Melissa Jo Hill

Food and Love

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  • I did a thing with my head. Having hair is a drag. . . . . #buzzcut #buzzcutgirl #girlswithshavedheads
  • @miikagrady & my soulmate. . . . #dorkiesofinstagram
  • My planner these days is the @thedragontree Dreambook & Planner. I also use one of their covers with it. I tried the planner last fall and never really got a hand of the weekly/daily, but I LOVED LOVED the Dreambook part of it. This year I was determined to really use the weekly layouts. Maybe because I'm still recovering and only working part-time, I've been enjoying how the days aren't hourly, and have been using it like my #bulletjournal in my #midoritravelersnotebook. Since my days need to be structured around physical therapy, rest, and recuperation, and not necessarily the hour on the clock, this book is absolutely perfect for me. ⠀ .⠀ I also still carry around my #Midori (I even got a #travelersnotebook for my love for Christmas) because it's the most brilliant notebook system I've come across, but I use it for longer notes and lists that don't fit in my planner.⠀ .⠀ Meanwhile, I've been enjoying going back through the Dreambook section and mapping out my goals and projects for the year, and thinking big about what I want my future to look like. ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #planner #planneraddict #plannerlove #plannergirl #plannercommunity #bujo #journal #journaling #bulletjournaljunkies #bujojunkies #plannerjunkie #plannerobsessed #showmeyourplanner #planwithme #notebook #instax #fujifilm #myinstax #instaxmini #instantfilm #fuji #instantphoto #ductape
  • 2009/2019 aging challenge! #dorkie #dorkiesofinstagram #doge
  • Mixed feelings time! I'm not sure how to sum up 2018. I started last year still reeling from a bad career stumble and a terrible relationship ending. While work stuff definitely picked up, it never quite righted -- and I think because I wasn't working on my *own* stuff. I never quite regained the confidence to put myself out there. And I hustled, hustled, hustled two part-time jobs AND multiple freelance clients to piece together a semblance of the income I had working full time. It was really hard, and I let other things I love slip away to do it. ⠀ .⠀ But then personally, last year turned out to be pretty awesome. I fell in love -- completely unexpected and out of the blue. And that love keeps getting better and better. My kids are fantastic. My dog has never been better. It doesn't feel like there's a shortage of love in my life.⠀ .⠀ I got answers on some chronic pain issues I'd struggled with throughout 2018 (and half of 2017), and of course that culminated with my hip surgery last week. Today I took a few steps to test my leg. I feel like I'll be walking next week. I cooked my first meal of 2018 -- soft boiled eggs and raisin toast (I bought the raisin bread at Target -- baby steps).⠀ .⠀ The surgery put an end to the hustle I was trapped in. And I can see that maybe that's for the best. When I reflect on what I want more/less of in 2019, it's just less of a life of scramble, barely keeping up. If that means doing with less to have a more rich life, I'm OK with that.
  • Hey I survived hip surgery today! Look I can sit and everything! (Pics: post op, pre op, passed out post op) Looking forward to learning how to walk again! . . #hipsurgery #hipsurgeryrecovery #yoga #yogisofinstagram #yogajournal #alittlelessyoga #yogainjury #cautionarytales