Hello guys! It has been a little while since I posted a blig. And, I know, I have zero excuses …other than I have given myself a lil Summer vacation along with my kids ending school. Which basically means I have been trying to put my phone down more, giving myself time for gardening and … More Father’s Day and just random updates.
Ok this post is gonna be super short cuz I just got the call from my doctor and I am so super excited I am beaming and talking a mile a minute. Re: the MRI results… My doctor says the MRI shows nothing. Everything is normal. There are no signs of cysts or tumors …or … More Guys! guys! guys!
Hey everyone! I just returned from the allergy appointment that I had mentioned in my last post. There wasn’t much time to write anything during my visit, however. I was kinda busy with swelling and needles, so. 😂 It was fun. Sarcasm. I honestly wasn’t sure what was going to happen during this visit because … More Allergy update!
Hey WordPress! 🙃 How are you guys? I hope well and experiencing better weather than up here in Massachusetts. We have had some frigid weather the past few weeks, then this Monday we had a pretty big nor’eastah that dumped the majority of the snow in my yard. Ugh, I swear, my town is in … More Needles all around
Hey Everyone! Just wanted to say hello and check in since the end of Sober October. Hello!! Excitedly, I broke sobriety on Saturday night with the best zombie sangria that I ever have made. Like I mentioned, we had our closest friends over for a tiny Halloween get together after the kids went trick o’treating. … More Update and Halloween 2020
Welp. I think my calculations were off because this is day 33. I swear I counted 35! Eh I guess it doesn’t really matter cuz it’s ovahhhhh! I did it! I have reflected on the past month, a lot. Especially over these past few days where life challenged my stress levels. This has been my … More Sober October Journal- LAST DAY??
Hello everyone! We are ever creeping to the finish line. Yee! I am just sitting down from my lunchtime yoga session. I saw the yogi I follow on YouTube Adriene, had a fun Halloween themed class that she posted yesterday so I went with it; which Halloween seems to be the running theme all week … More Sober October Journal- day 28
Hello WordPress friends! Wooo! We are so close to the end, canya feel it!? Actually, I have had a lot of fun writing during this challenge as often as I have, keeping accountable, so thinking that after Saturday this all goes bye bye is sad. 🙁 I know, it isn’t like I can’t keep journaling … More Sober October Journal- day 27
Well, if there was a day to have a drink to shake off stress, it would be this one. I got woken up this morning by a phone call. It was from my eldest sister in Italy. She was calling to tell me that my dad was being rushed to the hospital with chest pains. … More Sober October Journal- day 24
Hey everyone! Day 22 was a surprisingly quiet day at work so I got a lot of my own personal stuff done like VOTE!! 🇺🇸 Woo! I drove by the polling location on Saturday but the line was so long that I couldn’t chance it with the time I had left in the morning. So … More Sober October Journal- days 22 and 23
Hello guys! It is day 21, Sunday, and I am feeling great! Going strong still not drinking, continuing being active and conscious portion control when eating. I have seen and felt many changes in myself. I feel that inner peppiness again, which is nice. My face and skin look so healthy and my body is … More Sober October Journal- day 21
Hey everyone! Nineteen days! Woo! I am getting closer to the Sober October finish line. If you are just jumping on board, I started the challenge earlier than October 1st. It just felt better in my mind to start the challenge on a Monday (9/28) versus that Thursday the 1st. Obviously I am neurotic. 🤦🏻♀️ … More Sober October Journal- day 19
Hi! It is currently day 17. Doing great. Still haven’t drank a drop of alcohol, have been conscious about portion control, and exercising 3-4 times a week. I weighed myself today. I was happy to see that I dropped another pound. Yay! Just a few healthier, mindful changes along with sobriety can add up to … More Sober October Journal – day 17
Hey guys n gals! Holy moly, I am beat today. Didn’t have the best of sleep last night. My eyes popped open at 4:30AM, where I bounced in and out of a million thoughts till 6:30AM, when all the alarms in the house went off waking up everyone. 😆 My life in a nutshell right … More Sober October Journal- day 16
Hi guys! I am back! We spent a fantastic few days eating and hiking in the mountains of New Hampshire, and guess what? I stuck hard to my sobriety challenge during this trip. I am so proud of myself for not giving in. It was tempting. Believe me, I was thinking of giving myself a … More Sober October Journal – day 14
Valeria Out Loud 