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What a wild week.

/ Jo Redd / Leave a comment

The world has been watching for the past week as Russia encroaches on Ukrainian territory, and it has been a wild ride. First, we got to listen to a speech given by Putin where he opted to revise history, then we watched as “peacekeeping forces” were sent into the region and troops were drawn to the border on both sides. It all culminated in the Russian forces surging into the countryside, where they found multiple pockets of resistance.

It seems surreal. I feel like the news has the conflict plastered front and center for all segments, yet many other issues still need to be focused on. Is anyone else drowning due to inflation? I can’t seem to stop spending at least $70 every time I pop into the grocery store. Milk is up almost two dollars from a year and a half ago. Meat prices are astronomical. Let’s not forget that gas is bound to skyrocket once the full effect of this Eastern European conflict is felt around the world. Meanwhile, the people in power just keep spending more money on everything they can think of.

Covid has been placed on the backburner. We just watched Canada trample citizens over the issue of Covid vaccine mandates, and yet the threat of war has caused a fog to settle on this issue. The medical industry is still shedding employees due to burnout and requiring a vaccine that might prevent severe symptoms.

Hopefully, something slows down. We need cooler heads to prevail in these matters, and we need to remember that war is something we do not need to be involved in.

No shame in the truth.

/ Jo Redd / Leave a comment

There’s no reason for me to deny it. I am a very unhealthy and out-of-shape person currently. Two years ago, I had big plans to use the new decade to spark my motivation to change certain lifestyle habits. A month and a half into my goal of walking/working out every day when Covid took hold of the country. I used it as an excuse to stay inside, stop working out, and no longer eat healthily.

I have struggled to get out of this rut in the past two years. I want to be healthy. I know that if I want to be around as my son grows up, I need to change my way of thinking about food. Food used to be a comfort to me, and now I am repulsed by the amount of money and time I spend on food-related items. Now seems like a good time to start making a change.

I always encourage people to start small. Your first steps need to be tiny enough to keep you motivated to reach for more, no matter the final goal. Start out with these small weights if you’re looking to get started with a workout routine, but you’re living with minimal space. I love them, and I love having the small weight because I can add it to cardio workouts and feel like I have worked out my whole body.

I am ready to feel better. I am prepared to embrace the old view of myself because that was one that I was happy with. I have changed my parameters for what will make me “happy,” and I will gladly settle for being able to experience and enjoy more of life’s little moments.

Oh me, oh my, it’s quarantine time.

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I tested positive this morning.

I woke up with a sore throat, the only abnormal symptom I have. No fever, my cough, and sniffles are ordinary things, and nobody aches. I feel warm, experiencing very mild chills, and I am pretty tired. I feel like everything will be okay.

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The doctor thinks I’m already close to being five days out, so really, I should be feeling better by Monday. All in all, I could feel a lot worse than I do, but I would prefer to feel better. It’s cold and gross outside now, so I already had zero plans to go outside this weekend.