Wednesday, April 2, 2025

375 Days Happiness Project

Day 102, 4/2/25

My purpose in life is to spread love โค๏ธ, cheer people ๐Ÿ“ฃ on, and stack ๐Ÿ“š our collective wins. Todayโ€™s win, is easily sliding into a vintage pair of jeans ๐Ÿ‘– that are 16 years old, that I couldnโ€™t fit into until recently. โ€œVintageโ€ thangs stay cute, sturdy, and most of all stand the test of time๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ Stay Sassy Babies ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ and Happy Wednesday ๐Ÿ’•

Day 101, 4/1/25 

Happy 1st of the month my lovesโฃ๏ธโฃ๏ธI am making this project better because it is starting to get phaatttt. I gotta streamline the aesthetics and navigation of this thread if it is going to grow up properly๐Ÿ‘

Firstly, I'm putting the newest entries up top to make scrolling less tedious. This is a current and living compilation of life in the written form ๐Ÿ“– So, if you see the date not highlighted, know it is going be moved and fixed โœ…

For me, tedium leads to boredom. Boredom leads to me dipping. I'm not gonna dip on myself and this project! The momentum and positive life force I am creating is REAL! Have a wonderful Tuesday ๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’ž

Day 100, is here yaโ€™ll 3/31/25 

๐Ÿฅณ Woooot ๐Ÿฅณ I made a playlist and art cover to celebrate ๐ŸŽ‰ with some UpChill vibes (Upbeat + Chill) inspired by my recent visit to Koโ€™Olina Beach, Hawaii earlier this month.

I recommend getting the party started at โ€œWild Outโ€ and just let it ride from there

๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ™Œ

Hereโ€™s the link

Enjoy ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป ๐Ÿชฉ ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป

Boxing ๐ŸฅŠ Update:

I finally found a boxing ๐ŸฅŠ coach in my area who invited me to start sparring with his crew at my gym.Turns out the real boxers train at night and I thank my lucky stars ๐ŸŒŸ I trained late today. Talk about Right place โœ… Right time โœ…

His fighters look legit so I know heโ€™s a good trainer. I had to completely stop what I was doing because they were so in sync and I was mesmerized. He approached me and told me I have good foot work and coordination.

FINALLY!!!!

Super excited ๐Ÿ™Œ Laterz babies ๐Ÿ‘ถ See yaโ€™ll maรฑana ๐Ÿ‘

Day 99, 3/30/25 

Life can be seen as a beautiful progression, unfolding one moment at a time, when you frame ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ it with love ๐Ÿ’• and a good ๐Ÿ˜Š perspective ๐Ÿ‘“

Case in point, check out this vintage jacket ๐Ÿงฅ of mine that has proven its fashion value and has time traveled ๐Ÿงณ with me and Gigi for nearly two decades:

February 16, 2008 Gigi marinating in there

Four months in and sheโ€™s making me chunky, giving me heartburn, and saying Hello ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ Mama ๐ŸŒŽ stop eating so fast

The jacket ๐Ÿงฅ makes another appearance October 29, 2017 with Gigi being an adorable 8 year old.

Then Lo and Behold, today, the 16 year old fashionista herself puts it on, owns it, and rocks ๐ŸŽธit even better than her Mama ๐Ÿค—

Cute huh? ๐Ÿฅฐ Have a magical and lovely Sunday everyoneโฃ๏ธ

Day 98, 3/29/25 Got thoroughly beat up early today from a long + challenging stamina building hitting session ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐ŸฅŠThank you Coach ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ™Œ Always love seeing the crew๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’•

After some recovery and food, and while Gigi studied nearby, I squeezed in an afternoon session to work on core and a mini full body HIIT to complete the beat down. Finally satisfied it was Gigiโ€™s turn.

Gigi has fallen into her own fitness routine, staying consistent, and seeing overall strength gains. Good job honey ๐Ÿ‘ Keep it upโฃ๏ธ

Happy ๐Ÿ˜Š Saturday beautiful ๐Ÿคฉ people!

Day 97, 3/28/25 Spreading joy is our mission๐ŸŒผHappy Friday๐ŸŒท

Power moves ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿงจ๐ŸŒ‹๐Ÿ’ฃ

Alrighty. I have a power move I am compelled to share. I call this exercise the incline abs / arm press.

It is equal parts fun and challenging in that it activates the whole body: lower body for stabilization, core and upper body for strength. 


I do this two ways. One is pressing outwardly at eye level once at the peak landing point kind of like the level of a punch ๐ŸฅŠ. The power here comes from the horizontal line of your eyes that you transmit and push out through your arms and the bar. The burst of energy you generate is excitement as you work with building your momentum and exerting your power through this full body movement.


Second, is an overhead press where the bar is pressed upwards above your head once you reach the peak landing point. The power here comes from the perpendicular line aligned with your ears. With that line from your ears, you just pop it out and push it upwards. Make sure your breathing is supporting your movement and youโ€™re not holding your breath. 


I did both ways at the gym yesterday and surprisingly my core is not yet thoroughly beat up so I need to go back and it give it a few more rounds today lol ๐Ÿ˜ŠI love this workout so much I have to write about it here โœ๏ธ Go give this a try and have some fun with this favorite power move of mine ๐Ÿ™Œ


How to do this:

  1. Find an ab incline bench 
  2. Adjust it to highest level
  3. Find a bar with weights youโ€™re comfortable lifting from a negative incline position to an upright position. I like 30 lbs right now
  4. Lift off and press 10 reps for 3 sets
  5. Congratulate yourself for being a badass working your whole body with agility, vigor, and strength!!
  6. Now go and dance ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป or box ๐ŸฅŠ or run ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ and do some more power moves. For me, the back bended selfie ๐Ÿคณ is another challenging ๐Ÿคจ and fun ๐Ÿคฉ one because I usually topple a bit after taking it lol ๐Ÿ˜œ

Have a wonderful weekend everyone whatever you are doing ๐Ÿ’

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Day 96, 3/27/25

Our Spring schedule is falling into place nicely and yesterday we celebrated the end of a productive basketball ๐Ÿ€ season for Logan.

Honorable mention goes out to the JV Team that came out in first place๐Ÿฅ‡in their division ๐Ÿ™Œ


I enjoy the camaraderie they are building and with time, I hope Gavin continues to hone his athleticism at the highest level he can take it.

Thatโ€™s going to take dedication, discipline, day in and day out, on and off season.


Congratulations to all the student athletes we know and loveโฃ๏ธKeep working and striving to be your best every day. Happy ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Thursday ๐Ÿ’›

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Days 1 - 11 here

Day 12, 1/1/25: Yoloooo โฃ๏ธHappy 1st ๐Ÿฅ‡ day of a brand spanking New Year. Like whhhuuuttttt itโ€™s finally twenty twenty five ๐Ÿฅณ The kids and I finished the old year strong ๐Ÿ’ช and this energy continued and we put it out on this first day.

Slept in a bit and had a substantial Filipino breakfast of fish ๐ŸŸ, salted duck ๐Ÿฆ† egg, with tomatoes ๐Ÿ… and rice ๐Ÿš.

We trained in hills today and enjoyed a nature walk โ›ฐ๏ธ at Coyote Hills and a nice family gave us their parking ๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ ticket as they were driving out. It was a cool exchange and Iโ€™m glad I had my window down and was paying attention ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

I failed trying to do the same on our way out multiple times so now itโ€™s a lil souvenir for the day ๐ŸŒท

I like the inclines here. Runnable so we did a little to train our bodies this natural way with varied terrain. 

My wolf ๐Ÿบ pack lol ๐Ÿ˜œ Woof ๐Ÿถ

Great vantage point and photo by Gigi.

Cumulus looking clouds add texture to photos. No rain so yay ๐ŸŒž

She got a good incline pic here ๐Ÿ‘

Kids and their Big Dawg ๐Ÿบ Great looking subjects that happen to be mine ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—

That was our warm up then hit the gym for all our own workouts. Gavin did a full body workout, Gigi trained legs, and I boxed and danced.

We did healthy stuff we all loved ๐Ÿฅฐ and now weโ€™re waiting for our food so Iโ€™m blogging while killing time.

Our food is here so hasta la maรฑana amigos y amigas. Happy 2025๐Ÿฅณ

Day 13, 1/2/25: I love ๐Ÿ’• surprising strangers where they completely on their own, feel compelled to share their delight with me โœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿค“

Like today, I was walking to the building where my in person meetings were held and a random stranger walking the opposite direction loudly retorted:

โ€œOh. Mah. Gawwwd! You look damn goooood!โ€

lol ๐Ÿ˜‚ His shocked ๐Ÿ˜ณ verbal declaration made me internally chuckle, so I responded respectfully:

โ€Thank you Sir. Happy New Year and have a wonderful day.โ€

Politeness is an old fashioned way of being that shows (1) self respect and (2) respect for others of which I think our fast paced modern world needs more of.

Doling this out is a good thing for society, in my humble opinion.

Day 14, 1/3/25: Stopped and enjoyed the murals today. Happy Friday ๐Ÿ’—

Day 15, 1/4/25: Waiting for our gym to open. Open open open ๐Ÿคณ ๐Ÿ’…๐Ÿฆ†๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒท๐Ÿ’— Busy Saturday for us gotta get it in โœ…

Done โœ…

Sunk that ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ—‘๏ธโ›น๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘

Strong ๐Ÿ’ช dudes

Thanks for coming to watch Gavin play Lyle๐Ÿ’ฏ

This one needs a Malatown Detox lol ๐Ÿ˜‚ She loves it here too much ๐Ÿ’•

Day 16, 1/5/25: We had a very good Sunday ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’—

Got in our workouts and wanted to focus on a long cardio session day.

Put in 8.5 miles on the bike ๐Ÿšฒ at the gym to get the heart pumping and blood flowing.

Took some measurements to get a baseline of where my body is currently so that I can keep building muscle and an overall leaner physique.


Also took advantage of the great weather today and got in a 2 city outdoor run ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ from our gym in Hayward and ran to Union Landing and back.

I was telling my brother Lyle how amazing it felt to be able to do an outdoor jog with minimal stopping and throw in some nice burst of short sprints as my body allowed me to do.

Hitting a sub 8 minute mile pace during my short sprints felt amazing and I am very grateful to feel my stamina and power in my running ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ slowly building up again ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ’•

Later we hung out at my momโ€™s for food and family time. Little Lyle and Lenny are the cutest ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ

And of course so is Mamaโ€™s Roawd dawg, Rosie โฃ๏ธ

See yโ€™all maรฑana ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธโœŒ๏ธโœจ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Day 17, 1/6/25: We were all on our game today, from meal prepping, to school, work, workouts, and extracurricular activities etc.

Gavinโ€™s team dominated tonight as they were the more accurate and defensively stronger team. It was exciting to see our boys push themselves from start to finish.


Gigi and team got to meet the former mayor of Union City through their volunteer work today. Many exciting positive projects are underway to empower the local youth.

Day 18, 1/7/25: Gorgeous day for some hill training today๐Ÿž๏ธ ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธโœŒ๏ธ

Day 19, 1/8/25: I personally enjoy feeling like my own sunshine ๐ŸŒž so I vibe out in my stylistโ€™s chair every few weeks to get ๐Ÿ’‡โ€โ™€๏ธ my hair done how I like it.

Color treated hair needs to taken cared of and babied ๐Ÿ‘ถ My stylist has instructed me how to do this and Iโ€™ve cultivated a day to day process to keep my crown ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿป vibrant, healthy, and growing ๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ’—

See? Thatโ€™s all natural ๐ŸŒฑ hair growth ๐Ÿ‘
Tanya does the bleaching process where itโ€™s not bothersome to my scalp.I came prepared and meal prepped because it takes 3+ hours to get the whole system down pat ==> Set the bleach/process it/rinse it/set the toner/cook/rinse/trim/dry.
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿณ Cooking in the โ€œovenโ€
Tada ๐ŸŽ‰ Shes done โœจ๐Ÿ‘‘โœŒ๏ธ๐ŸŒผ Thank you Tanya ๐ŸŒท

Invest ๐Ÿ“ˆ in your most valuable resource:

โœจYOUโœจ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿป๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿž๏ธ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿณ

Day 20, 1/9/25: Protect your peace my loves๐Ÿ’• ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿž๏ธby protecting your attention and your time ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Allow people to learn you and ignore whatโ€™s NOT moving your day forward. Stick to your plan and most of all WORK your plan.

The squat is not an exercise but a resting position. Modern humans think and move otherwise. Here Iโ€™m practicing strengthening the whole lower body system and toes ๐Ÿฉฐ for maximum โ€œhangโ€ time.

Hands, fingers, and limbs need to be activated daily or theyโ€™ll brittle and get weak. We donโ€™t want that. Donโ€™t skip the heavy bags if you donโ€™t have gloves. Just go ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Day 21, 1/10/25: Happy Aloha Friyay blogosphere ๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ™ŒโœŒ๏ธ Our meal ๐Ÿฅ˜ prep game is strong ๐Ÿ’ช baby๐Ÿ’— Have a blessed one everyone ๐Ÿ˜‡

Day 22, 1/11/25: I enjoy listening to humans smarter than me who have done their own work and are spreading that good around. Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is one of those humans ๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ™ŒโœŒ๏ธOne of my favorite lessons from him is the following:

Day 23, 1/12/25: 10:57 am: Revving myself up for a three (3) city run/walk/jog today. The thought of it excites and scares me because I don't remember the last time I did this. My plan is to run to Costco so I will naturally hit Fremont, Union City, and Hayward. Then I will stop and eat. Then I will decide to Uber back or not. Baby steps. Be back to report how things went. Peace out ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคฉ

5:27 pm: I am currently (1) enjoying my โ€œpost raceโ€ meal ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ that my son lovingly prepared for me (thanks honey youโ€™re the best๐ŸŒท) (2) blogging in bed, and (3) responding to text messages. Yes, I thoroughly enjoy multitasking where it makes sense and donโ€™t feel like a scattered mess lol ๐Ÿ˜†

Lets chat about todays long walk/run/jog before I forget all details tomorrow because these moments are fleeting and donโ€™t need to be stored in long term memory other than the details I write โœ๏ธ about here.

First city sign I hit up was Fremont at around 2.2 miles hereโ€™s proof.

I ran with Nike Air Max 270 lifestyle trainers ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ and they held up well. When I discovered these shoes I fell in love so I bought four pairs in the color combinations that I liked.

Next sign ๐ŸชงUnion City was only 4 minutes away, the second city which was a nice ๐Ÿ‘ and โ€œeasyโ€ win lol ๐Ÿ˜† I mapped out this route so I get motivated early and keeps me motivated to keep going.

Getting to the third sign ๐Ÿชง post was not easy and felt like forever to get to Hayward at 5.21 miles.

Got a burst of energy when I got to my finish line ๐Ÿ at Costco at 5.87 miles so naturally I kept going ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

By 2:00 pm at 7.77 miles, I reached my lactic acid threshold and only walked from there and did occasional leg ups to distribute the lactic acid more evenly and not get โ€œlead legs.โ€

Fatigue was slapping me around around the 9.92 mile mark and I almost stopped at the bus stop to take public transit or call an Uber but I pushed through. I was too close to double digit mileage all on my own human volition, without wheels, and on my feet ๐Ÿ‘ฃ so I decided not to be a sissy and stop.

Then I got another energy boost when I saw my home ๐Ÿก city sign at around 10.10 miles.

Almost home so was getting giddy so I wanted to remember this and took a pic โœŒ๏ธ


Clocked โฐ in 11.73 non stop miles on foot ๐Ÿ‘ฃ at 3:33 pm and felt super accomplished ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธโœ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

K. Iโ€™m done ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธโœ… See yaโ€™ll maรฑana ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿป๐ŸŒŽโœŒ๏ธ

Here are a few pages from Dr. Sheehan's book, The Essential Sheehan, that expresses this idea of play quite nicely:




And another excerpt that talks about two types of physical energy. One that is magical and playful and another that is mundane and obligatory.



With all that said I hope hope you get out there, connect with others, get moving, and find YOUR PLAY!!


Before long, you will find yourself invigorated and inspired once again.


Happy weekend friends!

Day 24, 1/13/25: 2:15 pm: Happy ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Monday. Hope your day is going well whatever time you are seeing this. For me, itโ€™s another at the gym blogging post.

To aid my muscles in recovering yesterday, I took a hot salt bath ๐Ÿ›€ and rolled out with a foam roller. Today my legs felt good and nimble with minimal soreness. I want to keep the recovery on an upward trend ๐Ÿ“ˆ so I focused on mobility training and an active recovery type workout today. So far so good ๐Ÿ˜Š Thank you ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ God for all that my body can do๐Ÿ’—

Day 25, 1/14/25, 10:20 am. Show ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ๐ŸŽชme your brave and Iโ€™ll show you mine. Go get it and conquer your day everyone๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŒŸThatโ€™s what Iโ€™m doing. Happy Tuesday yaโ€™ll ๐Ÿค ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Day 26, 1/15/25, 9:21 am Gavin and his team dominated yesterday against Newark. Great job guys ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘โค๏ธโ˜„๏ธ

Day 27,1/16/25 ๐Ÿ˜ƒโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Š The basketball ๐Ÿ€ ninjas ๐Ÿฅท๐Ÿฝ handled business well today. Great job fellas ๐Ÿ‘

Day 28, 1/17/25 Bang โ€ผ๏ธ bang โ€ผ๏ธ watch out now. My cool a$$ doctor gave me a bunch of free contact lenses today so now I can see someoneโ€™s face clearly from one end of a Costco to another and read body language from far as well. I should really be a spy ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ or long distance sniper *pew* x 2 ๐Ÿ”ซlol ๐Ÿ˜‚ Happy ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Aloha ๐ŸŒบ Friyay and MLK weekend everyone ๐ŸŒŸ Hope you enjoy itโฃ๏ธ

Day 29, 1/18/25 Sunset nature walk ๐ŸŒ… Happy Saturday ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿถ๐Ÿพ

Day 30, 1/19/25 Off to an early and active start for all us today. Gavin had basketball training, I worked on mobility / dance choreography, and Gigi placed in her speech tournament. Happy blessed ๐Ÿ˜‡ Sunday friends ๐Ÿ’•

I counted 18 instances of roaring audience laughter and 3 tender โ€œawwโ€ tender hearted moments of connection. The dynamic duo of Gigi and Noah most definitely delighted audiences with their performance tonight. Congratulations and well done you two ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Day 31, 1/20/25 Happy MLK day everyone. I hope you keep blossoming wherever you are planted ๐Ÿชด๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒท

My mom and I were delighted to see these blossoms because these plants have moved with her and my dad, have been replanted numerous times, and this is the first time they are blossoming. Bellรญsima ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’—

I went to Dale hardware today and found it to be a breath of fresh air compared to the other, bigger tool stores.

First, itโ€™s closer to home and so much more digestible aesthetically in how it is organized. I bought what I needed and was greeted with helpful and knowledgeable employees. (Iโ€™m never going back to the other places from now on.)

Anyhow, today I taught myself how to uninstall burnt out overhead light fixtures in my kitchen and replace them with newer LED fixtures without YouTube and did it the old fashioned way of trial and error. I am so freaking proud of myself because this task was super duper not easy !! I am sure my old man ๐Ÿ‘ด๐Ÿฝ in heaven was with me because I had a lucid dream of him last night helping me babysit my future grand children like he did with his own grandchildren when he was alive. Thank you Papa๐ŸŒท Now I can add this to my resume lol ๐Ÿ˜‚ Be blessed and loved ๐Ÿฅฐ yaโ€™ll. See you maรฑana โœŒ๏ธ

Tada ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿ’ช I fixed my own lights๐Ÿ’ก

Day 32, 1/21/25 I love grappling with ideas ๐Ÿ’ก and ways of living to become a better human. I believe whatever I can learn and embody, the better off my children and bloodline will be because they will have in their own home a living and breathing example of a happy, productive, positive, and God-loving mother. Living in this manner fuels me and is one of the greatest purposes of my life. My prayer this year is to gain more wisdom and understanding in everyday moments as they unfold.

Proverbs 4: 1-9 is one of my favorite verses because thereโ€™s a lot packed in there and itโ€™s not superfluous or random.

Like today I had to dig, define, reflect, and write about thisโœ๏ธ.

So, based on the above definitions wisdom is an ability that fuses information of all kinds (technical, sensory, intuitive, and experiencial) that come together in a way that the action that is taken is of the highest and best outcome based on that ability.

One definition of understanding could then be the ability to decipher how all these disparate pieces come come together from start to finish adding each element at the right time and in the right quantity.

Thatโ€™s all from me today๐Ÿ’•Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day๐ŸŒž

Day 33, 1/22/25 I decided to break up with Bread ๐Ÿž yesterday ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿคจ Last month it was IG + FB. This is not a forever thing โ™พ๏ธbut itโ€™s whatโ€™s necessary and on the chopping block this month๐Ÿ”ชI hope you are doing hard things and crushing it ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ž LFG๐Ÿ˜˜โœŒ๏ธ

Day 34, 1/23/25 I love leather ๐Ÿฅฐ Thatโ€™s all ๐Ÿ˜ Have a snappy day๐Ÿซฐ

Day 35, 1/24/25 It was a very productive and positive week. Work projects and home projects progressing at a good clip and kids doing well in school and their chosen activities. Have a wonderful weekend everyone ๐ŸŒท๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ’ž


Day 36, 1/25/25 I met this beautiful entrepreneurial family (Grama, mom, & kids) selling childrenโ€™s books ๐Ÿ“š and hard bound journals ๐Ÿ“’ at Loganโ€™s MLK Competition last week. All their products were well made and aesthetically pleasing. Since Iโ€™ve been looking around for a hard bound food journal since last year ๐Ÿ“” I was overjoyed ๐Ÿ˜ to find one๐Ÿ’˜ I got their contact so I will be a repeat customer of theirs for sure ๐Ÿ‘ Hereโ€™s a pic of it and No,Iโ€™m not sharing what I write โœ๏ธ in there (duh ๐Ÿ™„) because thatโ€™s my business ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผ not yours lol ๐Ÿ˜†โœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜œ Good news is ๐Ÿ“ฐ by using it I did drop 4 pounds easy..say whhaaaattt๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰Woot woot ๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿคธto not getting fat ๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜**hugs** ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค—

Day 37, 1/26/25 I ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ am learning how to fix and repair small things ๐Ÿ”จ around my house ๐Ÿก and today I fixed a broken arm of a kitchen drawer that had been broken for years. I put my leather motorcycle ๐Ÿ๏ธ gloves on for maximum grip and popped that bad boy in place like a broken elbow. The drawer is functional now๐Ÿ’ช Just call me Miss Fixes-a-lot ๐Ÿ˜Ž Happy ๐Ÿ˜Š Sunday, have a blessed one ๐Ÿ˜‡

Off the rail living is not good for an arm drawerIt was stubborn and fought back but I popped it back in. Now its back to its purpose to serve its proper role now ๐ŸŽฏShe did that โฌ†๏ธโœ”๏ธ๐Ÿ’…๐ŸŽ€

Day 38, 1/27/25 Waddup, waddup. Happy Mondayโฃ๏ธThis cute employee at Costco was like โ€œArenโ€™t you cold? I was like, โ€œNo, I just came from the gym and Iโ€™m still hot.โ€ Theyโ€™re like, โ€œPERIOD!โ€ Lmao ๐Ÿ˜‚ These young bucks. Gotta love โ€˜em and their young buck talk ๐ŸŽ

Speaking of young bucks ๐Ÿด๐Ÿด, here are recent pics of mine ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ

Gigi got the golden ๐Ÿ”‘ for semi-finaling and finaling in her speech competitions this weekend.Gavin gaining more strength ๐Ÿ’ช and competence ๐Ÿ€ in his chosen activity.

The kids and I are on this winning mindset and we want our loved ones to catch it so TAG youโ€™re it ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿค—๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ˜˜

Get itttttttttttt ๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŽฏ

Day 39, 1/28/25 Ratatataatttaat ๐ŸฅŠTat tat ๐ŸฅŠ๐ŸฅŠ๐ŸฅŠ Love making them dance ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ•บ๐ŸปThrow your weight around and show them whoโ€™s in charge ๐Ÿ’ช ok? Para mi? Por favor ๐Ÿค— See ya maรฑana๐ŸŒž Grrr ๐ŸฆโœŒ๏ธlol

Day 40, 1/29/25 Your favorite hybrid Asian firecracker ๐Ÿงจ wishes you a Happy Lunar Year ๐Ÿงง Peace โœŒ๏ธ Love โค๏ธ and Blessings ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

Breaking news 6:53 pm๐Ÿ“ฐ: Logan Menโ€™s Basketball ๐Ÿ€ beat Moreau (again) babbbyyyโฃ๏ธWell done FELLAS. That was a hell of a game ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ€โœŒ๏ธโค๏ธ

Day 39, 1/30/25 Very nice family dinner with the kids and my mom.

Day 41, 1/31/25 Early start for a busy weekend for us. Happy ๐Ÿ˜Š Friday everyoneโฃ๏ธHope you are doing what you love ๐Ÿ’•

Day 42, 2/1/25 Happy 1st ๐Ÿฅ‡ day of this second month of 2025 ๐Ÿ’• I love taking stock of my wins and accomplishments at the end and beginning of the month to access where Iโ€™ve been, where I am, and where I am going ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ

Yesterday, my trainer measured me and I am happy to report ๐Ÿ“ฐ that my body composition is positively changing in that I have dropped 3% of body fat which means I have been consistently building more muscle ๐Ÿ’ช I was so happy ๐Ÿฅฐ I literally was jumping up and down because I did indulge ๐Ÿ™ˆin rich foods over the holidays so to hear this was music to my ears.

With that said, I invite you to continue reaching for your goals and build positive things in your life that yield positive returns ๐Ÿ“ˆ Muscle ๐Ÿ’ช is ๐Ÿ’ฏ one of my favorite assets because it makes the whole human system function better and is only gained through hard work and consistency.

We got thisโฃ๏ธLetโ€™s get to it ๐ŸŽฏ

Heavy things are our friends ๐Ÿ’› Working with them makes us stronger, faster, and better ๐ŸŒป

Day 43, 2/2/25 Happy Sunday Loveliesโฃ๏ธI went shopping ๐Ÿ›๏ธ with my mom and aunt today and found the BEST new hair accessory ever. Itโ€™s like eyelashes but for your crown ๐Ÿ‘‘

I wanted to create a balayage undertone so I opted for these invisible extensions that are secured with a single band that almost feels like a flexible fishing ๐ŸŽฃ line (very easy, comfortable, w/ no clips or strips).

Alternatively, a popular brand called halo ๐Ÿ˜‡ is priced at $212 a box and these ones I found are a whopping $49 a box๐Ÿ’•Also, I gave them a trim to layer with my natural length and bam ๐Ÿ’ฅ I got a Ginger Blonde Balayage Upgrade โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ’‡โ€โ™€๏ธThis is a total hair hack and an easy way to glam up any crown ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿป

Check it:


Day 44, 2/3/25 Happy 1st ๐Ÿฅ‡Monday to you. Jumping on the early morning train ๐ŸšŠ to get our 5 am fasted gym sessions this week ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Thank you James for inspiring us, and Sharon for kicking my butt ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป

On a side note ๐Ÿ“ this good boy ๐Ÿถ says hi ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ everyone have a wonderful day ๐Ÿ’

See yaโ€™ll maรฑana๐Ÿ’•

Day 45, 2/4/25. Day 2 of 5 amโ€™ers. Goal is 5 this week. Itโ€™s been a nice challenge to my gym routine to get my fasted cardio/HIIT done, start my day earlier, and max out daylight hours. On days I have personal training, I come in twice a day. So far, Iโ€™m ok with this added load because my sleep ๐Ÿ˜ด is locked in ๐Ÿฅฐ Be healthy and well friends๐ŸŒป

Day 46, 2/5/25. Good morning ๐ŸŒž Letโ€™s make it a good one โ˜๏ธ Day 3 of 5 amโ€™ers done โœ…

Protein packed lunch ๐Ÿฅ— hack thanks to In-n-Out and a little planning. Thatโ€™s my favorite packaged salad at $3.49 per bag. Those are fresh plain (no salt) beef patties for dogs *woof* ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜† At $1.50 per patty this is about 2 meals for meโœŒ๏ธThis high protein, high veggie yield is a hack because it is fresh, on the go, healthy, and priced well at $9.24 (($3.49+$15) โž—2) per meal. Hereโ€™s to eating well while out n about ๐Ÿซถ

Kids say hey ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ

Day 47, 2/6/25. Good morning๐ŸŒž Day 4 of 5 5 amโ€™ers in the bag ๐Ÿ’ผ Have a wonderful day ๐Ÿ’•

Day 48, 2/7/25. Good morning๐ŸŒž Day 5 of 5, 5 amโ€™ers are done'zo! I'm gonna try and pass along what I did today because it was a very well balanced power workout that I was able to do fasted first thing in the morning at around 5:10 am.

Warm up:

I found this to be necessary because I didn't have any caffeine in me so I had to produce energy on my own by moving my body. 15 minutes did the job and I was able to move along nicely onto the main segment.

Power HIIT: (main segment)

So I added the word Power because there are strength training elements in this HIIT workout I normally don't do together but was compelled to because I wanted to feel that muscle PUMP! lol ;-) Here are pics and I will do my best to explain the sequence I did them.

1. Bridge exercise w/ the battle ropes. Take the ropes by hand, use leverage, and bend over backwards as far you can with the goal of touching your head to the ground making a "bridge" with your body. I absolutely love this move and touching the ground with my head feels like a "touchdown" lololol.

2. Battle it out with the ropes. I like full extension whips up and down for 20 reps.

3. Take the dumbells and do walking lunges toward the strong board and leave them there. 10 reps

4. Align yourself optimally atop the big red ball and do push ups while keeping your balance. 10 reps

5. Take those dumbells and do weighted punches with them while walking them over and bringing them to your starting point. 10 reps

6. Get on the other strongboard while balancing yourself with a 15 lb medicine ball near the TRX structure. Use one arm to carry the medicine ball, while the other arm you are using to get on the strongboard in a balanced manner. Now do deep squats while holding the medicine ball close to your core. Inhale while you go down on the deep squat and exhale while pushing the medicine ball out perpendicular to the ground, then back to starting position, all while maintaining your balance on the strongboard. 10 reps

7. Do RDLs. Two 35 lb plates on the bar. Cleanly with good form. 8 reps

8. Do basic swings w/ 35 lb kettlebell. Cleanly with good form. 10 reps

9. Hip thrusts the old fashioned way. You'll need to use a bolted down bench, bar, two 45 lb plates. Don't do this if you've not been properly trained to do it. My trainer taught me how to do this properly and ppl glance over and look at me like yo wtf is she doing? lol This is an advanced movement in the setting up of it, the doing it, and the breaking down of it. It's heavier work, unassisted, unlike the Smith machine lol 

10. Last one. Find a squat rack. Load it up with a good weight for you. I did two 25 lb plates. Go for 10 reps with good form. That's it.


Cool down:

Walk slow, wash up, and freshen up lol ;-) Congratulate yourself for kicking your own a$$!

Day 49, 2/8/25. Happy Saturday ๐Ÿ’ This guy is learning self soothing skills while Gigi and Noah rehearse loudly lol ๐Ÿ˜† Heโ€™s so cute ๐Ÿฅฐ even if heโ€™s a little stressed out ๐Ÿ˜‚ Puppy ๐Ÿถ gotta grow and learn ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿพ

Day 50, 2/9/25. Happy Sunday ๐ŸŒž Found this cute guy on our lawn today.

I found out heโ€™s a runner ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿฝ so I had to lure him with turkey.



He loved it so I was able to put a leash on him and we walked the neighborhood to find his home ๐Ÿก 



Went door to door and found his mom who was very relieved to see him ๐Ÿฅฐ Have a wonderful upcoming week everyone ๐Ÿ’•


Day 51, 2/10/25. Wow itโ€™s already halfway through this project. This Monday was a good and full one. Pics I wanna remember today:

Day 52, 2/11/25. Happy Tuesday โฃ๏ธGavin passed along this great candid team shot to me. Letโ€™s go Colts โค๏ธ๐Ÿด๐Ÿค

Day 53, 2/12/25. Good morning sunshines ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒž Letโ€™s make it a good ๐Ÿ‘ one ๐Ÿ’

2:37 pm

Guys. Let's have a lil mid day chat ๐Ÿ’ฌ

I was at the Safeway parking lot, looked to my right, and saw a firetruck. As I approached the store not one but three fire fighters greeted me hello like they knew me. Very amicably and one of them engaged in good natured banter with me.

He was like, "Miss how tall do you think I am?

I had to stop because he asked an honest question and wanted my opinion. I placed myself squarely in front of him, looked him up and down, and said "five foot ten."

The two other fire fighters oooooo'd and said, "she's gooood!"

The five foot ten guy was like "the lady in there said I look six foot."

To that I looked him in the eyes and said, "Nope, but you're still cute. Have a nice day fellas."

2/12 Lesson of the day: Leave people better than they found you. That way you'll leave a positive imprint that they can carry around with them :-)

Day 54, 2/13/25. Getting hammered with lots of rain โ˜”๏ธ today. Gigi and forensics team got to Boston safely for a speech tournament and Gavinโ€™s team won their basketball game yesterday. Also, our cheerleaders ๐Ÿ“ฃ are talented and delightful to watch. Great ๐Ÿ‘ job across the board Logan๐Ÿ‘ Proud of you all and be safe everyone โฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝโค๏ธโœจ

Day 55, 2/14/25. My kids donโ€™t know this but I have purposely and positively been molding them since they were born not to become my mini meโ€™s but rather to become what God is calling them to be.

A formative experience I gave them was when they were attending elementary school at Forest Park. I took my passion for fitness and family and put it into a fun after school program we taught together for three years. This had multi beneficial social and emotional learning for them.

They learned how to be comfortable being in the spotlight and in servant-leadership roles. They learned how to positively interface with all members in our school community. And they also learned that being positively engaged in their own lives is the only path toward success.

All that said, here are some fun blast from the past pics from our Family Fitness Classes we taught together. I called the class โ€œfitnessโ€ but they were actually choreographed dance classes with a fitness twist.

๏ปฟOur vibe was not Zumba and definitely cooler ๐Ÿ˜Ž because they were popular classes with the kids. As an instructor, my goal for the children was to give them the skills and confidence to move their bodies in joyful ways to music. ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป๐Ÿฉฐ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘Ÿ

My hope is that you teach your loved ones to serve with their talents and watch them shine๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ Happy Valentineโ€™s Day my Loves ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’• Enjoy your day๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ

Hereโ€™s the original post from 10 years ago

https://thepassionateheroine.blogspot.com/2015/10/family-fitness.html

Day 56, 2/15/25 Worked out early with the crew today and had a nice team breakfast after๐ŸŒHope you all get your workouts in with the people you enjoy โœŒ๏ธ

Day 57, 2/16/25 Happy ๐Ÿ˜Š Lordโ€™s Day ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป

Day 58, 2/17/25 Mondays seem to have a way of sneaking up on me and smacking me around ๐Ÿ™„ I just smack back harder and keep chugging along like a bullet train ๐Ÿš… Have a good week everyone ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ’ซโœจ๐ŸŒŸ

20 mins boxing ๐ŸฅŠ drills + 20 mins across the floor dancing ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป drills

20 min HIIT

100 incline sit ups w/ 25 pound plate. I expect to be sore tomorrow

Day 59, 2/18/25 Good morning ๐ŸŒ Not sore so came back for more. Plus timing โฑ๏ธ matters cuz that fasted first thing in the morning cardio pump hits different and sets the tone for day. Gonna come back for personal training later so gonna squeeze stuff in between now and then. Have a positive + productive day everyone ๐Ÿ’˜

Day 60, 2/19/25 This little blog of mine is hitting places like Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Singapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Austria ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Hong Kong ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Mexico ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง and of course my good oleโ€™ USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ. My workout ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ log ๐Ÿ“” and I say hello ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ fellow world ๐ŸŒŽ travelers ๐Ÿงณ Sending love ๐Ÿ’• light ๐ŸŒŸ and strength ๐Ÿ’˜your wayโœจ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ˜Šโœจ๐Ÿ’ซ today and everydayโœŒ๏ธ

Day 61, 2/20/25, Happy Thursdayโฃ๏ธ

โ€In dreams and love there are no impossibilities.โ€

- Janos Arany, Hungarian Poet

Therefore, we should dream big๐Ÿ’ญ๐Ÿ’ญ๐Ÿ’ญand love bigger ๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’“

Day 62, 2/21/25, I love running into this fit grandpa ๐Ÿ‘ด๐Ÿฝ who parks, gets out his car, drops off his teenage grand kids, kisses them on the top of their heads, and rounds up his 2-3 dogs for a pack walk ๐Ÿบ at the nearby park. Now thatโ€™s love ๐Ÿ’› Hope your weekend is filled with it โฃ๏ธ

6:07 pm

We had great weather ๐ŸŒž today so I maxed out on sunlight and made three van trips to St. Vincent de Paul to drop off useable donations. 

No gym lifting today but real life power lifting for like 5 hours lol ๐Ÿคฃ Nothing invites Spring like Spring decluttering and cleaning ๐Ÿงค๐Ÿงผ๐Ÿš ๐Ÿ“ฆ ๐Ÿชฃ

I like this manual laborer side of me lmao ๐Ÿ˜œ This counts as exercise for sure ๐Ÿ‘

Day 63, 2/22/25, Finally the proud owner of a tall ladder ๐Ÿชœ๐ŸŒŸWith it I can fix more things like replace overhead lights in the garage like I did today. Got more donations donated too. Itโ€™s a home improvement kinda day ๐Ÿงฐ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ“ฆ

Day 64, 2/23/25, we say heaayyy ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ

Day 65, 2/24/25, Happy Monday ๐Ÿฅฐ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿ’ป

Day 66, 2/25/25, striving for consistency is both grounding and invigorating ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ Have a wonderful day๐Ÿ’–

4:01 pm

Letting go feels sooooo goood ๐Ÿ’—Itโ€™s like losing weight โœ… 5th drop off to date ๐Ÿ“… Gonna do this 5 days this week until Iโ€™m at my goal ๐ŸŽฏ

Day 67, 2/26/25, Getting some sunnnn ๐ŸŒž Yeeeeee ๐Ÿ˜Ž Have a wonderful day sunshines ๐Ÿ’–

6th van load drop off donations to date. May cause spontaneous giggling ๐Ÿคญ from being so proud of yourself ๐Ÿ‘ Or thatโ€™s just me lmao ๐Ÿ˜‚

See yaโ€™ll maรฑana ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

Day 68, 2/27/25, Playtime ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿถ

6th donation drop off ๐Ÿ‘

Day 69, 2/28/25,

**New thing to the blog**Today will be known as Happy Lenny Day (aka Friday!)

Lenny Kravitz is a gift ๐ŸŽ to humanity ๐ŸŒŽ because his music is uplifting, inspiring, and he is age-defyingly-fiiyynnee๐Ÿ”ฅ(Heโ€™s 60 years old.)

Iโ€™ve been a fan forever and a song of his I just recently discovered, โ€œHumanโ€, is new fuel for my motivation gas tankโ›ฝ๏ธ (2024).

Presenting, Mr. Sexaaayyy Lennaaayyy below Hayyyyee ๐Ÿคฉ


Hereโ€™s my tried and true, positively taste tested playlist that will get you moving ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป, feeling confident ๐Ÿ’–, bopping your head๐Ÿถ, and welcoming the weekend ahead ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ‘

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0eRrxjSq2TqbxTf3s30VPF?si=Sqw55K7xTya8VjyKiXn3yQ&pi=0adz0fSHThyAd

Day 70, 3/1/25

Simple joys are my jam ๐ŸŽธ

Creating love is an act of grace ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธand expanding it outward is a blessing ๐Ÿ’—

This is how wholesomeness heals, from the inside out โค๏ธ๐Ÿค—๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ’Ÿ

Happy Saturdayโฃ๏ธ

Day 71, 3/2/25

Grow good fruit ๐ŸŠ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‡ Happy Sunday ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

Day 72, 3/3/25. Starting the week off strong ๐Ÿ’ช Happy Monday ๐Ÿค—

Day 73, 3/4/25. Gettin it like I doooooo๐Ÿ‘ Not gonna stop. Happy Tuesday ๐ŸŽธ

Day 74, 3/5/25. Surfโ€™s ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ up. Happy ๐Ÿ˜Š Wednesday guys ๐Ÿฅฐ

Day 75, 3/6/25. Just call me Harley ๐Ÿ’— today.

Gonna run to the local Foodland to hopefully find the exotic food thing Iโ€™m looking for.

Packed up my gear and got fueled โ›ฝ๏ธ up for this adventure on foot ๐Ÿฆถ with shoes ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ lol ๐Ÿ˜†

Happy Thursday mi gente โค๏ธ

Day 76, 3/7/25 Adventuring ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿค—๐ŸŒผ

Day 77, 3/8/25 Be like the sun ๐ŸŒž and share your light wherever you go ๐Ÿงณ Happy Saturday ๐ŸŒผ

Day 78, 3/9/25 Home ๐Ÿก bound โœˆ๏ธ pics:

Took lots of pics ๐Ÿ“ธ + notes ๐Ÿ“ so I can weave in details when I take the time to write โœ๏ธ about my adventures. (Still figuring out how I want to organize and structure this.)

I did go for a cute and comfy travel ๐Ÿงณ outfit even if it was a little dressy. Kind of a Spring time in Paris vibe ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทโค๏ธ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฅ–โ˜•๏ธ

Even the road dawg got a good report and did well at his own hotel ๐Ÿจ 

Had a good first time experience at PetsHotel ๐Ÿจ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿงณโค๏ธ๐Ÿค—

Look at that handsome faceโฃ๏ธ

Gavin likes this pic of him, says he looks like a toddler ๐Ÿ‘ถ


Thank you God for a safe, peaceful, and enjoyable trip ๐Ÿ™๐ŸฝHave a wonderful upcoming week everyone ๐ŸŒบand Happy ๐Ÿ˜Š Sunday ๐ŸŒธ

Day 79, 3/10/25 Congratulations on placing first ๐Ÿฅ‡yesterday Gigiโฃ๏ธ All that hard work paid off ๐Ÿ™Œ

Day 80, 3/11/25 Morning conversations ๐ŸŒž + breakfast in a cup ๐Ÿ’— = Happy Tuesday ๐ŸŒผ

Day 81, 3/12/25 Fremont has a happy and overall healthy kinda vibe ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿค—๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Šโœ… Thatโ€™s why I love it here ๐Ÿ’

https://www.sunset.com/lifestyle/happiest-cities-in-us-2025

Day 82, 3/13/25 Generating your own power internally will spill over in everything you do. Strength, discipline, and growth never gets old. Happy ๐Ÿ˜Š Thursday ๐ŸŒผ

Day 83, 3/14/25 Been focusing on building upper body strength workouts coupled with mini lower body workouts daily this week in the same day. Squeezing shorter bursts of cardio throughout the week and longer sessions in the weekend. Happy Fridayโฃ๏ธ

Day 84, 3/15/25 Got in a workout and breakfast with the crew. Happy ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Saturday!

Day 85, 3/16/25 Gym girliez in the hizzie ๐Ÿก

Danced till I dropped. 2+ hours of bliss. I always meet cool ๐Ÿ˜Ž people boxing ๐ŸฅŠ or dancing ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป. Weโ€™re the same actually ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ Happy ๐Ÿ˜Š Sunday ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

Day 86, 3/17/25 Goal is to lift 5 days a week for strength building. Mini cardio sessions weaved in during the week. Weekends are for longer cardio sessions and mileage building. Happy Mondayโฃ๏ธ

Day 87, 3/18/25 Vitamin D therapy ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธSomething outdoorsy after lifting needed to happen todayโœ…

Rain โ˜”๏ธ went away ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

That cloud โ˜๏ธ looks like a heart to me. Happy Tuesday ๐Ÿค

Day 88, 3/19/25 This is Nacho, a neighborhood dog I recently met. Apparently, he just plops down when heโ€™s โ€œdone.โ€ โœ…

His owner has to pretend to leave so he will get back up. Lmao ๐Ÿ˜‚ Happy Wednesday ๐Ÿซถ


Day 89, 3/20/25 Feeling like a million bucks ๐ŸŽ ๐ŸŒŸ ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŒธ ๐Ÿ’ต Worked. Lifted. Ate what I prepped. Danced till I dropped. Happy Thursday โœ…

Day 90, 3/21/25 Out the door. Friday vibes. Have a good weekend everyone ๐ŸŒผ

Gavin was a part of his Freshman skit this year and they did a good job organizing themselves, from the dance routines, plot lines, and performance. It was delightful to see him in this new light and shine. He played LeBron James lol ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ™Œ

Day 91, 3/22/25 Hello, helllooo ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ I have made it into the single digits of the second installation of this Happiness Project of mine. Am super proud of all the joy, love, healthy habits, and positive focus Iโ€™ve generated in the 191 days I have been doing this without missing a beat. Yeeeee ๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Its shaping up to be a busy Saturday already and I wanted to wish everyone that organic feeling of happiness that spills over when your heart is in the right place ๐Ÿ’ **hugs**

Day 92, 3/23/25 Carrying my 52 pound nephew at his 6th birthday party with his baby brother, and grama. We wish you the best every day buddy ๐Ÿ’“ We love youโฃ๏ธ

Day 93, 3/24/25 Happy Monday you Sexy Thang. **Giggles** ๐Ÿ˜‰


Day 94, 3/25/25:


Happiness Project Update:

If I did my Math right and I asked Google the correct question then 94 done days + 281 to go days left of 2025 will yield a new project name: 375 Days Happiness Project. I like the sound of that because 10 days will naturally spill over to 2026.

The positive results from this writing โœ๏ธ project of mine have been numerous:

(1) I have been super not distracted, (2) not scattered, (3) dialed into my priorities, (4) shedded unhealthy habits / mindsets (5) shedded weight, and (6) gaining lots of natural goodness like (temperance, discipline, & consistency) that are spilling over ๐ŸŒŠ in all areas of my life. Plus, finishing a second batch of 100 will give a โ€œMeh, been there, done that feeling already ๐Ÿฅฑ. ยป

With that said 375 days is the new goal as of today. By the end of this project, if successful, I will be time traveling into 2026โฃ๏ธOh my snap ๐Ÿ˜ณ Now, thatโ€™s exciting.

Calm down tiger ๐ŸŽ€๐Ÿฏ Un dia at a time. See you guys maรฑana. Iโ€™m hella Bay Area Spanglish lol ๐Ÿ˜ This is a personal blog so imperfect grammar and colloquialisms will abound ๐Ÿ’Ÿ

Day 95, 3/26/25:

Daily family togetherness is important to me and the best way to have this is in natural moments like meal times. 

๏ปฟFinally nailed a tender, tasty, and healthy beef ๐Ÿฅฉ dish that is not oxtail. Woot woot!! This is a marinated beef + veggie dish I just taught myself this week. Kids loved it and Gigi made a point to tell me twice to pack her extra for her lunch ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŒผโค๏ธ
๏ปฟAfterschool meal: hot roast beef sandwiches and a protein/fruit smoothie

During the weekdays, having two meals together, breakfast and dinner, opens and closes our days, very nicely. I love it ๐Ÿ’—

Gavin eats A LOT. I have to keep baselining him because his intake changes. He can have 4 slices of bacon ๐Ÿฅ“ and 6 turkey sausages. Heโ€™s 5โ€™9โ€ at 14 years old and is bulking up. I want him to get yakked ๐Ÿ’ช so he can be a stronger and more versatile athlete.

The planning, time, and effort it takes to do home ๐Ÿก made meals has always been worth it to me. I fully enjoy donning an apron, getting the kitchen messy, then cleaning it all up ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ


Iโ€™m super chatty today. Gotta run now. Go and make time to cook and eat with those you love. The experience goes a really long way ๐Ÿ˜ Happy Wednesdayโฃ๏ธ

Focus on the good so it grows ๐ŸŒฑand have a charmed & blessed day friends ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐ŸŒทโœจ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป