I swear every year when Sept comes around I feel like I need to make sure my plans in life are set because it’s back to school season & everyone else is preparing to get their life back in order & in a routine. It’s like the reflecting month of the year just like Jan is.

I’ve been reflecting a lot this month & deciding what I want in life & one thing I know for sure is that I want to go back to school one more time, to add on to the schooling I have & push me into my career. I just need to figure out how & when I wanna do that now.

Until I figure out what ima do with school I’ve decided to live my life to the fullest while trying to save money at the same time. I’m reaching that quarter life crisis in my life & this is the best time as any to get my finances & budgets in order. I’m queen of "spend all the money but don’t think too far ahead", which was whatever but I need to start thinking further ahead & start laying down saving plans so I can be set no matter what. The end of this month we had a tornado in Ottawa & that was the biggest wake up calm in humbling myself. It made me realize what’s most important to me and made me reflect on how I would function if I lost everything. Thank god I was blessed & my area was barely touched; we lost power for 19 hours & areas close by had been blown out. Some people weren’t fortunate & lost their homes completely, had MAJOR damages to their houses and cars. These times make you evaluate how prepared you are for anything because you never know when shit can hit the fan. So time to get my shit in order or as the saying goes, my ducks in a row.

This month has been all over the place from coming back from my trip & just getting back into everything; I literally was nonstop all month. Sept consisted of:

I have been so shit with reading this month. I sill haven’t finished reading The Nest & haven’t started anything else because I’ve literally been so busy that if I’m not working or am out somewhere,  I’m trying to get some sleep in. Another thing I’ve neglected was working out but it’s a new month & I’ve actually signed up to a new spot so I’m excited to get back into it. The gym is kinda far so my bus rides there will be my time to get back into my books.

I’ve been listening to a shit ton of new music for this month & been continuing to make my way down my chill vibin' playlist. Also let’s talk about how I got Spotify back again so I can explore more music & get good recommendations when I make playlists. Some things I’m in love with that y’all need to get on is:



The best part of starting another season & next quarter of the year is that it makes you reflect on the year so far. In my reflection I see that I have grown & learned quite a few things about myself  & what I need more of & need to get rid of.

Here are some snaps of the month:

I seen Linkin Park once before I all ended in the most unfortunate passing of Chester but it was the most amazing show of my life where they played for a whole 2 hours. I ended up going solo & am so grateful I got to seem them at least once. It's funny becuase I ended up going solo to Mike Shinoda as well.

Sitting outside in the floor in 11 C weather waiting for doors to get into this show. It’s cold, my concert buds bailed last minute, my toes are starting to lose feeling, my bodysuit is uncomfortable & I don’t have a belt so my pants be riding down. Ready af for this show thou & can’t wait to be inside getting warm & then singing my heart out. The beginning of theses shows are always such a drag & annoying but then in no time the show is over & you wish you never were inpatient.

I saw on social media not too long ago how Don Bronco met Mike Shinoda & I was like that’s cool cause it’s kinda different music worlds colliding. Then I saw Don Broco post on Instagram they were opening for him & I was beyond ecstatic. I discovered Don Broco earlier this year, fell in love with them & now seen them 3 times. If you haven’t listening you must, I’m beyond obsessed & my songs that I lose my shit to are:



So the lights go off after they set up for Mike Shinoda, we see the lights & start screaming but don’t see him yet, stop my insta story delete it & start a snap cause it can go longer. We are still screaming but don’t see him. Wait we see people oh that’s the band that means he will be here soon & oh shit it’s Mike himself  & he comes on running in & jumps right into Petrified without hesitation. We are going wild is he actually up on stage in front of us damn. Let’s calm down & enjoy the show & sing along.

I loved how he made a set list composed of all the things he has done & made it into one; Linkin Park, Fort Minor & Mike Shinoda songs, it was amazing. I loved when he made some into mashups too. From what I remember her played:

I’m sure there’s a few more I’m missing but that’s a lot of it. Ima make a post on my Instagram with a bunch of videos that you guys can go & watch. I tried to live in the moment but I also wanted a whole bunch of videos because this is one concert I know I’d watch many times especially since I think I lost a bunch of the ones from the LP show I went to. I hope he keeps making music & having concerts because I’d love to see him again & I dunno in a way I feel like he is keeping LP alive.

I took a bunch of pictures too so enjoy them & check out his new album already if you haven’t. Also Mike had me hyped & wanting to go to a hip hop concert they way he was bouncing around the stage & rapping I’m like what am I waiting for I need to find a show where I can get a good view & go to one of those shows.

Soooo I've been on this journey of exploring gyms in Ottawa & looking for what different types of workouts the city has to offer. So far I have been to Wheelhouse Cycle, Elevate Yoga, Spin Co, BodiesbyPhil, The Dailey Method and Iron North Studio (if you click on them it will take you to the post I wrote all about them).

Since I've started this journey, I have been finding so many other places I want to check out & try workouts I've never done before. When I used to go to Goodlife, I thought that it was good but it wasn't the type of gym for me. I love the local gyms where it's intimate, they know your name & recognize you when you come in. It's mostly group classes but the trainers walk around & make sure you're doing things properly and if your form is right; it's a whole ass community too which is amazing.

So far the places I've been to have been great & I loved my time spent there. I would definitely be back to check them out & I know that they would recognize me.

Other gyms I would like to check out in the next few months are: