WEEKLY HEALTHY LIVING CHECK-IN DECEMBER 14TH, 2019

**This past weekend was another mildly stressful one.. I found myself under-the-weather again and not feeling the best... I think it could've been due to the stress I was putting myself under the week prior (due to all the issues arising at the studio I teach classes at)... Things are still up in the air with that on how they will play out in the New year ahead... I guess I just have to realize I can only do what I can do, (or feel that I need to do) and "bide my time".....That things will run their course and time will lead the way in however this all goes.

**Due to not feeling the best for a few days at the start of the week, I didn't get in as much activity as I would have liked or normally do. BUT.. I did get in some decent sleep! I actually felt refreshed this week despite not feeling well, and obviously it was due to the sleep I got..... I did manage to teach class at the begining of the week before not feeling well, and then at the end of the week when I started to feel better!.. So those days worked out. I'm still trying to get over the lingering nagging "Cough" though~ So, I've been trying to get in lots of liquids as well. My food was pretty light this week with not much of an appetite, but I managed to stay on track.

**The weather has been back and forth and getting colder here. "Its Beginning To Look Alot Like Christmas"!.. Which also means I haven't really gotten out much either to walk in the mornings....I'm a few "Giftcards" away from being completely done with Christmas shopping (thank goodness). And Monday will be my LAST class that I teach for the year! Then I will be taking a holiday break from teaching. So looking forward to that.

**Today since feeling better, my intentions are to get up early and head out to a class to start off the weekend.... And then run some errands and then possibly head to a Christmas Festival and to look at some lights.

ENJOY THE WEEKEND~

@PoliteOcean hello ocean. hope you are well!

**Hey Everyone! How Has the past week gone for you?

i guess there were many ups and downs this past week. at the beginning of the week i was able to workout really well, but yesterday i started getting in a bad pain because of some ilnesses i have, so now i wont be able to workout for like the next 3 days and thats really annoying. My stomach is really really weak (we dont know yet what illness i have but we have been searching for years) and yesterday i did the mistake to drink some coca cola. usually i feel good afterwards, but yesterday it was horrible.

**How is December going for you so far? How have you been feeling over all?

focusing on school, its not going that well. even though i have been studying so much, the exams didnt go well at all.

focusing on health, i guess until yesterday it was doing pretty good.

though overall, i have been gaining so much self-confidence! its like i am a whole new person.

**What are your plans for these last two weeks of the month?! What things are you still working on? How is the Holiday "Hustle" going for you if you celebrate (Gifts, Spending, Stress, Traffic etc..)?

my plans are doing well at my last two exams next week and then spending some LOVELY holiday time at my family vacation. we will be spending christmas at the beach!!

**Just for fun...If you celebrate the Christmas Holiday, what is the BEST gift you've ever receieved? What's the BEST you've ever Given to someone else?!

i can not think of any "best gift" i have ever recieved but i guess it was something non-materialistic. For example, on christmas 2017 i decided to start fighting against my mental issues!

the best gift i have ever made.... (i think this was on christmas) but i gave my best friend a sweater with a picture of us on it and she wears it like EVERYDAY.

**What have been your "Highlights" Or "Struggles" over this past week?

highlights: good relationship with food, great time with friends!!, confidence

struggles: health, school.

**What are your weekend Plans?

i got up pretty early today, at least for me (8am) and today i will study biology a lot for my exam and tonight i will be meeting with friends - we are having a christmas theme party!

@PoliteOcean

**Hey Everyone! How Has the past week gone for you? pretty good

**How is December going for you so far? How have you been feeling over all? It's been great so far. I have been feeling pretty good in general.

**This is our 2nd Check-in for December and we are now "Half-Way" through this month already!.. (Time sure is flying)! Have you been sticking to the goals that you've set for yourself this month? How is that going for you? I haven't been making any goals since I have been so busy.

**What are your plans for these last two weeks of the month?! What things are you still working on? How is the Holiday "Hustle" going for you if you celebrate (Gifts, Spending, Stress, Traffic etc..)? I have a few parties I am going to. The hustle is a bit more chill this year.

**Just for fun...If you celebrate the Christmas Holiday, what is the BEST gift you've ever receieved? What's the BEST you've ever Given to someone else?! I can't really think of either. I guess I don't focous on gifts as much as I used to.

**What have been your "Highlights" Or "Struggles" over this past week? Highlights is always spending time with my boyfriend. My struggle is the lack of energy.

**What are your weekend Plans? Today I am resting and tomorrow I work

@PoliteOcean

Heya Ocean !

The past week has been quite alright. It really didnt start well with the drama with my friend, and Im still a bit bitter, disappointed and angry about it, even if I definitely dont regret my decision. Thankfully work has been really busy and didnt leave me too much time to think about it. Im also finding myself really interested in my work, which is so great and such a relief, as I was taking a risk by accepting this project.

All in all, Id say December is going great! Im slowly settling in the team and progressing on all the techniques I need to know. Im looking forward getting some rest though, as Ive been struggling a bit with getting enough of quality sleep.

I still have one week of work left, and then Ill be going back home for the holidays. There are big transport strikes here but it should be okay. Before that I still need to get a few things done, like blood analysis and paperwork, so I hope Ill find the time/motivation for that.

Im not a fan of gifts, I usually struggle a lot with findings ideas to give. The best gift I ever got was a painting from my dad, that my mother had made framed and offered me, as well as a photo album she had made, it was a really meaningful gift and its what gets to me the most. The best gift Ive given was probably a painting as well that I offered to my mom in addition to the gift she was expecting. Im hoping to do that again this year but not sure if Ill have the time to do it. Ill try to get some of it done today! But Ive got lots of things to do, some baking for the Christmas meal at work, some work as well, a bit of shopping, a very likely nap… At least it will be a productive weekend!

I hope your weekend is going well and you got to enjoy the Christmas festival! Its such a cool thing to do on this time of the year. Take care x

@PoliteOcean Here is how this past week went. Monday, I went to see my kidney specialist and the office was closed. I was supposed to find out the results of my blood test. Wednesday I got a massage. Saturday, I went over to my old condominium with two people who are helping me move. The purpose was simply to give them an idea of what needs to be done, not to actually move anything. It was an ordeal. The person from the property management company didn't have the right keys. We had already got back in the car and headed back home when they called us and said they found the proper keys. I'm concerned that not all my stuff is going to fit in my new place. It wiped me out for the whole day on Saturday. I asked a Ukrainian woman to be my girlfriend but I haven't heard back from her. My house manager doesn't feed me very well. It's so annoying. Having good nutrition is the first line of defense against poor health. No one can understand it.

@PoliteOcean

**The past week has been rough. I haven't been feeling good physically and my mental health went downhill quickly. spiraling hard this week.

**Overall I'm feeling like crap but like it's a necessary phase. I had an emotional explosion with my dad which was much needed but not easy. I was really vulnerable with things I said and I still feel that "vulnerability hangover". I hope it will lead to a path of healing.. Kind of at a fork where I feel like for my sanity I will need to feel safer in my relationships with my parents or set some serious boundaries with them.

** I've mostly stuck to my goals I think. I've caught up with a friend; one of my goals was getting back in touch with people. But haven't felt much motivation to do more socializing. I've stuck to going to therapy even when I hate it. I've spent a lot of time processing emotions and crying. I'm still feeling lost and confused but I think I'm on the right track.

**Holiday "Hustle" is going okay. I got my two closest friends' gifts mailed to them on time which was a success. I did a lot of home-made gifts this year since I don't have much money.. but honestly I'd always rather make things for people I think. I designed and ordered some ornaments for some friends in Europe which got delayed so now they won't get them until mid January which is frustrating. I'm a bit of a grinch about christmas because it wasn't a very happy time growing up so there's a lot of extra emotion tied to it. I used to spend the holiday at the bar with fellow "misfits" but that group of friends no longer lives nearby. Being my first holiday at home in 5ish years its all feeling very overwhelming.

**The best holiday gift I've received is probably a hammock from my boss a few years back. It's lightweight and great for traveling; it's become kind of like a security blanket for me. The best gift I've given might be surprise concert tickets or massages. I just sent a friend his frist hammock and I think that was a pretty good gift too.

**Highlights: Talking to my long distance "inner circle" friends on the phone over the weekend. **Finding an audiobook that I'm really into. Also getting the next season of a show I've been watching from the library (Public libraries are the BEST). Struggles: HEALTH INSURANCE is a NIGHTMARE. Basically uninsured and can't get insureded without paying half of my monthly income just for a catastrophic plan (**insert long rant about America's f**ked up health care system**). So stuck in the cycle of: can't afford insurance because I can't work; can't work because I'm sick, Cant get better because I can't afford healthcare: Can't afford healthcare because I don't have insurance: and repeat.

**Over the weekend I baked some which was nice. I cleaned the yoga studio. I felt sick still with a cold so spent a lot of time in bed listening to an audiobook. Friday night went to a yoga class when I had a day of energy but it pretty much knocked me out for the rest of the weekend.

**Hey Everyone! How Has the past week gone for you?

**How is December going for you so far? How have you been feeling over all?

**This is our 2nd Check-in for December and we are now "Half-Way" through this month already!.. (Time sure is flying)! Have you been sticking to the goals that you've set for yourself this month? How is that going for you?

**What are your plans for these last two weeks of the month?! I am working on blogs, presents, and going through things.
What things are you still working on? Blogs, organizing things, stories.
How is the Holiday "Hustle" going for you if you celebrate (Gifts, Spending, Stress, Traffic etc..)? It's going to pick up soon. . . just had my birthday on the 13th.

**Just for fun...If you celebrate the Christmas Holiday, what is the BEST gift you've ever receieved? This year knowing that I got my friendship back with a dear friend of mine. . . he told me that today he hadn't laughed or enjoyed himself in years. (Which I feel I did my job.)
What's the BEST you've ever Given to someone else?! Pen and Pencil set but I am not sure if he uses it anymore

**What have been your "Highlights" Or "Struggles" over this past week? Struggles with health issues. . . anemia and female issues. My highlight I feel that I got more out of the gift, I just hope my friends enjoy my gift . . . i got small pocket booklet and add different sayings of encouragement.

**What are your weekend Plans? Work on blogs, send out last minute gifts, get presents and food for Christmas

**What would "YOU" like to talk about or share with us?! WE want to hear from "YOU" I hope to keep my spirits up.