December Blog Post Challenge

    Prior to a post that I made on October 1, 2025, I had not posted on my blog since August 28, 2024. Once I realized that, it was at that point, in November, that I said I needed to do something. In December I decided that I was going to try to post on my blog everyday for the month of December, not only because I had not posted in a while but also to celebrate 17 years of blogging.

    Today is December 31 and I have only missed December 5th and December 6th. And I get it. The 5th and the 6th are hard days for me. Without me knowing it, my body and my mind shut down. I picked back up on December 7th and simply kept going.

    I've been sharing videos that I posted on YouTube several years ago, sharing content, that I've created in Canva, and writing about my experiences. One of my favorite pieces has been talking about my healing and navigating grief since my father passed in the Spring. That post was hard to write. After reading it several times, I really loved how it made me feel, serene and peaceful.

    The plan going forward is to make sure that I'm posting at least a couple of times a month about life experiences and reposting older blogs. 

    If you have read at least one blog this month, I'm grateful that you took out you time to do so.

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    Be Well

    Arlinda    

I Go Red!!!!!

 

I Go Red!!!! #nationalwearredday2021

I have participated with #GoRedForWomen faith based initiatives for several years. I loved being a part of #havefaithinheart and #empoweredtoserve It was something about getting information out to the community about stroke and heart disease that I absolutely love.

On November 5, 2018 all of the information that I shared, with others, I now needed for myself. After my first day on a new job, I was rushed to @thechristhospital and it was determined that I had suffered a stroke. It’s been a journey for my family, my friends and myself. Fortunately, the quick response by a school secretary and a school nurse got me the help that I desperately needed.

After leaving the hospital, I was in speech therapy for months and I eventually entered counseling to deal with the depression and anxiety of everything that was going on in my life.

I Go Red for myself, my family, my friends and to inspire others with my story of resilience.

My prayer is that my life experiences are a blessing to others. Remember, we are blessed to be a blessing.

I encourage you to

Know your numbers.
Choose to move.
Stress less
Eat well.
Be well.

You can’t help others heal if you are not well.

Fat Flush Water ~ Be Well

Today I cut up some fresh fruit and added water and used that as my beverage for today. I think I'm currently finishing my 5th or 6th bottle of water. 

My trainer calls this fat flush water. It consists of 1/2 slice of grapefruit, a slice of orange, a slice of lemon, a slice of lime, two sprigs of mint and a couple of slices of cucumber.

My son wanted to try it too. His water simple has oranges and mint. 

Enjoy!!!!

Be Well & Stay Home!!!