30 Day Challenge - Day 14

I am proud of myself. Yesterday, my roommate and I went climbing and I pushed myself harder than I ever had before. I know, you are like "Okay Lyss but that is what you are supposed to do anytime you work out, so why is this a big deal?" I have a really hard time pushing myself to my limits. I don't really knkw why but I have been weight lifting or climbing for almost 1.5 years now and I think I have actually been at muscle failure or the point of almost throwing up from exertion twice. Part of it is I have to push really hard to get to that point and I typically get bored with whatever I am doing before I hit failure. But a bigger part is I really hate failing and not being able to complete a set or send a route is failing to me. So, the fact that I am moving past that idea is huge. Also, I climbed several routes that are significantly harder than what I normally climb and was fairly successful at all of them. What did I learn from this experience yesterday? That I have been underestimating my athletic abilities which probably means I have been underestimating all of my abilities. I am going to try to push myself harder than normal at everything I do because, as I said the other day, you can't grow inside your comfort zone. I know that sounds cliche, but I am also aware it is true. Here are a few more pics of me climbing (I figure if we actually took pictures, I should actually share them) just because climbing is cool. I'm off to a couple meetings so y'all have a great day!

30 Day Challenge - Day 13

So this is quite late being posted because every time I thought about needing to post this morning, I was in the middle of something else. Anyways, yesterday, I went to small group with church and we had a game night. Which sound like fun and you are like "Okay Lyss, so that's it right?" Wrong. Game night meant I actually had to meet everyone there and know their names. I am glad that I now know everyone's name but it felt a little embarrassing to, 3 months into the semester, just now be asking what everyone's name is. But I did it, and had a fun evening! Two game nights in three days - what are the odds? (Get it? Odds? Card games? I'm so funny 😊) Okay, enough with my bad jokes. Back to work for me. Y'all have a great rest of your Tuesday and I will try to post at a decent time tomorrow!

30 Day Challenge - Day 12

Good morning everyone! I hope you had a lovely weekend! Yesterday, I challenged you to step outside your comfort zone and try something new. A few hours after writing that, I attempted to play basketball with the youth at my church. I'm really awful at anything except getting in your way. But, I made a fool of myself playing ball which is definitely outside my comfort zone, and got several pointers as to how to actually hold the ball when you are trying to shoot it. Apparently your left hand is only there as a guide. Who knew? (Actually, probably everyone who has ever held a basketball except me.) Anyways, I also went to a crawfish boil yesterday afternoon, put on by the professor that I work for. It had been forever since I had eaten crawfish and I would like it to be known, there is far too much work put into eating those things for the amount that you get out. Seriously. It tasted great, was well seasoned, there was a ton of food but is far too much work. And, I don't actually like the crawfish part, just the flavoring, which the crawfish are vessels for, and the veggies. The corn was fabulous. Speaking of veggies, I don't think I have said this but I am growing herbs and am really excited because I have successfully sprouted herbs from seeds! I think my dad got a picture every day for a week because I just kept having little baby plants pop up and I was really excited. Yesterday, I harvested the dill and cilantro for the first time! The plants were getting too long and too heavy so they needed trimming back. I didn't have anything to do with all the dill I got, so I decided to try to dry the herbs out. This is the starting photo and I will keep you updated on how they do! Also, if you have any tips as to how to keep my herbs alive and well, they will be much appreciated. Sorry, I know this post was a bit longer than normal but thank you for bearing with me. I hope y'all have a super awesome Monday and we will chat tomorrow!

30 Day Challenge - Day 11

As I briefly mentioned in my Day 10 post, I volunteered yesterday morning on campus and then gave an impromptu tour to a sweet momma and her son. I came home from that and proceeded to take a 3.5 hour long nap because I was exhausted. Which left yesterday night to do something that fit my challenge. A friend was having a party and had invited my roommate and I, so we decided to go. Honestly, I think I test for being like 51-49% extroverted-introverted on the Myers-Briggs exam which manifests as me loving to hang out with people but only having a certain amount of peopleing-ability before I am peopled-out. So, we parked, walked up to the room, stood outside the door, and I said, "Let's just go get a movie. It sounds like they have a bunch of people in there and they are having fun. I don't know if I have the energy to people that much tonight." We proceeded to walk back downstairs and to the car when my roommate said, "Lyss, we are here. Might as well walk in and say hi even if we only stay for a half hour." So we went back into the building, and into the apartment. And stayed for four hours. And had a ton of fun. I learned several new card games (I really like card games), met a bunch of new people, and was reminded that I am really awful at Super Smash Bros. Was it how I had envisioned my evening? Nope. I wanted to watch Aquaman. Am I incredibly glad that I was pushed slightly outside my comfort zone? Yes. Yes I am. That was what I did yesterday for my challenge - pushed myself outside of my comfort zone to meet new people and be social on a day I didn't really want to be social. So my challenge for you this week is to do something, anything, that pushes you outside your comfort zone. It doesn't have to be something huge. It could be anything as simple as trying new food. Just get outside your comfort zone, because that is where you need to be to grow. Y'all have a great Sunday!

30 Day Challenge - Day 10

Last night was my Spring Formal with my sorority. I had a ton of fun and really enjoyed myself. Guess what I didn't do though - take any photos on my phone. My date and I went to take photos at the photo booth but the girl in front of us knocked the background down so they shut the photo booth down. I had a few friends that volunteered to take a photo of us but then a good song would come on and we would all dance instead, and photos never happened. The photographer we had took several photos of us but I have to wait a little bit to get those pictures back. Which means y'all are going to have to wait for photos too. This is what I get for not taking photos before leaving home. Oh well, live and learn. Anyways, after staying up past midnight last night, I had to be at UA by 8 this morning to help with an event I volunteered for. I love kids, I enjoyed what I did, and I got to give an impromptu tour of the engineering buildings but, wow I am tired. So, this is getting posted a bit late today and then I am going to take a nap. Y'all have a great Saturday and I will chat with you tomorrow!

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30 Day Challenge

30 Day Challenge – Day 14

April 3, 2019

I am proud of myself. Yesterday, my roommate and I went climbing and I pushed myself harder than I ever had before. I know, you are like “Okay Lyss but that is what you are supposed to do anytime you work out, so why is this a big deal?” I have a really hard time pushing myself to my limits.…

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30 Day Challenge – Day 13

April 2, 2019

So this is quite late being posted because every time I thought about needing to post this morning, I was in the middle of something else. Anyways, yesterday, I went to small group with church and we had a game night. Which sound like fun and you are like “Okay Lyss, so that’s it right?” Wrong. Game night meant I…

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30 Day Challenge – Day 12

April 1, 2019

Yesterday, I attempted to play basketball with the youth at my church. In case you were wondering, I'm really awful at anything except getting in your way.

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Which left yesterday night to do something that fit my challenge. A friend was having a party and had invited my roommate and I, so we decided to go...

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30 Day Challenge – Day 10

March 30, 2019

Last night was my Spring Formal with my sorority. I had a ton of fun and really enjoyed myself...

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