So apparently I was more neglectful than I thought I was with this page. Y'all the last three months of the year have been high octane hot mess. I'm going to try to keep these in categories that make sense so I'm not randomly but I can't promise that at the moment. Let's get into it before I take a nap and say forget it again and boom it will be January.
Work: So in all the ways work can be frustrating and exhilarating it was this year. I was heavily recruited to do something and after saying no to the first two proposals I negotiated a temporary gain to the salary scale and jumped right on in. I've in in meetings I wouldn't have been privy to otherwise and have been able to share feedback that wouldn't have come up before either. Lots of professional development opportunities for me and campus and that is flipping amazing let's just be honest. It's also meant a crap ton more work and while my classes weren't impacted my normal response time to some things slowed up. However, I was bright and shiny as much as I needed to be and have a few more major projects to wrap up before I can say I did some great work for you in ten months let's see what to do with it now. I also got one major project to a point of completion and that ate up literally ten of the twelve months of the year. It also led to a bit of frustration but hell it's over with in one regard for the moment. New team is composed to move forward and we'll see how that goes.
Weight: Can technically keep this one short. I am not back over the start weight but I'm only a few pounds still in the loss category. The stress of the year meant I dropped the one thing that had been my saving grace over the last two years which had been self-care. I spoke with my trainer about that a few months ago and asked for a time out. We're rebooting next week and I am going to try to spend more time taking care of myself as well. Everyone is happier when I'm happier. Keep your fingers crossed for me. A girl needs some support.
Hair: So this one is weird. I lost a ton of hair during my last take down but remember how I said I was slipping on the self-care? Well this fell into that realm too. I'm totally responsible for the dry hair just saying girl please and taking a break. It's still thick and while no gain was had from the last updo I wasn't bald lol. The shape is slightly better now. I may or may not put it back into a protective style before classes start but for now I am leaving it down, going to try to wash and style it for tomorrow so I can be cute on Christmas. Regardless, this is part of the must do better option for 2018. To that end I'm going to probably revisit some of the things I was willing to do a while back that I forgot about when I said this makes more sense. Products are great but there has to be some routine that I'm willing to stick to at this stage. And I may have to give away some more products and go with a plan B. My hair dryer is great but my hair is too thick to be functional with that thing. I need one made for thick hair with wider brush or comb options. The diffuser is nice by my arm is literally mad as hell by the time I'm even half way dry. Gotta use the next few days to plan some stuff out.
Random: birthday was good, dating is weird, friends are funny and my nieces are flipping amazing--big up to my brother for raising delightful children. Butter London released polish inspired by the color of the year. One was the direct color and one was Purple Reign. Yep I copped that well both of them and a third light purple shade to add to my purple mix. If it was gel I would have flipped my shit but it's not so my toe nails may enjoy it and I'll consider my finger nails. Donuts are magical, meal prepping is easier when I'm tired for some reason, love my family and life can be good even when it doesn't seem like it.
Here's looking forward to a productive 2018.
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