Hello My Dear Darling Friends!
This past week was full of diy home repairs. Just a week ago our other house had a broken water pump and we had a broken dryer. This week, both are fixed, but it was a stressful process that I am glad we got through. We installed a brand new water pump in the back house, but it gave us grief throughout the week so we hired a local plumber to calibrate it and now it works! Last Sunday we took apart the entire dryer, fixed the broken component, and put it back together and now we have a working washer and dryer! I am thankful that our renters are so cool, patient, understanding, and did not mind sharing their dryer until we fixed ours.
I keep on saying that I will work less, but I would honestly rather automate my job than hire another person. So I am continuing to work hard, but we are taking frequent breaks to go on adventures. I am also trying to go with the flow and not take myself too seriously. I did this from sleeping from 2 am to noon almost this entire week. I honestly felt kind of guilty about it, but I also enjoyed it too.
On Tuesday I felt a major surge of inspiration to further my academic goals. I think I have been sad about the fact that this will be the first fall in 4 years that I will not be in school. I decided this week that my education does not have to end right here. In fact, I really feel like it is just beginning. I got through college and was able to expand my knowledge of so many subjects and areas of study. I feel like I got a really good overview, but everything was so new that I was not able to dig as deeply as I would have liked to. So this week I promised myself that I would dig DEEP. I feel ready to do the really hard things that used to intimidate and scare me. I even decided that I want to make that dream I had when I was 3 yrs old come true and now I can really do it! I spent less time on working out and more time on working and self-acceptance. That one really is a challenge for me.
This week’s blog posts:
It was another really light week blog-wise, but these posts were important because I wrote them to acknowledge my current challenges and to hold myself accountable. I am proud of the fact that I have faithfully continued to write these weekly “Be-YOU-tiful” posts. I think this is the most consistent that I have ever been with my yearly project and I am proud of my consistency. I do have to warn you that my blog posts will either get super light or more frequent. I will either need my time and energy to work, study, and live. Or my blogging with help me get through my work, studies, and life. I am hoping for the latter, but life may get busy!
AUGUST: UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
“Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.”
-Maya Angelou
- Quit nagging.
- Listen.
- Cultivate healthy relationships.
- No dumping.
- No Complaining.
- Give proofs of love.
I think that I keep improving every week relationship-wise. I am beginning to realize that most of the challenges in my relationship are actually directly related to my own internal struggles. So the more that I nurture myself and better myself I think the better my relationship will be. It is an ongoing work in progress and I know in my heart that it is all worth-it!
September is right around the corner so this is a great time to start thinking about my September goals! I am looking forward to being more passionate. I have been awfully methodical this summer and I cannot say that it is all awful, but it will be nice to be more fluid.
SEPTEMBER: PASSION
“Don’t be afraid of your fears. They are not there to scare you. They are there to let you know that something is worth-it.”
- Create a Bucket-list (my year truly begins in September.)
- Make Time.
- Forget about the results.
- Live Passionately.
- Master a new technology.
I have started to gravitate towards featuring pictures that I usually would not want to show. This picture has no filter and you can see my smile lines, lack of makeup, and sunburned skin in plain site. I am really trying to work on loving myself and being more accepting. It is challenging, but I will not give up.
And with that in mind… This may be my last blog post as a 30 year old (unless of course, I get SUPER ambitious and all of a sudden write a post about my adventures in my 30’s.) That is another thing that is different. I used to spend so much time and energy worrying about aging. I am trying to release myself of that burden and enjoy my life. 30 has been a wonderful year with its share of twists and turns and ups and downs. Thankfully way more ups than downs and more adventures than I can count on my fingers and toes. I am looking forward to see what 31 has to offer! I am hoping that tonight I will get completely caught up with work and will get to bed at a decent hour so that my sweetheart and I can wake up in the morning and enjoy our day!
How was your week? Comment below to share!
❤ Alana
