It’s MAY!

Good afternoon everyone 👋🏾 how’s it going? How are we feeling about the month of May? Tons of new goals right? Well I have a few things I’m going to work on this month.

Devotional, I need to find one or two in the Bible App! Speaking of the Bible, I really want to dive into my physical copy of the Bible (WRITE DOWN THE TYPE OF BIBLE I HAVE), and write down Gods promises. It’s a study devotion Bible by the way!
Meal prep meal prep meal prep 👏🏾 I want to make more home cooked meals for my boyfriend and I. I have a template for meal planing as well so that’s a plus and will definitely help
Studying for school and staying focused! (Yes, Tee is going back to college, not sure if I ever mentioned that part but yeah I’ll get into it later😉)
Continue to practice learning Spanish
Drinking 64oz, AT LEAST, a day

I’m so excited for this new month, as we dive into summer☀️!! Oh! I recently had to up my reading goal for 2023 to 30 books because I READ 12 BOOKS so far this year and that was my original goal for 2023, so that’s awesome 👏🏾. But anyways, I’m sure you’re curious what I’m posting about this morning. So without further ado, let’s get into it!!!

Types of Content

For this summer there’s certain types of content that I want to share with you! Four main topics but I might throw in another, sprinkled in there, ya get me? So, what are those four topics, you ask?

1. Gym/workout progress

2. Books read/unboxed/review

2a. Recipe reviews will be sprinkled in there too

3. School (ideas, what I’m learning)

4. Summer Plans/events

These four topics should carry me through the summer for sure and give me lots to talk about and share with you all! I know I don’t post a lot on here so I’m trying to change that! I plan to post a lot on Instagram too, so follow the Instagram page (link below!!!!) and follow along with me on there as well. I have a ton of summer plans, so stay tuned for that as well!

3 Things I’m Grateful For

God, and his unfailing love!
My mental health
My teachers assistants for work, I rely on them so much

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 week!

And that’s the TEE👩🏾‍💻💙☕️

Welcome To: Gym Girl Era!!

Y’all I am beyond proud of myself for going to the gym for 9 weeks straight!! Can you believe it? CAN I BELIEVE IT????🤯 Week after week, it was different for me. Like the first four weeks I did the Shred Program by Brittany Lupton and that…THAT was amazing and I am so beyond proud of myself for completing that four week challenge! Then there was the second four weeks, I jumped right in to Brittany Lupton’s Advance Program and completed that! It was so amazing having my best friend, Kennedy, with me those 7/8 weeks, and she is still going strong with me every single day✊🏾.

Don’t put me too high on a pedestal, there were a few days in there where I didn’t want to get up at 5a.m. and go to the gym, so I let my body rest. I stayed in bed and slept in. BUT I didn’t let that stop my grind. This year, 2023, I chose to be very disciplined and stick to my grind! That’s something I was going to make a priority. To stick to my plan, and continue going and it helps a lot having a buddy go with me. We held each other accountable and I loved that for us!

Oh, before I forget, I decided that my 9th week going to the gym would be my deload week. Meaning, lifting 30%-50% lighter than my normal to give my body a break but still stick to my routine. It was hard to not lift as heavy as I am used to but it was nice for a small break. I read from the KK Fit twins on Instagram that a deload week is good around week 8-10, so I choose the middle, week 9. So now I’m on to week 10, and I’ve already got myself set on lifting heavy again! YAY🥳 it feels like it’s been so long haha, not really but do miss hitting consistent PRs🥲.

Side note: I weighed myself after week 8 and I lost about 5 pounds! That may not seem like a lot but to me it is. I’ve been trying to eat better and everyday is a battle but I’ve got this! This week coming up, I’m trying to my hardest to get my nutrition for my body right. I’m trying to eat cleaner, more whole foods, and lot’s of protein! I don’t think I want to go on a diet, per say, but I do want to use the 80/20 method (whole foods/fun foods: desserts, wine, candies etc.) so I don’t just cut the “bad” foods out of my life, because ya girl will not do that so why even sit here and say otherwise😅. But Deanna Margo on Instagram said that the 80/20 method was a good route to go for us foodies, so that’s what I’m doing. I’ll report back on how that’s going!

Side joke: My pastor was reading a scripture in church today and said ‘Jesus is the bread of life” and then stated “SEE, carbs are good for you”🤣 I just thought that was hilarious!

Anyways! Thank you all so much for following along in my fit journey so far. And please, please, please, feel free to use my Shred blog posts (links below) in the fit journey tab as reference for good workouts, by Brittany Lupton. I got leg days, upper body days, cardio and core days, so just feel free to use that as a workout reference. Also, let me know if you do decide to use those and we can talk about how ya liked it! Also, if you want to see the Advanced Program I did for weeks 5-8, go follow Brittany Lupton’s Instagram and App! I 10/10 recommend the app and her page, she’s a certified fit trainer and is a very good coach!

Alright ladies and gents, that’s all I have for you! Remember to drink your water, stay hydrated, STRETCH and WARM UP, and last but not least, REMEMBER REST DAY’S ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT! I love you all, and hope you move your body in some type of way today, and this coming week! Check out AND follow my links below so you can get all the LIVE updates from me! Have a great week!

And that’s the TEE👩🏾‍💻💙☕️

Week of Workouts (SHRED W4)

LAST WEEK OF THE FOUR WEEK SHRED PROGRAM👏🏾 I’m so proud of myself for completing the program and being consistent for the entire month of January! I even won Brittany Lupton’s $500 CASH PRIZE🤑.

My word for 2023 is Discipline and I really think I’ve turned going into a lifestyle habit! I’ve been very disciplined and making sure that I keep the gym and my fitness a priority. I also listen to my body and rest twice a week for a full recovery. I’ve held myself very accountable this past month and I’m excited to see how far I go with this new lifestyle change.

So, without further ado, here is my WEEK OF WORKOUTS!

W4D1: Glutes

Pause Squats 3×10

Hip Thrusts 3×12

DB RDL’s 3×10

Deficit Reverse Lunge 3×10

Leg Extensions 3×15

Hamstring Curls 3×15

W4D2: Back + Biceps

Assisted Pull-Ups 3xAMRAP

Lat Pulldowns 3×10

Bent Over Row Underhand Grip 3×10

SUPERSET: 3×10 ON ALL

Chest Supported Rows
EZ Bar Spider Curls

Rear Delt Flys 3×10

Alternating Hammer Curls 3×10

W4D3: HIIT Cardio + Core

Treadmill Walk .5 miles

Treadmill Run .5 miles

Treadmill Sprint 6x30secs

CORE CIRCUIT: 3×15 ON ALL

Mountain Climbers
Crunches
Clamshells
Leg Raises
Spider Crunches

W4D4: Chest, Shoulders + Triceps

Shoulder Press 3×10

SUPERSET: 3×10 ON ALL

Lateral Raises
Alternating Front Raises

Tricep Kickbacks 3×10

FINISHER CIRCUIT: 3×10 ON ALL

Squat to Overhead Press
Mountain Climbers
Shoulder Taps

Push Ups 2xAMRAP

W4D5: Full Lower Body Circuit + Glute Burnout

CIRCUIT: 3×10 ON ALL

Hip Thrust
B Stance Hip Thrust
Seated Banded Hip Abductors

CIRCUIT: 3×10 ON ALL

Bulgarian Split Squats
Bodyweight Step Ups

GLUTE BURNOUT: 3×10 ON ALL (Banded)

Single Leg Glute Bridges
Frog Pumps
Glute Bridge
Fire Hydrants

I did mobility drills BEFORE each workout and stretches AFTER each workout. This helps my body warm up and get ready for the workout and be less sore after each. Foam rolling is also very nice to do as well. I got my foam roller for Christmas, I know my step-mom got it off Amazon!

And that’s the TEE👩🏾‍💻💙☕️

Week of Workouts (SHRED W3)

Hi everyone and welcome back to my Fit Journey! If you have been following my Blog’s Instagram, you see that I had a tone of fun this week with Brittany Lupton’s SHRED Program! If I’m honest, I haven’t really been “shredding” pounds or really losing any weight, BUT, I have been maintaining weight, and doing A LOT better with my eating habits. Because, as we all know, abs aren’t made in the gym, their made in the kitchen! HAHA 😆 I’m funny I know!

Side note: I do warm up before workouts and cooldowns/stretch after workouts. If you’d like to know what those warm ups and cooldowns are, please read Warm Ups + Cooldowns! I am no fitness trainer, but the trainers I do follow and listen to, say that warming up your body before a workout and stretching afterward, are very beneficial and helpful to your body and muscles/recovery. I attest to that and am proof of that! Also, foam rolling helps me after leg days and some back days.

Ps. I do yoga on my two rest days so that my body is still being stretched and moved in some way.

Also, last week in my week of workouts explanations I would say how I did the workout and if it was how Britt planned it to be or not, this time, I’m just going to put exactly what I did, and if you’d like to know the actual workout plan that Britt assigned, then feel free to send leave a comment, send me a message/email, or DM on Instagram! All the links are below! So feel free to follow, like, share, and subscribe to my Blog’s website/email, TikTok, LinkTree, Instagram, Spotify playlist, and more!

So, without further ado, here’s this weeks WEEK OF WORKOUTS!

W3D1: Glutes

SUPERSET:

Hip Thrusts 3×10
Band Hip Abductions 3×30

BB RDL’s 3×10

SUPERSET: 3×12 ON ALL

Sumo Squats
Curtsy Lunges

Weighted Back Extensions 3×12 (first set was no weight)

Hamstring Ball Roll In’s 3×15

W3D2: Back + Biceps

Negative Pull-Up’s 3×10

Lat Pulldowns 3×10

Alternating DB Bicep Curls 3×10

Chest Supported Rows 3×10

Rear Delt Flys 3×10

Hammer Curls 3×10

W3D3: Cardio

Treadmill Walk 12incline/3speed/30minutes

W3D4: Shoulders + Triceps

Shoulder Press 3×10

TRISET: 3×10 ON ALL

DB Lateral Raises
DB Chest Supported Rear Delt Flys
DB Overhead Tricep Extension

Straight Bar Front Raise 3×10

Push-Up’s 3×10,7,6

SUPERSET BURNOUT: 3×10 ON ALL

Shoulder Taps
Mountain Climbers

W3D5: Full Lower Body Circuit + Glute Burnout

TRISET: 4×10 ON ALL

DB Hip Thrusts
DB B Stance Hip Thrusts
Banded Hip Abductions

Sumo Squats 4×10

TRISET: 4×10 ON ALL

Front Lunges
Reverse Lunges
Curtsy Lunges

BANDED GLUTE BURNOUT CIRCUIT: 2x30secs ON ALL

Clamshells
Glute Rainbows
Frog Pumps
Glute Bridge w Hip Abductions

And that’s the TEE👩🏾‍💻💙☕️

Week of Workouts (SHRED W2)

Hey friends! You know what time it is! Another week of workouts for ya. Thank’s to Brittany Lupton for having the best workout apps! I am done with week two of her SHRED program. I will say, my eating habits were not the best this week, so I’m heading to the store right after this post to get more nutrient dense whole foods!

Anyways, without further ado, here’s this weeks WEEK OF WORKOUTS!

W2D1: Glutes

Back Squats 3×10

BB RDL’s 3×10

SUPERSET: this is not how she did it in her program, but this is what worked for me and my body still effective.

DB Walking Lunges 1×12
DB Lunges 3×12

Leg Extension (machine) 3×15

Seated Calf Raise (machine) 3×15

W2D2: Back + Biceps

Assisted Pull-Ups 3×10,5,4 (this was also not how she did it in her program, but this was what my body could handle, still effective.

Lat Pulldowns 3×10

Seated Mid-Cable Row 3×10

Bent Over Row to Rear Delt Fly 3×10

EZ Bar Bicep Curls 3×10

Hammer Curls 3×10 (her program called for cables but none were available so I chose to do DB’s)

W2D3: HIIT Cardio + Core

Treadmill Walk .25 miles (added this part to the program, her’s did not call for this but I wanted to warm up before sprinting)

SPRINT INTERVALS:

Treadmill Sprint 8x30s

CORE CIRCUIT: 3×10 ON ALL (same as before, her program called for more but my body handled this, still effective)

Bicycles
Deadbugs
In and Outs
Fingers to Toes Crunch
Up Down Plank

W2D4: Chest, Shoulders + Triceps

Incline DB Chest Press 3×10

Ex Bar Skull Crushers 3×10

Neutral Grip Front Raises 3×10

Lateral Raises 3×10

Cable Lateral Raises 3×10,5,5 (this is what my body could handle, still effective)

SUPERSET: (this is what I chose to do with limited time in the gym)

Cable Tricep Pulldowns 3×10
Push-Ups 2×8

W2D5: Full Lower Body Circuit + Glute Burnout

LOWER BODY CIRCUIT: 4×10 ON ALL

DB Squats
DB RDL’s
Pulsing DB Sumo Squat
DB/BW Curtsy Lunges (the first and last sets of lunges were with weight and the middle two sets were bodyweight)

BW Box Step Up’s 4x30secs

GLUTE BURNOUT: 2x30secs ON ALL

Banded Clamshells
Banded Glute Rainbows
Banded Fire Hydrants
Banded Glute Bridge

That completes ANOTHER 5 day workout week!! I hope you give this a try and enjoyed reading!

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And that’s the TEE👩🏾‍💻💙☕️

Week of Workouts (SHRED W1)

Heyyy friends! Ya girl is back and better than ever in the gym! This is the first week of 20223 and I gotta say, I accomplished a lot this week. I ran and SPRINT on the treadmill. I did box jumps and explosive step ups! Y’all, Brittany Lupton really did it with this one! The SHRED program she has on her app has really pushed me this week and helped me overcome my fears of “I can’t do that kind of workout” and “that looks too hard, let me find something else as an alternate”. We all know we are our own worse critics. I admit, I’m working on my positive self-talk because, as y’all know, we can be so hard on ourselves.

The SHRED program is for fat loss but also with strength and resistance training, all in one! And let me tell you, I’ve been feeling it for sure. My heart rate has been up and each session has me dripping in sweat but that’s what I want. It’s a four week, five day a week program and listen…I was so skeptical on doing this program just because it was five days a week. That’s a lot for someone who is as busy as me, but I said “I can do this,” and I have, I finally got my five day workout week completed and that’s a reward in itself. If you have been following my Week of Workouts on the blog, you all know that I usually didn’t make that fifth day, and sometimes not even a fourth day but this week, I DID IT! And I feel so proud of myself for doing it!

So without further ado, let me give you each day’s workout!

W1D1: Glutes

Hip Thrusts 3×12

DB RDL’s 3×12

Bulgarian Split Squats 3×10 (I held a 10lb plate in one hand)

DB Sumo Squats 3×12

Leg Extension (machine) 3×15

Hamstring Curls (machine) 3×15

W1D2: Back + Biceps

Lat Pulldowns 3×10

TRI-COMPOUND-SET: 3×10 ON ALL (this was not how she wrote it in her program, I just wanted to work on form so I combined these three due to using lighter weights than I’m used to. She intended these three to be separate so feel free to do it how it works for you).

Bent Over Row (Underhand Grip) (I used the smith machine for this exercise)
Rear Delt Flys (I used 5lb plates and used the incline bench for support)
Single Arm Bent Over Rows (I used a 10lb plate)

Ez Bar Bicep Curls 3×10

Alternating DB Bicep Curls 3×10

W1D3: HIIT Cardio + Core

Treadmill Walk .25 miles

Treadmill Run .25 miles

Treadmill Sprint 4x30secs

CORE CIRCUIT: 3x45secs ON ALL

Mountain Climbers
Oblique V-ups (R)
Oblique V-ups (L)
Leg Raises
Plank Body Saw

W1D4: Shoulders + Triceps

Shoulder Press 3×10

Lateral Raises 3×10

DB Front Raises 3×10

DB Tricep Kickbacks 3×12

Tricep Rope Pulldowns 3×10

Shoulder Taps 3×12 (don’t cheat, count to 24 each set so you get 12 each side *wink wink*)

W1D5: Full Lower Body Circuit + Glute Burnout

Box Jumps 4x30secs (bodyweight)

KB Deficit Reverse Lunge 4x30secs (I alternated each leg during the 30 secs, I held two 5lb Kettlebells, and stood on one 25lb plate for the deficit)

CIRCUIT: 4x30secs ON ALL (I didn’t realize I was supposed to do this circuit style until after the first two exercises so those top two were done separately from the rest of the circuit)

Jump Squats (bodyweight)
Explosive Step Up’s (bodyweight)
Pulsing Sumo Squat (I held a 10lb Kettlebell)
Wall Sit (bodyweight)

GLUTE BURNOUT: 2x30secs ON ALL

Banded Kickbacks
Banded Hip Abduction
Banded Lateral Walks
Banded Front to Back Walks

That completes my 5 day workout week!! I hope you give this a try and enjoyed reading!

And that’s the TEE👩🏾‍💻💙☕️

December 19th, 2022

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!!

And that’s the TEE👩🏾‍💻💙☕️

BLOGMAS!!!

Part 1

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!

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.

And that’s the TEE👩🏾‍💻💙☕️

At Home Workouts

Okay so, this week was not what I intended (and I’m laughing now that I think about it) but I did hit TWO good at home workouts. Quick and simple, so I’ll just share it with you below!

Quick Banded Glute Burnout Circuit

Abductors 50 reps

Glute Bridges 50 reps

B Stance Glute Bridges 25 reps (on left + right legs)

Fire Hydrants 50 reps (on left + right legs)

Squats 50 reps

Pulse Squats 50 reps

Kickbacks 50 reps

Quick Core Circuit

2 rounds / 45secs on 15sec rest on all

Heel Slides

Deadbugs

Elbow to Knee Fingers to Toes

L Leg Drops

Body Saw Plank

There it is! Simple and not what I intended but aye, we can only go up from here! These workouts did hit good though, so I say give them a try! Let’s make this next week a GREAT ONE! Thank y’all for reading! Please follow my Instagram for Live Updates on the blog! Follow the blog, and turn on notifications so you’ll know whenever I post! Love you!

And that’s the TEE👩🏾‍💻💙☕️

November 28th, 2022

Happy Monday!

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)!

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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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