Welcome to TUESDAY! The day of the week that i ’ve decided I have had enough and I want to binge movies and food.        I put together a small grocery order consisting of:   Fritos (out of stock, substituted with lays stax..don’t even get me started)   Smart sweets low calorie and carb swedish fish (so freakin’ good) Pull and peel twizzlers (the best, don’t fight me on this!)   A box of chocolates (enough said) Charleston chews mini bites ( drool worthy) Cookie dough smashmallows (yep, so good!) Oreo brownie...I lost control a little. The Croods (had never seen it, only 3.97... no brainer!) Sonic the Hedgehog (such a good movie!) A House With A Clock In The Walls. (This might be an unpopular opinion, but I LOVED this movie!) Not pictured is the Jurassic Park Lego Xbox 1 game, snagged that too!        Then finally, dinner! I of course had to get Qdoba! I have an obsession, okay? Don’t judge!     ...

     Happy Monday, friends! I’m gonna mix up my top 5 post and do top 5 toxic things I was told growing up by people who didn’t deserve my time or energy!  1. You’d be so much prettier if you just lost some weight.  Adult response: and you’d be more attractive if you’d just shut your goddamn mouth; we’re all suffering here.  2. You can’t like that, that’s for boys.  Adult response: that’s cute that you think so, but I like it and that’s all that matters. 🖕🏼  3. That’s not ladylike!  Adult response: well, I AM a lady and i’m comfortable doing said thing and quite happy too. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4. "Stand up for yourself" Unless your opinion differs from the adults in your life.  Adult response: Nah, boo, I think I'll just stand up for myself, now. Thanks for your input though!  5. You should just eat healthy and smaller portions...it's not that hard to lose weight.  Adult response: Are you in my kitchen with me every night co...

     So, when I told you yesterday that i ’d pay today for bowling with a ball that was way too heavy for me....I was RIGHT.          My body today feels like I slipped and fell on the ice. Which for me, that wouldn’t surprise me at all, I’m a menace. But nope, it’s from throwing a heavy ass ball down a lane 50 times!         That’s alright, I’ll call it a full body workout and then call it a day!         Today I am wanted to start focusing on a few of my open projects that i’ve got going on! It’s a long process, getting things done from start to finish when you’re this chaotic of mind!         So I am first going to focus on getting my mind cleared and decluttered! Sometimes with the shuffle if life, I forget that I am human and need time to physically and mentally declutter my mind! And in order for me to get the projects done that I want to get done, I need to show mysel...

     My sister and brother in law invited me to a day of impromptu bowling!        We bowled two games, I threw a ball way too heavy for me and I’m sure my body will thank me for that later! I lost both games, but applaud my effort since they’re both on a bowling league and literally bowl every Monday! (I bowl 1-2 times every few months at max!) but I got a few strikes, spares and more misses in between all of that, but nonetheless, it was fun and that’s all that counts!         Then afterwords, it was still early enough in the day and my sister says, “I’m not taking you home” she told me to pick something for her to make for dinner and we could have a game night!         So that’s what I did with the rest of my night! Game night! And we had spaghetti for supper, which was delicious!         Chocolate cake for dessert and of course endless laughs!       ...

     I ’m having to find new ways to keep my spirits up. The people around me always seem to make me feel like i’m competently fucking stupid and incompetent          How do they do that you ask?! Well, here’s just a FEW ways:   Always questioning the things I say even though I’ve never given them reasons to question me. *start a riot* Treating me like a child just because I haven’t found my forever and started a family. (As if those were the qualifications into adulthood!   *heavy eyeroll* Starting fights with me and saying things they know will piss me off just to get a rise out of me.  *Come on, b*itches...the drama is unnecessary.* Googling things specifically just to prove that I’m wrong to embarrass me and then claiming, “they were just checking”   *Mmmkay.*   Telling me that i’m the smartest person in the family and then treating me as if I don’t know what the fuck i’m doing.   *Listen, i’ve gone this far witho...

     I ventured out today for some groceries because I freakin ’ needed them!         Were the roads good? No. Did it start snow-storming again? Yes! Was it a successful trip? Define successful! Did I get groceries? I did! Did I also turn around and get Qdoba directly after buying a bunch of food? Also yes.         I also took a stroll around Target for the first time in ages! Because I just wanted to see what they had to offer. I walked out with a few things but nothing too major!         I’m going to say something that not everyone is going to agree with: Target is a little overrated.         But HEY! That’s just me! Unpopular opinion?!         Anyway, I’m blessed nonetheless!          My sister was complaining about, “freezing to death” I had to quickly remind her that she was being dramatic!     ...

                                                I decided I ’m going to start a series of blogs that have the title above because I live in a place where the snow sort of ruins a lot of plans.          This is going to seem so small to you all but, I had a grocery pick up today. My jeep is down right now so that left my sisters car.         Which, she needs new tires and she doesn’t have four wheel drive....so her car is really out of the question too.         So I had to cancel my grocery order.       AND I WAS GOING TO GO SHOPPING FOR FRIVOLOUS THINGS TO GET MYSELF OUT OF THE DAMN HOUSE!         Here’s why I’m sad about it:        I’m a human that really enjoys to eat and I sort of, kind of, don’t have any food in ...

     I don ’t know if its the momentum of the new year or if it’s just me aging, but I have this overwhelming sense to declutter, organize and get rid of all the stuff that no longer sparks joy within my soul!         My kitchen being one massive trigger for me right now! Then my bedroom, then definitely the living room....oooh then the office, definitely my office.         As you can see, my entire house needs some shaping and rearranging!         I get like this every few months or so, I get SO sick of looking at clutter and saying to myself, “i’m going to block off time to get this done” and I end up using that block to either watch tv or finding some heart string to pull on when finding stuff that holds memories or “might wear” clothing items in the clutter that I am trying to declutter and it exhausts me so much that I don’t get a damn thing done.         The cycle is ...

     I decided that I was going to funnel some energy into my art over the next few days!        I would really like to do something with it! I discovered around a year ago that I am absolutely smitten with PATTERNS and COLOR!         As a kid, it was kind of a forbidden thing and I carried it into my adult life.         My mom dresses nice, but she is very much a plain, solid black, gray, white with subtle pops of color once in a while kind of girl!         It’s not that she forbid colors and patterns, but the things adults say when kids are listening have a way of sticking with you.         But now that I have worked hard on my mental health, starting standing up for myself, learned my worth and everything in between, I’ve embraced my love for PATTERN AND COLOR!         I am loving adventuring into the world of new and uncharte...

     I used today as a catch up day!          Here’s the list of catch up items I crossed off my list!    Sleep Laundry Grocery ordering Cleaning out the fridge I THOUGHT about cleaning out the cabinets....I need too!   Resting I organized all of my upcoming work for the week I started a “where I am going to travel this year” plan Researched cruise stuff Ate a decent amount of food for the first time in a week Made weight loss goal plans        And finally, more sleep and rest! I am feeling so much better! But I am still exhausted! The littlest activity wares me out! I hate that! I feel like the old sluggish Shelby again! But I digress, this is only temporary!         I’ll get my strength up again! I just have to take it slow and keep getting sleep, protein and all the rest I can!         I am ready to hit the ground running (as soon as I can!) this new year! I ha...