For my first Wellness Wednesday post, I want to talk about the progress I have made over the last couple of months. I set a goal in August to workout three mornings a week and met that goal. I upped the goal to four days a week for September and Read more…
Yesterday I talked about creating themed days for the blog to help keep me motivated and give me ideas when I’m stuck for an idea. My friend Rosie gave me the idea for “To-Do Tuesday”. I’m going to use it as a way to get something marked off my to-do Read more…
I read this in one of my devotionals this week. It was kind of a punch in the gut. Even now, I tend to see resting as time wasted. “Instead of sitting here, I should be… (fill in the blank). Why do we (and especially women) think that resting is Read more…
Here is my September 23 in 23 check-in: Well, this month has not seen much (if any progress). With 100 days left in 2023 (as of today), I really need to make some progress with this soon. Both my full-time work and my part-time work have been incredibly busy lately.
Today has been six months since the wreck that I had on March 19th. There have been times over the last few months when I wondered if I would ever feel better. The loss of my grandma, the wreck, the bronchitis, and the tooth issues have really taken a toll Read more…
I went to the dentist for the first part of my root canal Thursday. It did not go as expected. My canals were blocked and he was not able to drill through them. He thinks the nerve is already dead. So I may not have anymore trouble with it, but Read more…
I get these daily quotes from Gretchen Rubin (author of The Happiness Project and many other great books). This one is from Leslie Jordan’s book “How Y’all Doing?”. I listened to the book on audio a while back and it was great. If you’re not familiar with Leslie Jordan, he Read more…
How do you track your habits? In the book Atomic Habits, James Clear discusses Benjamin Franklin tracking his personal virtues by carrying around a little notebook from the age of 20. Jerry Seinfeld uses the “Don’t Break the Chain” method of tracking his streak of writing jokes everyday. For this, Read more…
I have always been a rather goal oriented person. I’ve set and met some big goals in my life, including getting my Child Development Associate credential back in the 90’s (the first step on my adult educational journey.). Being successful at this led me to eventually pursue my associate’s, bachelor’s, Read more…
My movement goal for August was to do a morning workout three mornings a week and I did it! I’m upping the game for September and making my goal four days a week. I actually started last Monday, August 28th. Since the wreck back in March, I’ve been struggling with Read more…