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!
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!
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