Happily Ever Hobbies

Well folks, I'm still on my gym journey, so let's go! I did a workout with my husband the other day... A leg workout to be exact and technically 4 days ago at this point and I still can't move. I took the kids to a storytime at a library in town a couple of days after this gym experience and let's just say that was a bad idea. Getting up and down off the floor without looking like a total idiot was not something I accomplished that day. Haha

But getting back to my actual gym time. It's been really pretty cool. I make it a point to go 4-5 days a week. I put the kids in the gym playroom and then get my time. When my husband is able to, he will join me. I remember back in the day, I did not want him training me...how…

Hey y'all! Here's to a "happily" over here. As a late Mother's Day celebration (an added bonus), the hubby got me a day at the spa (one that I hold my breath for when it comes around once or twice a year). So I relaxed with a facial and a massage, got me some lunch and a fancy mocktail, swam some laps in the pool, got my hot fix in the steam room and sauna, and now I sit by the hot tub reading in my books for the week and writing to you! (Oh, and I also drove myself here for the first time ever!) So this is the life, right! But this is just part of the life I get to live today. I am blessed to be able to have these things in my life today that help me be more present, be a better wife, mother,…

What do you do for your stress? Scream, cry, lash out, take deep breaths, get overwhelmed, run away, ignore, focus on something else, all of the above? Lol same. Haha

The age old question of stress right? We all got it. Our society promotes it. We have to be doing all the time. That's where we find our worth, is in how many and how important our accomplishments are. How many things we can get done in a day. But then when we are doing all the time...the ole "how are you? Oh you know, just busy!" conversation, when do we stop and take a break? And when we do finally stop to take that break, what does that look like to you? Are we focusing on a healthy habit to lift us up and help us continue to do better when we have to start "doing" again? Or are…

Has anyone read this book? This is the next book in our book club that we just started a couple of weeks ago. And I'll tell you what, Brene Brown, you go girl. You keep it real while being right on point and totally relatable. The most recent chapter is on vulnerability myths and man, it's just so interesting. It's so interesting the things that we learned as a child are so different compared to the things I've been able to learn as an adult. Gosh I just remember being so scared as a kid. Scared I was going to do the wrong thing, scared people were going to make fun of me, scared that I wasn't going to be good enough. But at the same time I did take steps of courage.. I did well in school and I tried to be kind to those around me. Today vulnerability…