The Tranquil Training Gardens of Themyscira

[princess_sarena]

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

I am one day away from starting again. My thirty first Hebrew birthday is tonight and tomorrow (Hebrew days start at nightfall), and I would very much like it to coincide with my Darebee-versary every year.

I’ve decided to start a new thread to mark each and every new beginning. My last streak lasted two months shy of a year. I’ve reset my streak badge back to zero. This time I have my eyes on making it past two years.

I’ve grown. I always do. I learned that I am capable of more than I ever realized. I can keep streaks going long term. I can tend to my health, mental and physical. I can cut ties that are no longer healthy, keep friends even when it hurts, and earn new friends more easily than I once believed.

I’ve accepted apologies from people who badly hurt me. I’ve learned forgiveness offers healing. I’ve offered apologies to people I hurt without cause. I’ve learned regret offers a chance to rise above and do better. I’ve learned to offer vulnerability in place of anger. I’ve learned to offer honesty without hurt. I’ve learned to offer myself to the world without losing something in me each time I give.

I’m going to spend the next streak growing in the gardens of Themyscira, and everyone is welcome in my gardens any time. My real name means Rose Rose, so gardens call my heart into bloom like nowhere else does. I know what it feels like to grow through pain, and I want other people to grow through the peace and strength and love they find in me.

Thank you to everyone who’s been with me so far, since the beginning, in the middle, or towards the end of my last streak. I could not have made it this far without all the support and community Darebee offers. I love the programs and enjoy the challenges but it’s the community I’ve found here that keeps me coming back each and every day. I follow as many logs as I can as often as I can (I do fall behind a lot, but I try!).

I can’t wait to see what the coming year of my life brings, and I can’t wait to share the journey with you all.

 

[Fremen]

Happy New Thread

 

[graoumia]

Congratulations for all you have already accomplish, it is great. And happy Hebrew birthday

 

[Mamatigerj]

, new streak, and new thread!

I love everything you wrote in your post, and I look forward to watching your garden grow and flourish!

 

[Princess Fancy]

Happy hebrew birthday and happy new thread

 

[princess_sarena]

@Fremen @graoumia @Mamatigerj @Princess Fancy

Thank you so much for the well wishes on my new thread! Here's to a healthy new start.

Thursday, July 17, 2025

I just did the first day of 30 days of cardio light. I wanted to get right back into the things and pick up where I'd left off, but I was dead exhausted and I figured starting slow would be better than not starting at all. So that's all I got done for now.

Streak day #1

 

[princess_sarena]

Friday, July 18, 2025

30 days of cardio light, day #2

Day #2

Saturday, July 19, 2025

60 days of walking, day #16

Day #3

Sunday, July 20, 2025

90 days of action, day #16

stomach vacuums, day #24

Meditation day #1

Day #4

Update: Still a lot to work on. I think the next thing I'm going to tackle is my sleep schedule. Gotta get that sorted out before I can pay attention to anything else.

Thanks, as always, for listening to me talk about my health and fitness and stuff.

 

[NightTigress]

Happy New Thread! Heck, yeah, let's do this!

 

[NightWolf714]

Happy belated Hebrew birthday. And happy new thread!

I love that entire first post. It makes me smile. I wish you the best of luck this time around as well.

 

[princess_sarena]

@NightTigress @NightWolf714

Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate your comments

Monday, July 21st, 2025

Walking to running, day #15
Stomach vacuums, day #25
Calf raises, day #21

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025

90 days of action, day #17

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
gentle yoga

Thursday, July 24, 2025
90 days of action, day #18

Friday, July 25, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #3

Saturday, July 26, 2025

60 days of walking, day #17

Sunday, July 27, 2025

90 days of action, day #19

Monday, July 28, 2025

90 days of action, day #20
Stomach vacuums, day #26
Calf raises, day #22

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

90 days of action, day #21
Stomach vacuums, day #27

We're on day #13!

That's where we're up to, folks. Only one day where I let myself relax a little and do an easier yoga workout instead of a day of a program. Otherwise I've been pretty good at making sure I do a day of a program, and sometimes even a challenge.

Thank you all for visiting my gardens

 

[princess_sarena]

Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day#4
stomach vacuums, day #28

Thursday, July 31st, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #5

Friday, August 1st, 2025
From walking to running, day #16

Saturday, August 2nd, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #6

Sunday, August 3rd, 2025
Zen day #1

Monday, August 4th, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #7

Update: Discord drama again. It's a long story, but I always somehow manage to get caught up in other people's messes.

I'm up to day #19, which means I get the day 15 streak badge back.

 

[Mamatigerj]

I'm up to day #19, which means I get the day 15 streak badge back.

 

[NightWolf714]

Congrats on getting your badge streak back!

 

[Anek]

Congrats on the badge!

 

[princess_sarena]

Thank you @Mamatigerj @NightWolf714 @Anek I'm happy to have made the first step of my second attempt to getting the badge to full strength!

Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #8
stomach vacuums, day #29

Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
from walking to running, day #17

Thursday, August 7th, 2025
30 days of cardio, day #9

On day #22 of my brand new streak.

Update: Still mostly hanging out on discord in my free time. I made like a whole bunch of new friends. It's a whole crazy story I can't recount because of privacy reasons, but I joined a brand new server with the wildest backstory I've ever heard in my entire life. I got upgraded to mod and then admin within weeks, plus I'm a super likeable person people generally like to talk to about whatever. So slowly over the course of a month I got the entire story, plus accidental proof that it's true. I'm just rambling now for no reason, but it's nice to meet a whole bunch of new friends all at once because I haven't really made a new friend in the past few years. But of course a handful of people in the server are wildly toxic, so I end up throwing myself into the chaos to try to protect my new friends and everybody ends up either liking me tremendously, or tripping over me, or both.

And everyone who hears all this is like "but why not just leave if it's toxic?"

And I'm like BECAUSE THEY ARE MY FRIENDS. You don't just walk away from people and not befriend them because a toxic person is tagging along. I don't know. Do you? I don't.

Anyway, I lowkey enjoy getting in the way and proving just how effective/annoying I can be.

 

[NightWolf714]

Update: Still mostly hanging out on discord in my free time. I made like a whole bunch of new friends. It's a whole crazy story I can't recount because of privacy reasons, but I joined a brand new server with the wildest backstory I've ever heard in my entire life. I got upgraded to mod and then admin within weeks, plus I'm a super likeable person people generally like to talk to about whatever. So slowly over the course of a month I got the entire story, plus accidental proof that it's true. I'm just rambling now for no reason, but it's nice to meet a whole bunch of new friends all at once because I haven't really made a new friend in the past few years. But of course a handful of people in the server are wildly toxic, so I end up throwing myself into the chaos to try to protect my new friends and everybody ends up either liking me tremendously, or tripping over me, or both.

And everyone who hears all this is like "but why not just leave if it's toxic?"

And I'm like BECAUSE THEY ARE MY FRIENDS. You don't just walk away from people and not befriend them because a toxic person is tagging along. I don't know. Do you? I don't.

Anyway, I lowkey enjoy getting in the way and proving just how effective/annoying I can be.

Oh, I get this. Just because there are parts of it that are toxic, that doesn't mean you want to toss the whole thing out. It's kinda like a potato when there's a spot on it, you can just cut that part and eat the potato a lot of times. So long as you develop good boundaries to protect your mental/emotional energy.

I'm glad you've been making new friends. I love that discord is such a good way to connect with people. Sorry it's got it's toxic folks, but hopefully they'll get the message that it's not really the best place for them. >_>;;;

 

[graoumia]

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Congratulations on re-earning your streak badge, @princess_sarena !

 

[princess_sarena]

Thanks @Laura Rainbow Dragon @graoumia

@NightWolf714 And thanks for the insightful comment. You put it so perfectly. Just because there's a bad spot doesn't mean the whole apple is bad.

Friday, August 8, 2025
No darebee workout today, just 5+ km of walking, which counts.

Saturday, August 9, 2025
60 days of walking, day #18

Sunday, August 10, 2025
gentle yoga workout

Monday, August 11, 2025
Muscle recovery (migraine)

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #10
Stomach vacuums, day #30

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #11

Thursday, August 14, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #12

Friday, August 15, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #13

Saturday, August 16, 2025
60 days of walking, day #18

Update: the toxic, chaotic guy left the server a few days ago. I immediately DMed him, panicking and near tears that I'd miss him and his girlfriend. He reassured me I could reach out whenever and made a group chat for me to stay in touch with him and his girlfriend. A few days later he rejoined the server. I genuinely can't even remember what my life felt like before he came along and complicated it.

Life be so weird sometimes. But I'm glad I stayed and gave everyone in this server a chance despite my initial impressions. Not everyone is who they appear to be on the surface.

 

[princess_sarena]

Sunday, August 17th, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #14

Monday, August 18th, 2025b
90 days of action, day #22
2 minute abs, day #13
Calves of steel, day #23

Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
90 days of action, day #23
Calves of steel, day #24
2 minute abs, day #14

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
From walking to running, day #19 (zombies run, season #2 episode #1)

Update:

Here's the epilogue to the whole discord drama. I asked the server owner if she'd want to set up a new server with me, and she agreed. While we were setting it up, I wrote a list of rules specifically designed to keep out the bullying and drama that exhausted me in the OG server. I invited all of my discord friends, and all but one agreed to join, including folks from the OG server. Less than a week in the OG server owner and I decided to formally make the two servers sister servers, anyone in one is welcome in the other, so long as they follow the rules. I wasn't expecting my server to take off, I thought it would be dead, but it's actually The New Happening Place to Be! I never thought I'd run a discord server, but I'm doing it under the best of all possible circumstances: alongside family and friends.

The Chaos Guy responsible for the chaos and drama knows about the new server (I told him all about it), knows full well that the rules are designed to keep him from doing what he does, and is just chill with sitting it out. I'm still friends with him, and friends with almost everyone I've met in the past couple months, since this whole drama started.

Now we have a Chaos Server and a Kind and Calm Server peacefully coexisting and it's lovely, they balance each other out perfectly.

I'd call this a pretty happy ending.

 

[princess_sarena]

Thursday, August 21st, 2025
23 minutes of fitness boxing 2

Friday, August 22nd, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #15

Saturday, August 23rd, 2025
60 days of walking day #20

Sunday, August 24th, 2025
From walking to running, day #19
Daily dare #76
Iron arms, day #25

Update:

1. I upgraded the streak badge to day #30
2. I've been finding the headspace to do chores again, I put all of my laundry away and made a couple of meals (eggs and toast, chili and rice, salmon and potato salad)
3. I finished the stomach vacuums challenge, only took me a couple of months!

 

[graoumia]

congrats

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[astro_lizard]

Congrats on reclaiming your 30 day badge!!!

 

[Mamatigerj]

1. I upgraded the streak badge to day #30
2. I've been finding the headspace to do chores again, I put all of my laundry away and made a couple of meals (eggs and toast, chili and rice, salmon and potato salad)
3. I finished the stomach vacuums challenge, only took me a couple of months!

Well done!

 

[Anek]

Congrats!!

 

[NightWolf714]

Congrats on both 30 days and improved headspace!

 

[princess_sarena]

@graoumia @Fremen @astro_lizard @Mamatigerj @Anek @NightWolf714

Thank you very much for the congratulations!

Monday, August 25th, 2025
Marvel move, doom protocol, 2.5 km (from walking to running, day #20)
30 days of cardio light, day #16
Caught: Spearow, Sentret

Tuesday, August 26th, 2025
90 days of action, day #24
Caught: Porygon, Nidoran (f)

Update: still feeling a lot better, more alert and less tired. I don't really have anything super interesting to report on, other than I attempted a level three workout (90 days of action) for the first time in a while, and it actually went really well.

I'm debating picking up the new RPG program next, but I'm not sure if it would be "cheating" for my first level three RPG to be the most recent one instead of doing the older programs first. Anyway, I won't have to decide for several months at least, it'll be a while before I finish 90 days of action, I have over two months left and I do not do it every day.

 

[princess_sarena]

Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
From running to walking, day #21 (zombies run, season 2 episode 3)

Thursday, August 28th, 2025
Ringfit Adventure, level 10 (finished world #2)
90 days of action, day #25
Daily dare #77
caught: mankey, venonat

Again, not terribly much to report back on. I finished ten days in a row of meditating, which for me is huge progress as formerly I could barely make a week, I'm just past day forty of a fitness streak, I've been continuing to cook healthy and filling meals every day - I even got the ingredients together for daily lunch salads, instead of foraging in the snack pantry every afternoon - which means I'm doing a lot better than I was a couple of weeks ago.

I got my doctor to increase one of my medications, and I think that has been making a massive, huge, ginormous difference in how I've been feeling. It really does feel like the difference between taking your glasses off and putting them back on again - like the world has come back into calmer, clearer, sharper focus (as the old analogy goes).

I played ringfit adventure for the first time in months. It's only like twenty minutes a go, but taking out the switch, setting up, etc is a bit of a barrier for me. (As opposed to darebee workouts which are pretty much readysetloadandgo.) It was a bit challenging but I successfully passed the level I was up to, which means I've been pretty good at keeping up my overall fitness even though I haven't played the game in a good while.

 

[princess_sarena]

Been struggling with depression over the past few weeks. I just haven't been feeling myself, I've been experiencing a lot of anxiety over small but significant life changes. I lost my streak during a couple bad days. I sorted my head out, picked myself up out of the dust, and started over.

I have a new goal to journal here every single day, even if it's just something small. Small steps climb mountains.

I'm going on vacation for a month in a couple weeks. I have a goal of completing two challenges and one program before leaving.

Friday, September 12, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #19
Calves of steel, day #25

Day #1. Again. Back at the bottom of the mountain, but brave and undefeated.

 

[princess_sarena]

One step upward at a time. Re-establish a fitness routine.

I spoke to my siblings who will be hosting me over my vacation (I'm going for my sister's wedding), and mentioned I've been working out every day, so I'd be doing workouts while I stayed over. They were very encouraging.

Saturday, September 13, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #20
Calves of steel, day #26
Iron arms, day #26
Daily dare, day #79

Day #2. Still on my second step back up the mountain.

 

[princess_sarena]

One more step upwards, and then one more...

I didn't wake up early, but I still got a lot done overall. I got a good workout in, finished all the dishes, took care of critical emails, attended family game night, and meditated. That's a lot.

Sunday, September 14th, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #21
2 minute abs, day #15
Calves of steel, day #27
Iron arms, day #27
50 punches, daily dare #80

Meditation day #1

 

[princess_sarena]

Forgot to journal yesterday. I went to the dentist and to the optometrist, I picked out new glasses, I got cute funky purple ones.

Depression is starting to ease up, which is nice. Not all gone yet, but I just feel... better, and more like myself.

Started going through other logs again. Nothing intense, just trying to read between five and ten every day for now.

Monday, September 15th, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #22
2 minute abs, day #16
Calves of steel, day #28
Iron arms, day #28
10 upward downward dog, dd #81

Day #4

Tuesday, September 16th, 2025
30 days of cardio light, say #23
2 minute abs, day #17
Calves of steel, day #29
Iron arms, day #29
30 bridges, daily dare #82

Day #5

 

[NightWolf714]

Congrats on the new glasses! They sound cute. ^_^

 

[princess_sarena]

Congrats on the new glasses! They sound cute. ^_^

Thank you!!! I am in love with them, I will upload a picture of them once I've finally picked them up (might be a while though)

 

[princess_sarena]

Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #24
2 minute abs, day #18
Calves of steel, day #30
Iron arms, day #30
60 seconds side bridge, daily dare #83

Day #6

Thursday, September 18th, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #25
2 minute abs, day #19
knee push ups, day #1
10,000 push ups, day #1

Day #7

I'm a week back into my third attempt at a streak, and managed to score two challenge badges in one day. And of course, the best reward is starting new challenges. I picked ones I'll be able to keep up while travelling. I'm leaving a week from today (Friday) AND I AM SO NOT READY.

 

[Syrius]

Happy double badge day!!!

 

[graoumia]

Congrats, enjoy your trip

 

[NightWolf714]

Happy double badge day! I hope your trip is fun and safe. ^_^

 

[Mamatigerj]

Happy Double Badge Day!!

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[Anek]

Congrats!!

 

[princess_sarena]

@Syrius @graoumia @NightWolf714 @Mamatigerj @Fremen @Anek

Thank you!!! And... onward.

Friday, September 19th, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #26
2 minute abs, day #20
Knee push ups, day #2
10,000 punches, day #2
Daily dare, day #84

Day #8

Saturday, September 20th, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #27
2 minute abs, day #21
Knee push ups, day #3
10,000 punches, day #3

Day #9

Sunday, September 21st, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #28
2 minute abs, day #22
Knee push ups, day #4
10,000 punches, day #4

Day #10

Everything all prepped and ready to get packed.

Happy New Year to everyone who celebrates it this time of year.

 

[Mamatigerj]

Happy New Year!

 

[graoumia]

Happy new year

 

[Fremen]

Happy New Year

 

[NightWolf714]

Happy new year!

 

[princess_sarena]

@Mamatigerj @graoumia @Fremen @NightWolf714

Thank you so much

Monday, September 22nd, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #29
Knee push ups, day #5
10,000 punches, day #5

Day #11

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025
30 days of cardio light, day #30
10,000 punches, day #6

Day #12

Wednesday, September 24th, 2025
30 days of cardio blast, day #1

Day #13

Thursday, September 25th, 2025
30 days of cardio blast, day #2
10,000 punches, day #7

Day #14

I finished every single level one program. On the Jewish New Year. I don't even know what to say. It's been such a journey. And today I start a new one, forward into the known and the unpredictable.

 

[Syrius]

Congratulations on 30 Days of Cardio Light!!! And way to go completing all the Level 1 programs!!

 

[astro_lizard]

Congrats on Cardio Light! And congrats on finishing all level 1 programs!! And happy new year, you rock!