Or “Merry Christmas!” in the words of my sister Kaysie🙄 (she needs to slow down with all that, because I am NOT ready for Christmas or to be 27 two days after that😂 Lbvs). But HOW IN THE HECK-IN-BOB is it already October????? Can someone tell my why we are rotating around sun faster than normal please? Because yeah I did a lot better, thanks to my motto: I will and I can, last month but geez I wasn’t ready for it to fly by that fast.
Either way, September was good to me. I learned so much about myself this past month, I overcame some barriers as well. Mentally, physically, and spiritually. My finances need a bit more help but I became more aware of my spending habits, which was a goal for last month. And it will only continue to get better now that I’m utilizing my finance planner (link here in most recent blog post).
I’m very proud of myself right now. I’ve read 12 books of the bible (Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Revelation, Philippians, Romans, Ephesians, 1 Corinthians, James, 1 and 2 Timothy, Colossians, and Hebrews) this year! And they’ve all impacted me in different ways. I’ve also read 19 books this year so far! Sadly I did not finish a book in the month of September but that’s okay, that a good for this month, to finish two books before November. I have gotten better at going to the gym in the month of September. Went four times this week alone! Hit some PRs. And lastly, I have As in both my classes this fall semester! I’m doing so well in all aspects, and I’m so proud of me for that!
Tell me some things you’ve accomplished in the month of September. What are you most proud of?
I love you all, and by the grace of God, and from today’s lesson from church, I’m minding my own business, and getting things DONE!
It’s been a HOT HOT MIN since ya girl has been online and posting blogs but let me tell you! My life has been in a whirl wind 💨 🌪️ since my last post! Honestly, I had this big, big plan on how I wanted to post, what I wanted to post, and when; but God had another plan for me! He told me to sit down and focus! Get my head in the game NOW. And what I mean by that is how I literally shifted into a new, older me with a snap of a finger, starting January 1st!
At the beginning of this year, I really shaped myself into putting me first and MEANING that. For instance, if it didn’t/doesn’t benefit Tee, I am not doing it! If it doesn’t make me happy/happier, I’m not doing it. If the conversation doesn’t concern me, I’m not being in it. And in the last like two or so months, I changed even more and said to myself, if I want to say no, I will! I’ve been really standing by my own side and my own mental health/state and taking a stand for Tee, and her future self! I have accomplished so many goals this year it’s incredibly insane! And I’ve still got more to go!
God has really done his work on me. So here’s a prayer I have for me and my future self:
Dear Heavenly Father,
Please keep me focused and in this way that I am in the present, and move in the direction you see fit. Open doors that are for me and close the ones that are not! Take me the way you already have planned for me. Thank you for all the things you’ve done and helped me achieve and accomplish so far in my life, and thank you always for everything you’ve ever done for me! I praise you Lord, and thank you giving your only begotten son for us all on Earth, and washing away our sins. When I got baptized, something changed, pushed me, motivated me even more than I already was by you Lord.
I love you,
In the name of your son, Jesus Christ,
Amen!
Alright! So, after all this information that I just gave you, I want to talk about what I’m going to do next. BALANCE! That’s what’s next for me. I’ve worked so, so hard on my mental health that now it’s time to shift over to balance and time management! First of all, I want to thank Brittany Lupton and her most recent podcast episode on her Fun and Gains Podcast about “balancing life” and how to really sit down and realize that not everything I want to do in a day needs to be completed. Also that all things in my life that I need to do, do not need to have the same chunk of time associated with them. That’s something I really was struggling with. I was like “oh I need to do Spanish the same amount of time I read for fun,” or “dinner and family time have to go together” or “I need to spend hours on homework just like I do this thing” NO NO NO! Everything gets their own time block, Tee! Some days, I’ll spend more time doing one thing than the next. Brittany used a great example, when she talked about working on YouTube content. She spent the majority of her day just on that content because she felt like it needed that kind of attention, and the next day she moved on to something else. Navigating time management is going to be hard for me. But I know I can do it.
Question: how are you going to do it Tee?
Here are some steps I am going to take, step by step! (Tips from Britt herself)
Make a plan and define priorities
Take action
Be consistent
Practice self discipline
Remember self care and breaks are important too!
Below is a daily planner template that I’m going to try to start using this coming week. I already have a weekly workout planner that I used earlier in the year that I’m going to start back up. I also am adding a weekly planner and weekly meal planner as well! All of these are from Canva and I cannot wait to see how it all plays out!
With all that being said, I’m going to close up here. I know that was a lot to throw at you but over the past few weeks I’ve been drafting and drafting and drafting, and each time I draft a new piece/paragraph comes out of me. Therefore, I’m really going to buckle down on balance and realigning myself with the help of time management! This summer is filling up with things I want and have to do, school is starting to buckle up on the workload, so I want to be ready for it all! Because then I can start putting scheduled free time and me time in between those things, because that’s important too!
3 Things I’m Grateful For
My ability to control my emotions and feelings
Myself for putting me first and foremost
My longing to be the greatest version of myself.
Remember:
-Don’t let the hard days win
-Your peace comes first
-You are enough
-You can do this!
Thank you for coming to my Ted talk!🤭💃🏾 Stay tuned for more Tee Time! 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 Memorial Day Weekend!
Good morning everyone! How are you doing? Like really how are you doing? Because I’ve had to ask myself that ALL WEEK! This past week has been a mental rut, if you know what I’m saying 🥲 and for no reason. Like there is no reason for this rut, I just simply walked into it. So you know what I did? I prayed. I asked God every day to be with me, to keep my as positive as He could, to keep me standing and able. I sang worship music and let it out. Did I cry? I don’t remember but probably once haha 😂 but what I’m saying is that I gave my troubles and burdens to God and asked Him for a helping hand, because I know I cannot do this alone. So each morning before work and after work and during the night I asked Him to be with me. And yesterday seemed to be the first good, positive day I’ve had all week.
I got back into reading yesterday and I couldn’t be happier. Like this week was tough as heck on me, so tough that I didn’t pick up a book all week. Which is super odd for me since at the beginning of this month I said I wanted to read 4+ novels 😆 I don’t think I’m going to get that many since it’s already the 19th but I’m going to try, and I’m just proud I read a book and actually enjoyed myself while reading.
Speaking of tough, Brittany Lupton stated in her podcast “tough times don’t last, tough people do,” and I couldn’t agree with that statement more than I do now. I prayed for strength and positivity and that’s what God gave me. Little by little each day got better, and I am thankful for that. So when you feel in a rut, my advice to you is to PRAY to God, and ask for peace, positivity, and the strength to keep going, the energy to keep going, etc. And after doing that, make sure you’re actually working towards those things as well. Because as Libby Christensen explained “a bad day is still a luxury,” and that’s the truth! Also, remember that God doesn’t put you through anything you cannot handle!
Amen 🙏🏾
The Present Day
March 24th, 2023
HIIII, Hello, hey everyone! Ya girl is back and so sad about not posting a blog in like two weeks, but my mental health…let’s just say, was NOT ready. If you read my above (overdue) diary you know what I as going through, and what I did to overcome it. I will also confess that I had that same rut, went into that same rut, a couple days ago, and what did I do about it? Took the day off from work😅 AND took my own advice and sought out God and His wisdom! And where am I at now? Just fine, and proud of myself for noticing and realizing that I needed a break to reset myself and be the best version of me.
It’s okay to have bad days, just don’t dwell okay? Pray about it and act on it, and move forward. Ya hear me? OKAY💋
4 Things I’m Grateful For
My GOD
My self-care plan and mental health breaks
PRAYER!
I am also thankful for my boyfriend, just don’t know where I’d be without my lover! He’s my favorite person in the world and how much he cares for me makes me care that much more about myself. He’s an amazing person and so supportive with everything! I love you babe xoxo 😘
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!
Hey friends, and welcome back to my Diary of the Day! It’s been a minute but I want to go over some notes took for myself that I want to share with you.
Deanna Margo is a great fitness trainer of Instagram. I just started recently listening to her Mental Reps Podcast in December 2022, and she got me hooked with her realness and non sugar-coating attitude about fitness and health. She has so much advice and as much as I talk of Brittany Lupton, Deanna is just as good! One of her recent podcasts, “Average Is Over” hit me right where it needed to, right at the needed time too. I was on my way to the gym, perfect timing! Every things she spoke, I listed down in my notes app and made sure I took note of what was speaking to me as I listened. So, here’s the list: (excuse my language😅)
Stop skipping the gym
Stop breaking promises to myself
Stop eating bad food all the time
Stop accepting less of myself then I know I am capable of
Can’t go half assing my goals (procrastinating is a no)
Laziness is a no
Affirmations + Mental Health
If you needed motivation, help, or advice about your fit journey, THERE YA GO! It’s all right there in front of us. Right there for you and I to see and tell ourselves. Be YOUR 🫵🏾 own motivation and be YOUR 🫵🏾 first priority! I’m speaking to myself as well, I am holding myself accountable.
Speaking of myself, I am so proud of my mental health. I have come sooo dang far! I used to just cry and give up when things were hard, and let myself spiral until it was nearly impossible to get out of that darkness. But now, I just let go of what I cannot control. I pray. I believe in myself. I put my mental health, my feelings, first. I listen to worship music and study the Bible daily!
Dear Past Me,
Hey girl, you are doing so well, even when you think you are not. I promise everything will be okay, and you WILL get through this honey! You are strong, you can do this, you are enough, you are TEE!
Love,
Present Me🥲🫶🏾
3 Things I’m Grateful For
ME
God + Jesus for being my rock!
Prayer, without prayer, I wouldn’t be a follower of Christ!
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!
Hi friends! Welcome back to my blog! I’m so excited to be here with you☺️.
I’m gong to jump right into this diary for you and say that I am so proud of my mental health right now. Tee, a year ago, she would be down the DRAIN right now with everything that’s been thrown her way lately and I’m just so proud of my growth. I am able to feel, let out my emotions, talk about my emotions, and calm myself down, let it go, and move on. That is something I was not able to do a year ago, shoot a few months ago even. So I’m patting myself on the back. Good job, Tee🥳. You are so much stronger than you’ve ever been mentally✊🏾.
I also am so proud that since I’ve updated my reading goal to one book a month, that I’ve been on track with that. I read two book this year so far and I’m two weeks ahead of schedule. Also, I have consistently been going to the gym for six weeks straight now! That’s a win! Five days a week, as well! Oh, I hit 5 pull-ups this week! 👏🏾🥳 That is half way to my goal of 10 by June!
The biggest news of all, as many have seen if you follow me on social media, I got baptized last Sunday, and man let me tell you, I haven’t felt THIS close to God in my life. He really is my rock, my savior, and my peace! I took that step and really am a CHILD OF GOD. My faith is so strong and I am a follower of Christ, liked and subscribed haha 👏🏾😂 you feel me? Another thing, I’ve been keeping up with my daily Bible reading as well. I finished the Book of Psalm the 30th of January, and started the Book of Proverbs on either the 1st of February or the 31st of January, not really sure, but I am still on track to finish the book by the end of the month. I am very proud of that.
So many wins this year🥇, so far and I cannot wait to see what the rest of this year brings and how many other wins and goals I’ll achieve! What are some of your wins? Big or small, they still matter! Leave me a comment below, I’d love to chit chat with ya!
3 Things I’m Grateful For
My mental stability! I have come so far in my mental health journey, I’m proud of me for setting boundaries and sticking to them!
My God! I am a child of God, and I am so glad that He is with me each and every day! TO GUIDE AND TO LEAD ME THROUGH HIS PLAN FOR ME!
My support system, and they know who they are. They make life easier, and have been there through thick and thin, hard days and good days, all the tears, but all the laughs as well. So I thank them for that!
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 weekend!
And That's The TEE 