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itsfi · ‎12-01-2025

Happy holidays, BIC!!! The year has flown by and the days will only go by more quickly as we move closer and closer to the end of December. With all the events, festivities and holidays this month brings, the season can be a fun and joyous time, but it can also be a very busy, heavy and sometimes stressful one as well. It's important to prioritize self-care during the holiday season; consider this month's game of BWell bingo one of the tools available to help you keep wellness top of mind.

Wellness Bingo: December 2025

All are welcome and encouraged to take part in this wellness bingo challenge, wherever you are in your own self-care journey, and in whatever manner this challenge will serve you best. Wellness takes work; let's do the work together, BIC!

For more information on this month's wellness bingo activities, take a look at: <<links to be posted>>

ather

@Samtian Great job!!! Omg connections is so hard. I rarely get all 4! You are making progress with decluttering!!

Samtian

@ather Thank you! I'm lucky if I get one sometimes haha.

CorgiMommy

Awesome job, I love playing connections also. @Samtian

Samtian

@CorgiMommy Thank you, it's fun!

caitbird

@Samtian awesome job! Good for you for decluttering some of your lipsticks - I need to get back on track with decluttering my beauty stash too, haha. I hope you enjoyed the movie!

Samtian

@caitbird Thank you, for the most part I did!

itsfi

@Samtian, you're doing an amazing job with your wellness activities. I learned about Connections from a couple of BIC'ers - @CorgiMommy and @ather. You know, I find that it's one of those games where, at least for me, it depends on the day adn the mix of words. I do need to make sure I'm in a certain headspace to be able to think my way through it. Or, if I'm doing it on the weekends, I'll spend time with it over the course of a day and not necessarily one sitting.

Kudos to you on whittling down some of your lipstick stash. It's not easy to declutter. Okay, somewhat random question, do you have favorite or go-to items you like to get from Panda Express?

Samtian

@itsfi Yeah Connections hurts my brain haha I haven't found a time of day I'm better at it.

As for Panda I HAVE to get a plate with the Honey Walnut Shrimp ( I have an oral allergy to tree nuts so those get shoved aside, but I'm obsessed with that Shrimp), Orange Chicken, and Chow Mein.

itsfi

lolololol, I get that @Samtian. I tried the other day but just kept staring at the screen. I kept thinking "I see the words ... " but for the life of me, I couldn't even tell you how any of them could logically (or illogically) be connected. I decided my brain was not in the mood for being teased that day. 😂🤣😂 Those are some very popular, well loved items from Panda.

CorgiMommy

Almost completed the board which is my goal this month

Green are the most recent ones on completed.

Music - dug up my old holiday CDs and listened to sone old favorite songs i.e. Charlotte Church, John Denver and the Muppets, Boney James to name a few.

Digital detox - shut off my phone one night a week to keep me off social media

Treat Myself - got a massage and facial, it felt si good

Pay it Forwatd - went to Costco and only purchased food for our local food bank

Declutter and rest - cleaned out my closet and took a crucial eye to everything.

caitbird

@CorgiMommy wow, awesome job, you are almost done with the whole board already! These are some great wellness activities!

CorgiMommy

Thank you @caitbird

itsfi

@CorgiMommy, that's a great goal and you are well on your way! I initially misread your declutter and reset and thought you decluttered and took a cruise. I thought, "well that's a marvelous way to reset!" 😅 Congrats on hitting some BINGO's.

CorgiMommy

Thanks @itsfi

Samtian

@CorgiMommy You are on a roll!

CorgiMommy

I am trying, thanks @Samtian

nuinui933

I didn't get as much checked off as I wanted. It's been busy catching up with work since I've been back home.

Healthy meal - been trying to cook healthier and eat healthier when going out - doing mostly steamed veggies and baked chicken or fish at home.

Holiday fun - before we left for the airport, I went to lunch with my dad, one of my brothers and his fiancee and then we grabbed a coffee at Starbucks and a cranberry bliss bar. It was delicious. I grabbed on at the Starbucks at the airport to have during the flight #sorrynotsorry

caitbird

@nuinui933 great job! Even if you didn't get to check off as many things as you hoped, you still were able to get a fair amount done already!

itsfi

@nuinui933, I often feel like I need a vacation right after coming back from a vacation, if only just to get a little caught up on work, or my emails alone. 😆 You're doing great with your wellness bingo; we all have periods where we are on a roll with self-care and others where it's more about getting in what we can when we can. Just keep with it. Oh, a cranberry bliss bar, yum! I haven't had one of those in such a long time; I may need to grab one before they're gone!

itsfi

Wellness activities completed for Week 1 marked at the top of the circle with a red gift box with a white bow

Went shopping 🛒 to pick up canned goods 🥫to donate to the local food bank as well as toiletries and cold weather accessories (gloves, scarves, hats, etc.) for those who may be in need during this already much colder season we are experiencing. It's a drop in the bucket compared to the greater need, but contributions of all sizes, scope and manner can create a ripple effect that can add up. Paying it forward is indeed its own reward. Grateful for the opportunity.

I don't have as many sweet drinks these days but I do find myself at least a smidge interested in checking out a few of the seasonal drinks released this time of year, so some slight detours may have been taken on my way home from a couple of long walks this week, lol. Yaaay for gift cards! 🙌🏼

🍯 Peet’s Ginger Spritz on one of the sunnier, warmer days we had.

☕ Starbucks Chestnut Praline Latte (hot) with almond milk and half the usual pumps of syrup. I ended up saving this for when I got home and paired it with a square of seed butter pralines I was generously gifted by a very thoughtful friend. Both were delicious; ngl, the seed butter praline - yum! Better than the chestnut praline latte. That treat should be made into a drink. 😋 I was good and kept to this large piece; for that day, at least. 😉

Brain Teasers - I’ve been switching off and on between NYT Connections and Wordle every couple of weeks, playing one or the other about 3-4 times per week. I may try something new next week, to keep things fresh and my noggin’ 🧠 sharp. 😆

Treat Yourself - ohhhhh yeeeaaah, we’ve started on this one pretty early on! 🛍 More details on those hauls to come on the Delectable December Hauls 2025 thread.

caitbird

@itsfi great job with your wellness progress - love your double praline treat, that sounds so good! I've heard of Wordle, but not Connections, but I see you've explained it below - it sounds kind of fun! I need to find a good daily (or at least a few times a week) brain teaser activity to add to my routine, so maybe I'll check this one out.