2020: A Year Full of Change

It has been a very, very long time since I have posted anything on my blog.  But I truly want to begin want to use this as a platform for people to be able to see what I am up to and where life is taking me.  I want to begin using my blog as a place where I can give more in depth updates about all that is happening.

Alrighty!  With all that being said, time for the update!  Yay!!  Here we go....

2018:

April 2018:  I was baptized at my church in Omaha (Citylight).

August 2018:  This was my last month working at the Jewish Community Center in Omaha as an assistant teacher.  I absolutely loved this job.  The work environment was amazing and I truly loved my coworkers and all of my toddlers.  This job challenged me and allowed me to grow in such an amazing way.  Following up finishing up my job, I spent about a week in Wisconsin visiting family and then moved back out to the west coast.




September 2018:  I moved to Corvallis, Oregon and I began my Master's in Public Health Program at Oregon State University.  GO BEAVS!  This was a huge transition adjusting to a new town and to being back in school.   Luckily I found an amazing new church to join right away (Grace City).



December 2018:  I finished up the craziness of my first term of my program and drove down to California to spend the holidays with my family.

January - June 2019:  I focused on getting through winter and spring terms.  Classes kept me busy, but I got through it!

July 2019:  Around this time, I started up an internship for my master's program.  I decided to do my internship at Holt International.  This organization is so amazing, and I would love to share more about the organization as a whole if you have the interest!  I primarily worked with the Child Nutrition Program there.  This month, I also started working part time as a barista in the Target Starbucks located in Albany, OR.  It was definitely a nice way to keep me busy!

August 2019:  This month was focused on working on my internship and spending my free time working at Starbucks, exercising, etc.

September 2019:  I started my second fall term at OSU!

September through December 2019:  These months turned into rough ones.  I ended up filling my plate too full and I struggled with prioritizing and placing appropriate amounts of focus where focus was needed.  Luckily, I made it through those last few months of the year and I made it through my term at OSU doing decently in my classes.  And then I was able to take three weeks to breath and reprioritize my life.

On to 2020!!!!!                      

And now we find ourselves in not only a new year, but a new decade!  This year will be a year of many transitions and changes.  I am entering the last term of my masters program.  With my program coming to an end in a few months, this comes with many changes such as the possibility of moving, finding a new job, etc.

With this in mind, I am switching my overall focus and mentality.  I am placing myself first above anything else.  I am preparing myself not only for the future, but also to be as successful as I possibly can.  One of the biggest things that I have realized that I need to do is take care of myself.  I need to learn to fully learn myself and in a way that is healthy.  With this, I am focusing on taking care of my overall wellbeing.  This will include exercising well, eating healthy, taking good care of my skin and hair, and making sure that I incorporate activities into my life that I really enjoy.

One of the first things that I will be intentional about is incorporating my faith into my life more.  My faith has always been important to me.  I am hoping that in making sure that I incorporate my faith into all facets of my life (at least talking to God on a consistent basis), that will set a foundation for me to set myself up to be more prepared for transitions and changes that will occur later in the year.

When it comes to exercising, I am taking full advantage of all that the OSU recreation center has to offer.  I am taking advantage of the equipment and group classes.  I am also taking advantage of my Beachbody account and taking advantage of the variety of workout videos when it just does not work out for me to get the the gym or if I just need to change things up and add a bit of variety into my workout routine.

And I am adjusting my eating habits and overall nutrition and trying very hard to make sure that I eat healthier.

In addition to that, I am also finding ways in which to take better care of my skin and hair.  I have finally found products that I really love and am super excited about through Monat and they really seem to work well for me.

As I adjust my focus on myself and take care of myself, I am excited to be able to share with others what I am doing in my life.  And in doing so, I really hope to be a positive influence and a source of support for others who are going through similar walks of life and/or seeking to find and make similar changes in their life.

With all that is to come this year, I am excited.  It will be a challenging year, but it will be a good one.  I am so excited to be able to share what life has in store with everyone and to provide updates as much as possible.

Have a wonderful start to the new year, all!

Until next time!  ✌🏻