30 Day Challenge - Day 8

What did I do yesterday? I went to work, ate lunch with friends, went to meetings, ate dinner, went to chapter, went home, and read 1.5 free Kindle books before heading to bed. So nothing exciting or interesting or even remotely new. Reading is relaxing for me so I guess if we are really pushing the boundaries of my challenge, I did read quite a bit but that feels like a stretch. I think then, looking at my day from the view of this challenge, I failed yesterday. But that is okay. Today is a new day, a new day to succeed. I read a book not long ago called Grace Not Perfection by Emily Ley. I am reminded of it right now. Rather than tell myself that I failed at a personal challenge and as such suck, I want to tell myself, "Yeah, yesterday wasn't a huge success but you aren't stressed out, which is good, and you can try again today." So that is what I am going to do. Give myself enough grace to not be upset with a lack of success and to try again. I challenge you today, give yourself grace for not being perfect. It really is okay to not have everything figured out and done perfectly. Trust me, I am learning that lesson myself right now. Have a great day!

30 Day Challenge - Day 7

Good morning! If we are being brutally honest, which I am, my out of my comfort zone thing I did yesterday was share the link to this blog on social media. Which is the reason half of you are even reading this. Obviously, that is the whole goal of this - holding myself accountable for being the best me possible and me sharing my story to make others realize theirs is worth sharing too - but it is still terrifying. Like, I closed my eyes when I hit the publish button scary. But, as I told a friend the other day, you can't grow when you stay inside your comfort zone. Beyond that, I learned yesterday how to walk in a floor length dress and NOT step on the train and rip it like I did my high school prom dress (Okay, so I actually only ripped out the ribbon that held the bustle in place but still - almost fell over several times). I have Spring Formal with Sigma Kappa this weekend and have a beautiful dress but was seriously struggling with this whole 'I have a foot of material trailing behind my body' thing. Almost comical enough we should have taken a video, but we didn't. And I decided to wear a different dress because that whole 'ripping of the bustle' issue I had at prom is still seared into my memory and I really don't want to ruin a beautiful dress. Anyways, you will see pictures in a few days so enough about that for the moment. I didn't take pictures yesterday so we have no picture today, just a lot of words on a page. So, congrats if you made it this far! I hope y'all have a great and fun filled day!

30 Day Challenge - Day 6

Day 6 was a Monday after a very full weekend and to be honest, I didn't want to do anything. But, I decided to make a new dish for dinner as something new that I am trying along with something I enjoy - cooking. My roommate and I made Honey Garlic Cauliflower with fried rice and it was pretty yummy. As I am slowly transitioning to a plant-based diet, we used flax egg instead of real eggs as the binder for the breadcrumbs to the cauliflower. It worked but not phenomenally well so I am still looking for an egg substitute. I really like fried or battered food because I like the crunch but I want to be able to make it 100% plant-based. If anyone has any suggestions, leave them in the comments below! I would love to have some help finding egg substitutes. I almost forgot to take a photo of the food yesterday so I snapped a photo real quick right before I put it away. But, I remembered to take a photo so I am proud of myself. Small steps lead to big changes. Anyways, have a great Tuesday!

30 Day Challenge - Day 5

Good Morning! It is a beautiful day here in Tuscaloosa and I am excited to start my week. So, yesterday, day 5 of my challenge, I was required to go to help cleanup the Riverwalk with my sorority. I really thought that I was going to hate it because I was giving up an hour and a half of my Sunday afternoon when I was absolutely exhausted but, I really enjoyed it. It was a beautiful weekend and yesterday was no exception. It was between 65 and 70 degrees, had a nice wind blowing, sun shining, and the birds were out chirping. The colors were vibrant because we got rain a week ago and everyone seemed happy to be outside because it was so nice. And, I walked along parts of the Riverwalk I had never been on before! Double win! And I remembered to take a picture of this! My planned fun event for the day was going rock climbing with my roommate. I am trying to make it a regular occurrence, climbing 2-3 times a week, so that I get into a routine of climbing which makes it easier to do something I enjoy regularly. We did go climbing but I forgot to get a picture of that. But I did get a photo of my very colorful pizza I got when we went out to lunch so I am going to share that instead. Doesn't it look super yummy? Spoiler alert: it was. Okay, now it is time for me to get to work for the day. Have a happy Monday!

30 Day Challenge - Day 4

Day 4 of my challenge happened to be the same day I took senior photos. I'm so excited to graduate so, while that isn't my exciting, relaxing, or new thing that I have done, I feel like it is worth noting. I mentioned yesterday that we were celebrating my roommate's 22 birthday today. We had a ton of fun and danced and sang along with country singer Frank Ray at a local bar. However, even though I told myself I was not going to forget to take photos before we left, I forgot to take photos before we left. So instead, here is one of the senior photos of my roommate and I. My next goal I am going to work on is taking photos at every event that I go to. I am awful at remembering to take photos because I am really good at remembering events. The catch is, only I can see the photos in my head. So, if I want to share a memory with someone, I have to verbally explain it which works sometimes, but sometimes you just need a picture. I am going to work on taking photos for everything I do that fits this challenge. No promises, but that is my secondary challenge for myself - take photos regularly. Okay, I had better sign off before I try to tackle too many things at once. Let's see what tomorrow brings!

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30 Day Challenge

30 Day Challenge – Day 8

March 28, 2019

What did I do yesterday? I went to work, ate lunch with friends, went to meetings, ate dinner, went to chapter, went home, and read 1.5 free Kindle books before heading to bed. So nothing exciting or interesting or even remotely new. Reading is relaxing for me so I guess if we are really pushing the boundaries of my challenge,…

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Lyss
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30 Day Challenge – Day 7

March 27, 2019

Good morning! If we are being brutally honest, which I am, my out of my comfort zone thing I did yesterday was share the link to this blog on social media.

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Lyss
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30 Day Challenge – Day 6

March 26, 2019

Today, I decided to make a new dish for dinner - Honey Garlic Cauliflower.

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Lyss
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30 Day Challenge – Day 5

March 25, 2019

Good Morning! It is a beautiful day here in Tuscaloosa and I am excited to start my week. So, yesterday, day 5 of my challenge, I was required to go to help cleanup the Riverwalk with my sorority. I really thought that I was going to hate it because I was giving up an hour and a half of my…

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Lyss
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30 Day Challenge – Day 4

March 25, 2019

Day 4 of my challenge happened to be the same day I took senior photos. I’m so excited to graduate so, while that isn’t my exciting, relaxing, or new thing that I have done, I feel like it is worth noting. I mentioned yesterday that we were celebrating my roommate’s 22 birthday today. We had a ton of fun and…

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Lyss