Thursday, January 4, 2018

New Year is Finally Here and.... Winter Storm Brody/Bomb Cyclone

It is wild to think that it is 2018 and time is passing before my eyes or so it seems- It is different this year because I am not coming back from winter break into a new semester...

The holidays were good, things were different as a working young adult versus being in school and have three/four weeks off between semesters but I was able to enjoy Christmas and New Years off - but those three day weekends went by WAY too fast!

AND WITH THE HOLIDAYS WE GOT COLD!! Now I know I was born and raised most of my life in North Carolina - and yes we do get colder weather and I do need to get used to New England weather - but the weather has been insanely cold on the east coast-  literally making the news.  I did learn that I can handle being single/teen digits and don't mind the snow - as long as it is plowed (the back roads I take to and from work aren't always 100% plowed).  However, my asthma is very reactive to cold, dry weather - so although I can handle it my lungs struggle. (Granted maybe not the negative temperatures) - so much for a warmer winter (hahahahaha) but temps do look like they will warm up. Then today, winter storm Brody made an appearance - with not only snow (on top of the snow that hasn't melted due to the colder than normal temps) but we have wild wind making it hard to see and roads are awful.  I made the choice to go into work today - although the CTcare office was closed, however, Faneuil wasn't - it was not too bad - attendance points were awarded (I have no attendance points bc I am not one to miss work even sick (although there is a lesson in that I did learn) but I will be able to miss time and not have any points deducted with -2), pizza was offered, we could dress down, and the CTcare groups got to leave.  We had five at most, then 3, then only 2 of us stayed the whole day. 

Anyways.. I do have some new year goals including:

1. continuing my focus on better health - entailing of cutting out excess sugar (this is hard - I don't really eat a lot of processed sugary foods unless it is portioned but not something that is healthy anyways - and I ate a lot of sugary foods the last month), also started a new probiotics (I am low key obsessed with good bacteria haha), more protein, keep working on personal fitness goals, and to manage my asthma and better my adherence to asthma medications.
2. Be stronger, bolder, and self-expressive .... I have struggled with this in the past with worrying about what others say, not being assertive in certain situations, etc. I am going to make it a goal of mind to do what makes me happy even if it would cause some people to frown upon things
3. Be able to go to graduate school and make something of my future education - I am blessed to have a chance like this!

~ Stayed tuned for what 2018 brings!

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