31andme
Alright, the title of my debut blog post may be a little bit cheesy but maybe not...hear me out 😬Yes, it’s somewhat a play on the the name of the DNA test 23andME but there are a few similarities here. The mission of the popular DNA test is “to help people access, understand and benefit from the human genome” and while I’m not giving the year 31 the power and credit to showing me what “all life has to offer” - all of that really belongs to God! I think there’s something about hitting 30 and then walking into your thirties that hits different.
See last year - the big 3-0 tricked me. I thought that was the year I was going to somehow walk into the arms of love but that was a bust. It was also the year I thought I was going to travel every other month but COVID said, “nah”. But one thing that the latter part of 30 showed me was a glimmer of promise that 31 had to offer, and that was the gift of consistency and discipline. I put me first in every aspect. I unapologetically started to find my voice in places that I normally would shrink and put my head down for the sake of harmony.
And at the core, I was unhappy, truly unhappy. As much as I tried to hide it with as many smiles and online purchases, I wasn’t happy; the weight I put on showed it! The emotional abuse I accepted from people around me proved it. I think it wasn’t until I saw my roommate took matters into her own hands and changed her own eating habits that I saw a major difference in her that I started to realize that too could be me! And with the change in my eating habits came a shift in my mindset. 😌Which set me up perfectly to walk into Chapter 31!
So what does Chapter 31 look like? Well, without jumping ahead (because what fun would that be?! Plus, it’s kind of written with time 😉) I can tell you that:
Consistency and I will no longer be foes. We will learn to coexist in a space that is healthy with minimum stress and anxiety.
My self-care time will no longer be measured or judged by other people’s timecards. So long are the days where I will allow other people to decide how much self-care is appropriate or acceptable. What’s for me is for me!
My NO means NO! I’ve had trouble with this word in the past and I’ve been putting it to practice lately so I can use it more easily. When I say it, I mean it. It’s that simple.
I will travel more and live more. If 2020 taught us nothing...life is too short. We have to live! If I have a free weekend I will find a cheap flight out in a heart beat or create experiences with my friends (safely of course). COVID won’t scare me, travel safely and be smart. When it’s my time for the vaccine, I’m in that thang! I won’t live in fear!
Maintain that same energy in other areas of my life. Yes, I’m probably gonna be talking about my health & fitness journey a lot because that’s what’s popping right now but truth be told there are other areas of my life that need work and I’m gonna keep that same energy and put that same level of effort and commitment to bettering those areas as well!
Overall, my level of optimism for Chapter 31 is way more positive than perhaps Chapter 30 was because it doesn’t involve anyone else in that equation except for ME and ya know what that’s honestly the best way to go!
Just 31andME! 😌❤️
