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I am offically no longer caught up with my 30 day challenges of daily blogging! Oops. I've unintentionally put myself a few days behind. Valid reasons, I have. This past week, my health has been barbaric. Unexplained nausea and unusual abdominal pain, until now. I now come equipped with a digestive disorder, which I was diagnosed with two days ago. It's been undiagnosed but speculated for years and now it's official. Peppermint is now my best friend. And I've been placed onto a Fodmap diet thing to figure out exactly what foods my intestines have trouble digesting. So basically, I need new intestines. Anyone? No?..

OUT AND ABOUT

Ah, the little town where I spend most of my time outdoors. I do most of my shopping here and it's where I do volunteer work for a children's charity. The eerie, heavy blankets of cloud threatened snow. The weather stations, including Met Office have been forecasting snow for where I live. Have I seen a single flake of the stuff? No. It's definitely cold enough for it to snow though. Luckily, I completed all of my errands before, whatever we may get, arrives.

ANOTHER PICTURE OF YOU

Mid IBS flare up. No make up, sleep deprived, nausea when I eat, nausea when I don't eat, generous about of fatigue, I was hardly a candidate for a picture of happiness and health. But this was the last step to completing the Open When series of letters for my other half and I'll be damned if he can't accept me at my worse times, haha. He made that heart I'm holding. It's got a cog wheel inside of it so you can twist it and it will disfigure the shape of the heart. After a full turn, it'll shape itself back into a heart. It's a very cool thing. Very cool.

It's still xmas somewhere

JANUARY SHORT TERM GOALS

Begin Yoga

I know this is a long term process, but just to make a start on it makes it short term because I have yet to do that and I have yet to figure out how to get it into my routine. I've been wanting to start this for forever and I don't want to put it off until the next month and then the next month. January, it begins.

Finish my other half's love letters
About a month ago, I started making an Open When letter series for him personally. I still haven't finished it. I want to say that I'm over half way done with it now. Never would I have thought about how much time it needs! All over Christmas, I was working as well so I didn't have the time it needed.

Buy a new sketchbook and start it
The easiest, but most vital goal I have for the month. Get back into my artsyfartsyness. I'm a former art student and art has been my thing for all of my life. Yet, I have little to show for it. My college in South Wales kept most of my art work and/or was displayed on their walls when I left. And when I left, I had no idea that would be the last time I saw the college because shortly after, I moved back to England. Since starting a career in care, whether it stays permanent or it's a temporary thing, one of the things I learned about myself last year is that I'm horrific at keeping my work head at work. Meaning, when I was home, I was still thinking about work and I couldn't settle down. Meaning, I became stressed because I had no downtime and my outlet, which is art, unintentionally slipped from my fingers. I grew to learn that without art, I could potentially become insane. So, now that I'm finally listening to myself, this will begin as well. I may even share some of my work here.

For my short term goals, that's pretty much it. I'm taking it easy. Cool as a cucumber. Cool.

SIX O'CLOCK

18:05. My package that my other half made for me arrived today, instead of yesterday like it was scheduled it. I'm currently waiting for him to arrive because he wants to see my reactions as I open the presents he bought for me. I have no idea how many are in here, the box is quite big. Nonetheless, it doesn't matter. Happy late Christmas to us. <3