You know what the buzzword has been over the last couple of years? Authentic. Everywhere you turn someone is encouraging you to be your authentic self. Being real is definitely good advice. With so much to compare ourselves to it can be easy to lose yourself in it all just a little. If someone has […] Read more…
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The Reality Check that started my Year of Yes
There’s something about the passage of time that brings a reality check. We’re in Fall now. There are two months left in this year. Before we know it, we’ll be full on into the holiday season. I say it every year and you probably do too – this year is flying by! Another marker of […] Read more…
Fitness Motivation Secrets that Actually Work
When I think about what my workout routine used to be, I’m floored! In my single days, I’d workout for two hours a day. My workouts and my eating plan were in sync. Getting out of bed at 6am to go to the gym was the hard part. Once my feet hit the floor though, […] Read more…
Back to School aka Reclaiming my Time
Summer time fun is officially over around here. And man, was it a Summer. We celebrated my daughter’s 6th birthday with a fun party and our 11th wedding anniversary. In both cases, I’m blown away at how quickly time flies! In between that, we did some house hunting and moved into a new place. Moving […] Read more…
Get it Mama: the fitness struggle
Over the last few months I have been recommitting myself to the fitness struggle. I am tired of starting over, if I’m being honest. I used to be all over it when it comes to my fitness. Pre-marriage, I was a beast! Of course it was so much easier then. I’d hit the gym before […] Read more…
Going Grey, Grey, Go Away
Skunk streak. That’s what I’ve been calling the white hairs that appear in the front of my head – right in the middle. At first, I was taking my grey hairs in stride. I definitely thought it was a little early for me have them. I talked to my dad about my new hair and […] Read more…
4 Easy Ways to Glow Up
Trying new things rarely gets a “no” from me. I’m usually up for the challenge, whatever it is. Usually. Some stuff is just an automatic no though. Like, I don’t know – things that might kill me, things that are disgusting, and things that I’d never want to admit to now or in the future. […] Read more…
My Current Binge Isn’t on Netflix
Can I just say, I’ve been a book reading fool! I’ve always been a book lovah. It’s nothing for me to tear through book after book. I love it. You know what happened? After having kiddos, I fell off! The books I was reading were What to Expect… and anything by Dr. Seuss. I might […] Read more…
3 Habits for your BEST Life (seriously)
It’s about to be that time of year where we start thinking about where we are and where we want to be. You know it’s coming. All of the proclamations on Facebook about what people are leaving behind as they step into the New Year. I, for one, have no problems with those posts. The […] Read more…
EPIC self care tip I’m taking TODAY
I’m a part of a mom group that meets once a month. We discuss some of everything. At our last meeting, we talked through a few different topics. One thing that came up was how to carve out time for yourself. As moms, those self care talks are something we always make our way around […] Read more…
