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Gabrielle Unionhas spent thepandemicin her roost, hunkering down at home with her big, blended family.
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So one might imagine bedtime in the Union-Wade household is a big deal, to say the least.
We call it Operation Shut-It-Down, Union tells SELF.
Sometimes, we call it Operation Shut-It-The-Fuck-Down.
Operation Shut-It-Down starts around six o’clock when Kaav goes in for bath time.
By 6:30, Kaav is out.
We don’t mess with her schedule at all, no matter what happens.
Zaya only gets her electronics until then, and then she has to turn them in.
I play my chill-out mix, which is a lot of ’80s R&B.
We might watch some TV.
I light myDream candle from Harlem Candle Company.
I light my palo santo, a little sage.
Then I start my evening beauty routine.
I wash my face with theGlow Scrub Cleanser.
Then there’s this product calledDo Over, which, no lie, it is a game changer.
One of my friends was like, Oh, you got to try this Do Over.
It’s aretinol, and it’s everything.
Then I go into thePigment Remedy.
I don’t know if anyone else has hadbreakouts from where your mask is.
You know, I’m not one to leave this alone.
Holy shit, game changer.
It’s kind of like the Do Overit changes the whole operation.
It literally does what it says.
It lifts your face.
I was like, Is it a mask?
How do I sleep in this mask?
It’s weird, but you literally do and it doesn’t get on your pillowcase or anything.
It’s pretty amazing.
I’ve nevertaken more baths in my lifethan I have during this pandemic.
One of the things that has just brought me a lot of joy is thatHerbivore Coconut Milk Bath Soak.
It’s a non-negotiable.
We sort of force everyone to do it with us.
We do aguided meditationor just a meditation.
Some of my friends are like, Girl, I don’t have time.
My household wakes up and it’s chaos.
It’s a multiuse space.
Just give yourself that time to center yourself.
We’re a big proponent of therapy in this house.
Don’t miss it.
In some cases like me, a couple of weeks ago, I did four hours of therapy.
I was overwhelmed and I had to just say, Cancel stuff.
And I just upped my therapy.
We also stopped doing electronics.
And you realize, waitdoIneed to check my electronics?
So we started just putting them away.
But just putting our phones away has greatly changed the sleep routine for all of us.
And then when you wake up, don’t reach right for the phone.
