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Princess Sarena Rose

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"Some things are worth rebuilding, like love sometimes. Some things are best left broken, like hearts sometimes. Growing up is knowing when to hold on, and knowing when its time to let go."

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@Syrius @astro_lizard @NightWolf714 @Fremen @Anek @TopNotch

Thank you so much for your well wishes and congratulations!!! It means so much to me. It's been such an incredible journey.

Speaking of journeys, I lost my streak on the three day trip halfway across the world. I was so determined, but... you know, irate siblings, missing nights of sleep, not being able to take my meds, airports and hotels, I don't really blame myself. Would've had to have been a superhero to keep it up (which I will be! One day!).

But today, October 5th, 2025, I started a streak for the... you know what, I think I'm going to content myself that every time I give up, I pick up and start again. I'll have dozens or hundreds of new starts, as long as I never reach the end.

Today was 30 days of cardio blast, day #6.

Pictures of Iceland included (a stop on the way, not the destination).
 

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NightWolf714

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
princess_sarena said:
But today, October 5th, 2025, I started a streak for the... you know what, I think I'm going to content myself that every time I give up, I pick up and start again. I'll have dozens or hundreds of new starts, as long as I never reach the end.
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:revolving: :revolving: :revolving:

And beautiful pictures!
 
Princess Sarena Rose

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Today is day #5, consecutively, while travelling. That's so cool! I'm not doing the days in order, because I'm skipping and saving the easier days for when I need the break most.

I did today's workout in Jerusalem, while holiday music blasted inside from the celebration across the street, and my sister gave me encouragement any time I started to get tired.

I also attended icon, I understood nearly all of the event we bought tickets for, then we checked out all the stalls. I got a Gal Gadot Wonder Woman Lego figurine, some ridiculously expensive pride pins just to say I did it, and picked up some second hand books in Hebrew. I'm doing brilliantly with Hebrew - I can't speak up during a fast paced multi-person conversation, but I can get by pretty well regardless.

I'm not so good with the no-sugar thing because the heat has me craving sweet liquid, but can't have it all. I'm sticking to mostly water, so that's good.

Attached is the prettiest picture I've taken since I got here.
 

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I'm having a really hard time getting back into exercise. I kind of gave up during my (lovely) trip. And somehow I can't get started or do more than a day or two in a row. I just don't know what happened. I was on such a roll, I had nearly a year long streak. And suddenly each day of exercise feels like an impossibly tall mountain to climb. I don't know how to get myself rolling again.

Monday, November 10th, 2025
- 30 days of cardio blast, day #15
 
Laura Rainbow Dragon

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Welcome back, @princess_sarena !

Each day you do something is a win. Even if it's not every day right now.

Travelling like you did takes a lot out of a person. (Even when the travels themselves are good.) And if I'm not mistaken you crossed 7 time zones in returning back home? It's a lot for the body and brain to process.

Congratulations on climbing the mountain yesterday!
 
Syrius

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Welcome back!! :hi: Get back into the groove one step at a time. Anything that you do is a win and another step up that hill, no matter how big or small the step is. Be kind to yourself, it is no easy thing to reestablish a workout habit. We'll be here cheering you on!! :gogogo:
 
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@Laura Rainbow Dragon @graoumia @Syrius

Thank you so much for your support :cutter: it means so much to me that I'm nowhere near alone on my climb back up the hill :cute:I'm gonna do my best to remember to take it just one day at a time, one step at a time, one breath at a time :crawl:(honestly I love being in a space that doesn't expect perfect performance at all times, it's a nice change of pace for me) :gots:

(And yep, seven timezones. But luckily the jetlag wasn't too bad. I think I was so tired when I got back I could've slept through a thunderstorm whenever, wherever.)

Tuesday, November 11th, 2025
- 30 days of cardio blast, day #16
- 2 minute abs, day #21
(I'm on day #2 of my fitness streak and same for my meditation streak)
(I began using the Bearable app again to track my health)
 
Princess Sarena Rose

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Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
- 30 days of cardio blast, day #17
- 2 minute abs, day #22
- knee push ups, day #4

Life update: over the past month, I've lost all but one friend from a friend group that was my world for months. I was blindsided; I didn't think that story would come to an end as soon as it did. I thought I'd made new friends for life; but now I feel like they'd all just been using me. My life feels so much quieter and emptier suddenly. I know all the reasons I had to walk away from them one by one, but somehow that doesn't make it any easier. I feel like a part of my heart will miss them forever. (Why is my social life always so weirdly dramatic??? Can't I catch a break for ONCE...)
 
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Thank you for words of comfort :cute:

Thursday, November 13th, 2025
- circuit fitness, level ten
- knee push ups, day #5
- 2 minute abs, day #23

Friday, November 14th, 2025
- 30 days of cardio blast, day #18
- 2 minute abs, day #24
- 10,000 punches, day #12
- knee push ups, day #6

I passed day #5 of my fitness streak. So many big steps up back up the mountain.

Life update: It turns out that working out is a good remedy for heartbreak. It's certainly helping me feel a little better. It's hard now but I know one day I'll look back and barely even remember why it once hurt at all. (Can you tell I've been on this rodeo before?) Sometimes all you can do is grow and heal while someone you once loved fades into someone you can barely even remember.

I've also been working on drinking more water and meditating more regularly, and the difference in my mental health is quite discernable. I can sit and read again - I've been struggling too much with my focus to read for the past five months or so (either light mania or just stress, it's sometimes hard to tell the difference). One of the books I'm reading is "Built To Last." I'm not a huge fan of self-help books, in general, but I'm actually very much enjoying this one. It explains why we struggle to make healthy decisions in a way that both makes sense and is understanding and gentle. (Gotta get around to writing that review.)
 
Princess Sarena Rose

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Saturday, November 15th, 2025
✅30 days of cardio blast, day #19
✅2 minute abs, day #25
✅10,000 punches, day #13
✅knee push ups, day #7

Life update: I have a new Darebee profile quote. I like switching it up once in a while to reflect my mood or latest experiences. And the latest lesson I've learned is NOT to stay in toxic environments in the hopes of building strength of character. Flowers bloom best in the sun.
 
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"Some things are worth rebuilding, like love sometimes. Some things are best left broken, like hearts sometimes. Growing up is knowing when to hold on, and knowing when its time to let go."

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Sunday, November 16th, 2025
✅30 days of cardio blast, day #20 (edited from thirty. Whoops)
✅2 minute abs, day #26
✅10,000 punches, day #14
✅knee push ups, day #8

(And more importantly, don't stay in toxic environments because you enjoy the company of the people, as I said 'boundaries hurt because then you lose people, the knife cuts both ways', and as one of my wise friends replied, 'keeping people like that around more often than not only cuts deeper in the long run').

Quote of the day from rereading old diary entries: "it's amazing how someone can completely take over your life with their love" - the sweet tempered little culprit in question:
 

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"Some things are worth rebuilding, like love sometimes. Some things are best left broken, like hearts sometimes. Growing up is knowing when to hold on, and knowing when its time to let go."

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Princess Sarena Rose

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OH CRAP I'M SO SORRY EVERYONE I WROTE THE WRONG DAY DOWN, I'M STILL ON DAY TWENTY ONE NOT THIRTY

ADHD DIAGNOSIS TO THE RESCUE

OR ELSE I'M JUST S'EEPY

THANK YOU THOUGH
 
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"Some things are worth rebuilding, like love sometimes. Some things are best left broken, like hearts sometimes. Growing up is knowing when to hold on, and knowing when its time to let go."

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Monday, November 17th, 2025
✅30 days of cardio blast, day #21
✅2 minute abs, day #27
✅knee push ups, day #9
✅10,000 punches, day #15

Let's write the proper days down this time, shall we? My mind must've been on autopilot yesterday.

Life Update
Well, not a life update exactly, but I've started to get into the habit of trying to read all of the check in logs ABOVE mine (wherever mine happens to be). It feels a lot less overwhelming than trying to leave every single log on read, and I get to check on different people depending on what time I post. Of course there's the disadvantage of time zones so that some logs might rarely or never be above mine, but well. At least I'm getting back into the habit of reading logs, slowly slowly.

I called one of my sisters this morning. She hates her job but she's doing good. We talked about her wedding, and when we talked about our favorite parts I said mine was dancing with family. She said you could see me dancing in the wedding video XD and I am now simultaneously happy that my sister knows I went all out dancing at her wedding (I was sort of off the dance floor so she might not have seen me during), and lightly embarrassed because even if I didn't drink I might have slightly acted like I had --- but damn I had a good time.
 
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
✅30 days of cardio blast, day #22
✅2 minute abs, day #28
✅10,000 punches, day #16
✅knee push ups, day #10
✅back and biceps express

Had a little extra time in my day, so added on a short upper body work out.

I bought and downloaded Life Is Strange because it's a close friend's favorite game, and he wanted someone to talk to about it. I have a Switch, the game was on sale for dirt cheap, so why not?

Alright, some Darebee talk:

I can't decide between doing Back and Core or TOTALS for my next side quest.

Back and Core - it's just one session then done; fairly quick and easy; it's working more or less the same muscles as my current side quest

TOTALS - this one *might* be easier to fit around my busier work schedule for the holiday season since you don't have to do it all at once; it's a change of pace from my current side quest; it's been on my to-do list for longer and it'll feel good checking it off at last; con - it seems significantly more challenging overall than back and core, do I want to add that much to my base quest?
 
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
✅30 days of cardio blast, day #23
✅2 minute abs, day #29
✅10,000 punches, day #17
✅knee push ups, day #11

DAY TEN OF FITNESS & MEDITATION STREAK

Tomorrow is badge day! I love badge days!!!

Writing Update

I decided to blend at least one of my erstwhile friends, the one with the most character, with one of my characters I made for a book I’ve been writing since I was fourteen.

I sat down and with no hesitation wrote some of the best work I’ve done in months. It felt almost like he was still with me and the page had absorbed my best, most vivid memories of him.

I’m always going to miss him. But preserving him forever in my life’s work is soothing and cathartic. Knowing him and losing him at least unlocked a new level in my ability to create and write memorable, distinctive, and morally ambiguous characters.

Small progress is still progress.

(Yup, I'm formally joining Darebee's heretofore - as far as I know - non-existent Writing Club.)
 
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Thursday, November 20th, 2025
✅30 days of cardio blast, day #24
✅2 minute abs, day #30
✅10,000 punches, day #18
✅knee push ups, day #12

BADGE DAY.

Life Update
At work I saw the cutest Wonder Woman Funko pop, dressed in an outfit straight out of her most classic comics, so of course I greedily set it aside to buy. We rarely have good Wonder Woman merch come in, and finding good merch in the wild is hard with the films on indefinite pause, so this is a rare treat for me. I can't wait to bring her home tomorrow and add her to my collection.

Writing Update
On the bus home I composed a letter, you know, one of those letters you write but never send. It's a brilliant and well crafted letter, if I do say so myself, because I allowed myself a brutal honesty I never indulge in in real time conversation. I counted that composition towards my writing streak, and allowed my novel to settle and brew for today.

Fitness Update
I signed up for a 2,000 push up challenge, starting in February. The money is supposed to go to Canada's Mental Health something or other. (Ha, I say money as if anyone other than me will actually donate to the cause.) As if I can do 2,000 push ups in three weeks. But hey, February is a while away and I love a good fitness challenge, especially the impossible kind.

Quote of the Day
"The night you left I laughed with relief; the next day I crashed completely. I thought my flight with you was the senseless leap of faith off the edge of a cliff; I thought the end would leave me crashed away from life like broken bones scattered against the rocks beneath. Instead I crashed into life like a firework crashing into the bejeweled blackness of a midnight sky; I burst into the kaleidoscopic color of a rose garden blooming in midsummer sunshine."

Love, Sho
 
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Laura Rainbow Dragon

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princess_sarena said:
WAIT DAREBEE HAS A WRITING CLUB???

The way my face lit up just now ---
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The thread is most active in November--A bunch of us used to do NaNo and still like November as a writing challenge month, even though the org that originated NaNo is now defunct--but some of us write year round (or try to, at least).
 
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@Laura Rainbow Dragon @Syrius @TopNotch @Mamatigerj @astro_lizard @Princess Fancy @NightTigress @CODawn @Fremen

Thank you all for the well wishes on the new badge!!! Onto earning the next one!

Friday, November 21st, 2025
✅30 days of cardio blast, day #25
✅TOTALS, day #1
✅10,000 punches, day #19
✅knee push ups, day #13

Life Update
Family was over to visit; was nice.

Writing Update
Wrote for four hours straight last night. Damn but when I get into it, I get into it. Also, BARDIC CIRCLE BARDIC CIRCLE BARDIC CIRCLE HI EVERYONE

Fitness Update
I way overdid it with the push ups and punches, leaving my arms temporarily out of commission. Then the very next day I got lost in a writing project and broke three different streaks (Darebee, Duolingo, and meditation). I'm going to get right back on board with all three. I'll start off the fitness streak with some workout recovery yoga, staying active while giving my body (and especially my upper arms) a little break to rest and recuperate. Lesson learned not to combine challenges that work out the same muscle groups.
 
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TopNotch said:
You don't say hi to BC here! Come on over.
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Of course!!! Will do, as soon as I get off work today (Black Friday season is kicking my ass)
 
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Struggling with high anxiety for some reason, it's okay it's all okay.

I did 30 Days of Cardio Blast, day #30.

Also I did day #1 of December Fit (I know it's not December anymore, but I want to earn the badge on my profile).

Day #1 of a fitness and meditation streak.

Let's go girls.
 
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