Daily Check-in: October 5th, 2023 + Life Update π
I swear I always disappear for a few days, lurk around the tumblr app, and then decide to give a random update. I really need to work on my consistency lol.
Anywho, life has been soooo busy. I've ben packing and preparing for my trip out to see my boyfriend tomorrow, trying to catch up on homework so I'm not super busy while I am with him this weekend, working like crazy because money is a necessity, and just keeping up with the day to day grind.
So, here's a mini update from yesterday, and yes I am still going to try to update while I'm with my man as I will still be doing homework and studying Japanese and what not.
π©· Academic Achievments Past Few Days -
completed and passed culinary quiz
Turned in my actual spending budget from Septmeber
Finished an investing assignment
Worked on the draft for a research paper literature review thing I have to write for my psychology class (finishing it today!)
presented my mid term presentation in my culinary class and got complimented by the professor/chef
submitted a lactation nutrition chart fie ym nutrition class
completed my pre lab and lab report for tomorrow's anatomy lab
completed quiz chapter 6 for my psychology class
completed practical assignment and module quiz for my fitness for health and sport class
I've been pretty busy with school work. I catch up on a weekly basis, but of course, then more homework is released, and I feel like I get thrown back to square one. College life, yay!
π©· Personal Acheivements Past Few Days -
kept up with skincare routine
packed for trip
journaled a few times
went to the gym for the first time since February (just walked the treadmill but it's a start!)
kept up with medical appointments
did my laundry yesterday
kept up with my duolingo and busuu streaks
regained motivation for studying Japanese
I feel like I haven't done as much for myself personally but at the same time like I have? I am a bit upset with myself. I have a meeting with my Dietetian Mentor (#1) and in the last 3 weeks since we last spoke, I haven't done anything from what she had asked because I've been so busy. I've had 2 panic attacks, extreme exhaustion, and worked 3 doubles at my job since I last spoke to her. However, I am planning on working on some of her stuff this weekend while I'll have the time, so hopefully she isn't upset and can understand my position? She seems really nice so fingers crossed.
π©· Academic ToDo For Today -
write up restaurant field trip report for culinary class
weekly meal writing for culinary class
complete my component one for my psychology class
take my lab exam one for anatomy
duolingo + busuu for Japanese
gather my necessary materials for completing the rest of my homework this weekend
π©· Personal ToDo For Today -
put away clean laundry
wash sheets + pillowcases + towels
take out bedroom + bathroom trash
sweep bedroom really good
scrub toilet and wipe down counter + sink in bathroom
check in to the flight app to get my boarding pass for tomorrow
therapy
meet with RD Mentor #1
morning journal
skincare morning + night
redye the pink in my hair
finish packing tonight
a lot of things to do today to prepare for this weekend. but it will all be worth it once I get to see my boyfriend.
thats all for today!
til next time lovelies π©·
Pov: she is a Sagittarius πΉ
Sagittarius girls are known for their optimism and honesty. They loves freedom and spontaneity. They are very caring persons but because of their need to be free, they are often afraid to fall in love.
It is not easy to get to her heart but if do she will be the best companion in your life. She will be trying new, wild things with you and see new places with you
She is made of falling starsβ¨ and cupidβs arrowπΉ
Daily Check-in - July 23, 2023 π
Today was an interesting day, and it's not over yet! Though I do need to go to bed a bit early, since I'm waking up at 4:00am during the weekdays. I'm very satisfied with the things I did today, and I still have plans to do some more of my daily habits.
π©· What I Ate Today:
Breakfast - Iced Coffee, One gala apple (chopped), One banana (chopped), One serving of peanut butter
Lunch - Salad, topped with Tuna (mixed with avocado oil mayo), small pieces of sharp cheddar cheese, and shredded carrots, and one bolillo roll
Dinner - One bowl of spaghetti with marinara sauce, a bit of parmesean cheese, and one bolillo roll with butter
Snack - One bowl of watermelon
Other - Two cups of iced coffee with French vanilla creamer
Water ~ 24oz I need to utilize my new water bottle and drink more water on the weekends
π©· Workout - Stretching
I love this nightly stretch routine, especially because I can do it in bed right before I go to sleep! It really relaxes the body and helps me sleep better!
π©· Habits I Accomplished Today
Made my bed this morning
Did my skincare
Guided journal morning and night
Stretch 5 - 10+ min before bed
Read 30+ min OR 10+ pages of a book
π©· Song of the Day: I AM - IVE
π©· Current Read: Atomic Habits by James Clear
Day One has been a success, in my opinion. I look forward to waking up early and working out tomorrow morning, and the Greek yogurt bowl for breakfast I'm going to have! It's the little things that make the journey beautiful!
Love you all!! π©·
Day 28-29: 90 Day Challenge π
For yesterday (Wednesday) and today, I've done very close to absolutely nothing due to immense lack of sleep and trying to recover from all the exhaustion of being unable to sleep properly.
I knee this challenge wasn't going to be easy all the time, but after napping a bit today and working out my daily tasks and schedules for the next week, I'm feeling confident about tomorrow. I've decided to incorporate a lot more health and wellness activities into my daily routines, especially since I am unable to take my mental health medications due to insurance issues. I figure it is up to me to take charge of my health, sort of as it's own side challenge to keep myself healthy and stable and sane.
Insurance issues aside, I plan to budget for bi weekly therapy sessions, as even without medication, therapy has been life changing for me and luckily I can still see my therapist for a reduced price per session.
This challenege will be a bit more wellness, health and overall productivity based moving forward until the semester starts again which will lead it to be more school/intellectual focused.
I am definitely tasked with a heavy load of mental and physical self work, but these next 5 weeks of low stress and low priorities will give me the building tools I need.
til next time lovelies π©·
Update To My Posts/Blog & Daily Check Ins π
So, when I first started this blog about two months ago, I had planned on using it as a way to stay accountable towards things like weight loss and my health journey. That was in the summer, when I had the time to solely focus on that as my top priority. Now, with school having started, my weeks, even my days are so much busier now. I am currently working over 30+ hours a week at my job, taking on 17 credit hours at my university, joining a club on campus, and am now under the mentorship of two separate registered dieticianβs all while self studying two languages, keeping up with a self care routine, socializing with friends, doing homework outside of class time, and beginning a workout routine again as I recover from a semi serious back injury.
All that being said, I would really like to incorporate a little bit from every aspect of my life into this tumblr blog. I am still keeping my pink, girly, kpop aesthetic, because I absolutely adore it, but I am going to add on some different topics of interest into my daily check ins. I will continue with the what I eat in a day, habits I accomplished, any workouts or movement I did, and a song of the day, but I will also add in productive/school goals I achieved (such as how long I studied, how much schoolwork I finished, language learning stuff, etc), and just overall stuff about my daily life as a semi high achieving university student!
I will be posting a check in for today later tonight! It will include what I ate, what I did personal wise, school/productive stuff I did, a song of the day, and just an overall update on what I did today! I just need to get my format of how I want to write out everything figured out.
Til next time lovelies! π©·π€
Daily Check-in: April 17, 2024 π
today was a decent day up until the end, when I got upset and emotional over some things and ended up crying again. I swear, I've cried the last 6 out of 7 nights, and I'm so tired of it. here's to hoping things finally get better soon because this emotional stuff is seriously affecting my productivity, motivation, and discipline.
π©· What I Accomplished:
studied chapter 6 of Latin American Spanish on Busuu
listened to 3 podcast episodes in Spanish
completed and submitted my lab report and pre lab quiz, also did my pre lab notebook prep
went to my last chem lab for the semester
went to chem lecture
had a meeting with the Dietetic director to map out some classes for the upcoming semesters
washed dishes
attempted a phone call with my boyfriend for the first time in a week (relationship issues + long distance Γ love Γ· dating for 2 years = an emotional rollercoaster, and lots of frustration)
washed laundry, did not put away yet
scheduled a therapy session for tomorrow morning
completed a 7 minute pilates abs workout from Madeliene Abeid
completed the 11 minute wake up yoga from Yoga with Adriene
started to do the 5 min daily stretch from Pamela Reif but my dad called me so I didn't finish it
downloaded a pdf of a Spanish textbook
rescheduled my italki lesson because I need to study for chem
scheduled 2 study rooms to study for chem with my chem lab partner
completed the pre class assignment for chemistry
walked ~8k steps
π©· Good Things That Happened:
saw my dad this morning, who then took me to the campus library a bit early (I love getting to see my dad, I don't get to see him too often since he lives on the opposite side of town)
passed my lab report and pre class assignment
finished my chem lab super fast
had pizza rolls for dinner (I needed something quick and simple cause I've been tired)
got more practice with the chemistry lecture content
woke up esrly enough to do my morning routine
did a complete night routine, including skincare (-didn't read tho, couldn't decide on a book )
more good things happened, I just honestly can't remember them right now. but today was not a bad day.
π Stuff For Thursday:
psyc doc appointment
therapy appointment
supplemental chemistry class hours
make sure I'm caught up on homework
apply to/write essays for some scholarship applications
check hours worked if possible to determine next week's paycheck
study Spanish!!! dedicate a good chunk of time to it
do my morning and night routine as best as possible
Thursday is definitely going to be an interesting day, thats for sure. I don't feel as tho I'll have as much to do, but I'm going to find things to do, like studying my Spanish, etc.
til next time lovelies π©·
ps. check out my depop shop <3
π Song of The Day -
Le Sserafim - Antifragile
this has been a long time fave of mine
which kpop groups are your favourites?
it fluctuates depending on my mood and the songs themselves but my consistent favorites have been:
BTS
Stray Kids
Twice
(G)I-DLE
IVE
Itzy
aespa
and currently I've been really enjoying
NewJeans
ILL'IT
Ateez
Babymonster
XG
Kiss of Life
there's a handful of favorite songs from Kpop groups/soloists that, while I wouldn't say the artist or group is my specific favorites, I love the songs. Like I really like, Oh! and Gee from Girls Generation, Bite me by Enhyphen, Super by Seventeen, Pink Venom and Shut Down by Blackpink, Blush by WOOAH, Knock by Lee Chae Yeon, Giddy by Kep1er, Tell Me by Fifty Fifty, Tell me by Wonder Girls, etc. I've been vibing with the summer sounding songs (hence NewJeans and ILL'IT)
Daily Check-in: Sept 6th, 2024 βοΈ
My breakfast from yesterday, the amount of time I spent studying Japanese today, and the book I finished reading today! Still need to complete homework, journal, and so my self care night routine, but today's been pretty good <3
βοΈ What I Accomplished:
moved the remainder of my stuff out of the house I left
put away clean laundry
cleaned and organized around my room and bathroom
picked up my ulta package from the apartment front desk
applied for a front desk position at a nearby medical wellness center π€
studied Japanese for 27 minutes
read for ~55min, completed the book I was reading, 7/10, it was a good read but way too much happened at the end, felt rushed
π Random Stuff From Today
tried vanilla fairlife protein shake in my iced coffee, 7/10 for flavor, ended up hurting my stomach
forgot to take creatine today haha
didn't work out, but I did take a nap so I think I made the right decision
making mac and cheese for dinner
wasn't as excited about my ulta package as I thought I'd be
joined the Step Up app (lemme know if anyone wants to be friends on it to "compete" and get our steps in!)
looked for a small vanity to replace where my 2nd dresser is + looked at walking treadmill pads on Amazon
my boyfriend works late tonight so idk if we're gonna video call βΉοΈ
got to spend a little bit of time with my dad today
π Stuff For Tomorrow (Saturday, Sept 7th)
work an ~8 hour shift
morning youtube pilates workout for sure, but maybe do some carduo after work? we shall see
finish up any remaining homework
study japanese 15+ minutes π
morning + night journal
do my skincareeeee
perhaps do laundry again because I forgot to wash some items
today has been a really good day, I'm very happy with how it's gone! tomorrow is gonna be a good day too, I can't wait.
til next time, lovelies π©·
research internship/volunteer opportunities relevant to my field of study
research possible scholarship and financial aid opportunities for summer classes
research colleges for my future masters program + decide what to pursue my masters in
narrow down my class search and focus for my education as it continues
If anyone has any advice or tips for everything I have to accomplish listed here, I am all ears as I am kind of lost on what to do and know I need to take my education more seriously.
April 2nd, 2025 π
Yesterday was not a good day. I was able to get a decent amount of chores done but I ended up having a sort of breakdown about some stuff going on in my life, I cried several times and ended up not being able to really focus on anything. I stayed up way later than I needed to and honestly just tried to be kind to myself because stuff feels heavy sometimes.
What I Accomplished (April 1st) π
washed dishes
put away clean laundry
ran another load of laundry
washed my towels, blanket, and pillow cases
tidied up around my room
took out three bags of trash
ordered groceries
watched a little bit of Attack on Titan
listed more items for sale on my depop
Yeah, not my most productive day, but I don't want to beat myself up about it. Stuff happens, and I just gotta keep my head above water and call that a win sometimes.
ToDo Today (April 2nd) β¨οΈ
complete assignment 6 for one of my online classes (it's due tomorrow) π»
work on chapter 10 notes for exercise physiology (at least a little bit) βοΈ
make a study quizlet for exercise physiology
make a study quizlet for health psychology
gratitude journal π
morning + night skincare πΏ
work a night shift, 230pm to ~930pm βοΈ
I need to start drastically limiting my caffeine intake. I definitely think the amount of caffeine I consume is unhealthy and is contributing to my heightened levels of anxiety and uneasiness. It will definitely do me some good to make some changes with that for sure.
I still haven't decided what language to pick back up yet, but I'm not in any rush to make a decision just yet either. I need to look at what classes to take next semester, if I'm switching colleges or not. And I need to fill out my FAFSA. But those will be tasks for another day right now.
πΆ Song of The Day: Bulls in The Bronx - PTV
til next time lovelies π©·
I absolutely love this! Gonna keep this to motivate myself ππ
new year, new meπ―π©°
new year, new eraππI really wanted to do a glow up plan to become the best version of myself before 2024.
STYLE
β’ Change my hair color
β’ Make a clothing vision board
β’ Find your signature scent
SPACE
β’ Organize my room
β’ Get rid of clothes/objects I no longer use
β’ Organize my workstation, make it an environment pretty, fun and productive
β’ Make your bed for 21 days
β’ Keep your room clean for 21 days.
BODY
β’ Find a skin care routine, invest in great skin products.
β’ Find a workout plan that works for you and stay consistent for a month.
β’ Get at least 8 hours of sleep for 21 days
MIND
β’ Set boundaries with school or work, prioritize my mental health.
β’ journal in the morning for a week Every day for two weeks, write down 3 things you are grateful for
β’Avoid social media in the morning
FINANCIAL
β’ Set a budget
β’ Learn to say no when it comes to spending money.
β’ Find inexpensive date ideas (picnic, baking, movie night, etc.)
β’ Take part of my salary and invest or keep it
β’ Don't buy things you don't have need
INTELLECTUAL
β’ Read a book this month (self-help books are the best)
β’ Learn a new skill (piano, painting, makeup, sports, etc.)
β’ Listen to a podcast while getting ready in the morning
SOCIAL
β’ Stay away from toxic people
β’ Spend an hour with a friend every day for a week
β’ Call a friend instead of texting them
FOOD
β’ Drink three bottles of water every day for 21 days.
β’ Find new recipes and cook more
β’ drink detox water every day
My DAYOL diary My notion