Good morning friends! Welcome to my blog! I’m so excited to be back and sharing my diary with you!
Lots of things have happened this month! I’ve accomplished so many of my goals for the month of January, and I’m so proud of myself! The biggest challenge was finishing Brittany Lupton’s 4 week SHRED program. I cannot believe I went to the gym 5 days a week at 5a.m. for four weeks straight, then won the $500 CASH PRIZE🤑for being so consistent during the four weeks. So thank you to Brittany Lupton, for awarding me with that prize, you have no idea how much that helps! Another thing I accomplished this month was reading the entire Book of Psalm in the Bible. I am so proud of myself for reading five chapters a day of the Bible, and not only have I been reading the Bible daily, but I am choosing to surrender myself to Jesus and get baptized next week at church. I am so ready to do this for myself and be one with the Lord. I’ve known for a while now that I wanted to get baptized but I wanted it to be the right time, and now it is. Lastly, another thing I got done this month was reading and finishing my first romance novel of the year. I read “The Exhibitionist” by Tara Sue Me, and it is a 10/10 recommended read📖. I will be doing a Book Review on it as well, so stay tuned for that!
Otherwise, I have been really trying hard to stay on track with my goals for the year, and there are lots of things for me to work on and do better at, but overall, I have a lot of wins🥇for the month of January.
3 Things I’m Grateful For
Myself. I am grateful that I’ve held myself accountable this entire month and being disciplined, as that was my word for this year.
My boyfriend. He has been my ROCK through our entire relationship, he treats me like the princess I am and spoils the crap out of me 😏 I love him❤️
This blog and all of you. I am so grateful that I have this space to share my thoughts, feelings, and experiences!
What are some things you’re grateful for? Reflect on those for a moment, and feel free to share that with me! I’d love to know! Share below in the reply section or leave a comment or dm on my Instagram (link below).
Remember:
-Don’t let the hard days win
-Your peace comes first
-You are enough
-You can do this!
I love you all! Please FOLLOW, Like, and Subscribe to my Blog, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and Linktree (links below) to see my journey and adventures. Have an amazing day and rest of the week!
Hey y’all! It’s so good to be back. I missed blogging regularly like I was back when the blog first launched, but working 10 hour days, four days a week, just does not allow time for that anymore. I was also super busy for my boyfriends birthday weekend! It was so fun to take him out to lunch and dinner, and chill and relax at home with him. We are super simple people, doesn’t take much to make us happy as a couple. All we want is some food, snacks, and us time! And that’s all we need!
Anyways, I wanted to come on here and just ramble off somethings I’ve noticed about myself these past two weeks of 2023.
First thing I’ve noticed is I’m on social media WAAAYY MORE than I’d like to be. I even put social media on my hobby tracker as a hobby, WHAT? Shouldn’t it be a considered a habit? I have no idea, honestly. I really think social media has consumed me and I partly blame this blog for that. Not that I want to do less, oh no! I want to become a vlogger/content creator. So. Dang. Bad. This realization is just so I reduce the amount of time I’m on social media, constantly scrolling. I want to be productive with my social media time. What I mean by that is, I want to use this content posting planner I found on Canva, and really plan how, when, and what I post on social media so that I remain productive and consistent with my content posting.
Another thing I’ve noticed is on my hobby tracker, prayer, devotionals, and reading, are the hobbies I’ve done the least. Which saddens me, and also helped me noticed that social media has been taking those hobby’s places. I’m on social media so much that those three hobbies are scarce and hardly done. And I don’t like that. So to help with that, I’m going to set social media timeouts on my apps, so that I take a break, and go do those other hobbies that I’ve been slacking on.
On a more positive note, though, my positive self talk, staying consistent/disciplined with the gym, Bible reading, and water intake, have been doing great. I’ve made it two weeks in a row with going to the gym 5 days a week at 5am with my best friend Kennedy. I’m so proud of us. I’ve been a lot better about the self talk and being positive. I’ve read 65 chapters of Psalms in the Bible, and there’s 150 chapters, so I’m still on track with completed the Book of Psalms by January 30th! I’ve decided to read the Book of Proverbs next. My water intake has been way better than it was before, I’m going to strive to improve even more next week! So I’ve got some wins too which is always good!
The third thing I noticed is that I wanted to read 2 books a month this year, but again, with my work schedule, that doesn’t seem as possible as I believed it would have been, so I lowered that goal to one book a month. I think I’m more on track with that, so I’m proud of me.
Lastly, I noticed that I want to eat cleaner. I was doing good that first week of the year, but this past week, ya girl wasn’t doing as good as she could have. So, to improve, we are going grocery shopping today to get some more nutrient dense, whole foods in the house, so that I can meal prep for the next couple days, and plan meals for the week.
What are some things you’ve noticed about yourself the first two weeks of 2023? Please feel free to share below in the reply section or leave a comment or dm on my Instagram (link below).
3 Things I’m Grateful For
God, and Him being with my and by my side through everything I’ve been through and will go through.
Myself, and being more positive with myself, keeping my boundaries set, and not going astray from that and not allowing toxicity to consume me.
My life, I’m so grateful for my life and the things I have. My car, a place to stay, my boyfriend, friends, and family.
What are some things you’re grateful for? Reflect on those for a moment, and feel free to share that with me! I’d love to know! Share below in the reply section or leave a comment or dm on my Instagram (link below).
Remember:
-Don’t let the hard days win
-Your peace comes first
-You are enough
-You can do this!
I love you all! Please FOLLOW, Like, and Subscribe to my Blog, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and Linktree (links below) to see my journey and adventures. Have an amazing day and rest of the week!
I’d just like to welcome 2023 with a big hug and a deep breath! Whew has this first week of the year been a lot for me. So much has happened this week, and I can’t even remember everything. It’s like time has gotten away from every day this week. It’s like I just can’t seem to catch up or catch a break lol. Every time I look at the clock, I’m like “dang it’s already noon?” or “it’s already 2:00p.m.?” and “Wait, I didn’t even have time to read today!”
Every day this week. And I want to laugh about it because it’s not like I haven’t accomplished anything week, because I sure darn have! I went to the gym 3 times this week already. I ran AND sprint on the treadmill Wednesday, and ya girl does not run! I’ve read the Bible every night before bed this week. I meditated twice, yoga once, woke up early twice. I’ve accomplished A LOT. And I’m so proud of me for that. It’s all about the wins!
I have about 10 minutes before my 8:00a.m. alarm goes off, to let me know I’m out of time before I have to move on to my next thing for the day. But, I wanted to make sure to come on here and state that I will do this blog, not only for me, but for you. So that you have something to look forward to from me each week. And with that being said, I decided, over the phone with my boyfriend this morning, that I’m going to either dedicate Friday’s or Saturday’s to blog and post on the page! I want a specified day that I know I have off work, and no solidified plans, and make the BLOG that days solidified plans. I want to test this out, so I’m posting today, Friday, January 6th, to see if Friday’s is the day I like posting on here or if Saturdays’s would be best. So while I figure that out, please enjoy this and previous posts on the blog. I’ll share some links with you blow to get back to some of my favorites. Remember:
-Don’t let the hard days win
-Your peace comes first
-You are enough
-You can do this!
I love you all! Please FOLLOW, Like, and Subscribe to my Blog, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and Linktree (links below) to see my journey and adventures.
Night out with the girls! Same night! Tons of fun! Bae + I @ Mojos Downtown GRHMP Bae + I BFF ShootRosey turned 3! Bae asked me to be MOH!HMP took Bae + I BFF ShootDowntown GR Mojos pt. 2Bf + I Downtown GR Mojos pt. 2 HMP Group Boudoir Shoot Mother’s Day w Step MomDrinks w friendsAt the cottage ft. RoseyDrinks @ The Deckgirls date ft. Senadrinks @ The EaglesCouples Trip to Shedd’s Aquarium girls date ft. Sena pt. 2MI’s Adventure w Bf + DadMI’s Adventure w Bf + DadDrinks in Grand Haven Drinks in Grand HavenAunt Rachel’s Bach PartyHMP Classic Car Model Shoot Pt.1HMP Classic Car Model Shoot Pt.2Bae’s House Warming PartyHMP Teacher Appreciation ShootNew Church w. JessJess asked me to be her bridesmaid Blog LaunchHappy Thanksgiving Pt. 1Happy Thanksgiving Pt. 2Happy Thanksgiving Pt. 3Dad’s Stroke Recovery Merry Christmas Pt. 1Merry Christmas Pt.2 Happy Birthday to Me Pt.1 @ Oasis Hut Tub Gardens Happy Birthday to Me Pt.2 @ Oasis Hut Tub GardensHappy Birthday to Me Pt.3 @ Oasis Hut Tub Gardens
Proof that 2022 wasn’t all bad😉👌🏾 Goodbye 2022, on to the next!
Hey y’all! Ya girl has been MIA lately and it goes back to everything I’ve been going through mentally. So I apologize for the abrupt absence. I will say, I’ve still been resetting and readjusting the last couple of days. I decided that Blogmas should just end with BLOGMAS PT. 3. I say that because I feel like I don’t have enough content to make it a full on Part 4. However, I do have two great events to share with you about Friday and Saturday!
Early Birthday Party🥳
I want to start off by thanking my friends (even the ones who didn’t make it due to icy roads and snow storm) for throwing and hosting this 26th birthday party for me. My girls are the best and I had fun just chilling, having a few drinks, and hanging out with them! They went out of their way to get me gifts and everything, balloons, and more! I love them! I did ruin my surprise party though, and I feel SO bad I did, but the future planner in me took over and found out that they were trying to plan something for me, haha. Good news is, they expected it. They knew I’d find out 😂!
For KING + COUNTRY
Little Drummer Boy Concert 🥁
Oh boy! THIS WAS THE BEST CONCERT I HAVE BEEN TO ALL YEAR! For KING + COUNTRY never disappoints, 10/10 performers! 🤩It was so fun to go with family and friends to the concert! They sang so many good Christmas Classic songs, and some of my favorites from their albums, and man oh man, did I love it! I drove on those icy roads for that concert and for y’all that live in West Michigan understand that Saturday’s weather was not the greatest to be driving in that late at night. I mean, 40-55mph on the freeway is crazy but I wanted to be safe (I was just too scared to go any faster).
I wanted to share something vulnerable with you all for a quick second. This picture below was me breaking down toward the end of the concert. Luke, one of the members of For KING + COUNTRY, was telling a story and at the end he said something along the lines of “I felt a nudge from God,” and I knew where this was going. After he told his story, he asked the crowd if we had ever felt that nudge from God before and did we listen to it. He then went on to say he knew that this time of year, not every family sits around the Christmas tree, sharing stories, laughing and having a good time. Some of us don’t have that at all, and Luke then went on to say “there’s a lot of un-forgiveness this time of year” and he asked if we had been actually listening to God and then of course they sang my favorite song, “God Only Knows”, and I lost it right there in that seat, I stood to my feet, letting the tears fall because these past two weeks have been nothing but stressful for me, and there is a lot of un-forgiveness going around in my family.
I have worked so hard to set boundaries for myself and I know now that I can’t do this alone. I decided today that I’m going to look into some therapists and get one because I know I need more help. I want to break generational curses and family trauma, so for my future family, I will go to therapy and start my path to this breakthrough for myself, for my boyfriend, and before bringing new lives into this world in the future. I want so much better for my family and children and this is the step I’m taking to do that!
But with that being said, this is where I’m going to end the blog for the year. I had such a great time and so much fun creating all this content for you all to read and follow along with! 2023 is right around the corner and I cannot wait to share even more content with you starting ASAP next year! For the month of January, I will have that Short Story, new Interviews, new Recipes, new Reviews, and I’ll be getting back into my fitness journey ten fold.
I hope everyone enjoys their holiday or at least be at peace these last two weeks of the year. I’ll still post and share content on my socials, OH! I have new socials for y’all! I created a Linktr.ee (<—you can click this link) that has new links for the blog, for example, a Pinterest and TikTok! Those links will be below, GO FOLLOW all of them! Thank you to everyone that shared, followed, and liked this blog! I will back and better than ever next year! I hope to see you all and more then!
TIL NEXT TIME! 😚 Merry Christmas🎄+ Happy New Year 🎆 !!!! I’ll see you all in 2023!!
Welcome back everyone! I promise this BLOGMAS🎅🎄❄️☃️ won’t be as deep as the last one haha, but I just want to recap the last couple of days.
I really tried hard the last couple of days to rest. I’ve done some hard resets, for example, hot shower, hair care, skin care, meal prep (sort of, thinking of trying some new meals), self-care + me time is in FULL SWING! If I felt like it wasn’t benefitting or positive for me, it wasn’t happening or I wasn’t doing it or participating. I am really taking this serious. My feelings come first. My emotions come first. My mental health comes first. My physical health comes first. My spirituality comes first! You get what I’m saying here? I come first other than God and Jesus.
Lately, I’ve come to the realization who’s there for me and who’s not and who I don’t want in my corner and who I do want in my corner. I don’t know if it’s how deeply I’ve been in prayer with God, asking for guidance, or what but lot’s of things have been coming to light lately and as much as it stresses me out, I like it because this is what I’ve been asking God’s help for. To show me! Show me what I need to see to progress in according to His plan for me.
I’ve been dealing with a lot lately, and these last three days, I’ve just been resetting and resetting and resetting because every day, something comes to light and I need to readjust and that’s completely fine! I want to do all the adjusting I can to be in accordance with God’s plan for me. So these last few days, I’ve just been taking care of me, my boyfriend, our relationship with God, and our life. Why, you ask? Because that’s all that matters to me right now. And it’s okay to do this! So here’s my middle-of-the-week advice:
Take CARE of YOU! 🫵🏾
That’s all I have you all today for BLOGMAS Pt.3🎅🎄❄️☃️, while I continue to reset and readjust myself! Enjoy today and let’s get jolly! The week’s almost over, yay! Oh, and am I the only one that hasn’t finished Christmas shopping yet??? 🫢🤔😂Because ya girl is late!
Anyways! FOLLOW the blog and the Instagram (link below!) Thank you everyone for all the likes and follows! Love to see it! I’m doing this for me, but also for y’all so, thank you for being here with me! Love you, BYE!
Oh gosh y’all what a ride I went on this night 😂 oh boy was I not ready for that ride I went on but it happened haha.
Not sure how much my father would want me to post about but he did give me permission to state this. He was admitted into the hospital last night due to something called T.I.A aka a mini stroke. I had to call an ambulance at 10pm, due to the fact that I live across town, and I wanted the ambulance to get to him first. So that’s where my dad’s friend, my boyfriend, and I spent most of the night at last night. With my father in the Er til 2am until they decide to keep him overnight. What a lovely way to end December 4th and my week, right?
But! December 5th is here now and we are going to be as positive as one can be. It’s the start of a new week for me. I need a big reset for sure. Reset, meaning:
1. Household chores
2. Goal setting
3. The gym (if I get to it with him being in the hospital)
4. Finish my wash day routine
5. Grocery shop and cook dinner
Dad is still in the hospital, staying another night as well. We’ve got a lot of lifestyle changes to make together. I told him that I’d definitely be interested in working with him on his health, and after the scare we had last night, I want to work on mine. So, with that being said, we’ll both be making some changes for sure.
I also got my nails done by one of my friends, Kiah! She’s really good at her job and I rather support her small business than go to the nail salon for a manicure. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good nail salon pedicure! I went for the first time in while, two weeks ago, and LOVED being pampered like that! And my feet have never felt that smooth before! Jk 😉 maybe they have but that last pedicure was top tier! 10/10!
But other than thats, that’s my BLOGMAS Pt.2! 🎅🎄❄️☃️Not much else happened other than staying with my dad at the hospital for the afternoon and making sure to keep him company. I love you all and hoping you’re enjoying the holidays! Let’s get jolly!!
(December 6th-December 11th)
TRIGGER WARNING!!! I do get sappy, emotional, and sort of dark here.
Now, I really had no idea that this past week would be the way it was. My dad took a turn for the worst, multiple trips to Grand Haven (twice a day some of the days) to see and be with my dad to get update on his health, my boyfriend had some bad news come up (life changing bad news), lots, oh gosh, lots of crying, emotions everywhere, only got to the gym once this week, at least I got a Yoga class in, and I’m also on house/dog sitting duty this week. Lots of things have caused this social media silence that I’ve had this past week.
I really don’t even want to say this😞😓but I’m sure I had a depression episode because I’ve had NO motivation to do anything this past week. I canceled plans on friends. I HAVEN’T READ MY BIBLE until this morning or even read a book, which y’all know is weird since Colleen Hoover took over my life last month!! I also just got my appetite back yesterday and lost it back on like December 5th or 6th. I wasn’t really eating anything. I haven’t watched T.V. I’ve only been on socials to update about my dad’s condition, or maybe to like or heart a post but I haven’t done much else. I clearly haven’t blogged, which sucks because I was on such a good streak. I constantly felt like I needed attention or company to keep me some what happy and from crying out of no where. It has just been one thing after another. Bad after bad, after bad, after bad. And yet, I’m still standing. I’m still here. By the grace of God. I’m. Still. Standing. I’m. Still. Here. 🤌🏾🤍
God doesn’t put us through anything we can’t handle and I am proof. I’m still standing and handling everything I’m going through because God is with me.
God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength but with your testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13
I tried to be as positive as I could be this week. I went to Yoga and the gym because I knew I needed both at least once this week. I tried to keep myself doing things unless I knew it was time for a “me-time break” because I have really been listening to my body and mind and paying attention to when I do need to…not isolate but be alone. And I know this sounds backwards BUT when I get like this, this emotional and upset, I need to be with just myself or someone I choose to be around, to regroup and remain in good spirits. I do that because I don’t want any outside conversations to get too into my head about things, I just need to be with myself and God. It’s also because my brain hardly shuts up or off, so being alone helps me have some peace and quiet. It’s different from when I need attention or company, because there were times where as much as I wanted to be “alone”, I knew I couldn’t handle the aloneness so I’m glad I had my support system with me at my disposal.
But as each of those days past, the 6th, the 7th, the 8th, the 9th and so on, I got better and better. I am in deep, deep prayer with God, asking Him guide and be with me during this hard week/time, and asking for help with any battle I face or thrown at me, and He has helped me prevail and regroup. Today was the first day where I caught back up in the Bible in the Book of Luke. This morning I read chapters 6-9 and I plan on catching up on chapters 10-11 to catch up with todays date. Which is the 11th.
I wanted to post this big realization post but this is what really happened for BLOGMAS PT. 2 🎅🎄❄️and I want to be as transparent and personable/relatable as I can be. This week was an emotional rollercoaster. It for sure had it’s ups and downs, maybe even more downs than I wanted but God was with me and is with. I’m putting, or have put, ALL my trust in God and Jesus Christ. I want them to be with and guide through these trials and tribulations. I have been put to the test and I feel as if I’m passing said test thus far.
I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.
Philippians 4:11–13
With all of that being said, here is your proof that no matter what you are being put through or happening to you, that God is with you, being there for you, and being near you. So, do as I have and lean on Him. That’s the only reason, I feel I have made it through this week.
I had a hard reset in some way today, so I’m counting today as a new week. Let this week be filled with grace and many, many blessings. Thank you to everyone being there for me throughout this messy week. Thank you God for keeping your arms around my Dad and also around my boyfriend and I as we go through this life changing lesson together as a couple.
Please follow me throughout my journey, because it’s a real one❤️ I am begging and praying that next year…I thrive and grow from this month. Follow the blog and Instagram (link below)!!!! I love you all and I apologize for my silence. Let’s make this week a jolly great one!
WELCOME TO BLOGMAS!! I was inspired to do this by all the influencers I follow on Instagram and TikTok that are doing this on their socials. Not sure how I’m going to do this but bare with me because I am excited about it.
I’m going to give you guys a little run down on my past week, well the last four days! I posted a Daily Journal on December 1st about that day already but it basically was about goal setting, and doing that and getting it ready for the new year! I have a ton of goals, and I did find a couple templates that I will be trying out to help complete these goals next year. I cannot wait to print out these templates and add them to a binder! I’ll share the templates below!
2023 Trackers
After taking my time all day on the 1st to find those templates, I went to my first YOGA class! And it was so…AMAZING. I was so relaxed and peaceful, stretching and moving my body like that, and listening to the instructor take us through the session was so amazing that I know for sure that I will be adding it to my workout/get my body moving routine. I took my first class at Rootdown, and I loved that place. They had a 20classes/$20 going, so I signed up so I could try out a few classes this month before I actually buy some type of membership next year.
Speaking of the workout routine…oh boy…it’s been a STRUGGLE y’all. I went twice this week so far, which is good (I wanted to say “better than nothing”), and I’m on the fence about going today to get that last workout in before the new week next week and finish strong this week but I’ve really been trying to figure out what kind of routine I want to have. Like I know the basics, I want two upper body days, and two lower body days, but I have no idea which days of the week I want to go, what times of the day I want to go, or where to input a yoga class. I want two rest days a week at the least as well, it’s just all a mess, and I have to find one more tracker to add to those templates for my workout schedule. Because ya girl is struggling with this workout routine/schedule. I need to really work on discipline and that’s another goal for myself next year, I have all the motivation in the world but what I don’t have is, is consistency and discipline. I don’t want the gym to be a chore, but lately it has been and I don’t like it. So, I’m going to really sit down a work on this, either today or this coming week. I know, today, I am finding a template for some sort of schedule because I know it’s what I need to really focus on being active.
Anyways, about the rest of the week. It was a blur, but on the 2nd, I help my best friend, Kennedy, reorganize her preschool classroom! I was there, literally, from 8am to 6pm! 6pm! Do you hear me? Like I was there ALL day and took her out to dinner with some of our other friends and had a blast. We got a lot of work done and I really hope she loves her new classroom!
On the 3rd, aka yesterday, what did I do? I went to a craft show to support my beautiful step mom! She had a booth there, and I bought my first ornament for my boyfriend’s mom’s Christmas tree from her. It’s super cute, I’ll show you on the blog Instagram (PLEASE FOLLOW, link below!). Then that’s when I hit the struggle bus that I was talking about earlier about the workout routine. I was going to go yesterday, I really was, but I just did not want to. I chose to nap all day, then read, which isn’t bad because I like listening to my body but here’s the problem. My MIND was playing tricks on me and made me think my BODY didn’t want to go to the gym or be active in some sort of way but it was my MIND’S FAULT! I literally talked myself out of going to the gym in Dollar Tree! Dollar Tree? Tee…come on girl. We aren’t going to reach our goals like this. This is why I need a schedule, on paper, in checklist format, where I can check each day off in writing.
And last but not least, today. December 4th, a recap on my morning, I woke up, finished Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover, of course it was an amazing book and I love her so much. I do not think I’ll do a review on this one because I seen this more so as a fun read than an emotional connection like the three previous novels of Hoover’s. Then, once I got to the last few chapters of Ugly Love, I did get emotionally connected and teared up of course so, y’all know the drill already, lol. I did decide that I will be reading the Slammed Series, Maybe Series, Hopeless Series, November 9, and Confess by Hoover as well, might start today or tomorrow, stay tuned! I also made a bagel, chat with the bf this morning, had my cappuccino, watched Youtube and TikTok videos by my favorite influencers, and now I’m here for BLOGMAS!
P.s. I have been diving into the Bible! I am reading, for Advent, the Book of Luke on the birth and life of Jesus, our Lord! I’ve read chapters 1-3 and will read chapter 4 today!
So, there it is, my BLOGMAS recap of the last four days! I hope you enjoyed. I’ll probably skip posting my week of workouts today, but then again, who knows, I say that now but could post it anyways. So be ready for that. I also want to promise that my short story will be posted before Christmas, and if not, I promise before the end of the year. I will give you guys my first short story. I’ll make an Instagram relate date, countdown for y’all.
Follow the BLOG + INSTAGRAM (link below)! I love you all! Stay cozy fam! Thanks for all the follows and likes! Please continue! I’m off to they gym! XOXO.
Let’s give December a warm welcome! It’s the last month of the year!! Which means a couple things:
New month, new goals
It’s my BIRTHDAY MONTH
Read the 24 chapters of Luke for Christmas Advent on when Jesus was born (starts today! I’m using the Bible App for this)
Annual Baking Day!!
Goal Setting for next year!
First YOGA class tonight
Christmas shop!
Enjoy Christmas Break
I’m really excited for this month! I feel like lots of things are going to happen and lead me into this New Year really smoothly. I’ll be diving back into the Bible and getting closer to Christ, our Lord. I really want to read the Bible in a year next year, I’m really trying to dedicate myself to doing that next year, and I even have a Bible App Plan for this read to go January 1st!
Also, my birthday! I’ll be 26 and I cannot believe how grateful I am for how well my 25th year went. Lot’s of ups and down, heavy expectations, lots of temptations, lots of self discovery, job switching, etc. But this year, this 26th year, will be filled with succession, positivity, love, grace, accomplishments, and all! I’m so excited to get this chapter of my life rolling! I have two amazing weddings to be in, which means two super fun bachelorette parties! Woohoo! LET’S GO!! I am saving for a house, with my boyfriend, we are so ready to move out and into our own space, so saving, saving, saving, is what I’ll be doing! I also want this blog to BOOM with tons of content, followers, and accomplishments! I got a lot of ideas already, STAY TUNED! I got a new year agenda from Home Goods and a new notebook for the blog (thanks Dad!) where I will be able to draft a little bit more instead of just on Notes on my iPhone and MacBook (not that I still wont use that probably as well while I’m on the go!).
Speaking of MacBook’s, I want to upgrade next year to the MacBook Air M1, and I cannot wait for that! I currently have my old Macbook Air (oldest version) and I love it, has done me so well over the last 6 years, I cannot complain. It got me through college, my old blog, numerous stories, hobbies, and more. I love it so much, and it kind of saddens me but I want to upgrade. I’ve had the computer long enough to do it justice, and I feel like I’ve gotten my $1,000 out of it. Now it’s time to upgrade and get another 6 years out of the new one!
Goals for the New Year
I don’t really have it all set up yet, but I really want to goal set for next year, and I will either today or this week/weekend for sure! There’s already a lot I want to accomplish and check off my goal setting list, for example, saving $5,000, buying a new MacBook, eat more fruits and veggies. As you can see, there’s already lot’s of things I want to do next year and I plan to do it all before this month next year! What are your goals for 2023?
I want to travel, but with two weddings and big savings account plans, that might be hard, but it’s on my list for sure! I want to read at least 2 books a month. I want a lot before my next birthday. Which is my GOLDEN BIRTHDAY! 27 on the 27th! Wooooo! I’m partying hard for that one, stay tuned for next years birthday plans!! I know this year, I ruined my surprise birthday party by being an amazing planner, and I dipped too far into my friends planning ideas, haha, which they suspected would happen anyways because they know me best! But that party is coming up and I cannot wait to share that experience with you all!
Anyways, I have a lot to do today, but I wanted to get on here and welcome the month of December with y’all!
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I love you all! Happy December, get that Christmas shopping done and enjoy time with your loved ones. Bye!
I had to humble myself this week. I came in loud and proud last week, on Monday’s Daily Journal! I really did try hard this week to get all my workouts in, but I still didn’t reach that “5 days a week” mark like I wanted, but I’m still proud that I did two quick at home workouts, that I will be posting today because I want to end last week’s workouts with that last at home workout I did. I say that because I want to restart and revamp how I go about working out now. I think I want to change workout programs, still going to use Brittany Lupton’s App (No I am not sponsored by her but I wish ;)) for workouts, just I want to use her Advance Split program instead of her Glutes Program. I will also be using her Core Program still because it’s fire for core and abs and I have felt my core strength increase and I love that for me!
The reason I want to restart/revamp the way I go about working out is the positivity portion of it because when I self-reflect on it, I am so mean to myself when I don’t actually go to the gym. I am so down on myself for missing workouts due to life getting in the way, or just because I don’t want to workout that time. I am so mean and rude to myself when it comes to missing a workout and I hate that. I really do hate that. I listen to too many podcasts/podcast episodes about being gentle with yourself, and that it’s okay to miss a workout, whether it be a week or a month, like it’s okay to do that Tee, you do not have to be so dang mean to yourself girl! QUIT! I am human and I have to remember that. I feel like I love myself so much that I hold myself accountable for a little bit too much. And not saying that I don’t want to hold myself accountable, it’s just I have to set my standards a little lower, they’re way too high for my busy life right now. And don’t come for me saying “no no, keep your standards high, do more do more,” because somethings are just too much and I’ve come to realize that. NO! I’m not saying going to the gym 5 times a week is too much because there’s people that that works for, but with the way my life is, I can’t do that right now, and I have said over and over, I’m listening to my body and when it needs a break, it needs a break, and that’s okay. Plus, when I think about it, I liked when I was going 4 days a week because I hit all the things I wanted to hit, so with Brittany’s Workout Plan, I’ll hit the four days.
So, I’m going to really sit down and figure out a plan for me on workouts, free time (hobbies and games), I also want to get back into daily devotionals before bed again or just in general because that really did help me spiritually and I miss that. I have a lot to sit down and revamp and I’m excited to do that. I’m going to take today to do that!
3 Things To Be Grateful For
I’m grateful for hitting over 1,000 VIEWS ON THE BLOG!! That is amazing and I’m so thankful that that many people viewed my website. I’m also thankful for everyone following, reading, and sharing this blog as well!! I love you ALL! Please continue to do so!
I’m grateful for being able to actually take time to myself and do what I want to do, whether that be working out, reading all day, playing The Sims 3 all day, or just resting and napping. I’m so grateful to have the time to have needed me-time. After the holiday, I really felt like I didn’t have any time for just myself. So Saturday afternoon through Sunday until I went to bed, I only did what I wanted to do, and it felt so good to just have a day and a half to just myself. Not everyone has that opportunity so it makes me grateful that I did have it.
Lastly, I am grateful for God. I say that because He really has kept me in a great place lately, and over the weekend, there was a point where I thought my “great place” was going to vanish over a situation but then I remembered that God is on my side and I don’t need to fear. I will get through anything, with Him on my side.
What are your goals for the week? What’s on your to-do list? Have you ever humbled yourself, on/about what? Let’s chat, email me (link below)!
There it is y’all, today’s daily journal really has me feeling good about this week and all the goals and to-do’s I want to accomplish. Please please please FOLLOW the blog and Instagram (link below!) Let’s get it! Have a great day and week! Love you!
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