Olivia is thiiiiiiis close to full-blown crawl mode. Girlfriend can commando-crawl like a soldier and is the fastest scoocher on the block, but she's yet to put two-and-two together (or, arms + legs together) for that truly coordinated crawl action. Lately, it's been a near-comical narrative that plays out without fail, as she associates cause with … [Read more...]
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“I Am My Next Choice.”
Happy Monday, friends. It's been a hot sec since we Monday Mantra'd up in here, so let's chat choices, shall we?I got to thinking about this as I chowed down on some Cheetos last week. Those things are laced with crack, I swear. Because you can't just eat one or two. No. It's half the bag or bust. I'll be the first to admit - my daily diet … [Read more...]
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“I am in the Now.”
Happy Monday, friends. I'm coming in hot after a religious retreat this past weekend, so I still feel high on the Holy Spirit - praise the Lord! Today's Monday Mantra comes from one of the biggest themes of the weekend that felt totally worthwhile to share with you, since it's a powerful tidbit that I know I need hearing myself basically all the … [Read more...]
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“New Day, New Me”
Here we are in February, after a January that was approximately 18 months long. How we doing on those Resolutions??? (Here are 7 ~keepable~ goals to add to your list, for a truly happier year!). Word on the statistics street is that 80% of folks fail at New Year Resolutions by the end of January, and most others give it up come … [Read more...]
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“If not now, WHEN?”
Happy MONDAY, friends! Back at it again with a #MondayMantra to kickoff this week strong, since I'm sure we could all use a hard dose of positivity + pump up to dive into the first full work week of 2019. *pours more coffee*Come new year's, everyone and their mom is swearing off carbs or committing to cardio. It's Resolution Station, and we're … [Read more...]
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“Create Your Own Joy.”
On November 25th, I was "mom shamed" for the first time.If you follow along on Instagram, you already know the drill. But to quickly catch us all up, I posted a picture on my Instagram that was sponsored by a car company. I was holding my Starbucks out the window, celebrating fall adventures - including visiting our month-ish old daughter in … [Read more...]
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“Wherever you go, there you are.”
Happy MONDAY. Coming Up Roses comin' atcha...NOT from a hospital bed, praise the sweet Lord baby Jesus. But comin' atcha from mandatory "bed rest." I said it before, I'll say it here, and I'm sure I'll say it a few thousand more times over the course of the next few months (heck, weeks) - God's a funny dude. ALSO: First thing's first - I can't … [Read more...]
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“Unbalance the Scale” (For recovering perfectionists…)
A few weeks ago, I found myself reading Abbie's guest post for recovering perfectionists (hello, this is me) and she hit the nail so far on the head it split straight through the wood of my soul (dramatic, but true): "Balance is a code name for that dirty word, perfection." Ooof. Perfection. My skin is already crawling.But she's absolutely … [Read more...]
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“Slay your Goliath.”
Happy Monday! Let's break it down for storytime before diving into this week's Monday Mantra..."Slay your Goliath."Back in the day, there was to be a battle between the Philistines and the Israelites. The Philistines chose a champion fighter to represent them - measuring what would be 9 ft. 3 inches by today's standards (holy tall), covered in … [Read more...]
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“Reset, Refocus, Restart.”
Back at it again with a #MondayMantra - cos it's Monday, and we need a Mantra to start this week strong amiright??? (Right.) If you're in the CURowd and caught last night's CURation (hey hey - thoughts on our new name for our rosy lil' squad/tribe/gang/community/whatever the heck ya wanna coin it??? ;) ), this message is a familiar (but hopefully … [Read more...]
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“Great things take time.”
Great things take time. How many times have ya heard it in life so far??? Chances are, quite a bit. It's a commonly thrown around phrase that lacks the punch it once packed. It was basically turned into a societal cliche to get us overly ambitious folks to turn it TF down when we're on a real roll. If you're ambitious and yannno it, say HOLLAH. … [Read more...]
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“It Gets Better.”
Ayyyyoooo, Monday. How was your weekending?My weekend kicked off with a bridal shower for one of my best friends, then segued into front row at a Justin Timberlake concert (!!!), and today was full of shooting for le blog + hanging out with fam. A pretty *solid* weekend if ya ask me! Huuuuuuge shoutout to my friends at Verizon for the Verizon … [Read more...]
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