A New Water Challenge

In the past, I have challenged myself to realize the importance of water. I made efforts to be as conservative with my water usage to understand more of what it is like to not have access to it when I needed it. This challenge is a bit different. I am participating in Lent, a Catholic…

#1MonthNoMirrors – Extended Challenge Update

After seeing some successes following my no mirrors challenge, I decided it was worth trying to extend it and see what would happen. The goal was to continue doing what I had been doing through the end of the year. The only change really was that I didn’t completely shut myself off from the mirror….

#1MonthNoMirrors – Challenge Complete

My journey to feel better about myself through the action of not using mirrors ended yesterday. It was quite the experience and I am really glad I was able to take a month out of my life to create and participate in trying something new to benefit myself. So often in life, caring about yourself…

#1MonthNoMirrors

Yesterday, I thought about putting on an outfit that normally I’d never wear. In the past few months I found myself slimming down, most notably in my back. Due to a tumor at the top of my back years ago, I had always had extra back there. So, with the recent smoothness, I had pulled out…