Wednesday August 21

Remember when I wrote everyday for like 1.5 months? Well I stopped but I'm not sure why. I guess I moved on to a new chapter in my life and it just wasn't in my routine anymore.

Anyway I may start again.

Intake

Breakfast potatoes/fruit

Quinoa stirfry

Strawberry banana smoothie

Fig bar

Pretzels

Activity

None

Hydration

Oh. Man. Coffee? Really bad today. Like no water.

Thoughts

So I'm on nights right now, which is what I was working when I stopped last time which is like a weird little fold in the time blanket. It's hard. It's busy and then it's too slow and my stomach is always upset and I can't sleep when it's not busy but I want to sleep when it is and it's just hard. That's my life right now. Just hard.

Xoxo little birds

Sunday June 22

Back to work today. I thought the weekend would feel a little longer but I was so tired all the time I just basically ate and napped.

Intake

Tofu breakfast hash

Portobello burger

Few chips

Pretzels, veg with hummus

Banana blueberry smoothie

Activity

Walk to work

Hydration

30ish oz.

Thoughts

I have the rest of this shift and 2 more and then I'm done with wards for the month. I'm pretty excited but I do feel like these next couple days are really standing in my way. I've been trying to think about ways to enjoy my life more right now without always waiting for the next break but it's really hard. I'm trying to think of moments to pause and be grateful:

1. Lying in bed in the cool morning with the fan on at the end of my shift.

2. Opening my jar of juice or smoothie

3. Petting my dog who's always happy to see me no matter the time of day

4. Putting on my scrubs and how comfortable they are

Ok that's a few. I'll keep trying.

Xoxo little birds

Saturday June 21

The solstice today was fine but I hardly left the house.

I started the day with a breakfast date with my family. The watched a fair amount of TV, napped, and hosted dinner with more (different) family. Everybody's in town right now and it's a little overwhelming.

Intake

Oatmeal with strawberries

Leftover veggie fajitas

Sicilian pasta/baguette

Apple

Wine x2 glasses

Activity

Dog walk

Hydration

I actually did really poorly today - I didn't even think about it because I had the day off, but I probably had 20ish oz with various meals and none in between.

Thoughts

My day off is over way too fast, I work again tomorrow night and I feel like I did almost nothing but sleep and laundry. I'm so excited for the end of this stretch of work. I'm just done.

Xoxo little birds

Friday June 20

Tomorrow is summer! Officially anyway even though it's felt like summer here for a while. 

Also I reached the end of my 12 days in a row work stretch and woooooo finally have a day off.

Intake

Pastry

Apple

Veggie fajitas/chips

Bran flakes

Couple chocolate chips

Grapes

Wine x1

Activity

Dog walk and work walk

Hydration

I drank a ton of water at dinner cause the salsa was really hot but idk how much. Hopefully I hit my 48.

Thoughts

Well being on night shift I didn't really have my nightly ritual of posting and that did make it harder to remember exactly what I'd eaten and be accountable. Still, I tried to stay no ore than a day behind. When I woke up this afternoon knowing I didn't have to go in for a shift tonight and I could spend more time with my family it was a great feeling. It's late now and everyone else is sleeping, I'm going to head that way in about 20 mins, I'm just trying to soak up a little more quiet grateful time at the beginning of my weekend. See you soon,

Xoxo little birds

Thursday June 19

Intake

Pbj sandwich

Tofu scramble

Lo mein

Smoothie

Larabar

Activity

Walking to work

Hydration

40 oz. - 32 of which was an awesome jar of cucumber water

Thoughts

See the Friday post - as usual I have no idea what I was thinking yesterday.

Xoxo little birds

Wednesday June 18

Trying to include a few more fashion-y posts in addition to the usual nature/scenery.

I'm way behind on posts so I'll just get into it.

Intake

Pbj sandwich

Tofu scramble

Larabar

Banana blueberry smoothie

Salad

Pretzels/hummus

Activity

Walking

Hydration

40 oz

Thoughts

Idk - I'm behind so I'll put it all in the post that's for today...keep reading.

Xoxo little birds

Tuesday June 17

So I find it kind of confusing to write about my day when I'm on night shift. I try to stick to talking about it in normal day hours - I just sleep in the middle of it. This morning (yesterday morning? See this is so confusing) I could barely stay awake for teaching I literally fell asleep in an almost one on one lecture, but idk what they expect when we're supposed to work for 13.5 hrs overnight and then come listen to a lecture.

Intake

Hashbrowns and fruit

Chips and hummus

Pasta with peas and marinara

Berries

Larabar

32 oz cucumber apple orange spinach juice

Activity

I walked home from work and back again. It was enough - I'm dead tired.

Hydration

Pretty ok? I'm still working on a bottle of water right now.

Thoughts

I am loving my juicer. I've taken 32 oz of juice with me to work each of my shifts this week and it's filling but also I think sits better with my digestion. Plus I'm getting in so many greens it's awesome. Overall I'm finding it really hard to be rested because I have to sleep during the day and I can't really stay asleep more than 6 hours. Don't get me wrong - 6 is great and it could be worse, but I just really need 7.5 to feel like myself. I depend on the light and it's confusing for me to sleep during the day instead. I'm overall ok. A lot of lifestyle goals go by the wayside when I'm on nights: I just try to survive, but I'm trying to find time to take good care of myself and enjoy the few hours I have when I'm awake and home to spend with family.

That's all I guess.

Xoxo little birds