would long work hours affect your beauty routine?

For the first time in my life, I work two jobs (barista + bookstore) and it is so draining. When working one job (and a better one), I did my makeup everyday and was excited to put on a cute outfit.

Now when the alarm clock goes off at 6am, I think about how long I’ll be away from home and that it’ll be dark when I do. I crawl out of bed, shower, put on clean clothes, grab my breakfast from the fridge then I'm out the door (abt 30m to get ready).

I feel like a shell of myself at work; tired eyes and spirit, no makeup, boring outfit, uninterested in talking to customers. I'm happy I'm keeping up with my nutrition and hygiene as I usually do, but not wearing makeup and cute clothes is honestly affecting my mental health.

"Look good feel good" resonates a lot with me a lot.

I went through a long period of depression and feel much better now than I did then (though I can still have bouts of it here and there). A big change from that is I developed a routine of not putting as much effort into my looks anymore. Now that I can see myself with clearer eyes, I’m sad to see what that time did to me.

Does anyone else work long hours yet still make time to look your best? What’s your schedule like and what gets you out of bed? I know I want to get back to makeup and clothes, but the exhaustion from work weighs me down so heavily, both physically and mentally, in the morning. I don’t want my life to just pass by like this