Quarantine Chronicles

OH MY GASHHH YOU GUYS!! THE YETI IS HERE !! And I'm so excited, I OBVIOUSLY HAD TO PUT EVERYTHING ON HOLD TO TRY THIS BEAUTIFUL QUEEN OUT OMG SHE'S GORGEOUS AND WORKS SO WELL!! I'M IN LOVE!! 

I wanted to record this so I can look back and laugh at myself for not knowing how to work the Yeti. Today felt like Christmas, I'm so excited!! Let me know if it was too loud or low. I'm going to play around with it even more :0. 

Enjoy this episode.. .whatever it was.... hope you got some laughs.. we also talk about really weird dating apps too. Enjoy !!

I put this as explicit because we're talking about dating apps, and the two reviews I read were WEIRD. We have to save Gen Z from the weird thing us Millennial's do.

xoxo

Melissa

Hello there! Happy Monday!!

On this episode, we talk about this week's challenge!!!! It's geared towards a mental health challenge because not only do I want to better myself physically and with nutrition but also mentally as well! Listen to find out what it is, and you guys are always welcomed to do these challenges with me too!! 

Here's the article on Medium! Definitely give this exercise a try!!

https://medium.com/the-mission/a-practical-hack-to-combat-negative-thoughts-in-2-minutes-or-less-cc3d1bddb3af#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20National%20Science,than%20we%20think%20positive%20thoughts.&text=All%20negative%20thoughts%20are%20not%20bad.

Have a great week! 

xoxo

Melissa

Hey everyone! 

If you are doing Keto or have been interested in Keto; this is the episode for you!! In this episode, I talk about my week of Keto dinners. I talk about the price of Keto, the meal prepping organization and whether or not I felt like it was a good fit for me. I don't touch on the science behind it because if you're interested in it, I am sure you already know about it!  Although, this is a shorter episode, I think it can be a great example of why we shouldn't just jump into diets and new lifestyles. I talk about how it actually stressed me out thinking that for a week I couldn't have pasta or rice for any meal.  That is why I cut it down to just dinners, and it made me feel so much better! If you're looking for a new lifestyle, remember it's not wrong to start off small and build your way up! Nothing wrong with it at all!! On that note, here are some resources that could be beneficial whether you're just starting out, want to learn about more tools or are just curious on more keto meals.  Enjoy! 

Book mentioned:

Simply Keto by Suzanne Ryan

Website: https://ketokarma.com/book/ where to buy the book

https://ketokarma.com/recipes/ - recipes

https://www.eatwell101.com/keto-dinner-recipes where I got my dinners !!! 

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/keto-on-a-budget#2  Keto on a budget ! 

https://www.ruled.me/keto-diet-cost-breakdowns-of-popular-recipes/ keto meals breakdown of price

Honestly, 

I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS EPISODE IS. I took a super long zombie apocalypse quiz and then I read some funny Amazon reviews. I DON'T KNOW. I don't know... but here it is. Hope you get some laughs in!! 

Here's the quiz, in case you want to see if you would survive a zombie apocalypse. GOOD LUCK ! Let me know what percentage you got! i got 69% hehe. okay goodnight.

https://zomboid.com/zombie/

xoxo

Melissa

Hey everyone!!! 

Basically this quick minute episode is a rapid fire style. You guys asked some questions and wanted to know more about my 200 mile journey, and I wanted to answer them!! These questions are topics I forgot to mention, topics that might have not been a good fit for the episode or I just didn't want the episode to get too lengthy!!! 

This quick minute could be a reoccurring theme for future challenge episodes, or maybe this might be the only one!! We shall see!!

See you guys on Friday's episode!!! 

Stay Safe & Healthy Quarantine Fam!!

xoxo

Melissa

Hey Everybody! 

This is it ! This is the episode, I've been very excited about recording and posting.  This episode is about my journey completing 200 miles in July for Stop Soldier Suicide! I can honestly say that I'm super proud of my journey, raising $610 for Stop Soldier Suicide and for making this episode! I hope you guys enjoy. Just in case you couldn't donate to my fundraiser in July, the link to donate to Stop Soldier Suicide will be down below. 

https://stopsoldiersuicide.org/donate

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy

xoxo

Melissa

Hey Quarantini's,

What's happening!! I'm back even though it's Saturday!! This is just a fun, simple and silly episode I made here. 

I was super excited about the podcast today and felt really inspired/creative.  I made an Instagram page where you can find all things from the podcast!! PLEASE FOLLOW ME; LETS BE FRIENDS!!! 

I'm hoping the IG page can make us communicate more and you guys can send in your thoughts/comments/questions/funny stories/ funny Amazon reviews and I can read them during a FFAF episode. 

In this episode we chat about next weeks challenge which is having KETO dinners for a week.  I explain why it's just dinner and not all three meals!! 

Let me know what you guys think about the episode, and if you liked the background music as well! I'm testing things out on the episodes.  I always appreciate your feedback as well <3. 

Recipes I got my Keto dinners from: https://www.eatwell101.com/keto-dinner-recipes

IG NAME: @theqcpodcast 

Stay Safe & Stay Healthy

xoxo

Melissa

Happy Friday Quarantini's !! 

This episode is me chatting with you guys and catching up!!! We talk a little bit about minimilism and this August challenge I'm doing, we talk about dating during Coronavirus -- these two will be actual episodes; so we briefly chat about them !! Then we finish this episode with reading more Amazon reviews !!! 

Documentary Listed: Minimalism on Netflix

August Challenge: Is to donate 1 item on the 1st, 2 items on the 2nd, so on until the last day! 

Dating During Coronavirus: Let me know if you have a story or your thoughts on dating during Coronavirus - everything will be anonymous if I say it in episode. 

Have a funny review? Please share them with me so I can laugh and read it on an upcoming FFAF !! 

Laugh with me: https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-amazon-reviews/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

Blue Yeti: https://www.bluemic.com/en-us/products/yeti/   

Hello Quarantini's ! 

This is the last episode of this "No Scrolling Series". Basically this week, I shut my phone off before bed, and set the intention of not turning it on until I was settled in the morning.  In this last episode, I wrap things up by telling you guys what I learned during this process of no scrolling and not bringing my phone into bed with me. Hope you guys enjoy and I hope this inspires whoever is listening to try this challenge out too !! 

No Scrolling in Bed Part 1: 

https://anchor.fm/melissa027/episodes/Episode-15-One-week-of-NO-scrolling-IN-bed-egv5ik

No Scrolling In Bed Part 2:

https://anchor.fm/melissa027/episodes/Episode-17-One-week-of-no-scrolling-in-bed---PART-2-eh9i6j

Articles from Part 1 & 2 that YOU SHOULD TOTALLY READ EVEN IF YOU DON'T LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES. These articles will make you look at your phone differently because it shows how much of your day and health are being affected when taking your phone to bed/ looking at first thing in the morning. 

1. How it affects your sleep:  https://www.sclhealth.org/blog/2019/09/why-it-is-time-to-ditch-the-phone-before-bed/

2.   How it affects your morning: https://medium.com/personal-growth-lab/3-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-check-your-smartphone-within-1-hour-of-waking-up-6ccb1264ec74

Hope you guys enjoyed this series !! Hope these inspired you as well ! 

Stay Safe

xoxo

Melissa

What IS UP QUARANTINE FAM ?!

Episode 18 of Season 2 !! Can you believe it ?! 

Tonight, I talk a little bit about my 200 mile journey and how today was the last day, but full episode will be out on Sunday August 8th. I just dip my toes into little details here and there about the challenge. And now that July is over, WHAT IS NEXT ?! WHAT CHALLENGE IS NEXT ?! LISTEN IN TO FIND OUT, but I'll give you a hint .. push ups, planks, 3000 is the golden number. 

Then, I read more Amazon reviews... THESE ONES.. this week .. are MUAH.. amazing...detailed.... hilarious ... *round of applause* worthy.

So grab a snack, grab your choice of drink whatever it is... no judging here .. water, seltzer water, coffee, or adult beverages... whatever it is .. grab it !! 

WANT TO JOIN ME ON THIS AUGUST CHALLENGE ?!! PLEASE DO .. Here's the links: 

See you for Sundays episode --- 1 week of shutting my phone off during the night/morning time ! 

xoxo

Melissa