March Recap: The Slump, The Reality & Starting Again Anyway

March didn’t look how I thought it would, and if I’m being honest, I hit a slump. Quite literally in almost every facet of my life.

The gym, weight loss, blogging, writing, creating content I love… all of it.

It looked like weight loss inconsistencies.

It looked like struggling with sobriety and really wanting to drink on multiple occasions.

It looked like mental health dips and going to bed at 6pm.

It looked like skipping Pilates and not waking up for the gym day after day.

It looked like falling out of my routine.

And for a minute, it felt like I was losing momentum in everything that matters to me.

But a slump doesn’t mean failure. And progress isn’t linear.

This is something I talk about often, discipline over motivation, but March forced me to actually live that. Because motivation? It wasn’t there. Not even a little bit. And that’s exactly when discipline, structure, and identity matter most.

I didn’t quit. I just paused and I learned.

What I Learned

Weight Loss

I learned that habits matter more than bursts of motivation.

Not the perfect workouts. Not the all-or-nothing mindset.

The small things.

Taking the stairs instead of the elevator at work.

Walking Penny on nice nights.

Getting to Pilates at least once a week, even when I didn’t feel like it.

It’s not about doing everything, it’s about doing something consistently.

Sobriety

This one was real.

I learned some new triggers, and more importantly, I recognized them. I learned that I cannot step foot in my hometown bar. I learned that being around certain people makes me yearn for a drink or worse.

And that awareness matters.

Right now, I don’t need a huge circle. I don’t need to prove anything to anyone. I have my core people, and that’s enough to get me through these beginning stages of sobriety.

Mental Health

I learned more about my mental health, and that going to therapy is shocker actually good for me.

Showing up every Friday at 5:30pm on Zoom is helping me more than I expected. I’m learning how to process things instead of avoid them. How to file away the scary thoughts instead of letting them take over.

I’m learning how to sit in uncomfortable feelings instead of running from them.

And that’s growth, even if it doesn’t look like it on the outside.

Lifestyle and Content

I learned how much I used to care about how I wanted my days to look instead of actually living them.

I’m starting to shift that.

Creating content from real life instead of staging it. Letting my days be messy, unfiltered, and honest. Letting Penny be chaotic in my videos because that’s real life.

And honestly, that version of life feels better.

Moving Into April

I’ll talk more next week about my goals for April, but I’m going into it with intentions, not pressure. Just direction.

I want to reset my routines.

Commit to my goals.

Continue writing my book, even imperfectly.

And most importantly, show up consistently, not perfectly.

Because that’s who I am.

I’m someone who keeps going. I’m someone who keeps showing up.

This isn’t a new month, new me.

It’s more like I’m trying again, but smarter.

I’m not starting over.

I’m starting from experience.

-D