Hello, team, and Happy Friday! Fly by check in from me because I have a pretty busy day and I need to get going. I hope you're all doing as well as possible.

I'm exhausted - it's been a miserable, rainy week with little chance for going outside and work has gotten very stressful again. I'm also struggling with my body image because who knew that lifting weights and putting on muscle means you'll need to size up when shopping for clothes? Finding pants has always been hard but it's become near impossible because my butt and thighs have gotten bigger and every pair i try makes me feel worse about myself. I know clothing sizes are stupid and made up but we're conditioned to care and it's very hard to stop.

Anyway, the quote spoke to me and I think it's a good reminder that everything takes work and nothing starts out perfect. I'm still in my caterpillar phase and that's ok.

Ok, I'm off. Remember to be patient with yourselves and with others!