Week of February 19th - February 25th
I am
Someone who is determined, creative, and has ambition
On Monday I felt energized. I had the day off but wanted to get ahead of the week’s tasks. I did a morning workout, read my Bible plan segment, and set off to a new coffee shop I was so excited to try. VI Coffee Bar in East Boca was so quaint and exactly what I envisioned for my morning work session. I ordered a cappuccino with whole milk, obviously, and about 45 minutes into working I decided to give in to my self indulged distracted thought to text a friend who lived nearby. She works from home so I figured I’d check in to see if she was being productive, turns out she was so I joined her at her home. Like most plans that start off with good intentions, we digressed and went down a rabbit hole of making the most of our creative ideas. Passion projects, websites, Pinterest…you get the idea. That conversation has led me to this very place. Right now I feel determined, creative, and ambitious, and I am going to lean into it.
I want to be
Someone who is more productive with my time and harnesses my creativity into a place where it materializes.
I believe I have good ideas. But my ideas seldom make it out of my brain, my notes app, or my short-lived jolt of follow through. It’s interesting, in my 9-5, my boss, external validation, fear of shame, and my salary are the FIRE that keeps the productive candle lit for me to execute the tasks at hand. However, in the spare hours that my personal and creative can be actuated, they don’t make it past the aforementioned gates that I hold the keys to. Why? How is it possible that my desires and reality of a fleeting life don’t evoke the necessary drive to just do. I want to marry my gift of ideation with my lackluster self-motivated skill of follow through. I want to be the person whose innermost thoughts live in the real world and come to life.
I bought
So glad I got off the fence and bought this. Great quality and instantly elevates a casual cool weather outfit.
I’ve been using these for everything, but mainly to sleep at night in a bun to wake up with natural heatless curls. I haven’t tried the Sleepy Tie, but I have a feeling these are just as good.
The Bible can be confusing. I’m 28 and am taking on reading the whole Bible in a year for the first time. This is probably my third attempt, so trust me, I’m as much a quitter as the next guy. There are moments I read the same passage three times and still cannot comprehend…enter Bible Recap. Tara-Leigh does a great job breaking down the text so my human brain can make it click.
The juiciest lip gloss! It’s giving 90s, it’s giving Bratz doll. I love the Status Update chocolate color.
Keep reading, I’m a sourdough girl now.
I want to buy
No really, I’m a sourdough girl now. Also, I totally already bought this, but have yet to use it, so we can pretend.
Mark my words, if I get this vacuum, it will literally become my entire personality. And for that reason, it will sit in the cart a while longer to spare everyone’s sanity.
I am doing
Sourdough
Okay, I promise this is the last time I’ll mention it. But I finally get the hype, and what I think it is, is that sourdough starter is nostalgic. Did anyone else have to create an ecosystem in the 4th grade where you stir some dirt, rancid water, grass, and a roly-poly in a mason jar. Then wait for it, put in a warm location and watch it evolve? I know it was mold growing in there, but still. Same, same. So sourdough is reminiscent and you get a little treat at the end, too. And no, I didn’t make the starter myself, I’m not Martha Stewart?
Weight training circuit classes 3x per week
A year ago I joined a kickboxing gym and let me tell you, if you talk to me, you know I go to IntensityX3. I started off so hot, 2 workouts per day, kickboxing focused workouts at 6:30am every day of the week until I hit a wall. All this talk about HIIT spiking cortisol and inflammation is making me question whether that’s been impacting me, so I’m tweaking my workouts a bit. I’m currently prioritizing the weight focused circuit training classes over their kickboxing classes + walking on my walking pad during the workday. All I’m gonna say is the jeans are a LITTLE bit looser.
Bible daily with the 365 day plan on Bible App
Not to be dramatic, but this really has changed my life.
Duolingo
What in the sorcery is up with Portuguese being hard for Spanish speakers to learn, but not the other way around. Is God giving Portuguese and Brazilian people a win since Spanish is basically second most important language in the world?
To do
If I could have dinner with anyone I think the only obvious option is Andrew Huberman. And if he confirms the journaling is good for you, no one can tell me I have any excuse in the book to do otherwise.
James 4:17 says, “Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.” I don’t think James was referring to me doing the excel course I’ve had for over a year, but the lesson still hits. I really just need to do it and stop asking my boss to teach me how to do a V-Look up. I’m embarrassing myself.
