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This week on Try Living With Lucie, our host, Lucie Fink swaps summer routines with several people in her life. She tries a different approach to spending her summer for 5 days, trying a different routine each day from getting exercise at the skatepark to practicing self-care with her go-to beverage, Spindrift sparkling water. Watch this episode of Try Living With Lucie to learn how to switch up your summer!  In Partnership with Spindrift.  ABOUT SERIES Try Living With Lucie follows our favorite R29 millennial, Lucie Fink, as she dives headfirst into social experiments — five days at a time. From a week without sugar to full-blown street performing; there is nothing she won't try!   ABOUT REFINERY29  Refinery29 is a modern woman's destination for how to live a stylish, well-rounded life. http://refinery29.com/  RELATED CONTENT 5 Days Of Eating Only Pizza https://youtube.com/watch?v=mnrQkORcivA 5 Days Of A Capsule Wardrobe https://youtube.com/watch?v=Di9Bjf_OPj4 5 Days Of Cold Showers https://youtube.com/watch?v=j0KGe3_eFdE  SEE MORE REFINERY29 VIDEOS http://refinery29.com/video  SUBSCRIBE TO REFINERY29 Subscribe to the Refinery29 channel: http://bit.ly/subscribe-to-r29 For the latest trends and videos, visit: http://refinery29.com Like Refinery29 on Facebook: https://facebook.com/refinery29 Follow Refinery29 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/refinery29 Heart Refinery29 on Instagram: https://instagram.com/refinery29/  TALENT Follow Lucie Fink on Instagram: https://instagram.com/luciebfink/ Follow OnHerTurf on Instagram: https://instagram.com/onherturf/ Follow Refinery29 on Instagram: https://instagram.com/refinery29/

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00:00I'm Lucy Fink and this week is five days of swapping summer routines.

00:05Hey guys!

00:05Welcome back to another challenge video.

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00:11And if you're a returning subscriber, then hello, welcome back, thank you for always

00:15being here for me.

00:16It means the world.

00:17I already did an episode of Try Living With Lucy where I lived my anti-routine for five

00:22days and instead I took on the daily routines of some family members and friends and coworkers.

00:27And this episode is going to be similar except there's one major exception.

00:31Did you just hear my arm crack?

00:33The routines that I'm taking on this week are people's summer routines.

00:37Let's get into it and I'll show you what I did.

00:42If you're a major Try Living With Lucy fan and you've watched a bunch of my previous episodes,

00:47you might know my camera guy, Andrew.

00:49He's been shooting this series with me since 2015 and in the process the two of us have

00:53become really close friends.

00:55Andrew is one of those people who I aspire to be like, mind, body, and spirit.

01:00He has such a positive outlook on life and he's just all about waking up when the sun

01:04rises, being active, and enjoying each and every day.

01:07Good morning Lucy.

01:09Welcome to Andrew's summer routine.

01:11Starts here at 7am.

01:13Welcome to coffee time.

01:17I do not wake up as early as Andrew does naturally.

01:20So on Monday I set my alarm for 7am and then I was wide awake for coffee time.

01:26Coffee time is a serious ritual for Andrew.

01:30Wow.

01:31He's not joking around with his coffee time.

01:33Woo!

01:33And since Andrew often goes through 1, 2, sometimes 3 cups of coffee, I have to do the same.

01:43Once you're done with a couple of your cups of coffee and you're all pepped up, there's

01:47only one thing left to do Lucy.

01:49Time to hit the skate park, roll around a little and have some fun.

01:52Andrew does not work out, he never goes to the gym, he doesn't take exercise classes.

01:57His motto is, and I've heard him say this many times, the world is your playground.

02:02And on Monday I accompanied Andrew to the skate park on the Lower East Side, the one that

02:06he normally goes to.

02:12And it was hot outside.

02:17He did a bunch of his favorite tricks, and then I tried a few of my own.

02:24I'm going to try to jump and do a kickflip.

02:33I even took it one step further and really swapped routines with him by taking hold of

02:37the camera and becoming the camera operator.

02:40Wow!

02:41I'm a camera woman!

02:43Woo!

02:45It's great doing your routine.

02:47After I like to go to the park, I like to come home and, you know, unwind, mill about

02:52the house.

02:52I love doing house projects.

02:54You caught me on a really good summer, so I'm going to have you scrape in some paint,

02:58paint some moldings.

02:59I'm not doing any construction or any renovation projects in my apartment at the moment, so

03:04instead I just went to Andrew's home and did his housework.

03:11But after Monday's crazy active day of waking up early and going to the skate park and then

03:17coming home and doing housework, I understand how Andrew gets tired so early.

03:24Cheers.

03:25When I got home from this day, I walked into my apartment and I just collapsed onto the

03:30couch.

03:35It's always so surprising to me how people that have jobs not in the social media world

03:39are able to be so disconnected from social media.

03:42So for my next routine, I wanted to choose someone who's way less connected to social media

03:46than I am.

03:47I chose my twin sister, Allie.

03:48Hey, Loubug.

03:49Typically, when I get up in the summer, I try to avoid looking at my phone right away

03:53while I'm getting ready for the day.

03:54I don't know about you guys, but sometimes I find that instinctively, first thing I do

03:59when I wake up in the morning is I reach for my phone and I open it and I start

04:03scrolling.

04:03And by the time I put it down, I find that not only have I wasted so much time, but

04:08I'm

04:08not really in the best mental state to go about the rest of my morning.

04:11The moment I woke up, I put my phone into airplane mode and then I left it that way as

04:15I got ready for the rest of the day.

04:16The next thing I do is I get up and I try to enjoy the nice weather by taking a

04:21walk outside.

04:22For these walks, I really try to leave my phone behind or just put it in a bag so that

04:26when

04:26I'm walking, I can enjoy the nice scenery rather than looking down at my phone.

04:30I cannot tell you how often I walk around New York City and I'm either fixated on my

04:34phone or I'm just so busy in my own thoughts that I'm actually not even looking where I'm

04:39going.

04:40So on Tuesday, I went for a walk outside and I made sure to walk around in the best way

04:45possible.

04:45Eyes up, looking around, soaking in my surroundings.

04:49One thing I loved about this day was that I noticed some amazing architecture on the

04:53buildings that I pass every day, things that I've never even looked up at or noticed before.

04:57I walked to the park and I just sat for a few hours by myself with my book.

05:02I left my phone at home and I just had some nice, peaceful, quiet time.

05:05We as humans are meant to be outdoors and we're meant to ground ourselves by putting our

05:10bare feet on the ground.

05:11And sometimes living in a city makes it really difficult to do that, but you've got to

05:15find the green patches.

05:17Find a little patch of grass.

05:19The last thing that I do that's part of my summer routine is that I come home and I

05:23enjoy making a nice, home-cooked meal.

05:26To really adopt Ally's routine, I copied one of her favorite recipes from a cookbook she

05:30gave me.

05:31Brown rice pasta with sauteed veggies.

05:38Because it was such a hot summer day outside, I grabbed a cool and refreshing sparkling water

05:43to go along with my meal.

05:44And this was the perfect parallel to the meal I was making because one thing I love about

05:48cooking is that you know what you're eating and you know that you're making real food.

05:52And Spindra sparkling water is nothing but sparkling water and real squeezed fruit.

05:57So everything I had for dinner was real and very simple and very delicious.

06:03When I think of summer, I typically think of relaxation.

06:06As kids, many of us grow up having summers off from school.

06:10So at least for me, summers were always a time to rest and to rejuvenate before the start

06:14of another year.

06:15But summer does not mean rest for everyone.

06:17For some people, it's actually the time when they're the busiest.

06:20They're hustling, they're running around, they're trying to get everything done so that

06:24they're actually ready when the fall rolls around.

06:26And for Refinery29's fashion market writer, this is what summer feels like.

06:30My summer is so go, go, go.

06:32It's absolutely insane, but in the best way possible.

06:36On a typical summer day, I usually wake up around 7 or 7.30 in the morning and my day

06:40is pretty much booked bell to bell from then through the evening.

06:44It's really pretty nuts, to be honest.

06:47Because I'm not a fashion writer, I obviously didn't have the same tasks as Alyssa.

06:52So instead, I made my own to-do list of errands and things that I've been meaning to accomplish.

06:57Yeah, I know I'm coming.

06:58Yeah, I gotta do my errands first.

07:03I went to mail a package.

07:05I updated my credit card and cashed some checks.

07:08I got my legs waxed.

07:10Bought groceries.

07:12Refilled my subway card.

07:15Donated clothing.

07:17Picked up my dry cleaning.

07:19And grabbed some more plants for my apartment.

07:22It was hectic, to say the least.

07:24I'm so busy in the summer, but still, it's definitely a time to have fun.

07:29I try to make the time to plan something fun for myself, whether that's just reading in the park

07:34or seeing some girlfriends for something fun.

07:37So, try to balance a little bit of everything.

07:39Towards the second half of the day, I made sure to prioritize Alyssa's advice.

07:43And I met my friend Diana for a drink and an early dinner.

07:46Cheers.

07:47Cheers.

07:49Mmmmm.

07:50When I got home at the end of this day, I was physically and mentally exhausted.

07:54My feet hurt.

07:55My head hurt.

07:56I was so proud of myself for getting all the items done on my to-do list.

07:59But at the same time, I was so tired and all I wanted to do was sleep.

08:05So, I wanted to contrast Wednesday's crazy running around routine with the routine of

08:10someone who takes things a little bit more slowly.

08:13My coworker, Anissa, is all about rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation.

08:17So, on Thursday, I asked her to share her routine with me.

08:20In the morning, I wake up, I make my bed right away.

08:24Making your bed first thing in the morning is actually something I implement into my daily routine.

08:28I find that it really just starts the day off on the right foot and it's like a clean, fresh

08:33slate.

08:34And then I get on top of it and I meditate.

08:37As for meditation, that's something that I've really been working on and I really want to include in my routine.

08:42And so far, I'm pretty comfortable with 10 to 15 minutes of meditation.

08:46But that's the max before I start to get really antsy.

08:49And to feel the effects of meditation, you don't have to sit there for long.

08:52So, even if you can only sit still for one to two minutes, it's better than nothing.

08:56Next, while I'm still on my bed, I actually spend some time journaling.

09:01I love my journal and I love taking time to just sit and write down my thoughts.

09:05So, on Thursday, I made myself a hot cup of tea and then I sat down.

09:08First thing in the morning, I wrote out my dreams from the night before and I also wrote out some

09:13intentions for the upcoming day.

09:15And then, lastly, in the evening after work or after whatever I did that day, I get into my comfiest

09:21athleisure.

09:23Maybe a cute robe.

09:24And I actually do my skincare routine.

09:26It's really important, I think, every day to make sure that you're doing something great for your skin.

09:31It's the only skin that you've got, so you've got to make it look flowy and happy.

09:34When I got home, I popped on my fuzziest robe and from looking at my skin in the mirror, I

09:39just knew that what it needed was some energy and some vibrancy.

09:43I put on a pink glitter peel-off mask. Seriously, it was the coolest thing I've ever seen in my

09:50life.

09:51This is so sparkling. It feels so good on my face.

09:56Once it dried, I peeled it all off.

10:00This side of my cheek wasn't dry yet.

10:05And then I chopped up a cool cucumber and I sat on my bed with cucumbers on my eyes.

10:10I've read that cucumbers have a mild lightening effect, so if you have dark circles under your eyes, supposedly they

10:15can help with that.

10:16And I've also heard there's something in them that helps reduce water retention.

10:19So if you have puffiness or swelling, it can help with that.

10:22In reality, I'm not sure if any of this is scientifically true about the cucumber.

10:27I'm going to leave it to the experts to comment below.

10:29But it's definitely a classic spa staple that I've seen in countless movies.

10:33And we're making a mini movie here, so I just wanted to include it.

10:40Alright, so I've now taken on the summer routines of four local New Yorkers.

10:44People that live here every day and are pretty set in their ways.

10:47But on Friday, I kept wondering, what would a New York City summer routine look like for someone that's just

10:53visiting New York?

10:54Say, a tourist.

10:56So I reached out to my friend Coco, who lives across the country in San Francisco.

11:00And I asked her to send me a video of herself sharing what her classic daily routine would look like

11:05if she was a tourist visiting New York.

11:07So the first thing I always do is, no matter where I'm staying, I wake up and I just go

11:12outside and pretend I'm a local.

11:15And I just explore the neighborhood, walk around, go into a coffee shop.

11:18The Refinery29 office is situated all the way downtown on the southern tip of Manhattan in the Financial District.

11:25And even though I've worked at this company for a really long time, I actually don't know much about the

11:29Financial District.

11:30So I took Friday morning to follow Coco's advice and to explore this area as if I were a tourist.

11:37I walked around City Hall Park with a camera strapped around my neck and I took some great historical photos.

11:43I played in a public fountain, I ran through a flock of pigeons, I mean it doesn't get any more

11:48touristy than this.

11:49I was also trying not to look at my phone for directions, so I went old school style and I

11:54got a physical map of the city.

11:56I even pulled a Joey Tribbiani and I put the map down and I stepped into the map to help

12:01orient myself.

12:06Next, if you're in New York City, you gotta go to Central Park.

12:10I love that it's just this huge amazing park surrounded by city.

12:14Almost every major city has a spot like Central Park, even if it's not quite as big.

12:19And I'm a local in New York City and I myself have only been to Central Park a handful of

12:23times.

12:24So on Friday I went to the park, I sat in some shade under a tree, I climbed on a

12:29rock like all the tourists do.

12:30I took some pictures, walked around, mainly I just chilled.

12:35Then I love going to Times Square and it's seriously such a magical place with all these people from all

12:41over the world

12:42and it's just so quintessential New York City.

12:45Most large cities also have a major tourist attraction and in New York that has got to be Times Square.

12:51Times Square is the theater district in Midtown Manhattan and it's filled with flashing lights, crazy crowds, street performers,

12:58and of course all of Broadway's historic theaters.

13:02I walked through Times Square very slowly and I even sat down at some points and just looked around and

13:08took it all in.

13:09The bright lights, the magic, the vibrancy, the city in Times Square feels so alive.

13:14Then last but not least, I always go and get a slice of my very favorite dollar pizza.

13:20And of course I grabbed Coco's favorite, which is also my favorite, dollar pizza.

13:25Routines are a very weird thing because on the one hand we're always encouraged to make routines and to stick

13:31to a solid routine.

13:32We're told that the most successful people in the world have a routine and stick to it.

13:37But on the flip side, by breaking out of your routine and trying something else, you might actually find a

13:42better or a simpler way of doing things.

13:44And you might learn that you can feel more present and get more out of your day just by doing

13:48some simple things

13:49like putting your phone down or taking a walk outside with your head up.

13:52Let us know below what your favorite part of your summer routine is and we'll see you next time on

13:57Try Living with Lucy. Bye!

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