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Do more of what makes you happy 
Being Me: Week 9 - What makes YOU happy
February theme - Before anything else, find yourself, be yourself and love yourself
Happiness is an inside job.
Happiness is a work in progress, a choice, and something we have to make time for.  It is a practice that requires you to respond vs react.  Happiness is a choice we make with every action we take, and...

Chelsea, Shawn and Ryan
Chelsea and Ryan on our way back from Hilton Head Island
 "You don't get through it, it doesn't get better, it just gets different."
I used to hate February, after all, my son died in February, and my father died in February. The shortest month of the year and I had to hold my breath just to get through it. 
But the cold and damp of winter pairs well with grief, the...

 "Every time you eat or drink you are either feeding disease or fighting it."
Being Me: Week 8 - Food choices
February theme - Before anything else, find yourself, be yourself and love yourself
Being Me: uncovering the path to my purpose by following my hearts journey through simple daily tasks...
It's hard to believe we are 8 weeks in already! Taking care of our body is another way to love...

For the love of Friday
Friday Love - Week 6
 
There is always something magical about Friday.  The end of the week, the beginning of the weekend, a time for late night plans and an opportunity to slow down.  I love my Friday's...
The only woman in the room - I love when a book grabs you from the first page, and this is one of them, not even half way finished and I LOVE this book!Paying it...

"In Solitude there is healing. Speak to your soul. Listen to your heart. Sometimes in the absence of noise we find the answers." ~Dodinsky 
Being Me: Week 7 - Meditation and solitude
February theme - Before anything else, find yourself, be yourself and love yourself
Being Me: uncovering the path to my purpose by following my hearts journey through simple daily tasks...
Last week I mentioned the...

 There is always something to be in love with!
Friday Love - Week 3
After finding love with Marie Kondo's The life changing magic of tidying up, I have decided I need to LOVE something in order for it to take up space in our home. I am sure this seems like common sense, but as I go through the things in this house, I realize a lot have already completed their job. Letting go can be life changing...
The...

"Be willing to do things differently"
Being Me: Week 6 - Take care of your body
February theme - Before anything else, find yourself, be yourself and love yourself
There are many simple ways to be mindful and taking care of your body is one of them. Mindfulness begins with our choices, like choosing more vegetables over the sugary sweets, a healthy water habit to replace soda, no snacking...

Most of all... let love guide your life
Friday Love - Week 3
What are you in love with?
 I've been filling books and journals with gratitude for as long as I can remember. Little notes of the tiniest detail, yet enough to remember the feeling, the love. Here are a few of the things I am loving this week...
The slow down that comes with putting a puzzle together - although I usually obsess until...