Da Cookie

Started planning 2024…

my annual resolutions:

Stop wasting your time; invest it in yourself

Build and grow yourself (physically & spiritually)

Work and overcome your baggage

Journal + take more photos

Make 10k before year's end

Read 12 books

my daily resolutions:

Eat a salad/fruit a day

Stretch every morning & night

Drink 2 liters a day

Stop ingesting negative media

my winter resolutions

Walk 2 miles every Saturday

Apply to psych clinic internship

Begin new job(s)

Create posting weekly schedule

my spring resolutions

Join a club (socialize + make friends)

Start writing 2nd volume

Buy volume 1 CR

my summer resolutions

Upgrade wardrobe

Get passport card & DL

Lift weights every other day

my autumn resolutions

Explore (hot) coffee options

Go to the dentist

[ Kiss a woman ]

˖ ࣪⊹ Have a splendid 2024 everyone! ⊹ ࣪ ˖

Lying: I don't know if you expected this but I know that lying hasn't helped me at all. Once in awhile, I like to add a little salt and pepper to my conversation and I actually end up adding too much that it becomes distasteful. So, I recommend that if you are on the extreme end of lying, stop it. Stop it because it will give you stress and anxiety.

People pleasing: This ties to lying as well but it is more broad. When you find yourself having to lower your standards to fit into someone's preference, you are indeed pleasing them to your detriment. Learn to be independent mined, own up to your actions, be different, and be respectful.

Oversharing: The tendency to overshare is a problem. I used to be this way and it was regrettable. First, you don't give yourself the grace to make mistake or change. Second, you let people influence your decision. Third, you oversharing because you are too scared to try or you want to prove a point. When I feel this way, I record my thoughts using my voice recorder or write them down

Procrastination: Procrastination is as a result of low self-efficacy and I still struggled a little with it this semester. I have improved a whole lot over the years because I remind myself of the stress and migraine of waiting to 1 hour before the due date to get an assignment done and it motivate me to get things done.

you’re allowed to simply Exist. productivity is not a competition that you are constantly losing, and you don’t need to earn your rest

there will never be a moment quite like this one again - take the picture

leave your work at work! those after hours emails can wait until morning to earn your time

how hard you work doesn’t go unnoticed or unappreciated

on that note, it’s okay to way to be noticed or appreciated for how hard you work

you’ll never stop surprising yourself

don’t forget that everything you do, you aren’t doing it for numbers or notoriety; you’re doing it for your younger self who would be so amazed you’ve done what you’ve done

no one will ever be as hard on you as you are on yourself

give yourself a break from time to time

doing your best is, in fact, doing enough

you’ll earn that money back but the memories are irreplaceable

disney is, in fact, the most magical place on earth

spending time with your best friend will truly heal your soul in ways you can never explain

you’re going to say the wrong thing. you’re going to do the wrong thing. being wrong is a part of life you can’t avoid

your anxiety will be so loud, it’s okay to ask to be loved louder

getting lost in a book is a great escape unlike any other

the more you focus on your recovery, the more you’re going to notice the habits that lead you to choose recovery

don’t hate yourself for sucking in your stomach in photos

don’t be so hard on yourself for having to actively make the decision to eat

just because it doesn’t come naturally to you, doesn’t mean it’s impossible for you to do

you can do hard things

the bad days can, and will, be forgotten

the good days can, and will, happen

when in doubt, shave your head

you don’t need to or be anyone that you aren’t; who you are is just fine

you’re hurting right now; you haven’t been hurting the entire time

even though it can be hard to remember such a time, there have been moments without pain

it’s okay that you didn’t cherish them at the time