Hello, again; it's been another month of staying at home / going out when needed. I've had a bit of a month so I'll go ahead and share what has been happening.
June was a lot for me to handle as I was dealing with a lot of overwhelm (ie current events + family drama) and it wasn't something I wasn't expecting. The current events were making think of a friend of mine and how she was handling it. I was making sure she was okay and taking care of herself. She's a good person to be around. The family drama wasn't something I think I would handle well. It was an emotional process having to let go of these people that were in my life. But I think it is for the best.
I began writing a new story called "Chosen" and it tells the tale of Miles (a gay man) of who gets outed by his own Christian family. He comes across these people that are similar to him and he finally feels where he belongs. And I cannot wait to see how the story play out when I finish writing it. I also went to visit my grandparents for the first time in 6 months (hadn't seen them since Christmas 2019) and seeing them brought such joy to my eyes. I went out one of the days with my mom and grabbed a few things. Cooked dinner for them one night and I was surprised they liked it (made turkey meatballs, roasted potatoes, steamed broccoli and salad with dressing). It was nice to do that for them. Mostly lounged around, got coffee from Dunkin Donuts, did my yoga (also hopped on my grandmother's stationary bike too), and just enjoyed each other's company.
I even dabbled into doing a smoothie challenge for 10 days via Simple Green Smoothies. There was a different smoothie for each day and a few of the ones I liked were: Peach Probiotic (combo of spinach, kombucha, frozen peaches, an added banana, 1/2 lime juiced, added chia seeds and topped with coconut sugar), Citrus Vegan (combo of spinach, water, orange, mango, pineapple, banana and added chia seeds), + Creamy Blackberry (oat milk, banana, blackberry, added rolled oats, and spinach). It felt good to do something for my health (hadn't done a smoothie challenge since January of this year). Also, signed up for the Love Sweat Fitness Summer Shape-Up fitness challenge for July-August (8 week challenge- hadn't done a challenge in a hot minute- took time off of doing fitness to help allievate my on / off knee issues).
I'm looking forward to seeing what July brings in (hopefully bigger and better things; allievate any anxiety / sadness that may come) and I'm hoping for a fresh start in July. I need it badly.
I'm going to end this post with some quotes that I hope you find inspiring:
I hope whatever your life brings you I hope it brings you happiness and goodness. Give yourself grace everyday. Take care of yourself. Know your worth in this world. Let go of those that don't bring you any happiness.
See you for July's monthly check in soon!
Sending lots of love and light your way,
Lauren
