Gratitude	-----
1	Today I am thankful for doing the best that I can.
2	Today I am thankful for trying to stay positive.
3	Today I am thankful for another day closer to forever.
4	Today I am thankful for making better choices.
5	Today I am thankful for being hopeful still.
6	Today I am thankful for rest.
7	Today I am thankful for the church!
8	Today I am thankful for caring about my future.
9	Today I am thankful for still believing in myself.
10	Today I am thankful for being able to work.
11	Today I am thankful for taking time to myself.
12	Today I am thankful for working hard to be who i am!
13	Today I am thankful for giving myself a break.
14	Today I am thankful for my puppies!
15	today i am thnkful for being patient.
16	Today I am thankful for learning to let myself rest.
17	Today I am thankful for believing in myself and it all paying off!
18	Today I am thankful for adding more healthy habits to my day!
19	Today I am thankful for another day of being more strict w my bad habits!
20	Today I am thankful for staying on track.
21	Today I am thankful for Easter, and everything it stands for.
22	Today I am thankful for learning to control my temper/hard head.
23	Today I am thankful for being another day closer to the rest of my life!
24	Today I am thankful for the LAST AND FINAL "class"!
25	Today I am thankful for letting myself "sleep in".
26	today i am thankful for always trying to be a better me!
27	Today I am thankful for being dedicated and committed to myself.
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29	Today I am thankful for FINALLY BEING DONE!
30	Today I am thankful for working hard and figuring things out!

Red = 2018 answers. Black = 2019 answers.
1) Put your iTunes on shuffle. Give me the first 6 songs that pop up.
- Trey Songz - Slow Motion. Hozier - Work Song. Selena Gomez - Hands to Myself.. Thomas Rhett - Crash and Burn. Megan Trainor - All About That Bass. LOL.
- Destiny's Child - Jumpin' Jumpin'. Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do. RaeLynn - For A Boy. The Chainsmokers - Roses. John Mayer - Slow Dancing In A Burning Room.

2) If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?
- Barack Obama, probably.
- Same ^.

3) Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.
- "... I have a great idea for a payback prank," Isaac says. "We buy those bugs they sell in pet shops for lizards and let them loose in their room." Hahahaha.
- No books around :'(


4) What do you think about most?
- My future.
- STILL THE SAME ^.

5) Ever had a poem or song written about you?
- Yes! Haha.
- Several.

6) Do you have any strange phobias?
- Things sticking to me? It's REALLY weird, lol.
- Nothing new here.

7) What's your religion?
- LDS.
- Always.

8) If you are outside, what are you most likely doing?
- Walking, relaxing.
- Sleeping bc its nice and warm out again!

9) Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band?
- The Maine.
- Same old.

10) What was the last lie you told?
- Hmmm, I don't even know, haha.
- ^^^ I don't actively think about my lies??? Haha.

11) Do you believe in karma?
- YES.
- Oh yeah.

12) What does your URL mean?
- My name, lol.
- Hasn't changed!

13) What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength?
- Greatest weakness = I think too much.
- Greatest strength = I can find the bright side to most situations.
- I think both these answers are still so true.

14) Who is your celebrity crush?
- Vance Joy.
- Yep, yep, yep.

15) How do you vent your anger?
- Cry. Go to tumblr, idk, haha.
- Cry, complain, haha.

16) Do you have a collection of anything?
- Pins!
- Pins and buttons, still! And all things disney :)

17) Are you happy with the person you've become?
- I'm happy with the person I'm still becoming, yes!
- Still a true answer!

18) What's a sound you hate; sound you love?
- HATE high pitched noises (who doesn't) LOVE the sound of rain (again, who doesn't).
- HATE noises in general, if that makes sense? i LOVE total silence. still LOVE the sound of rain.

19) What's your biggest "what if"?
- My past relationships! Also, what if I chose a different path than university.
- what if I started sooner.

20) Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens?
- Yes and yes.
- !!! yes.

21) Stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? Do the same with your left arm.
- Left arm = my other laptop.
- Right arm = nothing.
- Right = closet door.
- Left = air.

22) Smell the air. What do you smell?
- Oranges!
- nothing actually!

23) What's the worst place you have ever been to?
- Hm, I'm not sure??
- this one essential oils store in Mesa.... so sketchy.

24) Most attractive singer/s of your opposite gender?
- Vance Joy.
- Still u baby boo Vance J.

25) To you, what is the meaning of life?
- Love.
- Love, always.

26) Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed?
- Yes! And NO, thank God.
- STILL NO, thank goodness.

27) What was the last movie you saw?
- I seriously cannot even remember.
- I think the first purge?

28) What's the worst injury you've ever had?
- Stitches on my chin after passing out.
- Still the same!

29) Do you have any obsessions right now?
- I don't think so.
- DISNEY.

30) Ever had a rumor spread about you?
- Yes.
- Yes.

31) Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong?
- NO.
- SOMETIMES, i hate it.

32) What is your astrological sign?
- Cancer!
- obviously nothings changed, haha.

33) What's the last thing you purchased?
- Lysol wipes, hahaha.
- hummus! mmmm.

34) Love or lust?
- LOVE, always.
- love.

35) In a relationship?
- Nope.
- still no :(

36) How many relationships have you had?
- ZEROOOOOOOO ;)
- none :)

37) What is your secret weapon to get someone to like you?
- Be super goofy and bubbly and sweet. Idk how it works but it does, lol.
- SAME.

38) Where is your best friend?
- DC.
- like 20 minutes away I think!

39) What were you doing last night at 12 AM?
- Snoozing.
- ya, same - still an old lady.

40) Are you the kind of friend you would want to have as a friend?
- Yes! I think so!
- I hope so.

41) You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do?
- Looks like I'm getting fired.
- For sure fired.

42) You are at the doctor’s office and she has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. a) Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? b) What do you do with your remaining days? c) Would you be afraid?
- a) I don't think I'd tell anyone.
- b) Spend as much time as possible with the ppl I love and traveling!
- c) Definitely.
- a) no one.
- b) LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.
- c) yes.

43) What's a song that always makes you happy when you hear it?
- Mess Is Mine.
- still same!

44) In your opinion, what makes a great relationship?
- COMMUNICATION.
- communication, trust, effort.

45) How can I win your heart?
- Be super friendly and goofy and genuine.
- ^^^.

46) Can insanity bring on more creativity?
- Yes, I think so.
- hmmm, yes.

47) What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far?
- Letting go of things not meant for me!
- ^^^^ word.

48) What would you want to be written on your tombstone?
- Veni, Vidi, Vici, Amavi.
- <3333333333.

49) Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word "heart."
- Mess Is Mine.
- Love

50) Basic question; what's your favorite color/colors?
- Pink and white!
- PINK still.

51) What is your current desktop picture?
- Snowy mountains.
- a flower!

52) If you could press a button and make anyone in the world instantaneously explode, who would it be?
- WEIRD QUESTION, no one.
- myself, probably.

53) What would be a question you'd be afraid to tell the truth on?
- Hm, I don't really know?
- none?

54) You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what's even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What is that power?
- I think to be invisible! Or to read minds! Or to fly, haha.
- to JUMP like in that movie..... jumper, hahaha.

55) You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again?
- I think being a baby, lol.
- being a child like 4-6 yrs!

56) You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?
- Probably all my past relationships - like the bad parts of them, lol.
- Same.

57) You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who would it be?
- VANCE JOY, helloooo.
- helloooooo, nothings changed.

58) You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go?
- Iceland.
- Disneyland.

59) Ever been on a plane?
- Yes!
- Ya.

60) Give me your top 5 hottest celebrities.
- Vance Joy. Vance Joy. Vance Joy. Vance Joy. Vance Joy.
- Colton Underwood, Vance Joy, Colton Underwood, Colton Underwood, Vance Joy.

This is the very first blog post of the first month of my "fitness journey"!

I will soon add in pictures as I go along so I can show progress but for this first post I will just add quick highlights of how it's felt to get active again!


+ So I started off this journey by doing nightly runs around my neighborhood after work! This didn't end up lasting because
1. the sun was still setting early and running at night isn't ideal so I had a short window of time to get my run in!
2. it started warming up quickly! so it was getting too warm out to endure as long as I knew I otherwise could!
3. it was getting hard for me to breathe running out in the dry, hot air!

+ so i got a gym membership at planet fitness! I figured this would be the best gym because
1. it was cheap.
2. cardio was my biggest emphasis on getting active again and it was perfect for it!
3. less pressure! I felt so intimated looking into other gyms and seeing all the machines.. so i figured getting familiar with a gym (any gym) would help me get more comfortable with gyms in general!

+ I actually still feel the same... I KNOW this is because my eating habits haven't improved, but I honestly still feel as I did before I started seriously getting active!

+ I go 4-5x a week! It's only been 4 weeks at this point, but I've managed to keep going 4-5x a week, and even getting up at 5am to MAKE SURE i go on the weekends!

+ I LOVE IT. i get so excited to go to the gym... it feels like ME time! I get to clear my mind, watch an episode of my favorite netflix/hulu show and then I feel good walking out of the gym knowing I've stuck to my commitment to myself for another day!

+ i usually stay a full hour! sometimes I cut it short and only stay for 45 minutes (maybe twice this whole past month) but i actually enjoy staying a full hour!

+ i track my workouts w my apple watch! this was actually another reason why i got a gym membership... to use my apple watch to its full value! I track all my workouts and steps with my apple watch and I feel SOOO satisfied seeing when I close all my rings!

+ new shoes - I treated myself to new running shoes
1. my old ones were so worn and ugly.
2. it helped me get excited about the journey even more!

+ my new adidas are SO COMFY! they are my first ever pair and honestly... don't think i'll ever go back to nike! I didn't even have to break them in... they are so lightweight... and they are SO CUTE!

+ i buy a lot of my gym clothes SECOND HAND. ok.... so i know buying worn, previously sweat in, gym clothes from a thrift store sounds like the worst thing ever but its all about being SELECTIVE! all the work out attire i've gotten at thrift stores have either still had tags on them OR looked very, very gently used! obviously do NOT buy super worn out nike pants just because theyre nike - just keep looking for a treasure find!