A Year of Growth and Reflection: An Update from [Name]

As I sit down to write this update, I am filled with a mix of emotions - gratitude, relief, and a hint of exhaustion. The past year has been a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs, twists and turns. It's been a journey of growth, reflection, and self-discovery, and I'm excited to share some of the highlights with you.

One of the biggest challenges I faced this year was dealing with burnout and taking care of my physical health. As many of you know, I had recently undergone surgery to remove fibroids, which had been affecting my quality of life for quite some time. The recovery process was grueling, both physically and emotionally. There were days when I felt like I was barely holding on, struggling to get out of bed, or feeling completely overwhelmed by even the simplest tasks.

Despite the challenges, I am grateful to say that I have made significant progress in my recovery. The surgery was a necessary step towards taking control of my health, and I'm thrilled to report that I'm feeling stronger and more energetic with each passing day. It's been a long journey, but I've learned to be kinder to myself, to prioritize self-care, and to recognize the importance of rest and relaxation.

Another area where I've been working hard is in my content creation. As you may have noticed, I've been a bit off and on with my uploads lately. The truth is, burnout and recovery have taken a toll on my creativity and energy levels. However, I'm committed to making a comeback stronger and more focused than ever before. In 2024, I plan to upload more consistently, engage more regularly on social media, and explore new formats for sharing my content.

Speaking of social media, I've been experimenting with Instagram and TikTok, and I must say, it's been an incredible journey so far. The platforms have allowed me to connect with you all in ways I never thought possible. I'm excited to continue growing my online presence and engaging with each of you more closely.

As for my podcast, I'm still working on getting it off the ground, but I'm determined to make it happen. I know many of you have been eagerly waiting for new episodes, and I promise to deliver. In 2024, I plan to release regular podcasts that will delve into topics such as mental health, self-care, and personal growth.

One of my biggest goals for the upcoming year is to work on self-compassion and self-forgiveness. As someone who has always been driven by high expectations, it's easy to fall into the trap of being too hard on myself. However, I've come to realize that this approach can be counterproductive and even toxic. In 2024, I plan to focus on cultivating a more compassionate mindset, one that acknowledges my strengths and weaknesses equally.

Fitness is another area where I'm looking to make some changes. As you know, I've been on the sedentary side for quite some time now. However, I'm eager to get back into exercise and explore new ways of moving my body. Whether it's yoga, Pilates, or good old-fashioned running, I'm excited to find a routine that works for me and keep me accountable.

As I look to the future, I'm filled with excitement and anticipation. The next chapter of my journey is going to be all about growth, exploration, and connection. I hope you'll join me on this journey, whether it's through my content, social media, or even just by being part of my community. Thank you for bearing with me through the ups and downs, and I look forward to sharing many more moments with you in 2024.

Lastly, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude. Gratitude for the support of each and every one of you, who has been with me throughout this journey. Gratitude for the opportunity to share my story, even if it's just through these words. And gratitude for the reminder that growth is a process, not a destination.

So, as I close out 2023 and look towards the new year, I want to leave you with a message of hope and encouragement. Remember that growth is a journey, not a destination. It's okay to stumble, it's okay to fall, and it's okay to make mistakes. What's important is that we learn from them, that we grow, and that we keep moving forward.

Until next time, when I'll be back with more updates, behind-the-scenes peeks, and all the good stuff in between, thank you for taking the time out to read my story.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat is going on y'all Tech me out here and we're back with one of my favorite series on the channel my monthly favorites so what I'm going to be talking about are my favorite tech and non Tech items from things like bags shoes TV shows and a life update aware event basically all of the things but the very first item though we got to talk about y'all it's these rayb band thata smart glasses I don't know if y'all have seen these floating around on the web you would never even know that these are smart glasses so when I say smart glasses basically with these you can film capture photos you can even take calls on these as they have speakers you can even listen to music like that's the sound of it taking a photo can you hear that wow these are so unassuming y'all like oh my God the thing I love about these is that you can stay in the moment while capture in the moment but I will say one limitation with these is that it only records up to 60 seconds which is all right you know like i' I've been okay with that it does come with this nice charging case here but the nice thing with those is that you know there still are Shades at the end of the day so there times where you know I'm not even trying to capture anything or the battery might be dead and I would still wear these because they're sun shades just with the camera built in them the video quality was great the picture quality is great the only thing I would say that I wish it had was like a live preview in my phone and I wish the angle that it captured was a little bit wider but nonetheless of course I'm going to have them linked down below for you along with everything else in this video now another item I recently picked up and I've been loving is this uh VR vro I think that's the word I'm trying to look is this vro lens that I'm filming with right here a couple of my recent videos have been shot using this lens so this lens is 16 mm which means it's going to get a very wide you know perspective it has a f- stop of 1.8 which means it's going to give you this nice beautiful blurry background that you see behind me and it's a fullframe lens which pairs perfectly with my Sony A7 S3 but what sparked me getting this lens was honestly a hunt that I was on and kind of still am which is for a wide angle fullframe lens with a low F stop because I want the blurry background with a wide you know view but I need it to be lightweight a lot of the lenses out there that give us that they're heavy and I don't want a heavy vlogging setup I want something that's super light and when I'm talking light I'm talking light like the 10 to 18 mm for the crop Sony cameras that lens I was actually using with my fullframe camera because it is so lightweight and I was just kind of doing the little cropped in things so that it got rid of the you know vignette along the edges or whatever but even with that setup it still missed that one thing which was that low F stop so yeah this is the lens that I've been using lately if y'all have any recommendations of a wide angle lightweight fullframe low F stop lens that will work with my Sony A7 S3 here please drop it down below cuz yeah I like this lens but it's still a little bit heavier than I want it to be all right the next item on this list is going to be this right here these are wait is it in Focus there we go this is basically a charging cradle for my GoPro 11 batteries so normally I Char my GoPro battery inside of my GoPro which means I can only charge one at a time but with something like this it allows me to charge at L3 it has a USBC Port here on the side so that's basically how you charge it up and then there's this led battery indicator so you can get the progress of the battery charging inside all right this one this is the DJI osmo pocket 3 this little camera is amazing if you've heard hype and Buzz around it believe it it is true I find myself getting Tongue Tied a little bit with this because it gets me excited to film again to Vlog cuz that's something that I've been wanting to do more of but you know kind of wanting a nice lightweight high quality setup and the fact that this has a gimbal built inside so I know that my footage is you know as stable as it can be makes this an even nicer package I've been taking this around with me to you know grab footage on the go and I just love it I've even shot some YouTube videos so you have basically here the little LED screen you flip it to the side it Powers it on you can film in landscape or you can film it in vertical as well you do have an option for the Creator bundle which comes with a few additional accessories I did not get that one but I do wish that I did because the one thing that is limiting up here for me is that the lens isn't wide enough sometimes like I wanted to have a wider view but with the Creator bundle it comes with the wide angle lens it comes with a what is it a black m fter a battery pack it comes with a lot and after I priced the items that I needed to purchase after buying the non-c Creator bundle it was just like yeah I could have saved a lot of money if I just bought the Creator bundle so get the Creator bundle but the footage up here just looks really nice I love the fact that you can shoot and log as well which I ain't going to sit here and act like I'm a pro at color grading in that manner but I do what I do where I can but I love the versatility of this in terms of its size as well as the features because it can even track you so in moments where I'm filming myself it can actually keep up with me as I'm moving about but yeah I cannot Rave about this enough I probably going to end up doing a video on it um on its own but yeah nonetheless this is definitely definitely a favorite for the mark another fave it's a small one but it's one that I don't know I I I like it and it's basically these rechargeable candle lighters so I have this one that has the like goose neck but I also have the non- goose neck one as well which I actually prefer over this one but they're basically lighters that you charge up so you don't have to use lighter fluid and stuff like that you just do the little charging port down here which is micro USB but um I love the fact you just turn it on it shows you you know the battery life right there so you got that and then you just press this so yeah I like this this is what I use to like my candles around the house I find it just easier sometimes and more convenient to use this cuz I only have to worry about juicing it up versus refilling it up like I said a small thing but a fade another thing I recently picked up and I think I got it over here yeah these light strips super cheap super nice like the these were on sale for Cyber Monday for like what I think it was $12 or so I'm an Impulse Shopper okay so people like me we get got on things like that but it seems like they're still on sale because at least at the time of this video I think they're going for like $20 with a $7 coupon so this basically right here is that LED strip all I literally did was just stick it to the bottom of the couch and just lined it all the way through so I can just open the app here and I can just go here to my lights under my couch and change the color of them but I also bought a few other items so I bought some light bars to go under my TV but I also bought the LED strip for my TV now I really wanted these led strips from GOI because they're color synced with your TV so whatever colors are on your screen the LED lights will replicate and basically you know illuminate the wall with it I really wanted these particular l these strips but it had a camera and the camera is what is used to judge the colors of the lights I didn't like the fact that it had a camera and I held off on getting it until I found a way to hide the camera so mine instead of it being mounted to the bottom or the top of the TV it is mounted on the Shelf under my TV and I just kind of have masked it with my soundbar and you can't see it but I will say even if I did have to put it on the TV after you know trying it out myself it wasn't that bad but I just like like this it adds to the viewing experience of whatever I'm watching but if I find that I don't want it to color sink with you know whatever I'm watching I can just have it be a stagnant color and the colors are the intensity of the colors can change based on sound and so far so good now another item I got recently is small but it's just so cool I got to share y'all is this wine bottle holder do I even need to say anything at this point I just love the floating look it just adds a nice little look in my kitchen but yeah no worries y'all link down below all right now these next two items my M2 MacBook Air and my M3 14in MacBook Pro those two laptops have been like the golden two normally I find that I just really use my MacBook Pro but with my recent surgery I found that I just did not feel like always lugging the MacBook Pro around I undocking it from my desktop setup I found that I started to lean a lot more into my MacBook Air here and oh my gosh it was it's been nice it's been really nice using this cuz it's like taking my tablet with a keyboard kind of a little bit that's a stretch what I'm trying to say basically is I love its form factor it's really nice having a powerful laptop but in a very light and small setup sometimes it would choke up a little bit when I would edit a lot of 4K footage but outside of that it definitely performed well and I still was able to edit my videos on it but it's just been really nice to take around especially when I would go out because I wanted to keep you know what I had on me as light and small as possible and not too too long ago I actually got the new M3 MacBook Pro I've done an unboxing on it I'm going link it somewhere up in here but ultimately that has been my go-to computer to get all of my work the export times on that thing actually recently I had a scenario where you know time was of the essence as we say I had a very small window of time to basic Bally get the video exported and uploaded so it's like a 6 gig video and it exported in I want to say probably 10 minutes or under but my 14-in M3 MacBook Pro has definitely been showing up and showing out it doesn't choke up at all like I said with the M2 it sometimes does that a little bit I don't have that issue at all on the M3 MacBook Pro y'all I just was sitting there running my mouth thinking I'm recording and wasn't recording a thing anyway y'all I can't believe it wasn't until I was trying to figure what bag to share that I realized I haven't bought a bag I haven't bought a bag it's been quite some time since I had bought a bag I I can't say I haven't bought a bag at all cuz I did buy something but it's we need to change this next month but this month we do have a little baby one and it's this one that I got from uniclo unlo I don't know how to say the name I got it because I don't know I like the material it was kind of flimsy it just smell like a nice little versatile bag to throw and add a pop of color there are two pockets inside so you have one here and one here along the side and then the main pocket in there yeah as you can see though the Tag's still on it I have yet to wear it but yeah that's the only bag I have bought but sneakers though that's where I think we did a tradeoff cuz I went heavier in sneakers okay the first ones that I picked up were these Jordan 11s this is called the napolitans because of the little pink soulle down here but I haven't worn these yet but I just like the colorway on it I do like the icy blue bottom more than the pink bottom but I just thought they were cute so these are some that I picked up recently oh now these I just love the design they just I don't know it's like a nice play on Converse but with the little wavy sole here I haven't broken these in yet either but I just love the design of these it just is so unique it's like a nice Converse remix and I just love the details up here like from the toe of the shoe here to the chunky laces to even a quote on the tongue of the shoe and the inside of the shoe wearing instructions wear your way of life never forget to love have fortitude believe in your creativity never bend your head always hold it high so you got a nice little motivation message on the inside now another shoe that I recently picked up that I've been wearing a lot lately are my Nike blazers it was the colorway and the design of these for me like it just looked good like I like the silhouette of the shoe and when I saw it online I kind of thought it was going to be a little platform is like a thicker sole than I would want but it's really not that bad at all now the last shoe I want to talk about are these good fellow boots so I've been looking for a nice rain Boot and I found these in Target and I love the good fellow line now they do have I want to say they do have other colors but I like the black option better I have worn these as well they're super comfortable they do run through the size but I wanted a nice little rain boot so that on those rainy days I can actually wear a shoe that I don't mind getting a little you know muddy or messy or whatever like that not the good Sneakers but yeah so far I like them I like them a lot TV shows that I've been looking at lately the first one I got to talk about is day clone Tyrone first of all Jamie Fox I was like okay cool and I had added it to my watch list but I never was in the mood to watch it but when I was it was a very interesting movie I will say it's like it added comedy to deliver a message another movie I saw that was really really good was called The Inheritance y'all when I read the description I was like okay but then when I watched it and the more that I watched it it was like yo this movie is crazy it had a little spin to it like it had a little plot twist it is very much a suspense thriller kind of movie and it's basically about a girl that inherits something from her father when he passes that he leaves to her to take care of and it's a family secret so yeah it's a very interesting movie and one that I would say is worth watching now a good TV show that I saw recently is uh sance on Apple TV plus basically the show centers around the theory of your work self and your home self being severed like they're two separate people basically how it works is like the guy goes home and spends time with his friends and family and all of that but when he goes to work his personal self clocks out and his work self clocks and like they don't know about each other's Li it's crazy and it's done to kind of help bring work life balance and some peace so that you don't bring some of your troubles with you from home to work and and vice versa it was interesting it started off in a way where I'm like what am I watching like one of those that kind of just had you intrigued because of the storyline but as it carried on like by the end of the season I was invested and I am ready for season 2 so yeah definitely check it out this one nurse ratchet it is pretty much about a nurse that does Extreme Measures to save a patient that one will have you probably intrigued from the very first episode Sarah pson she also starred an American Horror Story which I absolutely love she is Nurse ratchet oh my God it's a very very good show and I am excited and eager for season two Life Update y'all oh my God where do I even begin I know I've been a little off and on with the videos and especially as of late ultimately I've been dealing with a couple of things one being burned out and also I recently had to have surgery to remove some fibroids in which I had so I had to lean back a little bit from creating content um so that I could you know one get my mind right for the surgery and two actually go through with the surgery because this was my first surgery I've ever had having surgery has been one of my biggest fears like I've been terrified of having surgery my fibroids were large and I had more than when I had like I think she counted four so yeah it was a lot of lot of discomfort there prior to having the surgery I dealt with a lot of fatigue a lot of discomfort a lot of pain I was very anemic I had to do iron infusions so to remove my fibroids I chose to have a hysterctomy now I did have basically like a full hysterctomy but I did keep my ovaries so that means I will not enter into menopause early um but I no longer get my cycle and I cannot carry children but yeah behind the scenes I just been you know trying to take it easy I had certain restrictions in place uh I definitely wanted to ensure that I did what was necessary for my body to heal as best as possible and that recovery yall it yeah the longest I've been you know kind of down and out has been for like a cold or something so to have something so traumatic and impactful happening to my body was just like a new and different experience like I don't know I had very high expectations of self and I thought I was going to be like where I was at week four at week one but I didn't know that at the time you know I just thought the body healed a little bit differently but it takes a lot you know to get back and I'm still recovering now even like my body still reminds me like girl chill out we went through a lot stop doing the most you know but I feel better now having won the surgery behind me and the fibroids removed as well because it was definitely affecting my quality of life so now it's just a matter of me you know getting my strength back and my energy back as well cuz I still battle a bit of fatigue but in addition to having my fibroid removed I also had to then have my wisdom teeth removed so it's been oh my life I had to fight life and life you know but I feel better and I look forward to going into the new year with you know a healed body so I'm grateful I'm very grateful I'm grateful to be in a position where I can take some time off to allow my body to heal to recognize that my body needed to undergo some more healing but all in all I am well so thank you for bearing with me through these past couple of months trying to get you know content a little bit more regular so for 2024 my goals consist of I want to definitely upload more consistently um be more active on uh Instagram and Tik Tok I think you know I am actually on Tik Tok still trying to get my podcast going y'all I think I was I think that was a goal last year I want to work more on giving myself Grace and you know having better work life balance I am definitely one of those that has very high expectations of myself and I also want to get back into my fitness I have some things I'm trying to get into and I'm looking forward to starting so yeah all in all just improving my fitness definitely a go but yeah I'm sure I'm going to have some more cuz I I write mine out before the new year so that I can have something more tangible to see that I'm going to be focusing on but yeah until the next one y'all as always thanks for taking the time out to let me check you outwhat is going on y'all Tech me out here and we're back with one of my favorite series on the channel my monthly favorites so what I'm going to be talking about are my favorite tech and non Tech items from things like bags shoes TV shows and a life update aware event basically all of the things but the very first item though we got to talk about y'all it's these rayb band thata smart glasses I don't know if y'all have seen these floating around on the web you would never even know that these are smart glasses so when I say smart glasses basically with these you can film capture photos you can even take calls on these as they have speakers you can even listen to music like that's the sound of it taking a photo can you hear that wow these are so unassuming y'all like oh my God the thing I love about these is that you can stay in the moment while capture in the moment but I will say one limitation with these is that it only records up to 60 seconds which is all right you know like i' I've been okay with that it does come with this nice charging case here but the nice thing with those is that you know there still are Shades at the end of the day so there times where you know I'm not even trying to capture anything or the battery might be dead and I would still wear these because they're sun shades just with the camera built in them the video quality was great the picture quality is great the only thing I would say that I wish it had was like a live preview in my phone and I wish the angle that it captured was a little bit wider but nonetheless of course I'm going to have them linked down below for you along with everything else in this video now another item I recently picked up and I've been loving is this uh VR vro I think that's the word I'm trying to look is this vro lens that I'm filming with right here a couple of my recent videos have been shot using this lens so this lens is 16 mm which means it's going to get a very wide you know perspective it has a f- stop of 1.8 which means it's going to give you this nice beautiful blurry background that you see behind me and it's a fullframe lens which pairs perfectly with my Sony A7 S3 but what sparked me getting this lens was honestly a hunt that I was on and kind of still am which is for a wide angle fullframe lens with a low F stop because I want the blurry background with a wide you know view but I need it to be lightweight a lot of the lenses out there that give us that they're heavy and I don't want a heavy vlogging setup I want something that's super light and when I'm talking light I'm talking light like the 10 to 18 mm for the crop Sony cameras that lens I was actually using with my fullframe camera because it is so lightweight and I was just kind of doing the little cropped in things so that it got rid of the you know vignette along the edges or whatever but even with that setup it still missed that one thing which was that low F stop so yeah this is the lens that I've been using lately if y'all have any recommendations of a wide angle lightweight fullframe low F stop lens that will work with my Sony A7 S3 here please drop it down below cuz yeah I like this lens but it's still a little bit heavier than I want it to be all right the next item on this list is going to be this right here these are wait is it in Focus there we go this is basically a charging cradle for my GoPro 11 batteries so normally I Char my GoPro battery inside of my GoPro which means I can only charge one at a time but with something like this it allows me to charge at L3 it has a USBC Port here on the side so that's basically how you charge it up and then there's this led battery indicator so you can get the progress of the battery charging inside all right this one this is the DJI osmo pocket 3 this little camera is amazing if you've heard hype and Buzz around it believe it it is true I find myself getting Tongue Tied a little bit with this because it gets me excited to film again to Vlog cuz that's something that I've been wanting to do more of but you know kind of wanting a nice lightweight high quality setup and the fact that this has a gimbal built inside so I know that my footage is you know as stable as it can be makes this an even nicer package I've been taking this around with me to you know grab footage on the go and I just love it I've even shot some YouTube videos so you have basically here the little LED screen you flip it to the side it Powers it on you can film in landscape or you can film it in vertical as well you do have an option for the Creator bundle which comes with a few additional accessories I did not get that one but I do wish that I did because the one thing that is limiting up here for me is that the lens isn't wide enough sometimes like I wanted to have a wider view but with the Creator bundle it comes with the wide angle lens it comes with a what is it a black m fter a battery pack it comes with a lot and after I priced the items that I needed to purchase after buying the non-c Creator bundle it was just like yeah I could have saved a lot of money if I just bought the Creator bundle so get the Creator bundle but the footage up here just looks really nice I love the fact that you can shoot and log as well which I ain't going to sit here and act like I'm a pro at color grading in that manner but I do what I do where I can but I love the versatility of this in terms of its size as well as the features because it can even track you so in moments where I'm filming myself it can actually keep up with me as I'm moving about but yeah I cannot Rave about this enough I probably going to end up doing a video on it um on its own but yeah nonetheless this is definitely definitely a favorite for the mark another fave it's a small one but it's one that I don't know I I I like it and it's basically these rechargeable candle lighters so I have this one that has the like goose neck but I also have the non- goose neck one as well which I actually prefer over this one but they're basically lighters that you charge up so you don't have to use lighter fluid and stuff like that you just do the little charging port down here which is micro USB but um I love the fact you just turn it on it shows you you know the battery life right there so you got that and then you just press this so yeah I like this this is what I use to like my candles around the house I find it just easier sometimes and more convenient to use this cuz I only have to worry about juicing it up versus refilling it up like I said a small thing but a fade another thing I recently picked up and I think I got it over here yeah these light strips super cheap super nice like the these were on sale for Cyber Monday for like what I think it was $12 or so I'm an Impulse Shopper okay so people like me we get got on things like that but it seems like they're still on sale because at least at the time of this video I think they're going for like $20 with a $7 coupon so this basically right here is that LED strip all I literally did was just stick it to the bottom of the couch and just lined it all the way through so I can just open the app here and I can just go here to my lights under my couch and change the color of them but I also bought a few other items so I bought some light bars to go under my TV but I also bought the LED strip for my TV now I really wanted these led strips from GOI because they're color synced with your TV so whatever colors are on your screen the LED lights will replicate and basically you know illuminate the wall with it I really wanted these particular l these strips but it had a camera and the camera is what is used to judge the colors of the lights I didn't like the fact that it had a camera and I held off on getting it until I found a way to hide the camera so mine instead of it being mounted to the bottom or the top of the TV it is mounted on the Shelf under my TV and I just kind of have masked it with my soundbar and you can't see it but I will say even if I did have to put it on the TV after you know trying it out myself it wasn't that bad but I just like like this it adds to the viewing experience of whatever I'm watching but if I find that I don't want it to color sink with you know whatever I'm watching I can just have it be a stagnant color and the colors are the intensity of the colors can change based on sound and so far so good now another item I got recently is small but it's just so cool I got to share y'all is this wine bottle holder do I even need to say anything at this point I just love the floating look it just adds a nice little look in my kitchen but yeah no worries y'all link down below all right now these next two items my M2 MacBook Air and my M3 14in MacBook Pro those two laptops have been like the golden two normally I find that I just really use my MacBook Pro but with my recent surgery I found that I just did not feel like always lugging the MacBook Pro around I undocking it from my desktop setup I found that I started to lean a lot more into my MacBook Air here and oh my gosh it was it's been nice it's been really nice using this cuz it's like taking my tablet with a keyboard kind of a little bit that's a stretch what I'm trying to say basically is I love its form factor it's really nice having a powerful laptop but in a very light and small setup sometimes it would choke up a little bit when I would edit a lot of 4K footage but outside of that it definitely performed well and I still was able to edit my videos on it but it's just been really nice to take around especially when I would go out because I wanted to keep you know what I had on me as light and small as possible and not too too long ago I actually got the new M3 MacBook Pro I've done an unboxing on it I'm going link it somewhere up in here but ultimately that has been my go-to computer to get all of my work the export times on that thing actually recently I had a scenario where you know time was of the essence as we say I had a very small window of time to basic Bally get the video exported and uploaded so it's like a 6 gig video and it exported in I want to say probably 10 minutes or under but my 14-in M3 MacBook Pro has definitely been showing up and showing out it doesn't choke up at all like I said with the M2 it sometimes does that a little bit I don't have that issue at all on the M3 MacBook Pro y'all I just was sitting there running my mouth thinking I'm recording and wasn't recording a thing anyway y'all I can't believe it wasn't until I was trying to figure what bag to share that I realized I haven't bought a bag I haven't bought a bag it's been quite some time since I had bought a bag I I can't say I haven't bought a bag at all cuz I did buy something but it's we need to change this next month but this month we do have a little baby one and it's this one that I got from uniclo unlo I don't know how to say the name I got it because I don't know I like the material it was kind of flimsy it just smell like a nice little versatile bag to throw and add a pop of color there are two pockets inside so you have one here and one here along the side and then the main pocket in there yeah as you can see though the Tag's still on it I have yet to wear it but yeah that's the only bag I have bought but sneakers though that's where I think we did a tradeoff cuz I went heavier in sneakers okay the first ones that I picked up were these Jordan 11s this is called the napolitans because of the little pink soulle down here but I haven't worn these yet but I just like the colorway on it I do like the icy blue bottom more than the pink bottom but I just thought they were cute so these are some that I picked up recently oh now these I just love the design they just I don't know it's like a nice play on Converse but with the little wavy sole here I haven't broken these in yet either but I just love the design of these it just is so unique it's like a nice Converse remix and I just love the details up here like from the toe of the shoe here to the chunky laces to even a quote on the tongue of the shoe and the inside of the shoe wearing instructions wear your way of life never forget to love have fortitude believe in your creativity never bend your head always hold it high so you got a nice little motivation message on the inside now another shoe that I recently picked up that I've been wearing a lot lately are my Nike blazers it was the colorway and the design of these for me like it just looked good like I like the silhouette of the shoe and when I saw it online I kind of thought it was going to be a little platform is like a thicker sole than I would want but it's really not that bad at all now the last shoe I want to talk about are these good fellow boots so I've been looking for a nice rain Boot and I found these in Target and I love the good fellow line now they do have I want to say they do have other colors but I like the black option better I have worn these as well they're super comfortable they do run through the size but I wanted a nice little rain boot so that on those rainy days I can actually wear a shoe that I don't mind getting a little you know muddy or messy or whatever like that not the good Sneakers but yeah so far I like them I like them a lot TV shows that I've been looking at lately the first one I got to talk about is day clone Tyrone first of all Jamie Fox I was like okay cool and I had added it to my watch list but I never was in the mood to watch it but when I was it was a very interesting movie I will say it's like it added comedy to deliver a message another movie I saw that was really really good was called The Inheritance y'all when I read the description I was like okay but then when I watched it and the more that I watched it it was like yo this movie is crazy it had a little spin to it like it had a little plot twist it is very much a suspense thriller kind of movie and it's basically about a girl that inherits something from her father when he passes that he leaves to her to take care of and it's a family secret so yeah it's a very interesting movie and one that I would say is worth watching now a good TV show that I saw recently is uh sance on Apple TV plus basically the show centers around the theory of your work self and your home self being severed like they're two separate people basically how it works is like the guy goes home and spends time with his friends and family and all of that but when he goes to work his personal self clocks out and his work self clocks and like they don't know about each other's Li it's crazy and it's done to kind of help bring work life balance and some peace so that you don't bring some of your troubles with you from home to work and and vice versa it was interesting it started off in a way where I'm like what am I watching like one of those that kind of just had you intrigued because of the storyline but as it carried on like by the end of the season I was invested and I am ready for season 2 so yeah definitely check it out this one nurse ratchet it is pretty much about a nurse that does Extreme Measures to save a patient that one will have you probably intrigued from the very first episode Sarah pson she also starred an American Horror Story which I absolutely love she is Nurse ratchet oh my God it's a very very good show and I am excited and eager for season two Life Update y'all oh my God where do I even begin I know I've been a little off and on with the videos and especially as of late ultimately I've been dealing with a couple of things one being burned out and also I recently had to have surgery to remove some fibroids in which I had so I had to lean back a little bit from creating content um so that I could you know one get my mind right for the surgery and two actually go through with the surgery because this was my first surgery I've ever had having surgery has been one of my biggest fears like I've been terrified of having surgery my fibroids were large and I had more than when I had like I think she counted four so yeah it was a lot of lot of discomfort there prior to having the surgery I dealt with a lot of fatigue a lot of discomfort a lot of pain I was very anemic I had to do iron infusions so to remove my fibroids I chose to have a hysterctomy now I did have basically like a full hysterctomy but I did keep my ovaries so that means I will not enter into menopause early um but I no longer get my cycle and I cannot carry children but yeah behind the scenes I just been you know trying to take it easy I had certain restrictions in place uh I definitely wanted to ensure that I did what was necessary for my body to heal as best as possible and that recovery yall it yeah the longest I've been you know kind of down and out has been for like a cold or something so to have something so traumatic and impactful happening to my body was just like a new and different experience like I don't know I had very high expectations of self and I thought I was going to be like where I was at week four at week one but I didn't know that at the time you know I just thought the body healed a little bit differently but it takes a lot you know to get back and I'm still recovering now even like my body still reminds me like girl chill out we went through a lot stop doing the most you know but I feel better now having won the surgery behind me and the fibroids removed as well because it was definitely affecting my quality of life so now it's just a matter of me you know getting my strength back and my energy back as well cuz I still battle a bit of fatigue but in addition to having my fibroid removed I also had to then have my wisdom teeth removed so it's been oh my life I had to fight life and life you know but I feel better and I look forward to going into the new year with you know a healed body so I'm grateful I'm very grateful I'm grateful to be in a position where I can take some time off to allow my body to heal to recognize that my body needed to undergo some more healing but all in all I am well so thank you for bearing with me through these past couple of months trying to get you know content a little bit more regular so for 2024 my goals consist of I want to definitely upload more consistently um be more active on uh Instagram and Tik Tok I think you know I am actually on Tik Tok still trying to get my podcast going y'all I think I was I think that was a goal last year I want to work more on giving myself Grace and you know having better work life balance I am definitely one of those that has very high expectations of myself and I also want to get back into my fitness I have some things I'm trying to get into and I'm looking forward to starting so yeah all in all just improving my fitness definitely a go but yeah I'm sure I'm going to have some more cuz I I write mine out before the new year so that I can have something more tangible to see that I'm going to be focusing on but yeah until the next one y'all as always thanks for taking the time out to let me check you out\n"