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February GBOMB

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Good Weather. So many spring-like days in February I got to be outside with AJ. I know winter goes through April, so I just do my best to hang onto the sunshine and good weather where I can get it.  Valentine's Day. I love Valentine's Day. I sent over 35 texts to people to tell them things I love about them. Some kind, generous people text me back and say such lovely things. That's not why I text people, but it's really nice to receive.  Lifting. I signed up for Fitbliss lifting club this month. I've been crushing it. I've tried to progress each week with what I have at home. I haven't missed a workout.  AJ. He is obsessed with the laundry. It is so funny. He can stand there and watch almost a whole cycle. It's a top loader, so he needs a stool. But I love it. He is talking so much. I love that he calls tomatoes "marens." I love that he says bye and goodnight to everything, and says, "see you yayer." He's finally started saying &q

February in Review

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Feb 1 I I walked on the treadmill and worked at home. I went to the habit with Kristen. I did all the normal evening stuff.  Feb 2 I lifted weights, worked a half day at home, started cleaning, and did some laundry. Matthew picked up lunch for us from Zupas. We went to Trader Joe's as a family and made English muffin pizzas for dinner. I did AJ's bath and bedtime, and finished cleaning while listening to my audio book. Feb 3 I did some more laundry, went to high fitness, got groceries, and Matthew and I went to the credit union to apply for a HELOC loan. I did some work, did blogs, and took photos off my phone. Matthew made dinner. We watched Encanto. Matthew went and got me some beignets while I did bedtime.  Feb 4 I got to sleep in until 7:30. We went as a family to black bear diner to get my free birthday breakfast. I got gas and Starbucks. I worked on my pregnancy programming. I took AJ on a walk, and did all the normal busy evening stuff after bedtime. We did our couples c

January GBOMB

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Good AJ . Always AJ. He temporarily potty trained himself for the night time, but we'll have to go back to diapers as he's not waking up dry most mornings. I will say, it's often a small amount of leaking, like he stops himself. Other times we've had full blown accidents in the crib. His language progress is blowing me away. He has started saying the words to his favorite songs, like today he said, "Mr. Sun behind the tree." I love to catch him reading in his room. Dad is still his favorite. He's started saying, "thank you mom" and "thank you dad." In January for the first time he said, "yuh you mom." He just signs when he tells us he loves us, so to have him say it out loud was a big deal! He asks to take a bath every day. Just so many big milestones, and his learning is so rapid. It blows my mind.  Progress on goals . I'm just really proud of the work I put into the month of January.  I'm way ahead on my reading goal

January in Review

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Jan 1 I did not get much sleep because I kept waking up from potty training nightmares. I did a workout. I took AJ with me to Harmons and Dutch Bros. I took a nap. We went to an early dinner at Red Lobster. I published my blog posts, reflected on the year, and set some goals. Jan 2 I did a workout and had a busy workday. It was a normal evening at home. Except during bedtime I read I'll Love You Forever for the first time, and it broke my heart. After tidying I watched the crown. Jan 3 I did a workout and had a meeting filled workday. It was just a normal normal evening at home. Jan 4 AJ woke up at 5:30. I walked on the treadmill. It was a rough day with potty training as I was working and AJ was having accidents. That evening I watched the crown. He loves to take selfies Jan 5 I lifted weights. I worked until almost 2:00 and was really busy. I got Starbucks. I took AJ outside. We went as a family to Trader Joe's. It was a normal evening at home. Jan 6 I did a workout. I finis

2023 Reflection and 2024 Goals

As I mentioned in my GBOMB, I'm thinking a lot about 2023 and what I want to do in 2024. I have more mental space for goals this year than I did last year. I came across a post on Instagram with some reflection questions and wanted to start there because I think that's helpful and informative. I also want to use the three categories from my Full Focus Assessment to build a few simple goals.  The Reflection  What am I most grateful for from this year?  -My health and my family's health. No major illnesses or issues this year which is a huge blessing. -I got to nurse my son until June, which is so much longer than I would've ever anticipated.  -Opportunities at work. Being able to provide for my family, and insure my son.  What were my biggest challenges this year?  -Working full-time and being in mom mode when not at work. I'm always on. I'm wiped out. Time for myself is hard to find as I have a hard time relaxing when there's tidying to be done.  -Maintainin

December GBOMB

Just reflecting on 2023 in this GBOMB and whatever else happens to come up. Good Fitness. I exercised 322 out of 365 days this year. This honestly blew me away as I felt like I struggled with consistency given my child’s development, teething, sleep regressions, etc. I love the reflection brought on by a new year because here I thought I just wasn’t cutting it. Come to find out, I actually have been kicking ass. Getting out. We went to Bees games, the zoo, Cornbelly’s, and a concert (two for me). We went to St. George and CA. Making and executing plans is hard. There are things I wanted to do but didn’t get to, like just driving to see Christmas lights, going to Luminaria, or even just the Draper tree. I want to give myself credit for the things we did get done. Reading. I far surpassed my reading goal this year. It feels good. But I also want to set aside time this year for reading actual text, likely at bedtime. I think it’s important for me to have that downtime, actively pu

December in Review

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12/1 was an early morning. My mom and I took AJ to the festival of trees. He did not want to stay in his stroller and of course wanted to touch everything under the trees. We ran a lot of errands: Trader Joe's, pirate O's, dollar tree, and raising cane's. I ended the day with lots of laundry and cleaning.  12/2 was another early morning. I lifted weights, and took AJ with me to Donut Star, Smith's, and Dutch Bros. I also took him to five below.   12/3 we watched Polar express and made a good breakfast it was a lazy day as we watched Elf as a family and took a nap while AJ was napping. I went to Barnes & Noble to buy myself a paperback book. It was lovely. 12/4 I lifted weights and went to work. I thought a lot about potty training and things we would need for it. I had a really cool Yelp event at a local spot called Synchronicities.  12/5 was another early morning and busy workday. AJ and I went to the ward Christmas dinner.  12/6 I lifted and went to work. I made s