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12/29/2018

December Personal Update

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Well, its been a while since I've been online. A lot has been happening in my life and I needed to not be online for a while for my mental health. I appreciate all of you sticking around during the break! Today I want to do a quick update on what's been going on and then I'll do a full 2018 Recap later this week in preparation for 2019 Goal Setting. I'm excited to be back.

So, what's been going on? Answer: a lot!
  1. Work's been a little intense lately. I had to take a step back from my side hustles and passions in order to put my extra time into my full time job (which I love!) in the evenings which I hadn't needed to do much of in the past. I think it will be normalizing here soon but even if it doesn't I've become more efficient and have a pattern that I feel comfortable with again.
  2. My Oma (grandmother) passed away just before Thanksgiving. Her death was just shy of a year after her husband's death and it was even more difficult due to this fact and the timing. We dealt with our first Thanksgiving and Christmas without them and they were the hub of our family during those times. This year we created new traditions, enjoyed our time together, reminisced on past holidays and began the healing process. 
  3. I was dealing with more medical symptoms than I have in the past couple years which made #1 & 2 even more difficult and together the three pushed my into a depression that I am still working my way out of. I'm doing much better mentally and have a support system in place for times that I backslide a bit. On the health front I've been having more MCAD and POTS symptoms such as allergic reactions, tachycardia, migraines, and general pain everywhere. 

What this amounts to... a few months offline, a few goals' timelines needing shifting and I'm a little poorer and a little heavier than I'd planned to be by this point but I'm much more prepared to accomplish my goals after taking this short break to help heal myself. I highly recommend taking a mental health break if you need one!

See you again shortly with the 2018 Recap!
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