Korranation

welcome to NF town

 

The story starts with a hero named Korranation. After finally moved out of their parents house, she’s making her first step towards independence. And what better way to start new than in a new town? Korra had seen an ad for a new town with a great location and reasonable price for a home.

 

 

The train ride seemed to go on for a while. After a a nap or two a cat accidentally makes eye contact. He asks for the time You make friendly conversation. The cat, Rover, get excited when Korra mentions the town name. He pulls out a bunch of maps - more than should logically fit in a pocket - and shows Korra each one by one. Eventually she decided one one that might be it. It’s hard to tell since she’s never been there.

The speaker comes on to the intercom with “Now arriving in NF town! NF town station!” And the sound cuts off just as quickly.

Korra stands up as the train pulls up to the station. Out the window Korra sees a river winding through some grassy hills that are dotted with trees and tiny houses. One of them overlooks the ocean.

 

Korra’s heart quickens standing on the station platform. What new adventure awaits? Who will she meet? What’s the house going to look like?

 

Korra is greeted by a group of animals.

 

1: OHMYGOSH! Look who just got into town!!!

 

2: I bet that’s the girl.

 

3: we cant just stand here! Let’s all say hi!

 

Isabelle: OK, everyone! Her e we go... Ready! And... Those of us in NF town...

 

ALL: WELCOME!

 

Isabelle: Mayor, we’re so happy your finally here!

 

Korra: is this the right stop?

 

Isabelle: Don’t pretend like you don’t know. Didn’t you hear the conductor announcing our town name? You said you would arrive on this train! And we’ve all been waiting for your arrival!

 

Korra: this must be a mistake...

 

Isabelle: Oh no! You can’t fool me! Things are just as you’d say they’d be! All is well. There’s no mistake! Tee her you’re a real jokester!

 

Korra: no um...

 

Isabelle: Well, let’s continue this discussion at town hall, shall we? Here’s a map of NF town for your reference, mayor Korra.

 

Confused, korra look down at the map. It’s identical to the one Rover showed on the train. “Well, maybe I can sort this out with a one on one discussion there.”

 

A large yellow building with white pillars and a green door stand next to the river bridge where the map indicated. And since Korra’s residence hadn’t been set up yet it was the next best place to start.

 

The interior is warm. The afternoon sun shines through the windows brightening the pleated wooden boards lining the floor.

In the centere of the room stands a sturdy oak desk. Piles of paperwork, a sunflower in a vase, and an indiscernible name plate adorns the top.

Isabelle’s bells jingled as she followed Korra from behind. She quickly pats down her yellow cardigan and navy blue skirt. The collar of her white blouse is crinkled in a way that only a desk nap can give.

 

Korra turned to Isabelle hoping to straighten this misunderstanding out. “Why did I think an ad I saw on a leaf was a good idea?”

 

Before Korra could say a word Isabelle spoke up. She spoke in a rapid fashion not giving anyway for interruption.

“Mayor this town hall will be your base of operations. Oh and I complete forgot to mention that I’m here on staff too! I’m Isabelle, your secretary, and I’m here to help anyway I can. But if I may be frank, i was surprised to see someone as young as you step off the train. I mean our former mayor held the position for many, many years and was set in his ways. But youth is a breath of fresh air. And exactly what our town image needs! You’re perfect for our job. “

 

Korra thought for a moment. “The previous mayor was here for years? Isabelle seems fond of whoever they were and looks supportive in me taking this. Why am I kidding??? How can I run a whole town?”

 

Isabelle continued, “Alright we need you to get started right away as mayor. Therefore, first we must complete your resident registration. A mayor really should be a resident. Now what’s your name?”

Suddenly her face turns pale as she brings her hands to her mouth. “Oh no, this is bad. I completely forgot that in order to register you as a town resident your address needs to be on the form.

Do you have a place to live yet? There aren’t any vacant homes here, but you can build one. We really should have you decide where you’re going to live before we proceed! And here I have you come to the town hall for nothing. I apologize for being so flaky!”

 

Isabelle quickly pulls out a map pointing to where the real-estate location is on the other side of the tracks. She starts to tell Korra to get things in order while she fills out paperwork as she rushes Korra out the door.

 

Korra stood outside town Hall not knowing what to do. She had already packed up her things at her folks house and they immediately rented the room out the day she left. Everyone in town thinks she’s the mayor and there’s not even a house available.

 

It was a difficult situation Korra was in, but the only way is forward, so she made her way to Nook’s homes.

 

Inside was a modest business. A home model of a castle was nestled in a corner of the room and in the center were displays for doors and roof colors. And in from of the displays was a raccoon. He seemed older in age. His yellow sweater fitting snugly over his belly. He gave a smile at Korra’s entrance.

“Ah! Welcome! Welcome!You must be the new Mayor, am I right? Isabelle at the town hall told me to expect you! On behalf of the NF town chamber of commerce, I’m pleased to welcome you! So Korra, you’re here today because you wan it to build a house? Very good! Very good! I can build you one just about anywhere you want, yes, I can indeed! So have you decided on where you want to live?”

 

Korra nodded dumbly wondering if the residence here ever paused when talking or if they have a fondness for monologues.

 

“Then this won’t take long at all! Just take me to where you want to build your new home, Korra!”

 

Not knowing what else to do she walked out of the business and back into town with Tom Nook in tow. Korra walked for a while before coming to stop near where the river looked into a lake. Sunlight reflected off making light dance on a nearby maple tree.

It seemed like a good spot. A front view of the water every morning , a tall tree for shade, the town square is right behind, and the beach is within walking distance but not close enough to where she had to worry about falling off the ledge.

 

“Yes, yes. So you would like to build your house here? Yes, yes. There’s plenty of space to build your house here! And the river’s right here. If you like fishing or nature, it’s the perfect spot!”

Korra nods excitedly at the thought of being able to catch her own dinner and enjoying the view every morning. Maybe it will be cold enough to try ice fishing too.

Tom Nook claps his hands. “Wonderful! It will take some time to build your house, so for today, let’s reserve the space for you!”

 

Tom pulls out some picks and rope from his picket and marks out the area. A yellow tarp is laid out I. The middle. In a matter of moments a large tent stand where there was an empty space between the trees.

“Ta-ta-ta-da!” Tom hollers. “ I’ll let you borrow this tent so you’ll ha e somewhere to sleep. I’ve also put up a mailbox so you can even start receiving mail! I bet you rarely see a tent with a mailbox, right? Oh ho ho ho ho!” He chuckles at his own joke, his belly and tail swaying with laugher.

 

Korra heads back to town hall, finishes up the paperwork with Isabelle, receives a town card to mark mayoral accomplishments and traverse between towns. Everything was over and done with.

“ The last thing we’d like you to participate in is a ceremony that commemorates your arrival. We’d like for you to plant a tree in the square so it can become a great symbol of our town. I’ll lead the way so follow me!” Isabelle says excitedly.

 

Isabelle and Korra stood atop the center of the town square where the tree would grow. All the townsfolk had gathered and looked eagerly at them. “So take this sapling.” Isabelle reached into her pocket and pulled out the item. “OK, Korra. Now plant the sapling by hand. Put your heart into it!”

 

Not really sure about everything before and the current situation of living in a tent or what was currently going on, Korra looked at the young sapling and knew everything’s going to be just fine.

 

 

 

I had some inspiration so I added a few new goals to my initial post [emoji4]

You add away girl. And slay!

While updating my profile, I realized this is my 20th challenge, and it has been two years tomorrow since my first challenge. I also realized I don't think I've ever posted a proper "Thank you" post.
 
In those two years and through those challenges, I have won some battles and lost a few, had some tragedies and some victories. But through every challenge I have felt the sincere support of every single member of this guild, as well as members of the Rebellion from other guilds. This is the absolute best place on the Internet for people who want to level up their life but need loving encouragement and accountability.

Congrats on your 20th!!!
And you nailed it on the head with encouragement and accountability. And thank you so much for showing us the same

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Just a heads up. You should activate text to speech on your phone sometime. Or just copy and paste this to a text to speach website if your using a full on hard drive like a scrub

(I’m just salty bc I can’t find my laptop change after I moved)

 

So today’s eating could have gone better.

 

I had my usual meal prepped stuff. Overnight oatmeal for breakfast and vegan burrito bowl for lunch. It has black and pinto beans, every colored bell pepper under the sun, and baked sweet potatoes with a homemade taco rub. And also Greek yogurt for sour cream. So technically it was vegetarian.

 

Unfortunately I did not pack enough for lunch. The meal was only 18ish ounces when it should have been 28oz. So I went into hungry mode where I eat something and don’t notice till I’m done. And I had a slice of cheesecake from a party tray that someone brought for everyone on Wednesday. then I went down one floor to the vending machine and wasted money on a bag of restaurant themed potato skin chips. And that was only a half hour before closing.

 

 

 

Spoilers, RANT, so sorry to Tapatalk users who can see spoilers

 

I hate snacking. To me snacking means you aren’t eating enough and aren’t eating right for your meals. I use to snack on jerky, hard cheese, and nuts like I was straight out of the shire or Elderscrolls. But that was back when my meals were ground meat, mostly carbs, and not enough of the right kind of calories.

 

I love having huge meals that are mostly veggies because... one: I’m eating so much I feel like a glutton. 2: it takes a lot more of the veggie bulk to hit my calories and 3: it tastes so much better than most stuff that I get in restaurants that it feels like I’m getting away with something. Pigging out on real food is like a guilty pleasure for me. I just haven’t learned when to portion more when I prep.

 

END RANT

 

 

 

So I take the bus to and from work now. I work downtown so parking is murder. Plus my job gives me free bus passes thanks to my workers badge. So I spend that time reading or catching up on NF. I’ve been reading Steve’s “Level Up Your Life” book. I tried reading the ebook version when it first came out, but never finished. I feel like I’m in the right headspace where the message will stick. Heck, most of what I’m reading I’ve already gone through.

 

 

 

RAMBLING

 

I’ve failed over and over and finally found a good method of losing weight. And in the last year I’ve gotten out of my comfort zone so much. I ignored that tiny voice in my head that says things like “don’t throw a plugged in toaster into a bath you’re currently sitting in” and “don’t wander around ever because you’re a woman and you’re responsible for a man’s actions if he tries to take advantage of you.” And you know what I say to that voice? Nothing. Because it’s dead. I killed it. Just like I would with anyone who’d try to take advantage of me. I’d make Amy Elliot Dun look like Marry Poppins.

 

My escapades started with meetup. I went to a group of foodies only to realize the youngest member there had at least three more decades of existing than I’ve currently racked up. And at the end I thought “that wasn’t so bad?” It was good food, good wine, and there were belly dancers.

 

So I went to my second meetup. It was a random apartment in a weird part of town (I think) at night. So I showed up in the dark by myself and let myself into a strangers apartment. There were several guys sitting on a long sofa that followed the

Wall from the door to the other side of the adjacent wall absorbed in a game of smash. And at a dinning table was a bigger group geeking out over the nerdiest board game I had seen in a long time. I had walked into my second home. Now on Saturday nights everyone calls me Kirby. Because that’s the only character I know how to play and I kick ass by floating around and smashing buttons.

 

And my third escapade was almost a year ago with my current running group. I was at the pub - Which is how great stories should start - and I overhear my friends talking. And being the great gossiper that I am, I know that time I good gossip. Only problem is that they’re using code names. Like everyone has a nickname and it’s inappropriate and also hilarious. So I ask about where and how these nicknames originated. And my friends thinking me to be a shy wallflower show me a webpage that posts the time and place for the runs. So I show up to the event without a second thought. I find myself at another random apartment complex. When suddenly I see them. A group of oddly dressed individuals I knee high socks, running attire, and all holding a refreshing beverage. So I turn to my inner voice that usually would say “don’t jump off bridges or whatever” and I hear nothing. Because it’s still dead. And here I am about to run the equivalent for one and a half half-marathons tomorrow and sing songs about good old debauchery.

 

END RAMBLE

 

 

 

So after the bus I go home and start making food. My pantry is in serious need of a restock because I’m grasping at straws. actually I don’t have straws at my place because I don’t need them and neither does the environment. So I make some apples and peanut butter. Then I have a cutie orange with it. And here’s the kicker. I have garlic butter angel hair pasta parmesan as a chaser. I enjoyed my own meal in the comfort of my own place knowing I wouldn’t be shamed into having such an odd combo and sleeping soundly Knowing I could take this dark secret to my grave. But since you’re reading this know you know my shame and you cannot Unknow it now.

 

 
We often learn things like this when it starts to impact us and trickle into our lives. I know when I don't eat right I get grumpy and feel irritable all the time. So I snap at friends and family without really meaning to. It's like those Snickers commercials where the guy isn't himself until one of his friends hands him a Snickers bar, except someone needs to hand me some celery. [emoji3]

The trickle effect is a nasty thing.
I recently went semi-vegetarian. Mostly when I meal prep. And I wasn’t getting enough vitamin D which was causing muscle pain and depression. And adjusting to my new job was causing a flare up in my thyroid which effected my anxiety and sleep. At a certain point I was scared to come into work because I thought I was going to make a mistake and my boss would fire me before my six month probation even finished.

I’m less of a grumpy person and more of a non responsive one. Yay for self-isolation. But I’m more self aware now and I don’t do that anymore. Tomorrow I’m literally running around with people all day and drinking beer. My feet will most likely fall off.

And why haven’t commercials done a reverse snickers commercial yet? imagine if someone did that for a weight loss company. Like a guy would walk up to his fat friend and go “you’re not you when you eat like shit” and hands him a celery. With today’s rage culture that company would be getting millions in free promotion from everyone talking about it. It’s just like when IHOP pretended changed their name to Haus or something. Everyone was getting their pantries in a twist and pulling out their pitchforks.

That triathalon sounds amazing. And so doable.
And yah for amazon gift cards. They do make the best gifts. Love the reward ideas.

So long as your story includes references to a wee campaign that was somewhat popular a few years ago.

I still refer to sodas as Sodamus pus.

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Those campaigns back in the day were great

I’m really needing to clean up my intro at the top. It looks like a hot mess.

Not sure if I should focus on sleep as one of the challenges or if that’s too basic.
IF I clean up my routine, THEN I’ll stick to my schedule and go to bed on time.

I had a rude reminder what lack of sleep does for me. Slowed speech, slower thinking / processing, and grazing galore.

Congrats on your own space! I bet that helps a lot with nutrition goals, and more importantly with sanity.

Thanks

I’m able to prep all my meals now. And thanks to the space I can experiment with the bolder smelling items and don’t have to worry about comments on things like tofu and seitan.

And my sanity is doing much better. No more intrusive thought, self doubt, isolation, or any of that other nasty stuff. Plus I socialize a lot more.

Does this mean you are finally living on your own?
 
Also WELCOME BACK!

Ye! All on my own. And no roommates either. Unless you count my dog. He’s like a crotchety old man barking at anyone passing the window.

And ITS GOOD TO BE BACK!

Korra!!!!! 

Terah!!!!!!!

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Welcome [mention=25695]Korranation[/mention]! I've missed you. You are always welcome.

Thanks Wolfen!
It’s good to be back. Missed you too.

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These penguin gifs slay

50 challenges? You killin it Teros!!!

Guess who’s back?

 

I saw NF bringing up the New Years challenge in emails, blog, and on several fb group. So I though, why the hell not? If you oversaturate the market with an idea I’m bound to bite.

 

I can’t believe NF has finally hit a decade. It feels like just yesterday when I signed up for here. But that was eight years ago. Ahh, I was a young whipper snapper in college dreaming of being something smart and convoluted like an engineer. A lots happened since then. Heck, a lot has happened since my last challenge. Since then I’ve:

- [ ] Started meeting up every weekend with a running group

- [ ] Lost 30 lbs

- [ ] Left my non-profit job

- [ ] Started a new job downtown

- [ ] Moved out of my parents place

- [ ] Got my first apartment

- [ ] Meal prep all meals

- [ ] Walk my precious pupper twice a day

 

I’m now healthier physically and mentally. I’ve gotten away from a toxic environment, ended my toxic relationship with food, and started socializing more. It took some time, but things got better. I just had to take the initiative. For those of you new to me and me to you, go skim over those cringe worthy old challenges. I was very vocal about my problems.

 

In the past I’ve used the forums as a form of escapism. It’s a fun way to immerse myself in something and connect with an online community. But at the same time, I disconnect from reality. So I’m going to do this as a narrative stand point for y’all readers rather than for myself. So gather round now.

 

**cue story sequence music**

 

[Part 1 I comments somewhere]

 

 

PERFECT TOWN QUEST

 

keep it clean

Automize routine

~find days you might slip up

~place reminders in calendar

~create rules - don’t miss 2 workout days in a row

~create productive physical environment

~place notecards everywhere

~treat personal life with some responsibility as work life

 

plant more flowers

Work healthy habits into routines

~ set up reminders for drinking water

~ set up mindfulness rings e.g. big breath

 

build more public works projects

Level up on adulting (e.g bill payments and apartment cleaning)

~set relentless reminder to pay bill

~revamp YNAB app

 

plant more trees

Practice FIRE (financial independence, retire early)

~consume FIRE item a day like a podcast, blog, vlog, email, etc.

 

get villagers to move in

plan socializing into routine and 30 day schedule

~use paper 30 day calendar

 

 

 

 

Anyone interested in getting together for a 5k or 1mile run on the 20th? There’s pancakes and chocolate at the end

Cocoa half

Apologies, I was out of town this weekend. I'll be filling my remaining part of our spreadsheet shortly!

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I've been more or less absent from the forums, life has been tough lately.