Today I took a GIANT step towards science! Say what you want about the science behind it or the validity of the virus itself, I don’t care! I was HAPPY to give my body to science today! 1st vaccine down! 2nd on April 12th! 💖💪 (Pfizer-BioNTech)        I know there are A LOT of mixed feelings about it; I guess I just think that no matter the risk (within reason), if this is going to help us take a step forward, I want to be apart of the solution! So I went and did the damn thing!           If you’re wondering what the side effects of the shot are, let me tell you: Nausea chills Headache Low grade fever Muscle soreness  Tiredness Swelling to the injection site  Joint pain Redness to injection site Swollen lymph nodes Just feeling a unwell (will subside within 24 hours)        There’s a slight chance for an allergic reaction and those symptoms are:   Difficulty breat...

     I am so interested in where my food comes from. I never cared before, I just ate what I ate and that was that. I didn ’t appreciate from where or how it came to be on my plate, It was just always there.         Since starting my healthy lifestyle journey I’ve come to deeply love and appreciate my food in every aspect. Where it comes from, how it’s grown, fed, watered, nurtured. Everything. So I have made it my 2021’s mission to grow some of my own veggies. I already deeply appreciate where my food comes from but how satisfying would it be to go and pick it from my own garden?! I am betting that it’ll be momentously gratifying, so long as I can keep them alive.        I admittedly have a not so good track record of being able to keep plants alive....don’t judge me, I’m human and still learning! It’ll be a trial and error year this time around getting the veggies right, but luckily, I have some people in my life who have don...

       I am out and about today so I don't have a whole lot of time to write but I wanted to get something down! Also enjoy some good music! I am constantly listening to something and today it's Hayley William's!      My lesson of the day is this: Spend as much time with loved ones as you can, tomorrow is never promised and time is your most precious gift!  XOXO 

     I need to desperately find summer clothes. I have never in my life had summer clothes. Because I ’ve never been comfortable in them. I was always a stretchy pants and hoodie REGARDLESS of the temperature girl. I reveled in being miserable because I hated the way my body looked, so I covered my body to cover my shame.         This season is completely DIFFERENT! I WANT to have summery clothes, I WANT to find clothes that I am comfortable in so I don’t have to sweat to death anymore.         So I’ve been on the hunt because I need them for you know, summer and then my upcoming Florida vacation. And I just decided today that I am going on another trip later in the year! I want to go to some festivals! I am done sitting around and watching while life passes me by!         In other news, I am calling tomorrow to make my appointment to get my Covid Vaccine! I am happy to give my body to science that...

          I am going to dive back into talking about being wealthy in experiences and knowledge. I may never be completely financially stable. But for now, I pay my bills (mostly on time) and I put food into my belly and get the things I need and want, that is enough for me....for now. But what ’s important to understand is that money isn’t everything.         It is however, okay to say that at the end of the day that you WANT  to dig deeper and admit that you want more. You aren’t being greedy, you aren’t being selfish, you aren’t being anything other than mindful that there are opportunities EVERYWHERE. There is always an option to DO MORE and WANT MORE. There should never be a time in your life when you think you’re greedy or selfish for wanting better for yourself. I don’t think I’m perfect and I understand that there is ALWAYS room for improvement. No matter what.         I also know how important ...

     Before the world was big it was really, really tiny. What I mean by that is when I was a child, I had absolutely no clue just how big the world was. All I knew is I had a safe, warm place to lay my head, always and I had parents who never let me want or need for anything. My entire life, they ’ve always given me the world and they never let me see them struggle. I know with four kids and two full time jobs, they struggled. But they never, ever let us see it. By any standard, I have two of the most supportive, loving and hardworking parents that anyone could ask for.         What I am realizing now, as an adult is just how much my parents protected me. Everything they did for me; all that they taught me and instilled in me. The core values that I was brought up knowing differs so much from others.    We were just discussing how, even though I have mad social anxiety, I will still walk into a room and greet every person in it. (you kn...

          Well,  it ’s here! The day I was born. The day that a path was set into motion and inevitably crushed and recreated over and over again. When you have a child (so I hear...hopefully one day; fingers crossed) you have visions of where they’ll go, who they’ll be and the hope that no matter what they do that they don’t have to struggle. I have those visions and I am not even a parent or pregnant yet. (Thanks PCOS- and that fact that you know, I haven’t found a man to love me yet!) 💀😂😳        Anyway, I am sure my parents had visions for me and I can only hope that even if I am miles away from where they saw me, that I still have made them proud!       I am having a low-key day! Just doing some shopping for my upcoming vacations! When you lose half of the person you were in weight, you NEED new summer clothes! So I am off to try and find something I like! (Shorts aren’t my thing!)       ...

     Okay, so I recently took the  Enneagram  test because I was curious about where I fell on the scale. I’ve never taken it before because honestly, I HATE answering questions about myself. I feel so much pressure to, “answer right” as if there’s a right answer to the person that I am.  I t’s confusing and exhausting.       What is the Enneagram? “ The Enneagram is a personality system that aims to reveal how emotions drive our lives and how we engage with others in an effort to get what we want and need. The Enneagram defines  nine personality types , each with its own set of strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for personal growth. Your Enneagram type reveals what motivates you on a very deep level, and illuminates the path you must take to achieve a higher level of self-actualization !”      So, I am an INFJ (Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Judging) I’ve felt it my whole life, I just didn’t know it had a nam...

     Today is going to be a photo journal of my day yesterday! Since the world shut down days before my birthday, I didn ’t really get to celebrate. Okay, if I am being honest, I didn’t celebrate at all! It was all so new that there was panic and stress and trying to figure out the way through the new reality. it’s been such a stressful year and some change and I am SO ready to STOP saying that! Isn’t everyone though?         As much as I can’t wait for life to go back to normal, I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t even know what normal looks like anymore. I feel so adapted to this reality that it’s almost scary to think about what the normal would look like again after all of this. It’s made everyone angrier, sadder, meaner, grumpier and all around changed peoples souls. Some for the better, some not.         For me, it’s changed me for the better. It FORCED me to take a deep dive into myself and look at what the prob...

     I ’m headed out today to celebrate my birthday, a few days early (3 to be exact!) Since my birthday falls on a Tuesday, I am going to celebrate with some of my family! Breakfast, dinner and DESSERT! I made one simple request! That request was for CHEESECAKE!       As many of you already know, I have been on a massive health journey for the past 9 months! I’ve lost 112 pounds and over 115 inches overall, off my body! What?! Crazy, right?! anyway, that health journey doesn’t include refined sugar or carbs! Don’t get me wrong, I still eat the most amazing food, but sometimes I still miss the outrageous sugary desserts and the delectable breads and pastas! Thank GOD for cheat days! Because that is exactly what today is going to be, a cheat day! What I love most about my new lifestyle is that I have ROOM for days like this! I know that after a day of gluttonous eating, I am going to CRAVE my fresh, healthy eats the next day! I eat like shit and hop bac...