QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
"The burden of telling our individual story is, ironically, the same thing that made it bearable: We were not alone in it. Perhaps we felt we were, but the truth is the threads of other people's lives are inevitably knotted into ours."
~Beth Moore
Victories, Big and Small:
- First full calendar month off sweets, possibly ever, but at least since high school. I'm proud of this one! (And thankful Lent is over April 7th! lol)
- Praying through one year at a time has been good/helpful!
- WW budgeting - tracked it all and spent every point I had, but never went over.
- I am officially down 30lbs since January 17th - yay! This is a milestone number for me as it's the most weight I've ever lost consecutively (back in 2009)... but I plan to surpass that and hit bigger milestones this time. (P.S. It may not be super apparent just yet, because this also means I'm back at the weight I was when I moved last April... I did a gradual gain over 10 careless months, but it has come off steadily with 1.5 months of focused health efforts). Anyway, I'm on a good trajectory with good momentum now, and I plan to keep the healthy streak going - focusing on my daily habit system more than specific goals or outcomes!
- School = my busiest semester thus far, but I'm rising to the challenge and doing well - only three weeks to go (but they will be the most challenging - prayers appreciated)!
- Applied for Practicum and Internship with two Christian counseling firms that seem appealing... setting interviews up for April!
Partial Successes/Areas for Improvement:
- I haven't been getting enough sleep this month, and I plan to take that more seriously in April!
- I'm noticing I procrastinate pretty hard when any school project feels intimidating and overwhelming... I want to get better at diving right in and getting through it faster. In writing and in school projects, getting started is often the hardest part for me!
Memories:
- Hamilton, round 3 with fun Tulsa friends!
- Lots of emailing with Rach - reminding me of her days at State Farm!
- Our second memorable virtual court hearing with a certain defendant
- Two rounds of hospital stays + daily visits + advocacy with Mom
- Learning that the divorce was finalized.
- A family dinner with Holly, then another with Kate
- T-man got his permit and went on his first trip out of the country!
- I seriously considered and looked into getting T-Swift tickets and taking him (he's also a fan)... but $800 feels too absurd for tickets that don't include an actual seat.
- Loving the live book club with Beth Moore!
March Pics = Upper Crust with the fam and Holly. Hamilton with the Wilsons and JEM. CFA with Kristin and the boys. Olive Garden with the Foster fam. Parker E. letting me hold her. Burgers by Jace fam dinner (more on that event soon). Several hospital days and nights with Mom. My new Spring shoes - yay for a cute bow! lol
*P.P.S. The guy helping with Mom's blood transfusion did something wrong and some of it went into the saline bag - gross. She took that picture then texted me about how clueless he was. lol
- The four audiobooks mentioned HERE + portions of my class textbooks!
- The usual podcasts =)
Lessons Learned:
- From personal experience - Tracking my next day's meals and workouts at the end of the night before is helping a lot with WW and Peloton consistency! I can be flexible and change it up when I need to, but having a plan in my mind is super helpful for me in terms of not overthinking or overdoing it with food!
- From nurse friends, Kristie and Sarah - Sepsis is very serious and potentially deadly, and they should never have sent Mom home knowing she had it.
- From Aundi Kolber's book - Feeling loved, safe, and hopeful give us the power to heal and build resilience!! Thanks for contributing to that in my life, long-term friends and fam!
Our March has been surprisingly cold and dreary, so I'm hoping April will feel more Spring-y!! Hope you've had a good month, and hope you have a great weekend ahead! *And remember not to fall for any April Fools pranks tomorrow! =)
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