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  • ‘WHO YOU SPEND YOUR TIME WITH WILL HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON WHAT KIND OF LIFE YOU LIVE. SPEND TIME WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE.’ —Joel Ostend⠀ .⠀ OMG, truer words have never been spoken, am I right?! Here’s to focusing on the positive people in our lives, and not allowing the negative thoughts of others ruin our spirts. 🙌
  • ‘YOU, AND ONLY YOU, ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHO YOU BECOME AND HOW HAPPY YOU ARE.’ —Rachel Hollis⠀ .⠀ I’m part of @msrachelhollis monthly Life Coaching group, and finally caught October’s session last week, which was about ‘mortality motivation’. Sounds really morbid, I know, but those who have lost someone suddenly and unexpectedly like I lost my dad can appreciate how you’re never really the same afterwards. The pain goes away and you focus on the good instead of the bad, but the experience makes you see life differently. There’s always this underlying fear about when the next bad thing will happen and whether or not you’ll be able to cope.⠀ .⠀ Anyway, the topic was timely given that I’ve been trying to figure out what I was meant to learn from losing my dad lately, and Rachel gave me so much to think about. Am I showing up for my life authentically? Am I giving 100% of myself to the people who really matter to me so I don’t end up regretting all the things I didn’t do or say? What legacy do I want to leave behind for my daughter? Will she be proud of the mom who raised her? ⠀ .⠀ It was SO inspiring, and I have been feeling so much lighter, motivated, and focused since watching it. It gave me clarity on what’s important, and reminded me to appreciate the gift of TIME.⠀ .⠀ Yesterday is gone and tomorrow isn’t promised, but today is a blessing, so don’t lose sight of what’s important. ✨
  • ‘EVERYONE HAS TO BELIEVE IN SOMETHING. I BELIEVE I’LL HAVE ANOTHER GLASS OF WINE.’ —Unknown⠀ .⠀ 👆Exactly! I have had A WEEK, and have been dreaming of a glass (or 3) of white. It’s a date night for us and I can’t wait to spend some time with my sexy husband. Happy Friday, my beautiful friends! 🥂
  • I’ve been thinking about my dad a lot lately and all the ways life has changed since he died. Losing him was totally unexpected, and if you’re close to me, you know the aftermath of his passing was nothing short of awful. My daughter was only 3 when he died, and I remember feeling like I was on autopilot throughout the whole ordeal and I’m not sure I’ve ever really come to terms with it all.⠀ .⠀ Last week I asked my sweet girl if I could read Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book to her. My dad used to read it to my sister and me, and we always laughed at how he mixed the words up, and I thought it would be fun. She agreed and let me read the entire thing from cover to cover, even though I could tell she lost interest about halfway through.⠀ .⠀ When we were done, she looked at me thoughtfully and asked, ‘do you wish he was still alive?’ Bless. It was such an innocent question that could’ve thrown me over the edge, but my dad would’ve loved how brave she was to ask me that, and her directness and innocence would’ve made him smile.⠀ .⠀ As awful as it was to lose my dad, I’m slowly realizing how much I’ve learned from the whole experience. It’s made me a better mom and wife, it’s taught me the importance of creating a happy and healthy home, it’s reminded me not to take the little things for granted, it’s given me permission to let go of things outside of my control, and lately it’s reminded me not to take my own health and well-being for granted so I can be fully present with my own family. And for that I’m grateful.⠀ .⠀ If you’re missing someone today, I hope the happy memories outweigh the bad. I’m not sure we’ll ever understand why the people we love most are taken from us too soon, but I believe we must find a way to honor their memory by living our lives with as much purpose as possible. 😘
  • NEW MONTH. NEW GOALS. NEW PROJECTS.⠀ .⠀ Cheers to a new month!⠀ .⠀ It’s hard to believe it’s already November! This year has been an incredibly busy one in our household, and I can’t even remember what my Word of the Year was. I lost sight of a lot of my business goals and I’ve been feeling a tad stuck the past couple of months.⠀ .⠀ A lot of people like to use the last 90 days of the year to set huge goals for themselves to end the year with a bang, but I was too busy and unmotivated to come up with any this year. 🙈 I feel pangs of guilt every time someone references their #last90days goals, but then this morning I woke up and realized how silly I’ve been. I still have ~60 days to crush some of my dreams, so today I spent some time thinking how I want to end 2019.⠀ .⠀ ‘Incredibly busy’ and ‘stuck’ obviously aren’t my goals, lol. TBH, I wasn’t sure I would be able to come up with anything meaningful, but after a lot of thought, I came up with some really cool things I want to focus on. ⠀ .⠀ The one goal I’m most excited about is completing the @siss_fit #Accelerate program again. I did it last December, and given all I’ve been through this year with my Achilles injury, the fact that I can even set a running goal like this makes me feel incredibly grateful. 🙌 I’ve run sprints 3x in the last 8 days after 6 months off from speed work, and it feels absolutely incredible! .⠀ 👇What goals do you want to achieve before 2019 ends?!
  • ‘NEW MONTH. NEW BEGINNING. NEW MINDSET. NEW FOCUS. NEW START. NEW INTENTIONS. NEW RESULTS.’ —Unknown⠀ .⠀ I’m not sure if it’s all of the candy I ate last night, but I woke up PUMPED and ready to start my 2020 plans. My motivation and productivity has been in the garbage the last few months, and I’m excited to set some new goals to help get myself back into the right mindset. ⠀ .⠀ What are your plans for 2020?
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