Happy Thankful Thursday! I hope your week has been amazing and hope you have a lot to be thankful for this week. As for me, I want to share three things that happened this week that stood out. First, I got to spend some much-needed time with someone other than Anthony! My cousin Brittany didn’t have her kids this past week and we (and her boyfriend) went to Billy’s Long Bar shared a few drinks and had an overall great time. The best part was the next day I didn’t even feel hungover! I am so proud of that! Second, on Saturday, my Mom, Anthony and I went to the casino because my mom wanted to go. I honestly never expect to win more than $40 but lady luck was on my side and I won the major jackpot on a machine called “Sugar Hit.” What was funny is not even 30 seconds prior to me hitting that jackpot, Anthony had mentioned he had a dream that we would win on a machine that resembled “Candy Crush.” I didn’t hit thousands, but I did hit $300 and to me, that’s amazing! Lastly, Wednesday, I did my Assistance With Medication Delivery recertification and I was a bit nervous about taking the test. Well, once again, lady luck was on my side and I scored 100% on the test my first try. I can continue to assist with medication at work, thank goodness!
I hope you all have an amazing week! See you next week for Thankful Thursday.
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Happy Thankful Thursday everyone! I wanted to make a quick shout out to my niece (younger cousin), Jaden! Today is her 10th birthday, and I cannot contain my emotions. It feels like just yesterday my little consentida was in diapers! i just can't right now. Haha, now, onto the things I am thankful for: Last week, I wrote a poem and sent it to my group of trusted friends (aka the Xingonas) to critique. I sent this poem with hesitation that it wasn't good enough, and to my surprise, they all loved it. I'm extremely grateful for these women. They are honest and provided amazing feedback. They have supported me in my journey as a writer and blogger. Thank you Diana, Lidia, Aubrey, and Gaby! You all are the real MVPs! I posted this poem onto A Better Me a few days ago, so please check it out! Second I've recently changed how I eat. I've been incorporating a lot more protein, vegetables, and overall healthier foods. I've also been exercising daily. I've been trying to walk 10,000 steps a day and go to the gym 4x per week. And I have noticed my mental health has taken a turn for the better. All this self care has done wonders for me. I hope this change in my mental state continues, and hey, maybe I'll lose a few pounds along the way. With that being said, the last thing I'm thankful for is, my therapist and I talked last week and said she feels I'm ready for discharge. She did remind me she is not forcing it, but she feels I've grown so much in the past year and a half and I've met all of my goals. So, if I don't have anything else to work on we can proceed with discharge. She did give me 30 days to see how things go and if I figure something out to work on, I need to schedule an appointment and we will continue. But, if I don't figure something out within the 30 days we will schedule an appointment and fill out the paperwork for discharge. Maybe this new state of mind will continue and I won't need therapy. Only time will tell.
What are you all thankful for? Let me know in the comments! This is the story about a girl,
She goes by many names. Her life has been for the lack of a better word: interesting She has had good moments, She has had bad. She is drawn to the bad. Ask her what she remembers about her life, and more than likely, she will bring up the bad. She is tired of feeling unhappy, alone, depressed, anxious, living in fear. Hopelessly trying to bury her past. Digging and digging but no matter what she does the sand keeps falling into the hole. The constant battle between her and her demons. She grows exhausted not knowing if she should pick up the sword and continue the fight, OR Just surrender and deal with the pain. Desperately chasing her dreams. The feeling of fatigue in her muscles. The want to keep going aches bone deep. She chooses to continue then hits barriers. These barriers hit her like a truck. Rejection, change of heart, being forgotten, ignored, blocked. Picking up the shattered pieces to repave her path. She feels lost. Not knowing what the future has in store. Moving forward, she dreams of her future. She can faintly see the light at the end of the tunnel. She lives in a blurry, distorted reality. Remembering the negative, going back to dark places she thought had disappeared. She closes her eyes and begins to pray. Lacing her hands, she asks God to help her see the light and help her escape. Then, resilience. She remembers who she is. Deep inside she feels her soul rumbling inside. Breaking the chains that once kept her captive. Releasing the true potential within. She realizes it’s okay to be lost, Okay to not know what she wants, Okay to make mistakes, Okay to be a brown, full-bodied woman, Okay to wear a larger size. She is no longer ashamed of her brown, curly hair. She embraces her curls in fact! She remembers she’s not a failure, She is a success, a college graduate, a kind-hearted person, an advocate, a survivor, a writer, a dreamer, an adventurer, a co-conspirator, a Queen. Her name is Andrea. I am that girl, no, not a girl; a woman! A woman who realizes that she is perfect in her own skin, and if you don’t like it, who the hell cares? I am me! Happy Thankful Thursday! This week I have three things to share that I am grateful for. First, on Sunday, we had a family dinner at our house. I made Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas and Calabacitas and enjoyed this meal and great company. For a while Anthony, my mom and myself would have weekly family dinners, but unfortunately, all of our schedules didn’t coincide so we could not have them once a week as we used to. It was a nice start to the week enjoying dinner with my family. We are going to have to try to bring weekly family dinner back! Second, I was recently ghosted and now blocked by a person who I looked up to and believed was a friend. I recently posted about this person and me accepting that this person does not want me in her life. Well, upon finding out she had blocked me on all social media with no explanation brought back the negative automatic thoughts. I immediately thought negative of myself and was left to wonder what I did wrong to this person and how I could fix it. Well, Adri, a person I met through Cushy Blog saw my Twitter feed where I was ranting about this and decided to check up on me. Adri, helped clear my mind see that this person is not important. Reminding me that I am great and it’s truly this girl's loss. She also showed me her way of identifying friendships, and acquaintanceships, and it opened my eyes to a new way of thinking. Adri helped me when I was feeling down and I am incredibly grateful for her. Lastly, I’m grateful for my participants. Due to HIPPA laws, I cannot share their names, but they know when something is off about me and know exactly what to do to cheer me up. Yesterday was an off day and I honestly had no idea why, and my participants at one of my job sites made my day so much better. They made me laugh, we sang, danced and they got their job done. I couldn’t be happier when they mess around and get their jobs done. I don’t know what I would do without my participants. They are amazing!
What are you grateful for this week? Let me know in the comments! Also, check out Adri's podcast Accio Politics. It's a Muggle Net podcast! Follow Accio Politics on social media, @Acciopolitics! Happy Independence Day, and Happy Thankful Thursday! I thought about starting my post with being grateful for having a paid holiday off. Today, I am fortunate enough to spend the day with loved ones and I look forward having a great day off. I hope you all have a fun and safe Independence Day. The second thing I am grateful for this past week is going on a hike with Anthony. He and I decided to wake up early on Saturday morning and go for a hike. We did this for two reasons: one, to break in my new hunting shoes, and two, so we can get into shape for our upcoming hunt in October. We hiked a total of 6.73 miles. We had a great time spending time together and engaging in self-care. I felt refreshed after our hike. I just hope we continue doing this every week. So my final thing is something that happened two weeks ago, but since I failed to post Thankful Thursday that week I am sharing it now. My friend Adele came into town. Adele is my best friend. We met at UNM in our Psych 200 class and we have been friends ever since. She also introduced me several great humans, (Cassie and Mack mainly). When we graduated from UNM, Adele moved to Oregon and I went from seeing her every day to only texting her. It sucked, but thankfully, Adele came into town to visit Cassie and I! Mack, too but mainly Cassie and I. I spent an afternoon with her while she was here and I am incredibly grateful I got to see her. We had a great time together and I can't wait to see her again. Only this time, I am going to have to get my butt over to Oregon. Thank you for being such an amazing person, Adele. I don't know what I'd do without you!
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