Plan the Best Damn Year of Your Life

“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen Covey If you caught last month’s newsletter, you know I shared some deeply personal reflections about the fragility of life (cancer battles) and the urgency of making every day count. Every. Damn. Day. This is your gentle butContinue reading “Plan the Best Damn Year of Your Life”

Your Life Scrapbook: Are You Filling it with Memories?

“There are seven days in the week, and someday isn’t one of them.” – Benny Lewis As I sit here on the plane coming back from Hawaii for the second time in a year, I think to myself so many thoughts. “Wow, I’m so lucky to live this life!” “How do I continue to doContinue reading “Your Life Scrapbook: Are You Filling it with Memories?”

Quick Nutrition Wins to Boost Your Health Wellness Journey 🍎

“The food you eat can either be the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.” – Ann Wigmore Okay, truthfully, I hate the nutrition side of the health/wellness spectrum. I dislike cooking, I have a major sweet tooth, and I hate all the confusion around this topic. I alsoContinue reading “Quick Nutrition Wins to Boost Your Health Wellness Journey 🍎”

Your Future Self Will Thank You for Reading This 🙌

“If you don’t make time for your wellness, you will be forced to make time for your illness.” -Joyce Sunada I hate to break it to you, but there will be a time in your future that you are going to get sick, like really sick, like ill. It might happen next year, or it mightContinue reading “Your Future Self Will Thank You for Reading This 🙌”

Life Isn’t Always Sunshine & Rainbows

“Everyone wants to be a lion until it comes time to do what lions have to do.” -Pat McAfee It was a beautiful bluebird day, the birds were chirping, the sun was out, the hills were green and alive with a plethora of wildflowers. I was surrounded by my hubby, kiddos, and best friend andContinue reading “Life Isn’t Always Sunshine & Rainbows”

Who’s Ready to Travel?

“A vacation helps to relieve stress and boredom, gives us a change of scenery, provides us with adventure, and helps to bring us closer to the people in our lives.” – E.S. Woods My hubby and I have an ongoing debate in our household about trips and travel. He likes them, I LOVE them. AndContinue reading “Who’s Ready to Travel?”

When to Say NO, When You Just Want to Say YES

“You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, non apologetically — to say “no” to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger “yes” burning inside.” – Stephen R. Covey How do you say no, when all you really want to do is sayContinue reading “When to Say NO, When You Just Want to Say YES”

Hello Mrs. Day- Your Biopsy Results Arrived

We regret to inform you, you have breast cancer. 😲 “Usually the threat of death makes people a lot more aware of their lives.” -Paulo Coelho The Alchemist It was exactly nine years ago that I got those biopsy results. I was 28 years old, in the best shape of my life, and just kicking buttContinue reading “Hello Mrs. Day- Your Biopsy Results Arrived”

12 Life Lessons Learned from a 12 Minute Workout

“Don’t say “I can’t”. Say, “I presently struggle with.” -Tony Horton  I’m not sure why I should be surprised. I mean, I’ve been doing CrossFit for over 12 years now but still, wow! Just wow! I recently did a 12 minute workout that left me with ALL the feels that it still shocks me to thinkContinue reading “12 Life Lessons Learned from a 12 Minute Workout”