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  • Turning 30: Looking at my 20s Through a Positive Lens
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    I Rang in the New Year with COVID

    January 10, 2021 /

    By the title of this post, you probably can figure out what it is going to be about, but before I get into the details can I just say, could there be a more perfect wrap up to 2020? I mean we got our tests results on New Years Eve. It literally felt like 2020 was saying, "Nope you ain't getting out of here that easy."

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  • My Corona Journal

    Quarantine Day 84-96: My final entry

    June 21, 2020 /

    I have decided this will be my final Corona Journal Entry. I haven't yet been called back to work, nor do I know when that will happen. The country is no longer in full quarantine, yet also still not open. It's kind of this weird we all wear masks and are afraid to come close to each other, but we can go to bars and go shopping again. It's really very strange and I personally don't have any interest in going out to crowded public spaces yet. On top of all this, protests are still happening all around the country, American's everywhere demanding long over due change.

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    Quarantine Day 51-59: 2020 is still going to be my Year

    May 15, 2020 /

    There seemed to be an overall consensus that 2019 sucked! And I fully agree with that. 2019 was definitely one of my worse years on record and I was so looking forward to 2020. Then COVID-19 happened and there once again seems to be an overall agreement that this year has gone to hell as well. For a moment there I would have agreed, but I've been thinking a lot lately, doing a lot of reflecting and, although I was struggling there for a minute, overall I'm happy. I'm happy and I feel like I'm headed in a very healthy direction.

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    Quarantine Day 44-50: Nothing New

    May 6, 2020 /

    This will be a super short, pretty much pointless, only writing because I said I'd check in weekly post because I really have nothing new to report. May is Melanoma Awareness Month, so I decided on whim to join Melanoma Research Foundation's Virtual Miles for Melanoma event. Meaning for this entire month I will be walking, jogging and running to build awareness while raising money for melanoma research. (I will talk about this more in an upcoming dedicated post, so stay tuned.) Besides that I am still working out regularly and I'm currently working on redoing my workout routine.

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    April 29, 2020
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    March 25, 2020
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    Quarantine Day 24-29: Happy Birthday Mom

    April 15, 2020 /

    I think this is probably the longest I have gone between quarantine entries, but it's been a weird few days. In my last few entries, I mentioned that I just wasn't feeling myself. Whether it was the rain, my anxiety, the reality of such an overwhelming situation, or maybe even a little bit of depression; I just wasn't doing much. I was getting up in the morning at a decent time, getting dressed, taking care of my basic needs and commitments, but overall I was just going through the motions of the day.

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    March 19, 2020

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    April 22, 2020

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    March 21, 2020
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    Quarantine Day 9-11: Looking Forward to Earth Hour

    March 28, 2020 /

    Quarantine is starting to get to me. I'm doing my best to try to keep moving and stay productive, but if I'm being honest with myself I haven't done the best job the last few days. I'm still not sleeping in really late, I'm usually up at least 10-15 min before 8 am, but I had been telling myself I would be up closer to 6 am. When I am up, I'm not being as productive as I should be and in all honesty I'm not even sure where the time is going. I haven't binge watched a ton of TV or spent hours upon hours on YouTube and TikTok.…

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    Quarantine Day 5-8: I Befriended the Cat

    March 25, 2020 /

    It is the early morning of my 8th day in quarantine, which means I have officially completed my first week! Yay! In my first week I think I have done an okay job of keeping busy, continuing to function like a regular human, and not becoming a complete slob. I only slept in until 8 am once this week, every other day I was up by at least 7:30. I get dressed everyday, usually it is only workout clothes, but at least I'm not living in my pajamas. I've limited myself to only one 20 minute nap a day, and I try to make sure that isn't a daily thing.…

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    Quarantine Day 3 & 4: My Mom Escaped

    March 21, 2020 /

    I made the fatal quarantine newbie mistake and cleaned my house way too quick. Okay, maybe I shouldn't say "fatal" given the current state of things, but as I said in my Day 1 & 2 entry, I apologize for any inappropriate humor I may use. Anyways, as I was saying, I screwed up and cleaned my house way too quick and now I'm struggling to find ways to kill time.

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    My Corona Journal: Quarantine Day 1 & 2

    March 19, 2020 /

    This was supposed to be my year, but as of this month shit has officially hit the fan, and for once it's not just a me problem. The world is in a really scary place right now. It was worrisome when it was happening in China. Things got even more scary as it started to spread across Europe. And now that the Coronavirus is here in the US, I'm not even sure my brain knows how to process all this.

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Happy Birthday @imanthonymoreno 🎉 I can't belie Happy Birthday @imanthonymoreno 🎉 I can't believe you're no longer a teenager, this is making me feel really old lol. Anyways, back on track, getting to know you better and getting to be a bigger part of your life has been one of the best things to happen to me these past few years ❤️ You are growing up to be a very impressive, hardworking young man and I can't see what the future holds for you. In this coming year I wish for nothing but good things and great adventures for you (and for us I wish for more pictures lol) 💕 Love you kid! 
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Happy Birthday to my tiniest and possibly spunkies Happy Birthday to my tiniest and possibly spunkiest niece 🥳 We may bump heads every now and then, but I am so proud of the young lady you are becoming. You know who you are and you stand your ground! I love you Jazz and hope you had the best COVID style birthday you could have 🎉
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How's this for a throwback? @_nisreenn and I at @r How's this for a throwback? @_nisreenn and I at @ragingwatersla almost 6 years ago!
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#oldfriends #girlsday #girlsdayout #ragingwaters #ragingwatersla #sandimas #tbt #throwbackthursday #throwback #memories #goodtimes
It's starting to warm up here in SoCal, so it feel It's starting to warm up here in SoCal, so it feels weird to share a photo of leaves changing in Utah back in early fall, but this was the last time I was outside exploring nature and I'm dying to get back out there. I want to climb mountains and cross streams. I want to hear the birds chirping and the leaves rustling. I just want to get out of the house and out of my neighborhood.
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Froze 🥶 my butt off at the beginning of the mon Froze 🥶 my butt off at the beginning of the month, but the community we stayed in was adorable, especially with a fresh dusting of snow ❄️
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You can't understand this cold 🥶 you must exper You can't understand this cold 🥶 you must experience this cold. I was ill-prepared for this. 
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Stumbled across this photo while writing my latest Stumbled across this photo while writing my latest blog post (link in bio). This photo was taken right around my 20th birthday and this is the exact type of attitude and energy I want as I enter my 30s 🎉
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Make it stop! You can't already be 7. Happy birthd Make it stop! You can't already be 7. Happy birthday sweet baby Jrue ❤️🎉
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I'm a few days off on this, but I am officially in I'm a few days off on this, but I am officially in my final week of my 20s. As I approach my 30th I've been reflecting a lot on this past decade and thinking ahead to what is to come.
It's really rare for me to post photos of myself, especially photos of me alone, and I almost never take selfies. I've never been big on that, but I've noticed over the years I've started doing even less and less. And over the past couple years I've even started avoiding being in photos all together. There are different reasons for that, but a lot of it does stem from my personal insecurities and that's something I really want to work on moving forward. I want to be comfortable in my own skin and proud of who I am.
Now I don't think posting a bunch of photos of myself is going to fix anything, but it is a start and a step out of my comfort zone. So I scoured all my photos (tried to stick to photos close to my birthday) from the past 10 years and found 1 photo from every year (2011-2020) of just myself. (Some years were even hard to find than I expected.) And even if some of these photos make me cringe, it's kinda fun to see how I've changed (and how I haven't).
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