fire and not using a pan,

in the morning she mainly eats bread, donuts, sandwiches, egg tarts, and so on,

saving the time spent scrubbing pots and dishes.

If you buy everything ready-made, won't it get repetitive?

Actually, you can change it up like this:

pair it with different flavors of jam that you like,

and match it with different coffees.

She also chooses and coordinates plates according to her mood.

With simple preparation, you can enjoy breakfast time at home.

Sometimes she also pairs it with fruit yogurt,

and the night before,

she prepares cut kiwi in the refrigerator,

so the next morning she just needs to pour in the yogurt.

No matter how busy she is,

she still sets aside time to take care of herself,

seeking a balance between herself and work.

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