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This year sure went by quickly. Quicker than many other years in the past. I’m sure most of you can agree that there was a lot going on. I was able to jot a few things down about what I was up to – which wasn’t much since we were in lockdown for most of the year anyways.
January: This month was a pretty lazy month. I was excited to start a new year even though I wasn’t feeling very well for awhile.
February: The main event of this month was going to the Waikiki Aquarium with the family for my sisters birthday. We had a great time there – the kids had a blast. My favorite exhibit was the jelly fish so I made sure to get plenty of pictures of them from different angles. They are just so mesmerizing.
March: This is the month we watched protests and riots erupt around the globe. America was in a state of unrest. This definitely got my anxiety on a new level. So happy that I have been routinely visiting my therapist to keep that in check.
April: Due to Covid-19 we were masking up and started only going out into the world for essentials. Luckily we have a beautiful backyard and scenery to enjoy so I was spending more time in nature.
May: Did May even happen? Is was basically a repeat of April.
June: Had fun taking pictures for my sisters Instagram as well as a bunch of nature pictures outside. I also enjoyed checking out the garden she started and picking fruits from our tree.
July: I started blogging more consistently and writing in general. My goal was to post at least one post a week and to write at least 3-5 days a week. I did fairly well for the first time in awhile. I also starting practicing more self-care as that had been put on the back burner for awhile. I also turned 40 so that was an exciting time even though due to the pandemic I wasn’t able to go out and do anything too fantastic. I still was able to enjoy my day.
August: Started walking again to work up to jogging/running for exercise. Really got me feeling overall better. Also started eating a bit healthier. Even though I only gained 3lbs I wanted to lose some weight for my overall health and well being. I continued with my goal of writing and I also tweaked my daily routine to include other self-care items that I had been putting off for far too long.
September: Started September optimistic even though our island was on another Covid-19 lock down. We went through a phase 2 lockdown when our cases of Covid-19 went up. September went by in a flash. I feel like I blinked my eyes and it was over.
Since things were now “different” I also decided to attempt and do other things differently. One thing I planned on doing was quitting coffee. I thought I could do it but after a few days I simply had to have it.
I have gone months without it in the past so I’m not sure why it was so difficult this time around. Maybe because I was always at home and could see and smell other peoples coffee. Replacing it with green tea was the overall goal but convincing myself to drink green tea instead was not working either – and I love green tea lol.
October: I started writing a book. This has been a long time coming and I have always wanted to write a book. I actually started writing one years ago and just never really got into working on it.
This new book that I’m working on is a different genre and I am very passionate about the topics that I am writing about. I am hoping to finish it in the next year or so and have it published in different formats.
If you follow the blog you may also notice that I started posting more frequently as I have been wanting to for what seems like forever. I think I did a good job at writing and scheduling out posts for the month.
Since we were still on lockdown our Halloween was spent inside doing a couple of fun games and eating some yummy food. We all dressed up so that it wasn’t just like any other day.
November: For most of us (in America) the beginning of the month was focused on the presidential election. We were on the edge of the seats wondering and watching what was to happen next. I tried my best to stay off of social media and not watch the news but I couldn’t help myself to want to know what the results were going to be. This election dragged on for what felt like forever. With recounts and all that jazz.
In my personal life not a lot happened. One thing I did learn, however, thanks to social media is that one of my friends passed away from cancer. That was a blow to the chest since I hadn’t talked to her in such a long time. So here is your reminder to call or text that friend or family member that you haven’t connected with in awhile. Tell your people that you love them.
December: The holidays came and went fairly quickly. Instead of enjoying our regular holiday traditions we ended up doing modified celebrations. As long as I got to contact and/or see (via video) my favorite people that is what counts the most.
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