Hi October!
Let's first start off with, YOU WERE AMAZING! So many good things happened this month!
The month started off quick and it has not slowed down! HA! I swear I blinked and the month flew by! (I know, I say that EVERY month, but its true
There were so many fun things to celebrate this month- Dad's birthday, my work-aversary, a good report from my doctor, my aunt's surgery and recovery going good, and all the beautiful weather for outdoor adventures we could enjoy.
I have found such an amazing and unexpected community at Gravity Vault. When I started to rock climb, I did it because it was new and fun and it was nice that it was something Kyle and I shared. I slowly realized that it was a great workout not only for my body, but also my mind. There is so much that goes into climbing that goes beyond just the physical part of it. I started to go to yoga in September and while this month, I didn't get there as much as I wanted to (read: once), I found that the climbers I've met in yoga (and when climbing) are so welcoming and accepting and KIND! Going somewhere and feeling like the others genuinely enjoy having you there and want to know how you are make such a difference. I hadn't experienced that in a very long time!
I climbed at 4 different Gravity Vaults this month and they were all unique. Each one had different types of bouldering walls and interesting challenging routes. I loved that I can see my progress- getting stronger and more comfortable on the wall and not panicking. I feel like a totally different climber than I was last year this time. I think joining a gym and running semi-consistently has also helped with climbing. Both are active cardio filled activities and they both test me. I knew towards the end of this month, especially with Voorhees and Chatham's Gravity Vaults, I wouldn't be coming back anytime soon so I definitely made sure to try routes that I might not always go for and work hard to complete them. I loved the challenge and the variety of routes. That lime wedge (go to this month's diary post to see what I am talking about) really gave me run for my money and I pushed myself to just try it.
Kyle and I had lots of weekend adventures. Getting scared silly at Nightmare At Gravity Hill; listening to some sweet tunes at Porchfest and acting like children at The Big Bounce America. All these adventures were outside and mother natures blessed us with beautiful fall weather. Being able to be outside, in the sunshine, enjoying the adventure has been such an overall continued blessing this whole year. I didn't realize how much being outside really does make me happy. I was doing so good keeping track of how much I spent outside this year up until July and then it all derailed. HA! I will say A LOT is a number of hours I spent outside this year.
This past weekend was Kyle's surprise party Alfonoso and I planned. Overall, it ended up being a lot of fun and Kyle was completely surprised! He truly had no idea what we were up to! I call that a success!
Lastly this month, I felt like I am getting back to myself. I touched on this last month, where I mentioned that I am starting to feel more like the old me after getting c0vid and this month reaffirmed that, yes the old me is coming back. This was most felt in the beginning of the month and the end of the month; in the middle of the month, my allergies decided to come out and kinda sidelined me for a bit. They were more annoying than anything and I am happy to say I am back to feeling more like my old self. It definitely feels like a warm hug.
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Goal Update
I moved 14 out of 30 days this month (Move at least 3 times a week)
I spent 15 ish hours outside (Spend 1000 hours outside this year)
I tried to show kindness all month (being the best version of myself) and it really boosted my mood those days when I was extra kind.
I was NOT creative at all this month. I am still struggling with this. (Be more Creative)*
*On the note of being creative, I've been thinking about this for a while now. One of my goals this year was to be more creative, which thinking about it seems like an oxymoron because sometimes you can't force creativity. Every month, in these posts, I do an overall goal review and in the last few months in my goal review, I've revealed that I have not been creative nor have I even attempted to be. It has made me sad in a way because I have always been creative but the last few years, its been a struggle. I think in this season of my life, my creativeness is not what it used to be. Trying to force myself to be creative is frustrating and I think I am not going to focus so hard on it moving forward. I will see what happens.
Zero new ones!! Still looking for Wyoming, New Mexico and North Dakota. I have two months left and I'm so curious to see if I can find them!
Climbing
I climbed 4 times this month! I was really proud of the 30 routes I climbed, completing 21 out of 30. The ranged from VB to V1. This month the routes seemed to be either really easy or really hard. I chalk this up (pun intended) to not consistently climbing for a few months. I enjoyed these challenges.
Exercise
I went to the 8 times this month! I decided to tried to incorporate more weight training this month. I ran almost every time I went to the gym and I tried to jump on the rower too. Simple compound moves rounded out my sessions and lots of stretching. I want to get back to my old way of exercising with my little index cards listing the exercises. That will be for next month. I also will count the The Big Bound America as exercise too because bouncing around in bouncy houses is a workout!
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This month's posts:
Happy Birthday Dad | 11 Years --- 11 Lessons | Random #9 | Thoughts on Careers, Jobs and Working | RUNtember Challenge | Weekend Rewind | Humira: 4 Year Update | WGJ #34 | Body Acceptance Week | Diary #34 | What's Up Wednesday |
Looking forward in November to a few extra days off, vacation (more on that later today!) and an official start of the holiday season!
Thanks for reading my posts and interacting with me! I appreciate all of you! Have a fantastic, haunted Halloween weekend!
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