Weekly Healthy Living Check-In March 16th, 2024

🌞 This past week was pretty standard as I've continued to stick to my goals this month....I started off last weekend continuing to finish up some 'Spring-cleaning' (as it was cloudy & dreary here & the perfect weekend to do it).... I got alot done & accomplished and cleaned out the "winter vibes". I did pretty well with the Time-change and adjusted fine.... And as the week went on, I continued to stay on track with (meal-planning/tracking, hydration, sleep, vitamins & activity). 

🍀 This past week "Spring-vibes" were totally at the forefront with really mild, warm weather (Thursday was 80 degrees)! .... And the week included LOTs of activity as I continued to keep up with Group Fitness classes, appt's, & got Lots of outdoor time & walks with the furbaby~... Its been nice to finally keep the doors and windows open & feel the warm, fresh air again.

🌺 This weekend is supposed to be decent and mild.... Intentions are to get up and get in an early morning workout... And then take on the day by getting to my favorite nutrition store to stock-up for the week, then taking a drive out to an area here that we haven't visited since last summer, to look around, see what's new, & maybe a little shopping.... And wherever else the day leads us~ Then more movie night. (I'm again taking it back to the 90's for movie night)~

@PoliteOcean

Hi, Ocean,

It's always great to hear that you're doing well.  What movie are you going to watch for your '90s throwback?  :)

🍀 Hey Everyone~ How are you and how was your week?... For those that dealt with the "Time-Change" this week, How did that go for you and how did you adjust?!  My week was decent because I had spring break.  I didn't work (didn't get paid either) and didn't have classes.  It took me about four days to unwind and calm down.  Finally by tuesday I felt relaxed.  I got a lot of school assignments done and applied for some jobs.  Finishing a really difficult project and applying for those jobs made me feel better.  Unfortunately, I am in two team projects where a team member when MIA.  In one of the teams, there are only two of us, so I am doing all the work.  In the other team, we had to quickly do the missing person's work and reorganize all of our work.  I can't stand dealing with children who have no respect--and by children, I mean college students who were not raised well.  I loved the time change.  I look forward to it every year.

🌈 This is our 3rd Check-in for March & we are officially "Half-way" through this month already!~... How do you feel you are doing so far in your "Personal" or "Wellness" goals that you've set for yourself this month?  My personal goals always are set to make myself overcome the attempted annihilation that life slings at me.  And I have overcome again, with the help of God.  I know that He holds my hand through the roughest times, blows away my enemies, and strokes my hair and tells me to relax for now because the battle has ended.  I have let myself have long grooming sessions this week with the intent to give myself a treat.  I can see the end of the semester and it is lifting my spirits.  I feel like I can make it.

🌞 In the Next week ahead it will be the start of 'Spring-time" for many of us, and letting go of those "Winter vibes"~... (Whether it's something physically, mentally, emotionally, or otherwise), WHAT is something that you are looking forwards to "Letting go of or Getting rid of" as we enter a New season?~  Tonight I put away my winter scarves and took out all my spring scarves.  I am looking forward to wearing them starting with the first day of spring.  I've got lots of appointments coming up and they'll help me a lot.  Tuesday I meet with the university career counselor.  Hopefully, she'll help me find a job.  I have an eyeglass appointment that I have been putting off and I will not do that anymore.  I might even get colored lenses.  :)  I've also been daydreaming about all the places I might move when I get a new job.  

🌺 JUST FOR FUN:... It's almost Spring!.... If you were "Spring Cleaning" your Home today, WHAT would be the "FIRST" Room you'd clean & and What would be the "FIRST" item that you'd get rid of?!  The living room.  I have a couple boxes of clothes that I bought to make rugs out of.  But my life has changed so drastically, that I no longer want those clothes to make rugs, and no longer want to make rugs.  So, they'll be going to Goodwill soon.

🍀What were your "Highlights Or Struggles" of the week?.... How were you able to work through your challenges?!  I'm still working through the challenges of the MIA team members.  One of the projects is due Monday.  If this young woman doesn't show up and isn't completely prepared, I am going to crucify her.  The other due date is about the 3rd of April.  If this woman doesn't show up soon and show me something amazing, I am going to complain to the professor and drop the supposed team-member.

🍀: My week was rather good, but the time change was hard on me and my family. We are all still recovering from it lol. We are adjusting day by day.

🌈: I feel that with my personal goals, I have done rather well with them because I am gaining more confidence, inner strength and releasing a lot of things that no longer serve me. As for wellness, my self-care routine is always something I look forward too. I can for sure say I have gotten a lot better with both.

🌞: Well I'm actually really proud of myself as per my bible 52 week guide, it asked me to write forgiveness letters that I don't have to send of course but after a certain amount of days either rip them apart, trash them or burn them. Then after it, my positive shift guide required me to write about the lessons I learned from those that have crossed boundaries with me. Which is another form of release, but I also gotten rid of a shirt my daughter's bio got me and gave it to donation service. You could say I got rid of feeling like a "doormat" to people.

🌺: That is a tricky one because we just moved and alot of the spring cleaning had been done during the move, there was a lot of stuff trashed or donated. There is another round of spring cleaning we will be doing this weekend, and we will be getting rid of things we no longer need or trashing things as well, an it would be the livingroom and dinning room.

🍀: Some highlights is that there is a possibility that I may get a pay raise by Monday, I am praying that I do even though regardless I am happy with what I have and what I am getting now. Another highlight is that I no longer allow myself to apologize for things out of my control or when I am being forced into an apology just because someone is upset. A struggle is my fiancee bump heads every now and then, but we do work through it so there is nothing to stress over, however it can be tiring because my intentions are not to argue with him in anyway. Another struggle is our toddler reaching that stage where she is not wanting to listen or est what we give, it's been hard at times and draining. Another struggle is that I believe my close friend has feelings for me, and it's speculation because I am not actively seeking that out but it has become noticable lately, he knows I am about to be married soon so it's messing with my head and I don't want to cross my fiancee's boundaries unintentionally even though I'm not doing anything.

🌈: I would like to share that so far I have started to become unrecognizable to the people that used to take advantage of me and use me. An I find this a personal win but someone from highschool that used to bully me for my alternative style actually called me wanting my advice, so of course with empathy I gave them the advice and rhey felt better after. Which makes me happy to see them happy, but that was god's way of showing me that I have always been a gracious, empathetic and loving person regardless if the person hurt me or not, but god was also teaching me that I go off the persons approach to me, because if the person is rude and calling me names, an boundaries are placed an ignored then I remove them. God taught me that I talk to a person based off of tone and approach. ❤️

@PoliteOcean it's saint Patrick's day tommorow in the UK,  and the clocks change next weekend for us here ❤ if I was to do spring cleaning🤔🤔 well my Windows are so dirty I should probably clean them first.. But in the other hand, privacy is important 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I actually have cleaners, so I don't do chores, I'm very lucky ❤❤ have a great easter not tomorrow but Sunday after😁 yaaay! Easter bunny gonna come poop us out some chocolate goodies 😁😁😁😁

@PoliteOcean

Hi : ) , how are you doing? 

And wow, living check-ins seems nice, what should I do to be tagged in the next posts? ; )

@PoliteOcean I know I said this before but I'm extremely happy Tony isn't here anymore. I don't have to listen to him yak in Tongan late at night. Leslie and Sifa have been spending a lot more time at the house to watch over Stuart. Leslie has been great at fixing breakfast on time so that makes me happy. Their adult son Oh (nickname) sleeps on the mattress in the living room and he's very quiet. Sunday I finally got Sifa's phone number. My anxiety level went down a lot. Sifa is so rude. I really hate rude people. We need to return back to the 1950's when people actually had good manners. I went to the library 3 times and went for a walk 3 times. Ever since Stuart has been back from the hospital, Leslie put him on an air mattress that has a pump 24/7 that makes a humming noise. I have to close his door 3 times a day now. Thursday I went to the doctor. I was hoping for a referral to an endocrinologist but she said I would have to find one on my own. Most endocrinologist s are part of a network and won't take my insurance. I have an appointment with a specialist on March 28th to have him look at my jaw. I hope God delivers me from this terrible situation soon.