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I'm sorry I didn't make a post this Tuesday, I'm still trying to find that balance I was talking about last week. I felt completely overwhelmed and burnt out this past week. I took it completely easy and have done absolutely nothing productive (except workout). That's not to say that the past weekend I had was not full of activities, because it was! And this weekend coming up will be just as full. I know that after this weekend, I have to 100% take it easy.

Doing a daily push-up challenge

I started this about three weeks ago. I don't know how it came up exactly, but I decided to do five pushups. Well, actually I was going to try to do 20, but could only do five! So I did five baby pushups for three days, then did five regular pushups for the other four. Then went up to 10 pushups for a week. Now I'm at 15 pushups a day! I don't know if it's really making a huge difference, but I feel a soreness in my core area, and they've gotten a lot easier to do!

I can do about 5-8 pushups in a row, and then have to slow down for the other half. But I get them all done! I'm pretty proud of myself for keeping up with it, and who knows, maybe I'll get actual results. I do feel a bit stronger, which I like!

The Maine concert

Now, this was probably one of the highlights of my weekend! I've been a huge fan of The Maine since I was a freshman in high school. Even though I loved their music, I never had seen them in person! A few months back, I saw they were going to be preforming, and I bought the tickets for $25.

They were preforming at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, and they were amazing. Not only did I have a great time, but so did J. They were so great, that I know I will 100% see them again sometime in the future!

Erika's Birthday Brunch

The day after the concert, I went to one of my best friend's belated birthday brunch! The place was a little far, but the food was delicious. The highlight of the meal was for sure between the grilled octopus and the cinnamon munchin bites with a dark chocolate dipping sauce! They also had these cute lil' brunch drink flight, and all the drinks were super tasty.

I also really liked the fact that it was kind of small and intimate. It was a group of 6 of us, and I honestly had such a great time!

My Sister Adopts Bear

After brunch, me and J went to go and visit Sofia because she adopted a dog! His name is Bear, and he's honestly the cutest! He's a little hyper, and will definitely need some training, but I can tell that he's a good dog.

We ended up playing some Mario Party (which I lost horribly at), but I had such a good time just hanging out and chilling!

Emo Night

Saturday was a super long day, because after brunch & visiting my sister, me and J went to an Emo Night with a cover band! It was fun hanging out with Amanda & David, but I honestly could have done without it. I was so exhausted from our weekend, that I was ready to go home after hanging out with Sofia and Bear!

We ended up leaving around midnight, but I had a good time nonetheless.

Lunch with Joe's Family

Thank god we kept it a lot chiller on Sunday. We went to the mall quickly to get a rental suit figured out, and then went to lunch with his family. It was a good time. I was a lot less nervous this time around! We went to Chilis, which out of the food franchises, it's one of the better ones. I'm a sucker for their chips with salsa!

Shows/Movies I’ve Watched:

• Sword Art Online Season 1 episodes 13-15 [Netflix]
• Scrubs Season 1 episodes 1-6 [Amazon Video]

Books I’ve Been Reading:

• Deconstructed by Liz Talley
• Anything You Do Say by Gillian McAllister
• How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (The Folk of the Air #3.5) by Holly Black

Games I've Been Playing:

• Stardew Valley [Switch]
• Mario Party Superstars [Switch]
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land [Switch]

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A super busy weekend, and I'm already exhausted thinking about the weekend that's to come! Next weekend, I blocked off the weekend to myself to do absolutely nothing. I need to recharge and just rest up! How has your week been? Let me know! As always, thanks for reading, sending you love, strength, and positivity xx