I’m back b*tches.
Good day and happy New Year, foodies. I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. I’ve been thoroughly enjoying some much needed time off. So, you maybe didn’t even notice that I’ve been gone, but I’m here to explain why I made this new blog domain in September and then disappeared off the face of the earth. In September, I updated my blog from balancedfitfoodie to Mish'n Nutrition. Right around the same time, I finished my dietetic internship, passed my RD exam, moved to a one-bedroom apartment, started my second year of graduate school, and started a job as a graduate research assistant. I had every intention of dedicating time and energy to my blog throughout the year, but I was thrown completely off track when I experienced an episode of crippling anxiety and everything got a little thrown out of whack. The semester was a whirlwind and once I got caught up in it, it was hard to put work into anything else (aka my blog). I’m expecting my last semester of graduate school to be a bit less crazy, so I’m hoping I can dedicate more time to blogging now. This time, I’m not going to make any promises though. Life is crazy man! So what the heck have my last 4 months looked like? If you wanna know, keep reading. If not, skip to the end to see what you can expect from here on out. September I spent most of September just trying to survive my crumbling mental health. I’m not going to go into too much detail about this, because I could write pages about what I went through, but to give a short overview: I’ve never had much of an issue with anxiety or depression, but something triggered a terrible bout of anxiety that to this day I still cannot figure out. I assume it had something to do with all of the really big life changes I was going through all at once, but the anxiety I was experiencing was anything but usual stress. It was all consuming, and all I could really do was take one day at a time and hope that I would get some relief soon. October Somewhere around the end of September and beginning of October, the anxiety spontaneously resolved itself and I was allowed to continue with my life. I started attending dance classes at a new dance studio for adults, and my life felt more complete than it had since I graduated college and stopped dancing. October was very busy: I traveled almost every weekend, attending a dietetics and integrative medicine conference in Chicago, visiting with friends, returning to my alma mater for homecoming, and also trying to manage 11 credit hours and a ~16-20 hour per week job. November As soon as November hit, the REAL work started to pile up. I had exams, papers, and presentations up to my ears. I barely had time for a social life, but I did have time for dance and I also continued to take my favorite yoga class at the university rec center. I also for some reason thought that it would be a good time to take on the responsibility of a dog for the first time in my life. I took in a 9-year-old pit bull foster dog from the shelter in KC. Needless to say it was very stressful, but also one of the best experiences ever and I fully intend to get another foster pup once I get back to KC for the beginning of the spring semester. December The first half of December was a whirlwind. I had so much work to do for all of my classes and finals to prepare for. I didn’t know if I’d actually make it and I’m not being dramatic. On top of that, things at my job were also picking up. Somehow I survived and finished the semester with straight A’s. Then I headed home for the holidays, and here we are now! Looking forward The New Year is always a good time to set new goals and make new plans, so I’m taking the opportunity to do just that for this blog. So what can you expect from me? Well, like I said earlier, I don’t want to make any promises. I still have 10 credit hours this semester, and the same graduate research assistant job, and I also am starting to apply for full-time jobs for after graduation in May. That being said, running my own website/blog that can serve as a resource for friends, family, and anyone who comes across it has always been a dream of mine. There is never really going to be a time in life that isn’t busy, so I’d like to stop using that as an excuse. My goal is to do a weekly meal prep post. To be honest, I’ve really been slacking on the meal prep the past few months. If I did do anything, it was usually very simple and boring. I’m confident that after this long break that I’ve had, I’ll come back refreshed and ready to get back on track with meal prepping and also sharing that stuff on social media. I also have some topics lined up to share that I think will be interesting and helpful; eating healthy while living with people who don’t, hydration, decreasing toxicity in life, cleanses, inflammation, bulletproof coffee, small kitchen hacks, and more! As always, I want to write about what you want to know about, so if you have suggestions or specific topics, please don’t hesitate to send me a message and let me know!
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