Day #346 in a Year of Thanks: I’m thankful it’s Friday and that it’s another ladies night out. Another week down, and now Friday has arrived. I’m going to shut my brain off and have a great night out with my ladies. I hope your Friday will be just as awesome. Ciao for now. I’ll … Continue reading Day #346 in a Year of Thanks

Words to Show Yourself More Love Part 4: The courage to love myself is already within me. I will keep learning to love myself just as I am. Every day is another opportunity to love myself just a little more. I will show myself kindness, especially on tough days. My journey is messy, wonderful, and … Continue reading Day #346 in A Year of Positivity

Day #345 in a Year of Thanks: I’m thankful my new bottle of rose syrup has arrived in the mail. Once my rose bushes go dormant for the winter, I stock up on my fave DaVinci Gourmet rose syrup. It’s delightful and versatile. It works incredibly well with a vast array of teas, coffees, smoothies, lemonades, … Continue reading Day #345 in a Year of Thanks

A Few 5-Minute Self-Care Ideas for Busy People Part 6: Massage your palms with your thumbs. Update a playlist with a new song. Organize your phone photos to be printed. Create a scrapbook of memories with those phone photos. Do a little online shopping with some things you need, and splurge on one or two … Continue reading Day #345 in A Year of Positivity

Day #344 in a Year of Thanks: I’m thankful that most of my new green scarves arrived in the mail today. I’m still waiting on one scarf to get here by the weekend, but most of my new green scarves have arrived in the mail today. They’re so soft and so, so comfy. I can’t wait … Continue reading Day #344 in a Year of Thanks

Reminders to Enjoy the Journey as Best You Can Part 2: Celebrate the people who are on the journey with you. Seek inspiration from people and from your surroundings. Dream, but stay realistic with your day-to-day tasks. Keep a sense of humor. Be patient. Things take time to grow. Day 343 | Day 344 | … Continue reading Day #344 in A Year of Positivity

Day #343 in a Year of Thanks: I’m thankful that my butterfly pea flower powder stock has been replenished. I ran out of my butterfly pea flower powder a while ago, and haven’t gotten around to buying it again until a few days ago. If you haven’t heard of butterfly pea flowers before, it’s a tropical … Continue reading Day #343 in a Year of Thanks

Words to Show Yourself More Love Part 3: It's okay if today's progress looks different from yesterday's. I'm learning and improving, and that's all that matters. Honoring my progress, no matter how incremental, is important. I'm not here to live up to anyone else's expectations and standards. Even small steps forward are important on my … Continue reading Day #343 in A Year of Positivity

Day #342 in a Year of Thanks: I'm so thankful I made a homemade egg burrito sandwich for dinner. Yes, I had an egg burrito for supper. After a full 24-hour fast, it was so worth the wait. It was so mouthwatering and delicious with all the fixings I cooked with it. Day 341 | Day … Continue reading Day #342 in A Year of Thanks

Words to Show Yourself More Love Part 2: Loving myself means accepting all parts of my journey, good and bad. There's no need to compare my path to anyone else's. Joy and rest are just as important as hard work. I'll continue to strive for happiness. The only validation I truly need is my own. … Continue reading Day #342 in A Year of Positivity