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Flow Writing and How I Plan

Bychronicradiance April 7, 2023February 26, 2025

When I found out about the 13 virtues projecting , I was excited to find a self development project that I could tweak to be my own and also one that was full of variety in working on my values, switching to a new one I had predefined as important to me. I started the…

Creative Journey

How I Write When My Fingers Don’t Want to Listen

Bychronicradiance April 5, 2023February 26, 2025

Hey, Vickie here. Just wanted to do a quick little recording for you today on something that’s important to me. Writing and I don’t always get to write because sometimes my hands don’t want to cooperate.I’m a righty and on my right finger my right hand my ring finger on my pinky finger are kind…

Self-Care & Wellness

New Year, New Workout Routine and Goal Planning

Bychronicradiance January 1, 2023February 6, 2025

For 2023, I wanted to mix things up and change up my fitness routine. You know that I already work out every day and it’s for a minimum of two hours. That’s just a way that I can keep myself mobile and walking right. When I miss a day, I definitely don’t walk as well….

Fitness Empowered

Physical Fitness – my 9th virtue to add to my Self-Improvement Plan

Bychronicradiance December 29, 2022February 26, 2025

I am naming physical fitness as my 9tth virtue to strengthen and improve upon. There is always room for improvement to improve as a person, why not the way I approach exercise to improve my overall physical strength, endurance (both cardio and muscular endurance), cardiovascular health, muscle development, fat loss and appearance. As a personal…

Self-Care & Wellness

I’m having a blowout on self care day 2!

Bychronicradiance December 23, 2022February 26, 2025

For Day 2 of self-care week, I had an appointment at my local salon with my stylist, Karla. I just wanted a blowout on the day before we would. get together with family on Christmas Eve. The wash is always enjoyable as I don’t have to lift my shoulders up in the showed to wash…

Self-Care & Wellness

Self-Care Day 1 – First Makeup Buy since the Pandemic

Bychronicradiance December 22, 2022February 26, 2025

I don’t wear a lot of makeup. Most of the time before 4 am when I roll out of bed to put on my gym clothes to head to the gym, makeup is the furthest thing from my mind. I brush my teeth and head to my main bathroom where my mascara is. Because I…

Self-Care & Wellness

My secret to Breakfast and Lunch Today – Power Bowls

Bychronicradiance December 15, 2022February 26, 2025

My breakfast and lunch today were a slam dunk. Anything that I can have ready made that I don’t have to cook is a win win for me. The less foot time in my kitchen: the better. Especially after a leg day where my legs are drying for a rest. Power bowls are a great…

Resilience & Mindset

On Being a better blogger – what blogging means to me.

Bychronicradiance December 14, 2022February 26, 2025

A few weeks ago I was working on creativity and being creative with my hands. I created a designated spot on my kitchen for it, close to the sink so I could clean up easily, close to paints that I created a very organized wall section of my younger for, which my son helped me…

Parenting & Family

You’ve Probably Never Seen a Gingerbread House like this…take a peek!

Bychronicradiance December 13, 2022February 26, 2025

My son is obsessed with tornados, more than any other destructive environmental condition. It is no surprise to me that he wanted to include a tornado in his gingerbread house scene. I am very lucky that my mom has a large role in his life and loves to talk to him and spark his creativity….

Resilience & Mindset

Here’s why I’m holding off on my new blog for now.

Bychronicradiance December 12, 2022February 26, 2025

I started blogging again after much time off in August, and I used wordpress.org as my preferred platform for getting started. I could’ve also blogged on blogger, but since I had experience with WordPress before, I thought this was the best way to go.I wanted to blog about my life and what keeps me motivated…