You've Got Everything to Lose

Pretty good week this week! I made it back to spin class on Friday, walked three miles yesterday morning with and did some food prep yesterday afternoon, this was one of the things I made: sesame chicken. I’ll have it this week for lunch on my protein days.
I’m remembering the importance of self-care in the way of cooking nice meals for myself. It’s a little hard to be motivated to do this when it’s only me I’m cooking for. So last night I made myself steak and shrimp! I’m working on being more content by myself, in my current circumstances. No need to have someone else to cook for in order for me to enjoy what I’m eating! If Paul could find contentment in a jail cell certainly I can!!

Using my last couple days of vacation to try to get back to it…some food prep, healthy cooking, and today out for 3 miles on the towpath!
I’ve also started a private Facebook group for support and encouragement for being healthy in 2023. If you’re interested in joining send me a DM!

Did my gym workout this morning and now at home with a cup of coffee watching the parade, thinking of making some pumpkin cookies before heading to the parents for Thanksgiving dinner. Thinking about all I am grateful for, first and most importantly Gods grace and mercy on my life and that it’s new every morning! Praying you all have a happy thanksgiving!

Where there’s smoke…find the fire extinguisher

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What do stress and pumpkin chili have to do with one another?? 🤪 http://www.youvegoteverythingtolose.com/am-i-burned-out-also-pumpkin-chili/

Hi y’all I’m writing again! 😊 http://www.youvegoteverythingtolose.com/hello/

Hello! Wow, what a long time it has been since I’ve blogged, since April of 2018!  I did continue to post on my Instagram account a bit, but no real blogging in over 4 years!  So much has happen…

Here is where I’ve been camping out for most of the past 10 days lol. Tho taking a shower and getting dressed still exhausts me, I can say that I am feeling good today! I am almost off the heavy duty pain meds and hope to be able to drive in a week or so. I’m incredibly grateful for the friends and family God has cushioned me with through this, I could not have gone through this without you all, and I feel very loved and supported. Today I’m checking out the new album from for King & Country and loving this song, For God Is With Us…these lyrics hit me, imagine a love so great that He would sacrifice himself to save us! This truly is where love begins…want to talk about it sometime? Hit me up!

T minus 12 hours until go time! I’ve done everything I know to get my body and my mind and spirit ready. I’m down 25 pounds and hopefully built some strength in the last 3 months. I’ve got enough meals in my freezer for an army 😂. I saw the chiropractor this evening to get one last tune up. My sweet friends/little sis sent me this verse this evening. I’m so incredibly grateful for my family and friends rallying around me with their prayers and support. Here. We. Go!!

What an awesome weekend! Love love love working with these youth every week and especially love this exhausting and amazing retreat weekend DNow every year. I feel so privileged to be apart of this and seeing God do amazing things in the lives of these students! .hodgkinson