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75Hard Challenge - Week 1

75Hard Challenge – Week 1

I’ve made it through my first week. 7 full days!

My first finding and probably selling point is I have a SOLID routine in place already. My weekend is a little less structured, but I’m fine with that as long as my week days are consistent. Lack of routine was one of my biggest issues lately, and it was basically an immediate fix starting this challenge.

Next major “break through” is my…

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Why I’m Doing the 75 Hard Challenge

Why I’m Doing the 75 Hard Challenge

Wow, this year has been a wild ride. We still have almost half of it left. Here’s hoping it dramatically changes for the better!

I’d like to say that I’ve managed well since March, but if my lack of posts are any indication, I would be lying. A lot of negative things have happened to me, and despite my attitude that nothing was going to keep me down for too long, I stayed “down” far longer…

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Why I "Took a Break" From Social Media

Why I “Took a Break” From Social Media

It’s no secret that I believe in taking a social media break one day a week, but I found myself unintentionally taking a break for about two months.

If you pay attention to my blog or Instagram AT ALL, you realized I have been pretty absent. I felt like I had to explain myself a bit, rather than come right back to it like nothing happened! Truth be told, I have barely been getting by. It…

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Struggling with Mother’s Day? You’re Not Alone

Struggling with Mother’s Day? You’re Not Alone

I will be honest here, this is a topic I heavily debated posting. There is such a range of feelings for women during this day, that I do not want to upset anyone. But I also want to be honest, and let those who land within my set of emotions know that it is normal and okay. Please know that anything written here is not meant to offend. These are my feelings, and I understand that they can be…

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Weekend Recap: Sunny Days & Social Distancing Birthday's !

Weekend Recap: Sunny Days & Social Distancing Birthday’s !

It’s a crazy time when excitement comes simply from a sunny, warm weekend. But it’s been so rainy and gloomy the last month, that warmth and sun is a BLESSING. Right now that sun and nice weather is all we really have to hold on to. It’s difficult not to feel excited about it!

With all that is not going on in my life, or anyone else’s I guess, I haven’t had a reason to post a weekend recap.…

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How to Cope with Difficult Times

How to Cope with Difficult Times

I often say that it is perfectly okay to take the time to feel what you feel, but don’t pack up and live there too long.

The world is a scary place right now. We are worried about leaving the house, getting too close to other people, and bringing things from the outside into out safe space. Everything is uncertain, and there is no real end in sight.

Now tack on the fact that people are…

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We Got a Dog!

So, I actually have a life update other than, “things are difficult right now.” It’s a little bit of joy in the midst of a lot of negativity!

I don’t know if I have made this clear at any point, but I am a dog person. The kind of dog person who cries at the cuteness of a dog. Cries knowing there are dogs who need homes and don’t have families. The kind of dog person who honestly has thought…

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Why I'm Taking a "Break"

Why I’m Taking a “Break”

No, I’m not taking a break from blogging, but let me explain!

It’s become very apparent that everyone is trying to stay in their routine, or doing MORE than usual. Quarantine has become the time to improve ourselves, find new hobbies, eat better, and workout all the time. I think that’s a great use of all this down time! However, I don’t feel that the “improve myself” mentality works for…

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How Yoga has Helped Me During the Pandemic

First I would like to start by asking, how are you? I know this experience is different for everyone, but I am genuinely interested to know how you are holding up?

As I mentioned last week, it’s been a struggle for me. Ups and downs for sure! But I am really trying to focus on myself during this time. One of the things that is really getting me through is being active, and continuing to…

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Thing I'm Loving Lately

Thing I’m Loving Lately

I’d love to go into great detail about my very busy weekend, but we all know that I haven’t done anything. Unfortunately, none of us are really doing anything anymore. Honestly the most exciting part of my days have been going out for a walk in the sun. BUT, what can ya do.

Instead, I figured I would mention some things I am loving right now! Things that I wouldn’t normally be doing, but…

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Biggest Surprises I’ve Learned as an Adult

Have you ever thought back to some of the ridiculous thoughts you had as a kid, about what you thought your adult life would look like? I remember thinking I was going to drive a convertible and be a lawyer making so much money I didn’t know what to do with it.

I know, good one right?

It’s funny how much you just don’t understand as a kid, or even as a young adult.

I thought it would…

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What I've Learned During Quarntine

So I am officially done with week 2 of working from home/ self quarantine, with no end in sight!

In my last post I talked about my struggles. And though they are still very much a reality, there is a lot of lightheartedness I can still talk about. I think it’s important to focus on the positives, rather than negative. So from here on out, that is the plan!

During these last two weeks,…

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It’s Been a Struggle

Transparently this is not my originally planned post for this week, but I want to keep things honest and real. I’m only human.

Many of us are really feeling the affects of quarantine, as well as stress and fear that Covid-19 brings. We are living in uncertain times, and it can become difficult to shut it all off. I am no different.

I went into this entire situation very calmly. Felt no…

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What I Learned Working from Home This Week

“Working from home is the dream!”

“I want to work from home so I don’t have to leave the house, and interact with people!”

-Things I say regularly while at work

During all this Covid-19 chaos, my company made the decision to have everyone work from home for the next few weeks. When the announcement was first made, I was thrilled! I got the message at 10pm at night while I was getting…

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How I Practice Self Care

The practice of self care has really taken off lately, and it’s no secret that I’m a big believer in it! I think it’s really important to put a focus on yourself regularly. We live in a society that almost praises those who wear themselves out. It’s almost like a competition of misery sometimes.

“I worked from 7am-9pm everyday this week, AND had to work on Saturday”. Sound familiar? We…

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Nostalgia for Simpler Times

Nostalgia for Simpler Times

Sometimes I really have a hard time understanding how I became such an adult. I swear it was like I woke up one day and had all these responsibilities, and life wasn’t so happy-go-lucky anymore. Where have all my years gone?!

One of the hardest things to do sometimes is come to terms with the fact that this is life now. That someone who owns things, has a career, has people relying on her,…

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Negative Body Image Recovery

Negative Body Image Recovery

Coming out of National Eating Disorder week I wanted to follow up with some actual tactics for battling a negative body image. In most cases this negativity about the body we live in is what spirals us into an actual eating disorder. As someone who dealt with a negative body image, and an eating disorder that followed, I feel it’s my responsibility to share how I was able to pull myself out of it…