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Day 21

The final day. I will use this to rflect on the last three works of journaling. It is something that I never did consistently beford and now it ujust feel like I am talking to myseldf. I looked back on my past entries and feel I have come along way. I type what comes to my mind and I have realized that you can relate everything you do to consumption. I may keep journaling in the future. Its a good toll to have especially as you get older and start to forget things. Its been fun is what I will leave this at. Untill next time.

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Day 20

The last Sunday of this project. Since there was no football game to watch I Spent the day studying and hanging out with some friend. This day I did not conmuse alot of media which felt good for a change. I made food nothing out of the ordinary just some pasta and took tonight as a self care day. I did my skin care and took an extra long shower. I made myself a glass of tea and read a book for a little. Something I do n ot do often but was enjoyable which led me to think why I dont do this more often. The reading made me sleepy and for a second I questioned whether or not I cold fall asleep without going on my phone but I failed. but on a youtube video and fell asleep before I could finish it.

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Day 19

Saturday is a work day which means I sleep in attempt to do some homework but ultimetly give up and relax before work. If im beging honest I am super tired and do not feel like writing this so Im going to kepp it short. Today was average nothing note worthy. Maybe there is something more detailed leaving this short than attempting to type out every detail.

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Day 18

Today is my reset day. I woke up and scrolled the usually tik tok for extra long today. I then remebered that I had sighned up for a kick boxing class so I immedietly srung out of bed and got ready. I have been to a class before but truely had no idea what to expect. Ive been challenging myself recetly attending workout classes that I normally would be scared to do alone. But through each class I gain more confidence and by now I actually enjoy trying these new things. This class was partner oriented and everyone was so nice and patient with my newcomer abilities. I ended up meeting some cool people and getting a good workout in. I often times think back to why I was ever scared to do things like this is the past. To be frank I dont even know what I was scared of because being a serve I can handle some unfriendly people however this has never been the case. I gain confidense through these classes and to me that may be more valuable than the workout itself.

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Day 17

The weekend is back. Today classes went as usual then my and boyfriend decided to cook dinner together. On the menu this night was shrimp tacos. I went to trader joes, mt store os choice to pick up the ingredients although I obviously left with way more than I planeed on buying. Trader joes is unlike any other store. They do marketing right because I can never leave with only what I came fore. They make fun and exciting packaging and products I simply cannot resist. Not to mention the countless instagram and tiktok reviews of the products they have. I try my best but I ended up buying some elote chips which were amazing and some frozen bon bons which were okay. After this endevor I went to my boyfriends and the tacos came out so good, With a full belly I simply could not do anything else this night to I fell promptly asleep.

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Day 16

This Wednesday I decided I was sick of all the music I had been listening to and set off on a quest to find new music. Nott new music but new to me. I do this by going to a song I enjoy on spotify and clicking the go to radio button. This then takes you to a playlist of songs that are similar to the one I likes, I spent around an hour scrolling and listening to this new music deciding which ones I was going to add to my rotation. This is very enjoyable to me. I tend to lose myself in the process like I lose myself scrolling through tik tok, however this seems more healthy than scrolling. At the end of the day I suppose that they both are staring at my phone. After this I proceeded to spend the whole day listening to my new found music, carrying on a usual Wednesday.

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Day 15

Tuesdays are my very busy days with three classes. One of which is online. I dont know if I prefer online or in person classes. With online classes I feel a disconnested between me the professor and my classmates, however I get to stay in my pajamas so it is a toss up. I try to stay focused during these classes but it becomes so hard when you can just turn the camera off and look at your phone. I am definetly more productive in person and now that I am writing about it I have decided I do prefer to be in person. Anyways I then proceeded to attend my two in person classes. It was a pretty typical day in my italian class and then this class in whick I am writing about now. Nothing noteworthy just routine. I came home and layed down, decompressing the day and consumung media. When I felt I had given my mind enough break I mahe myself some dinner took a shower and went to bed.

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Day 14

This Monday I woke up for my 8 am class then decided I didnt want to go. I try never to skip class but today felt different. I know I would feel a wave of guilt and unproductivity in my head and that my mind would constantly be telling you this isnt how you want to start the week off however I did it anyways. I then proceeded to go back to be and once I woke up I had a slow morning untill I went to my second class at 1. I actually didnt end up feeling that bad throughout the day. When I got home from class I relaxed for a little then went to the gym. In my mind going to the gym made up for not going to class even though I am aware that this is not a fair trade. I cooked a nice dinner consisting of pasta sausage and broccoli watced some tv then went to bed. Over all a pretty typical Monday that ended up being alroght after a rocky start.

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Day 13

A Sunday. Next to Fridays, Sundays happen to be my second favorite day. It is the last day of my somewhat routinleess weekend and I am begining to long for the structure of a routine. I sleep in again and wake up on my own. I slept so good after working Saturday night and being on my feet for hours. It is a Sunday tradition to go to my boyfriends apartment and watch the football games. This week I decided I wanted to bring a snack. However I did not want to go to the store. I studied my friedge and pantry hard and ultimetly came up with hummus and a whipped feta dip to go with some pita and cucumbers I had in the fridge. Cooking has become theraputic to me, I believe it lies somewhere in following directions and the satisfaction of a product. It came out good and I headed over to the apartment. We spent the rest of the day laying down. I split my time between the tv and my computer screen attempting to get things done. The day was wholesome and the food was fulfilling. Sundays leave me feeling whole after the weekend drained me. Just a sleep away and back to routine but I have to say I am happy for it to be Monday again.

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Day 12

This Saturday consisted of a very slow morning and no sound of an alarm. Another morning spent sleeping in and taking things slow. Saturdays are unlike Fridays for me because I have to work on Saturday nights. I happen to like my work as I stated in a previous post byt often times the thought of it sounds very exhausting. But after doing a few assignments and blanklt staring at the computer I muster up the energy to go to work. Today I was working a banquet so the usual chaos of talking to people and running around was much more relaxed as my main task was to keep food on the table. The shift was long but I manages to snack on a few of the appetisers which made up for the long hours. I finished the shift glad I went but nonetheless exhaused, I immedietly went home took a shower and fell straight asleep. Another Saturday done.

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Day 11

Friday!!! The best day of the week to me. I tell myself that I will be productive but come Friday my brain tells me to take today as a break day, even though after class thats what Thursday is. I woke up to no alarm, which is refreshing and did my usual scrolling however I lingered in bed longer tha usual knowing I dont have to be up for anything in particular. I much prefer a slower paced morning where I actually get to sip and enjoy my coffe and not scarf down my breakfast. On that note I had my usual cold brew and ate some eggs with toast. While I ate I threw on a random youtube video on the tv because sometimes I am uncomfortable with the complete silence. After breakfast I merely did nothing but relax for a few hours. I then went to hangout with my friends and went to some bars. Nothing noteworthy just fun with good company.

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Day 10

Thursday = the start of the weekend and the downfall of my weekday routine. Thursday is aways somewhat productive but once I am done with my two classes I definetly start to lay loose on the homework and projects. This Thursday I hung out with some friends and cooked dinner with my boyfriend. This is a thing that we love doing together and try to do together once a week. If there were love languages cooking together would definetly be one of our top ones. Being able to talk about the busy week and make something together is very theraputic for myself and I happen to enjoy this more than going out to eat. I do focus alot on the ingredients I put into my body and cooking helps me ensure that I am eating what I am comfortable with and nothing bad for me. This is not to say I dont allow myself to eat treats there is just something comforting to me anout knowing exactly what goes into my body and anyways it tastes better homemade.

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Day 9

Wednesday always comes around to quick. It seems like Monday and Tuesday fly by and all of a sudden it is Wednesday, the day before my weekend starts as I do not have classes on Wednesday. I wake up and do the usual scrolling on my phone. Through this journal this ritual has been on my mind alot. Part of me thinks that media should not be the first thing I consume in the morning. Which I do believe to be true. But every time I try to snap out of this habit my morning feels a bit off. I feel a bit rushed and like I just sprung out of bed and started sprinting when im used to having those few minutes to slowly wake my brain up through my phone. I do think it is just a learning curve and after a few mornings of not going on my phone I will question why I even needed to in the first place. But for now I wont be changing this habit. Wednesday consisted of classes, homework, a workout session and my usual routine. Nothing special, nothing noteworthy.

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Day 8

Potato - The image of this potato is not a perfect potato. It has a big lump on the side but nonetheless still edibile.

Rating 1A 7 - no mold and still edible however has some flaws

Rating 1B 6 - small and odd color

I would be more likely to buy the one on the right more becuase to me it has less flaws

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Day 7

Monday

Monday is always a refreshing day for me, following the long weekend I finally get to be back in a routine. I realize nowI may be contradicting myself from my previous post on routine but routine holds a certain comforting aspect for me. The weekend was filled with hanging out with friends and working. Monday was filled with homemade food and lot of classes and homework. I also attended a new yoga studio Monday night. I purchased a pass in which I can try new workout classes around the twin cities and it has been alot of fun so far. Consuming different thigs helps to breakouut of the same routine while also maintaining the comfort that comes with having one. Monday are never really that interesting.

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Day 6

In class/consumption post

Some people may not have the same ingredients as everyoone else. Also it is different to cook for just yourself rather than cook for other people. A dinner with a family can be seen as a a communal experience and a place to get together, it seems as though the food isnt the main purpose of the meeting where as when you cook for yourself you are cooking what you want to eat with the sole purpose of eating it, most likely speaking. Also some people in our group take photos of what they made to eat while others not. Likely because they were proud of what they made and wanted to show others. While other just make food to eat it and sometimes are in a rush.

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Day 5

Saturday

Today was the day that I finally was going to go back to work after taking a month off. I work as a server at a local brewery and my shift was 5-11pm. I slept in and cosumed my usual media. Before work I spent alot of down time laying in bed and watching tv in preparation for a long shift where I knew standing for 6 hours was inevitable. I arrived at work and I would say the main thing I consummed today was conversations with strangers. Being a server I talk to alot of people and sometimes get to talk a little deeper than just taking orders. I didnt realize it untill then but I missed this social aspect of work. I get to consumer other peoples stories and have conversations I would never get to have without being a server and crossing paths with every customer I have. Todays main consumption: conversations.