Started doing a proper skincare routine because my late sister swore by it and now every night it feels like keeping a small promise to her

She was always trying to get me to take care of my skin. sent me products i didn't use, sent articles i didn't read, gently teased me about my complete indifference to any of it. I just thought of it as a personality difference, and it's not something i needed (i think).

She passed two weeks ago. A few days after that, i found one of the things she'd sent me still in its box and i started using it. Then i looked up what else she'd recommended in old messages, then i built the whole routine she'd been nudging me toward for years.

Every night it's about 10-20 minutes that feel like talking to her a little. I don't know how to explain it better than that. In the end, she was right about all of it, skin is actually pretty better than last week. I just wish i'd listened while she was here you know.