Wonder Grace Joy: August 2023

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Dear August

August, you had some of the highest highs and lowest lows-Literally and figuratively. Thanks for the memories and let's give September a hint, there shouldn't be any funny business.

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Here are some words that were prominent during my month:

Excitement/// This month was full of unusual excitement- like the world of thrift shopping, getting a coffee at 7/11 and a day alone.

Hot/// Another hot month; I get it, you're August, but you don't really have to be that hot. Let me tell you, day drinking on a golf course in HOT weather does not get you drunk at all. It gets you hydrated. HAHAHA

Decision/// With all the weirdness and LOTS of thinking last month, I made my decision and it was a tough decision to verbalize. I am happy in the end that I made that decision; it ended up surprising a lot of people and I learned a lot from my decision (more than I ever thought I would)

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Emoji of the month:

🎉

Feeling of surprise, celebration, achievement, happiness and a good time.

In a twisted way, this emoji was supposed to represent something totally different but in the end, it represented my happiness and my surprise where I spoke my truth and did what was best for me. That in it self, is a call for a celebration.

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Flashback

In 2022, so.many.adventures; in 2021, emotionally better; Chicago Fire binge and dating myself; in 2020, a mystery flamingo appeared, reading again and feeling more like myself; in 2017, my first 5K; and finally in 2015, I was painting, doing yoga, my very first Crohn's Confidential post and sharing my daily musings.

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Gym Update

No gym again but I spent 5 days moving. I walked 18 holes on a golf course one Sunday and then ran a 5K on a Saturday. I did some heavy lifting as well, that counts right?

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Looking Forward

New beginnings; starting over; resiliency and lots of introspection.

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Posts

Did you miss any of my posts from this month? Find them below:

Random #19 | M-E-T-S | WGJ vol. 44 | Diary #44 | 12 in 12: August

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[[Sometimes you have to make a decision that will break your heart but will give peace to your soul]]

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

12 in 12: August

If you're new here, Start with The Plan then come back to this post 🏃‍♀️

Week of Race

I didn't train for this race. I did have a nice long walk around a carnival so that counts right?!

Night before Race

What I did do to prepare for this race was watch the weather like a hawk and pick out my outfit. #priorities

Morning of Race

We got to Gille Park nice and early. This is my favorite race I run. Its a hometown race and so much fun.

Right before Race

Compared to last month's race, this race was much bigger. We lined up and before I knew it, we were off and running.

During the Race

I kept saying to myself "slow and steady gab!" "you got this" "hiiiiii! (Waving to a friend!)" "oh hes cute!" "how much longer"

After the Race

Phew! I did it and YAY!

Results

Chip time: 38:29.6

Gun time: 38:44.3

fitbit time: 39:00

Age group 22/25

Overall 277/398

Music

As you can pretty much expect, I make a new playlist for each 5K I've been running. This one is full of old favorites to keep me motivated. You can list to it HERE.

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Well, that's #8 of 12 5k's I'm running this year! Wahooo!

Next month, it's.... not sure what Race I am running quite yet.... so it will be a surprise :)

Find all the previous races below: