Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?
Probably a house cat, because I love naps, food and only want attention when I want it LOL š
Best Compliment
blogWhat was the best compliment you’ve received?
I am definitely still bad at taking in a compliment and really sitting in it, which is one of the reasons I am having a hard time recalling the best compliment Iāve ever received. I remember having a conversation on the phone with one of my best friends, and I remember she was telling me that I am a genuine friend/human being and how I have inspired her in many ways, and I remember feeling really good about that.
Honestly, now that Iāve gotten older and stopped looking at everyone as being immature or ācopyingā me, I now feel so much joy in seeing others be influenced by me- in good ways of course. An example I have is recently I had some of my friends over for crafting and I ended up having them try some of the green juice I had recently made with my juicer! The girls loved it and now two of them actually got juicers of their own and are making great juice for their own families! One of them has even asked me for the green juice recipe I made!
When I was a teenager, I may have gotten bothered or been like āomg get your own thing!ā but as a 30 year old women who is always inspired by others, I recognize that they were simply inspired by me! It feels amazing honestly, and Iām sure little me would be so proud of me today.
Tired Tuesday
blogIām tired. My period arrived a day early. I am so ready to be in my bed again.
Monday AM: Blizzard Edition
blogI called (well, texted) into work today, because we are in the middle of a blizzard warning. Most of my way to work is open roads by huge fields with no street lights; considering the weather apps say there are high winds, whiteout conditions, and half of the street view cameras I look at are down, I decided itās not worth risking my life to go to work.
I also woke up feeling nauseous, but that is also because of my anxiety around traveling in this weather. I barely slept because I kept waking up checking for weather updates or seeing if they closed my job for the day- clearly not LOL!
I used to feel really guilty if I had to call off for anything, but now I donāt. I know I work hard, I am very blessed that my husband can work from home, and I can afford to take a day off so I can avoid traveling in horrible conditions. My coworker said she was going 20mph the entire way to work and the snow was blowing completely sideways! Luckily she made it in safely and will now deal with all of the cancellations that are inevitable.
As for me, Iām going back to bed. Iām grateful to be in the situation I am where I can take a day off when I need to and I donāt have to suffer in my work or personal life. Iām also grateful to be able to lay next to the love of my life in our comfortable bed. Life is quite beautiful.
Early Sunday AM
blogI accidentally woke up to my husbandās alarm this morning, so I ended up giving my cat her insulin 40 minutes late. Luckily it really doesnāt matter that much, and Iām blessed that my husband still hasnāt turned off that pesky 6:40am Sunday alarm! Now Iām going to try to go back to sleep, however our cat Deacon has the āzoomiesā and keeps doing this loud ass meow in our bathroom.
I have now closed the bathroom door to keep him out and he is now doing little half meows by the bedroom door. Mind you, he is in our room, so he can just come over here to the bed and cuddle, but heād rather do whatever tf this is.
Yesterday I had a great time at my friendās bridal shower! We had Olive Garden, espresso martiniās and tons of laughs! Her friends are all super easy to talk to and get along with, just like her! Itās gonna be so great going to her wedding and having fun with everyone there!
Today shall be a chill day with my husband. Weāre gonna grab some breakfast this morning and possibly rearrange a couple rooms in the house. If not today, we can at least envision it! I would love to make some juice for the week and ideally some egg bites too, so we will see!
For now, Iām gonna put my phone back down and try to get a couple more hours of sleep. Usually if I fall back asleep after being up like this, I end up having some vivid dreams, so we will see what happens! Iām now remembering I had kind of a scary dream that I was able to wake myself up from last night. Weird.
Saturday AM
blogStarting off the day walking and watching S.L.O.M.W! I have a little bridal shower to go to in a couple hours so I am going to get in the shower and start getting ready! Iām looking forward to celebrating my friend and just being there for her while we get closer and closer to her big day!!
Friday the 13th- AGAIN!
blogWooooo happy Friday the 13th! Crazy to think that 6 years ago we had a Friday the 13th in March as well, and then had the Covid pandemic startā¦ good times.
Iām gonna assume this means we are fixing the timeline of chaos that just ensued over the last 6 years, and weāre moving out of this onto something better.
This whole year (lol weāre only 2.5 months in) has felt like a mass awakening, and I can only imagine that we all chose to be here during this time. We all have purpose here, even if itās not exactly clear yet, but the more can get grounded, listen to our intuition and act on it, I feel the more aligned society will become.
Love is always the answer.
Thursday
blogNoooooo I totally forgot to write in here yesterday!! Welp, that streak is over- time to start fresh! Yesterday I ended up having a 3+ hour conversation with my mom on the phone after work (my dad chimed in here and there) but it went all over the place and kinda didnāt end well. I mean theyāre my parents and we are fine, itās just some general disagreements and we donāt have the same views on things.
I let the conversation go on for too long yesterday and fed into it too much, and it made me feel all discombobulated and chaotic afterwards, so I just need to keep that in mind and pay attention to my own energy and nervous system. I am allowed to stop feeding into any conversation at any time and I am allowed to set my boundaries.
Tuesday
blogWhy was today so wild? Work felt chaotic, Iām exhausted- but not as exhausted as my husband who is currently napping LOL! Despite my lack of energy, I currently have egg bites in the oven and laundry in the dryer! So yay me! Now if only I would only get on my walking padā¦ we will see.
Monday AM
blogI definitely am not loving how dark it is in the morning now that we just had Daylight Savings, but it will be nice that it will be lighter out later. This weekend was nice and chill, mainly just hung around the house with my husband- he hasnāt been feeling 100% since I was sick, so Iām hoping he wakes up feeling much better today. Letās make today a great Monday!
finding light in the dark 