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 Happy February! Another month into Winter, and another month closer to spring. I’ve been preoccupied with school and family so my blog has took a snag. I was looking into the topic of “toxic positivity” because it’s something I feel is becoming apart of the culture with everyone stressed over the current issues looming over the earth. But I’m taking a different direction because after my recent birthday, I’ve been on a mental exhaustion field trip. I’m burned out, many of my friends are burned out, my spouse is burned out. We’re all on a nonstop trial run of being millennials. Some of us are married, some parents, others dating with the intent to marry, some never wanting marry. We’re at the “prime” of our time and most pressured. We’re in the generation of being too young for the 80’s, nostalgic memories in the 90’s, thriving in the 2000’s. We evolved with the early workings of social media and dominated YouTube when it was user friendly. Back when instagram had little users, and...

 I’m tremendously blessed to be celebrating another birthday. I’ve been going through a lot mentally and it’s been hard for me to deal with everything. From all the changes still going on in our world to the demands and commands of parenting, I’ve been pretty exhausted. I wasn’t sure how I wanted to celebrate my birthday at first. I thought maybe I’d do a family and friends dinner then a separate intimate dinner with my husband. However, with the short amount of workers at all the restaurants in my city, I didn’t think that was best. I hate when the quality of service doesn’t match the price of the food. In addition to that, a lot of people have been sick or scared of the newest variant of the virus. I opted for a stay at home celebration instead. My four year old daughter asked to plan a celebration with my husband and give me a day off ( I don’t know how kids come up with these things) We ended up decorating with some basic party supplies and grabbing Chinese food (my personal fa...

 I’ve been in my first year of college since last summer. I’ve been tremendously blessed to receive a 4.0 for both of my semesters. My next semester is here and my newest assignments are awaiting my attention. A three week break was supposed to be just what I needed. I turned my laptop off and kept it closed. School was the last thing I wanted to think about. I wanted to be rejuvenated, prepared, and ready for take off. I’m dragging my book bag instead, sleep deprived, and mentally exhausted. I can do this though! I keep reassuring myself. A night of full rest, a good breakfast, and some encouraging scriptures will do me some good! Sometimes you just have to regroup and give it a go! I’m burned out now, but the results will be worth it in the end. Are you on the edge of burnout? Don’t let it get the best of you yet! Refresh yourself and give it a go!  Until Next Time, Dx3

  I've spent all morning thinking and writing out a grocery list. I've came up with what meals I want to make, what seasonings I'm out of, everyone's favorite snacks, juices, and my personal favorite, bottled water (I dehydrate easily). I finally manage to grab my toddler and her comfort blanket and we're on the way to the store. Alas, we arrived, and I get her into the shopping cart with a little resistance from her (she'd rather run free). I reach for my list just to discover I've left it right inside my house. Great! Oh well, a little improvisation will do just fine. I start shopping, recalling as much of my list as I can, and what I can't remember will be fine. I walk a little slowly. I need to focus on finding the best prices to not overspend and best food quality. With the shelves so empty from lack of products or lack of workers to stock products, it's extremely difficult to find all the ingredients. My daughter is humming "Wheels on the ...

 Happy January! This happens to be one of my favorite months considering the fact that my birthday is approaching quickly! That’s always exciting! In wake of the New Year, I’m going to be discussing goal setting. Some of you may be familiar with the acronym SMART, but if not it’s an easy way to make your goal setting more realistic. So many times we write down goals and never stick to them. It’s believed that this is because we don’t write down goals with enough detail. For example: lose weight. This gives you no type of extra  detail or information on how you want to do this or how much weight you want to lose. That makes it harder to stick to when you haven’t even outlined the specifics about your goal. An example using the acronym  may look like this. Example: I want to lose 5 pounds by walking 1 mile for 2 weeks. This example tells how many pounds, how long you want this to take, and what you will do to make it happen. I’ve been working on using this acronym for awhil...

 Seems like the year went by pretty quickly. I’m sure no one is complaining considering the fact that we were trying to get as far away from 2020 as possible. Who’d think new strains of the virus would still be lurking the Earth? Doesn’t seem like we’ll ever see the end of it. 2021 seemingly brung a quieter year concerning racism. Not as many racial protests, George Floyd trial brung solace for some, less Trump news in the US since Biden is in the chair, grocery store shelves are still empty, and no one went back to work judging by the ongoing open interviews and oversized “help wanted” signs. How are you holding up? Are you still experiencing financial hardship since the virus? I’m looking forward to the new year! I’m still pioneering through school and glad I’m getting closer to my goal of finishing. My kids are getting older and I’m excited to plan more adventures for us this year. I haven’t written out any goals yet, but it’s because I want to write out meaningful and measurabl...