What does your morning routine look like?

After my children left home, I enjoy having breakfast in bed every day. I check and answer emails while I'm there, since Nepal is a few hours ahead of us.

After breakfast, I dry brush my body before taking a shower. Once a week, I scrub with a homemade salt scrub, and I always finish with a cold shower.
After the bath, I massage the skin with cream - depending on the season, it can be cream or oil.
Once I'm dressed, I go for a walk with my dog ​​Karla in the woods - and then I'm ready for work. I first drive to the office around nine, so it's convenient that I avoid the morning traffic.

How do you best spend an hour in your own company?

I love my runs in the forest – preferably a combination of both trails and off-road. A good friend once gave me this tip that it is beneficial to vary your running route/change the surface to make your thoughts change focus. Especially running off-road/uneven terrain makes the brain focus on where you step, rather than thinking about how hard you think the run is or how tired you are.

After a run, a cold swim in the lake is a great joy – especially at sunset. An extra spice is when you have to cut holes in the ice. I usually run in the evening as I am not a morning person.

What is your best advice for showing self-love and prioritizing yourself in a busy everyday life?

Give yourself at least half an hour to do whatever suits you – run, knit, cook, read a good book, meditate or whatever you like.

Remember to be grateful for yourself and try to make eye contact in the mirror and say: I love you <3

Have you made a decision in your life that has been particularly good for you?

Yes, several. Career-wise, it is definitely to start CARE BY ME and close my otherwise successful consulting business. To opt out of a male-dominated career, with a secure and very good economy, to choose a new type of business, which is created with love for people and the environment. To prioritize helping women in developing countries, rather than helping top-100 companies in the Nordics to earn more money. My choice has been particularly good for me, because I think my work gives great personal meaning. But it has also been a hard choice, because it has required an enormous number of working hours and an uncertain economy. You shouldn't calculate your hourly wage in a project like the one I have started. But it is all worth it.

If you could give your younger self one piece of advice on how to create a balanced life, what would it be?

Don't play it cool and think you can do everything alone. It's okay to ask others for help.

Your best tip for a strong and healthy body and a balanced mind?

Eat healthy, exercise every day and make sure to surround yourself with people who make you happy.

For me, it's important to get out into nature. The energy I take with me from there is amazing. It doesn't have to be an active run, it can be a long walk with a friend or gathering food from the forest with my family.

Using my hands creatively by sewing, drawing and knitting gives me a wonderful sense of peace and balance, just as laughing and joking with those I care about is important to me.

Do you have an easy beauty tip that we can share with others?

Yes, make your own salt scrub – it's super easy and delicious and you can put exactly the 'spice' in that has the properties you need. For example, if you're feeling sluggish, a Matcha scrub can be really good because it's rich in antioxidants, I really like a scrub with rosemary after a run because rosemary stimulates blood circulation and has a cleansing and calming effect.

I always make small portions as they are quick to make and it allows for variation from time to time. If you have small wounds or shave your legs you can replace the salt with cane sugar so the salt doesn't sting your skin.

Rosemary body scrub recipe
A small handful of salt
Almond oil so that it just covers the salt
20 drops rosemary oil
A fresh sprig of rosemary chopped into small pieces
Mix everything together and put it in a glass container with a lid.

If you could freely choose an activity that would give you lots of energy, what would it be?

I wouldn't choose to be alone – I would gather all my friends and family for a huge party at the summer house. The sun is shining and the smell of fir trees is in the air. We'll have delicious food and lots of laughter and good conversation and we'll end the day on the beach at sunset.

Camilla Gullits

Founder and creative director of CARE BY ME.
Married to Nikolaj, mother of 3 grown children who have moved away from home; twins Kristian and Frederik and daughter Amalie and grandmother to Bosse. Lives in an architect-designed villa at Sjælsø in North Zealand.

CARE BY ME creates beautiful and timeless clothing and interiors based on long-lasting design, high-quality materials and socially responsible production. Classic design with proud references to Nordic design traditions. Today CARE BY ME employs more than 65 women in their social workshop in Nepal.