Korranation

I woke up today with sore shoulders. Makes me almost glad I didn’t finish the workout. I pushed the max weight for my arms. I did the same for my legs, but those suckers are use to lugging around some weight.

I met some new apartment neighbors yesterday. They’re friends with my balcony neighbor. And since one of them is legally disabled they frequent the place. One of them mentioned that my dog goes off when people walk past the building. Which is good because it lets them know when someone’s out and about.

I’ve been giving my balcony neighbor some dishes of my meal prepped goodies so I’m gonna do the same with the new friendly residents. I feel like it’s an animal crossing game giving gifts to villagers to build relationships. I keep needing to write the next installment to my animal crossing story. And I need to sit down and pencil in my routines.

On another note things have been bustling at work. Someone is retiring and their sustainability actions are needing to be reallocated. One of them is gathering used coffee grounds to give to a friend for their garden. I was overthinking all this morning about how to make it a company wide project. But then I remembered I like to bite off more than I can chew. So I’m taking baby steps. For now I’ll be collecting the amount he’s been collecting and give it to my alma mater. I know a few folks still in some green organizations that run the community garden on campus. And if they can’t take anymore then I’ll start repurposing it myself. I might start up an Etsy shop and make coffee candles, soaps, body scrubs, and face masks. But if I do that I’ll need to find a vendor who manufactures labels and I’d want to to be someone local. And I’ll need a supplier to purchase the goods such as candle holders, socks, soap material, etc. And if it takes off maybe I can hire my sisters part time since they always say they need extra cash. And at another point down the road I’ll have to hire someone to manage social media since I’m not the best at it and rather outsource than sell my time trying to learn. Hmm... so many decisions. And again with the overthinking.

Monday - I only managed to fast for about 12 hours.  I stopped eating early enough Sunday night but I was famished Monday morning and ate one of the emergency Poptarts in my desk.

Emergency work rations are awesome. I use to store beef jerky and either cashews and almonds in my desk. And hidden cheese sticks in the fridge. If I could fit a whole elderscroll mammoth cheese wheel in my desk I would.

The hobbits from the Shire would high five you for your food stores

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oh, sorry, I guess I missed that you were in this too.  We have just the minimum number of goals to get through the challenge without repeating, but if you can add in some more, we can have some suspense because some goals won't get picked.  So, up to you I guess [emoji4] 

I’m down for a challenge
My goals are
- less phone time/ read a physical book or listen to audiobook or podcasts (that means deleting imgur)
- socialize once a week (double for you rebellious rebels)
- cook whole food for two meals

Ya my goals are not that specific. They’re be more like...

- no multitasking with phone (either morning afternoon or evening routine)
-socialize (same as quote)
-meal prep (can be breakfast/lunch/dinner for x amount of days)

Shoes are a big component of running. Good on ya for getting some new ones. And sorry to hear if they were hard to find.

I definitely need some new ones. I’ve had a pair for well over a year that are starting to smell like old creek water.

 
I know those days too well...  But luckily tomorrow is a new day with a fresh chance to be productive again. [emoji4]

Eveydays a fresh start

Yay for semi productive days followed by self sabotage.
I went to bed early last night and got up early to boot. I even went to the gym. Only thing was I had to cut it short since I took too long getting out of bed and my dog was being a drama queen. And I got distracted by my phone. My Fitbit didn’t even track the strength training as active minutes. Maybe I should go in and add them?

The work day was hectic like always. It usually picks up like that after Monday’s. Not sure if the food I packed was enough either. I doubled the portions of my overnight oats since I use to go crazy hungry afterwards. That and it wasn’t enough calories to even count as a meal.
But now lunch isn’t enough. I doubled the edamame beans for protein and have 15oz of greens and almost a whole cup of rice. Maybe I’m not drinking enough water. My bad I didn’t catch the doodlie memo. So now I made another slip up at work. I hate another slice of cheesecake. I hoped the two tiny apples and cutie orange would curb my sweet tooth, but no. I am, apparently, an insatiable beast. I’m so glad I didn’t have enough change with me either or else I would have gone down a floor to use the vending machine and make an ass of myself trying to get snacks out. Last time I tried the bag got stuck and I had to shake the thing like a crazy persons.
And after the workday I sat and thought about my emotional state. It was, in all sense of the work, stressful. But I wasn’t wracked with anxiety and stress. And it concerned me. I felt stressed, but when I felt inside it was filled or pushed back in my mind. Makes me think it will come back and this is just part of the unexplainable womanly phenomenons of the cosmos. Or I just had a vitamin D deficiency and my poor diet and holidays was causing inclination to my thyroid. And now a mostly plant based diet and proper vitamins are leveling out the playing field.

Just when I thought I was out in the clear my dad texts “dinner at 5:30.” And my first thought was “well shit.” Because if I wanted to make it to my place in time I would ha e to take the shitty bus route and cut through the mall. And if you hear crazy heel clicking on the hobby lobby side of the store after 5:00 that’s me. And if you holler my nerd name here irl I’ll most likely holler back.
Getting sidetracked... anywho, so I got to my place at 5:30 on the dot when I see two people sitting out between the gym and pool. And it’s co-residents I met while they were visiting my balcony neighbor. So naturally the pupper and I stopped by which wasted the time on the nasty bus. But it was so worth it.
So I got to my parents house late enough to say bye to grandpa Iroh since he got there early for food. I quickly ate while making conversations and giving enough jokes or throwbacks so they could pick up the verbal football and run with it. Shame that my blouse had a lot of white in it. And I ate spaghetti with red sauce. Which is impossible to eat not messily. Like back when I like at my parents and someone make spaghetti the girls and I would go to our rooms to put our hair in buns and away from our face s d put on black shirts to not stain. It almost seemed like a serious sport for that kind of meal. We literally had our own spaghetti wear.
I came home to chill on the couch with the pupper and respond to a few threads. To those of your who I have t responded to: sorry it’s been a hot minute and life can be a hot mess. I will write to you, you bet your sweet bonnet I will.

Ugh. Drama mamas are awful. That's a shame when one person can ruin an otherwise great experience. I know you'll do your best to stay positive. Maybe those in charge will become aware of the problem before it gets too bad.

I’m just gonna keep my head down and keep running. Or head up? And shoulders back? I think that allows for deeper breathing while running.
She’ll burn herself out, disappear, and will turn into another myth of the girls who leave a hurricane in their wake. Seems like the running group attracts one now and then.

Lol how did I see your quoting me and not the challenge above?
My Tapatalk didn’t subscribe me to this thread either. And here I was coming in with my chest puffed out with a silly statement like “where’s the challenge. Looks like we all win by default. Pancakes forever!”
Now I’m contemplating if I can chug 64 oz before bed without turning myself into a waterbed.

I want to encourage you to keep writing your story, for your own sake. I also want to point out you are writing it very well.

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And yes. Even with text to speech your writing flows well.


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When I read him dodging up the mountain I automatically thought of the five D’s of dodgeball
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Sorry to hear about the carb flu your going through with your whole30. You’re doing aw some and sticking to it though.

 

JJ sounds like me when I had a vitamin deficiency. Brain fog, short term memory problems, and just auditory shutting off for randomly.

 

It’s good that you’re venting here. It’s a good place to get things off your chest and contemplate instead of constantly ruminate. Sorry to hear about all of that. Good to hear that you stood up to your bully. Hope you have some sweet fur babies to cuddle with.

 

Keep on keeping on Teros!

Meal prep nightmare
http:// https://sweetpeasandsaffron.com/instant-pot-cauliflower-korma/
So I tried making that this evening. And let me tell you.
I. Failed. Hard.
I read over the recipe and everything. Even the beginning part where it says to have everything chopped and measured before you begin.
If you’re not prepping you’re preparing to fail.
So I used halved or skimmed on the following: tomatoes, ginger, cardamom, and cauliflower. Now that last ingredient is the main one so idk what I did there.
And I accidentally doubled chili powder and peas.
So when I was done with the hot mess, half the sauce was burnt at the bottom of the pan and the rest refused to clump to the cauliflower. And an assault of pea were looking me in the face.
The moral of the story kids... is prep all yo shit. Murphy’s law here. Anything that can go wrong probably and most definitely will.

That's an awesome grocery haul. I always get irrationally excited when I see HEB stuff in other people's threads. Sorry about drama runner, I hope that situation clears up soon.

Same here. When you’re from Texas you’ve been indoctrinated to love HEB. Because “Here Everything’s Better.” All hail the super state conglomerate chain.

Ya, when that drama runner started runner her mouth - Pun intended - I frickin froze. It was like stepmom PTSD. I brain recognized all the cues so I fell back into the autopilot role I use to take with her. Staying mum near the fake mum. So to speak. Management said for both of us to stay away from each other. Doubt she will if she shows up black out drunk again. But hey that’s just another potential problem scenario to put in the hat.

Another eventful weekend. It’s one of those weekends that are so different that I’m dying to go back to work. You know you’ve had the right amount of stress when you’ve begging for the monotony of a work routine.

I started off Saturday morning with a run with the girls. It was through a neighborhood that had peacocks running around. Every roof at a dead end had at least two atop. And at the end of the lane was a tall tree. It was like a Texas Christmas tree with peacocks for ornaments. After a quick pic and some more running we stopped for some brunch.

The afternoon run wasn’t as nice. There’s a new runner that showed up a few weeks ago and they love drama. And I’m their new target. I’ve rarely talked to this person, but I think I’ve said or done something that offended a friend of hers in the past in her eyes. What’s worse is she’s like my stepmom but cranked up to a 10. She’s got serious textbook BPD. Their impulsive, easily irritable, risk taker, self-destructive, anxious, narcissistic, and abuses substances. They’ve made the running group a very unwelcoming place and I’m tempted to just quit altogether. I’ve spoken for weeks to those in charge of the groups for several weeks on multiple instances, but they can’t do anything about it because it’s technically not breaking their rules. I swear this runner is going to be the next Michelle Theer and convince her new bf to go on a murder spree.

On a happier note I’ve befriended a resident nearby. When I first moved in she stopped by the first day and gave me some fruit and muffins. Because moving stuff is hard work. Since then I’ve been giving her some leftovers from my meal prep and some banana bread. She’s been helping me step up my apartment. Now I have more room in the kitchen by hanging some items below the cupboards, my tv finally has a stand, my patio has a carpet, and the patio banister has a cleaner coat of paint.

I skipped the Saturday evening run and Sunday’s run to focus on running errands. I spent the morning looking up recipes and found several vegetarian ones that are freezer friendly. So I went and bought three weeks with of lunch and dinner.


The first two I made were instant pot enchilada casseroles and vegan teriyaki stir fry.


Those were the only ones made before the fam called and asked me over to dinner. It was a nice chicken soup with zucchini squash and tomatoes.

This morning was a little off. It took me half an hour to get up from bed. And during my morning walk, the pupper and I had to take a few detours. The first one was because of a skunk. And the second one was because of a broken pipe. It looked like a sprinkler head had burst and the water was shooting past the roof of the apartment. It was also shooting diagonal across the only narrow walkway so another detour was in order. And during my routine while brushing my teeth the water had turned off. Good thing I took a shower from the night before.




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Following along for another of your awesome challenges!

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Your dragon escapades is giving me flashbacks of Tamora Pierce. The series where the girl could commune with animals.

I'm really proud of you [mention=25695]Korranation[/mention] for getting out of your comfort zone for the sake of your mental health. You have really grown since your last challenge, and I am really proud of you. Every step you take is one step closer to growth. Keep it up.

Th..thankyousomuch

That guy with the massage place in the shops is awesome. $8 for 10 minute chair massage and it's worth every penny.

I’m definitely hitting that place up when I get an off day. Some of the older workers there take a break around five and do a lap around the bottom floor of the mall for exercise. It’s so weird that it use to be a bustling place and now it’s always empty and filled with an odd assortment. It’s one of the few places you can go see a movie, get your weeaboo on, eat too much sugar then go see a general care provider and dentist, and follow it up with family therapy all in one stop.

Same here with the bullies, crazy teacher, and paranoid mom.
And being in a special class means that you were a few grade levels above the material being taught. My sister and I were put into special reading classes and when we were tested read three grade levels above our current class. It’s a shame that the school system doesn’t promote the higher thinkers and still stick with the “nobody gets left behind” model.

And it’s awesome that you’re seeing a therapist. It’s a big step to see someone and process it emotionally. Going through experiences like that growing up makes it easier to detach or become de personalized. It is a tremendous shock reconnect with emotions. Kind of like becoming blind and just when you’re use to it and adjusted your eyes turn back on and it’s a sensory overload.

It’s good to see you on the forums. And keep at it with the challenge. Writing a lot here can take some time and energy so don’t be afraid to post fragments and come back to it later.

My 3 goals...
 

• Fast for 15 hours
• Batch cook a meal for 3 days
• Drink 64 ounces water

1. 2 new recipes in a week.
2. Drink more water - 96 ozs per day
3. Only whole foods 

Some of these goals would be difficult for me.
Would fasting over the weekend be okay?
I’d have to skip breakfast and move it to a post lunch snack since I get home late from work.
And would the 2 new recipes in a week count if I accidentally meal prep an entire challenge lengths worth of lunches and dinners? They’d be new recipes and whole food of course.

Anybody else want tot get in on this? 

I’ve been summoned


I’m down for a challenge
My goals are
- less phone time/ read a physical book or listen to audiobook or podcasts (that means deleting imgur)
- socialize once a week (double for you rebellious rebels)
- cook whole food for two meals

That's so awesome you are doing new things and meeting new people. Wonderland Mall is a good place for that sort of thing. It's the anime kid of malls, they have nerdy stuff there all the time.

I walk through wonderland mall most days to get to my car after my bus route. Plus my new apartment is close by there.
I’ve gone to mini mini con once and got some cute fan art.
I stop by the nerd shops now and then. I almost a Playstation with Spyro and crash bandicoot, but those came on for the newer consoles.

Wow Korra! So much change and excitement in your life. I'm so happy for you and will be following along! 

Thanks!

Awesome goals Shello!

Welcome back JMK!
Change is scary and also fun. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
You’ve got some good goals here.
And yay for cuddles and some passion yoga