Life, Fitness, and General Sillyness

For many of you that have known or followed me for awhile, you know that the last 3 years have (by and large) been some semblance of a dumpster fire with a few brief points of normalcy and peace. For the last few months, I've been adapting to living briefly with my guardian angel friend, Jill, and taking a breather after an unrelenting year of unforeseen stress and loss. I located and signed on the dotted line to move into my new place on January 5th, and with that anxiety away, I'm feeling excited and ready for the next chapter. 2018 is a year I will NEVER forget. I'm certain that I'm not the only person that encountered some adversity and somehow managed to survive. 2018 was largely spent alone, with the exception of being at my krav maga gym. When I moved here on Labor Day weekend of 2017, I never in a million years anticipated my telecommuting position being eliminated just four months after arriving here. I was not connected to the community and had virtually n

I've officially been in Arizona for about 9 months at this point and I can't believe how fast it's gone. Without a doubt, the last year has continued lessons for me that are there for me to find and expand on as the months continue marching by. In prior Facebook lives, I talked about my reasoning for leaving Minnesota. It's not that it isn't my home and that I don't love my family, but I felt I outgrew it a long time ago. 2016 and 2017 were largely a swift kick in the pants for me, the fallout and effects are still things I have to deal with on some level now and then. Arizona has been a beautiful change but it most certainly has not been all roses and daisies for me, with numerous unforeseen changes and the need to adapt on a whim becoming a continual routine in my life. As we get older, it's natural for our friends to start getting married, settling down, having kids, and moving away. By halfway through 2017, the vast majority of my friends fell into