Two days in a row?! Woo Hoo!

 so i know i dont have to blog every day. but it is nice to do this for two days in a row and not every three  months. with that being said....im up and almost 12:30 am. not a time i want to be up. 

I came home after 5 eat a snack of green yummy juicy sweet grapes, a protein shake that pretty much tastes like a chocolate milk shake, cauliflower nacho flavored chips I'm obsessed with from Aldi's and  watched glow up on Netflix that I started last night. its a makeup artists (MUA) competition show set somewhere in England. I got really tired so I paused the tv and went to bed. I fell asleep for a bit and when I woke up even though I was very glad that I got some rest, I was annoyed that it cut into my chore time. 

oh well. so I proceeded to do my chores which included using my citrus juicer to squeeze my lemons to freeze them in ice trays for teas and my kale smoothies and cut and freeze some ginger for my strawberry/banana smoothies.

so that was done! good. progress. I didn't do dishes which is a habit I try and do every night. but because of my little impromptu nap I just couldn't swing it. instead I made a small snacky dinner of grapes and a kale/lemon juice/blueberries smoothie and retreated to my room. I watched a few YouTube vides self improvement one of which was with Mark Manson. meanwhile I was doing my coloring exercise which I really got into. I thought to my self that I should blog afterwards. and so that's how I got here! before I go to bed I would like to do my tai chi evening module, stretch and meditate but after a nice much needed shower after such a hot sweaty day

 my gym workout was very hard today. I felt very fatigued and I even at one point got dizzy. I'm so glad I went and I plan on going tomorrow. I like to get my gym bag ready in the evening the day before to avoid stress, but its late and I'm trying to wind down. 

after the gym i went to the good old Evanston public library. I borrowed one of there study rooms to make some phone calls with some questions and concerns I had with my phone company and this mail I got about a government stimulus check that I'm supposed to get. I hate dealing with "businessy" stuff like that. but I did it.

meanwhile it is getting later and later and i still have things I would like to do before laying down in bed. I'm still learning how to manage my new very important routines. most of the time it is very overwhelming. I'm hoping one of these days soon it'll become easier. I may to go back to IMU to meditate in the morning so I don't even know how much sleep I will actually get. bye for now

August 24, 2021

 I just got home after being caught yet again for the third time in a rain down pour this season. oh freaking well. today was a bit of an odd day. I've been doing my best to live a healthy and holistic lifestyle and no matter what I keep struggling with stuff.  falling asleep has become a problem again so when I started to get sleepy mid day after some practices/exercises like qi gong, meditation, mouth elocution, instead of going to the gym to workout I went to bed for much needed rest. its ok but annoying because I really want to keep up with gym time. I did make some keto biscuits for the next few weeks before going off on a short but crucial walk. I ended up the the levy senior center reading and writing from natural awakening magazine until in started to rain.

I want to blog/journal daily as part of my routine which I have a hard time doing. but even its one fucking sentence I really want to do it. to save my life. to save my mind. bye for  now

Gotta Post Something!

 Hey hey! okay so I am not good at introductions or titles. its been a while since i started back up blogging and I wanted to post something before time passed even more. its like I want to wait for the perfect post or perfect words or perfect whatever.

well I say, Fuck that. I'm just going to go for it. imperfections and all!

I don't remember if I mentioned last time but I am in the process of getting my drivers license. I am planning on taking my permit test/eye exam at the end of this month. I'm here at the library I just finished a few practice quizzes which went very well! I just hope they are stuff that is going to be on the test. yikes if not. 

last Friday I flew to Dallas TX. for my cousin Tamika's college graduation. she flew me there and back. wasn't that ultra nice of her?! omg I had the best time. I was only there less then a day and a half. I got to meet the father of her daughter and boyfriend as well as her brother. everyone was super chill and nice. Maybe I'll do a part two to my Texas trip next time. I want to wrap this up so I can get ready to go back home.

Until next time...hopefully sooner than later✌

A Return To My Blog (But With A Twist?)

Welcome Back!

Hi! My name is Andrea. I'm a 38 year old woman living in the Chicago land area. I was recently diagnosed with MS in February 2021 and have been recuperating as best as I can.

In the past, I posted mainly fashion stuff I liked. But in the past few years I've been off of fashion and more into health & wellness. 

With that being said, in these new blogs which I hope to be doing on a regular basis, will be about my POV on life and how to live it better day to day. I am no where near an expert, but I have accumulated so much random information on various topics that may be helpful and it'll be nice to try and jot them down from time to time. Which hopefully will keep me accountable and consistent in my own life.

I also would like to post updates on my health and my goals and what its like to accomplish them as a person with disability.  Hopefully doing this blog will help me better understand myself so I can grow as a person and be the kick-ass woman I know I can be after years of focusing on the wrong things. Well here goes nothing!

First off, I have new wonderful niece. she is amazing! Well she isn't exactly new. She is 3 yo as of this past February. She inspired me to get my self together. I wanted to be able to play with her and enjoy her company without my lower back always going out or my chronic depression, mood disorder, or social anxiety getting in the damn way. So I've been working out more, eating healthier (and loving it!), and really trying hard to just focus on my self.

There is so much I want to discuss but I just want to make this as short and sweet as I could. This is something I've been wanted to do for such a long time. So glad I finally put my mind to it to do it! Its a bit of a challenge but its a challenge I need and want. 

Until next time, sooner than later.

Bye!