Not Broken…Becoming

A space for slowing down, softening, and rebuilding in small, intentional ways

Blog

  • Childhood Me + Future Me + High Five = Present Me, a Work in Progress

    At some point between growing up, joining the military, and becoming a parent, I came to believe I did not deserve nice, soft, comforting things. I’m an Aircraft Maintainer, I can’t be soft in my own home; I’m in the military, I can’t have my own individual things outside of work; I’m a single parent, I’m not allowed to have nice things because I “messed up and did life ‘wrong’” (the hardest belief that I’m working to unlearn).

    If you’re reading this and have had similar thoughts… Let me tell you that whoever is telling us these things is WRONG. Over the past year or so, I’ve been working to challenge this and to allow myself to do more for myself as an individual. It’s been quite the experience, giving myself permission to learn what I like, try new things to make my life easier in minor ways, and bring life into my…life.

     I’m sharing them below (with pictures!), and I hope they can serve as inspiration for you to work toward your own version of “I’m allowed to be soft, be myself, and have nice things.” 


    1) Changed my shower set-up. I went from the showerhead that came with the rental to a removable showerhead with 3 functions and a cable that irritated me so much because it couldn’t wrap properly, to finally getting a Sproos shower setup. It has a removable showerhead, a water filter, and a separate wall attachment for my soaps, shaving gel, and shower snacks/drinks. Plus, it’s PURPLE (my favorite color)!


    2) Bluetooth lightbulbs. Okay, I didn’t know these were a thing until a friend of mine shared the ones she had and used instead of her main lights. There are two in the living room and one in my room. I love having them because I can set them up on timers (which has been GREAT as a way to tell me when I need to be leaving my house to be on time for work), change the color for different times of day (there’s a setting where the color will change based on sunrise/sunset), or just because I want to change the colors. I’m still figuring out how I want the living room bulbs to work in terms of colors, but I like that they’re an option instead of the overhead lights. Bonus: this is all controlled by an app on my phone!

    3) (apologies, no picture for this one!) I switched my Target bed sheet sets to satin/silk ones! In red and purple! I have to say, it feels AMAZING to climb into bed at the end of the day and feel the coolness of the sheets against my skin, especially in Texas. It is a bit amusing to slide around when I rotate like a rotisserie chicken, and I sometimes have to yank my blanket up because it slides off the bed. But to me, those are minor things compared to feeling cool and having something feel so nice against my skin. Seeing them always has me going “oooh, these are NICE!!!” 


    4) Added clothes to my wardrobe that I actually enjoy wearing! Because I didn’t want to continue rotating the hoodie-jeans-legging combo every day…When I know I look good and feel comfortable in my clothes, that’s a small boost to my self-confidence. Also, accessories! Well, there’s a necklace or two that I rotate as well.


    5)I hung up artwork on the walls. I’d say I wanted to decorate more around the house all the time, only to buy the artwork and then set it aside, forgotten, until I happened upon it by chance. I don’t know when, but at some point, I developed the mindset that I wouldn’t decorate my house or room because we wouldn’t be here long, so why bother hanging up stuff? However, I’m realizing that just because it’s not a permanent, forever home doesn’t mean it’s not our home NOW, and it’s okay to decorate my place! It doesn’t have to look like a prison in here; I’m allowed to make it look like a home. 


      6) I added decorative accents and soft lighting to my bathroom. I had to remove a decorative piece I ordered a while ago for my bedroom because the cats kept trying to play with it (a leafy vine with hanging parts and fairy lights). I believe it was late last year when I learned about taking showers at night with low or no lighting to help lower cortisol, and that’s when I started showering with just the candle I’d bought from the Dollar Tree as part of our Halloween decorations (a battery-operated candelabra). This year, I added a rechargeable showerproof lamp with different light settings, and it’s been a great addition to the space. My favorite setting is the candlelight mode; it sets a nice, calming tone in the bathroom while the steam from the shower permeates everything. PLUS: With the low lighting on at night, I don’t have to turn on my bright-as-the-sun bathroom light whenever I have to pee, and then struggle to fall back asleep afterward—WIN! 

      This list might not seem like much, but the impact it’s having on this journey of becoming…me has shed light on what life can look like when you give yourself the permission you were waiting for someone else to grant.

      Friend…Let that person be *YOU*. You deserve it.

    1. The Distraction Right Before the Finish Line

      Distractions are such a funny thing. Sometimes we choose them; they’re a way to avoid something we don’t want to deal with. Other times they show up uninvited. Lately, for me, it’s been this blog post. I’ve been working on it for awhile, and it’s basically done. All that’s left is adding pictures and doing a final read through before I post it.

      And then…right on cue…here come the distractions.

      Low energy. No motivation. The discipline just wasn’t there. I told myself I needed the “right setting”: a cafe, or a library, which of course never happened.

      Then I’m scrolling social media and keep seeing posts about Substack, Patreon, and newsletters…All of these creators use subscription models and get paid for it. And my brain goes oooh, maybe I should try that. Maybe the platform I’m on isn’t where I’m supposed to be.

      *This is where I have a small confession, because I don’t quite know how people are going to feel about this next part.*

      When my thoughts get jumbled up like that, I sometimes talk it out with Claude. I shared the Patreon/Substack idea I saw everywhere, half-hoping I’d get “that’s a great idea!”

      Yeah…that didn’t happen.

      Instead, it was more like, “slow your roll! Let’s get the actual blog up and start posting consistently first. THEN you can go back to the Patreon/Substack idea for early releases or behind-the-scenes stuff.”

      Basically, I was trying to fly before I’d even started crawling. And when I saw it laid out in front of me, I realized just that. I knew that if I tried to do too much too fast, I’d get overwhelmed, and if it didn’t work out, that voice would show up. The one that says I’m not as good as the other creators, that my writing isn’t good enough (I call that voice Patrice. Not to be confused with the fun character from How I Met Your Mother…I just really like saying “NOBODY ASKED YOU, PATRICE!”).

      Which, when I sit and think about it…is complete bullshit. I know that I’m a good writer. I don’t need to compare myself to others.

      That distraction taught me something. It almost completely derailed me from a post that I was two steps away from sharing. But now that I’ve named it, I’ve got more clarity moving forward. BONUS…it gave me an idea for a second post: this one. Something a little more raw and not quite as polished as the other post I’ve been working on.

      Distractions really do cause you to stop and think: what am I using this as a distraction from? If you sit with it instead of giving in, I’ve found it gets curious rather than frustrating. Instead of “ugh, I’m distracted, this will never get done”, the frame of thinking becomes, “what is this actually pulling me away from, and why does it conveniently show up right before I’m finished with a goal I’m working on?”

      Just a little food for thought.

    2. Let Her Go

      She couldn’t believe what she was about to do.

      Surely she was crazy for even entertaining the thought; for daring to listen to the quiet voice inside her mind that’s saying,

      “Do it.”

      “Ignore the ‘buts’ and ‘what ifs’. You aren’t hurting anyone, and you know in your heart that you really want to… So do it.”

      Closed eyes. A deep, shuddering, grounding breath. Clenched fists. Bare feet.

      The first drop on her skin was a quick, cold shock to her system. She crossed her arms tightly around herself, a symbol of a security blanket meant to shrink, to hide, to protect. the drops continued to fall, and soon she adjusted to the feel of the water on her skin.

      She wanted to run and go back to the safety of a covering, but her feet chose that moment to disobey.

      “Let go.”

      Hesitant, her arms dropped to her sides. Exposed. Doubt, fear, worry, discomfort, vulnerable…weak.

      Head tilted upwards, a giggle escaped her rain-drenched lips. Followed by another, and another until the laughter became a continuous symphony from a place deep inside she’d forgotten existed.

      She didn’t notice the tears at first.

      Not until the laughter died away, replaced by a tightness in her chest.

      When did the laughter compromise the strength of her fortress? Erode the defenses that held her secrets, her weaknesses, her shortcomings, her failures?

      A sob escaped. Arms returned to their security posts. Knees connected with the pavement.

      The fortress fell.

    3. Shower Thoughts and On The Road Clarity

      I wish I could pinpoint the exact moment in time when I thought, believed, and convinced myself that I did not deserve nice things. That I did not deserve softness, or anything good in my life.

      I wish I could pinpoint the exact moment when I decided I wasn’t going to decorate my space — because what was the point? I was going to be moving anyway. Living situations were temporary. There’s no point in decorating a space for yourself just to have to pack it all up and move.

      But I can probably pinpoint, at least get close to, when that thought became a belief. When it rooted itself into my mind and into my heart-that I didn’t deserve, and wasn’t worthy of, having nice things. That I wasn’t worthy of being soft. Of doing things for myself.

      I believed I had to be a robot. I just went along with whatever, just to have the temporary attention of someone who truly did not have my best interests at heart. I was there to serve a purpose for them, and that was it.

      I could spend so much time trying to figure out exactly when these thoughts ingrained themselves into the recesses of my brain. But when I think about that, I wonder… What good would that do? Reminisce and get stuck in the past? Get stuck staring in the rearview mirror at my decisions, my beliefs, things that happened that I can no longer do anything about?

      When I could instead be looking forward.

      Not in the sense that I have to control how everything goes; because you can only control so much. There are things that will happen that I can’t control, and I have to be okay with that. But there’s nothing stopping me from having hope about the future. There’s nothing stopping me from wondering what if, and letting my imagination and creativity run wild with the possibilities of what my life could look like. How I want to feel. What I believe about myself. I can change all of that. Without staring in the rearview mirror.

      Yes, I can look back. I can look at my past choices, my history. But when I do, I want to do it as a way of saying: that’s where I’ve been. This is what my past has taught me. This is how it helped me become the woman I am today. Because yes, there are limiting beliefs that have burned themselves into my brain; but there are also good things that came out of the events of my past. One of those things being the woman that I am today.

      I am-and yes, this word is horrifically overused-I am resilient. I am stubborn in a way that I don’t like to give up. That could be a perfectionism thing, but I think it’s also just how I am. I don’t like to give up on things.

      Has that been detrimental in the past? Yes. There is a time and a place to say, okay, this situation is not good for me and I need to let it go. But overall, I am strong-willed. I am a creative woman. I am a dreamer. I am someone who can be hopelessly optimistic at times, and also, honestly, kind of pessimistic. But that’s more my humor and just knowing how work goes. I’m not really surprised when things happen. It’s just a “it is what it is” kind of thing.

      I am someone that people can depend on to get things done. Sometimes it takes me a little longer, but I try my best.

      There are so many good qualities about myself that I’ve let the limiting beliefs from my past overshadow, pushing them to the back, dark corners of my mind. The belief that I am not worthy, not deserving, that I can’t have the desires of my heart and the dreams in my mind. Those got buried so deep, nobody could see them.

      But now, at my big age of 38, coming up on the last few years of my time in the military, I find myself being more…introspective. And I am desiring to put those limiting beliefs back into the dark corners and lock them away, to never see the light of day again and replace them with the woman I want to become. The woman I know I already am.

      She’s in there somewhere.

      She’s confident in herself. She listens to her intuition and trusts her gut. She exercises boundaries and standards and is not afraid or ashamed to say, “No, that’s not gonna work for me,” or “No, I’m not available for that.” She is open to receiving. Not just material things, but good experiences, good feelings, all of the goodness. She doesn’t give up and finds a way to go after what she wants, even if it takes a few years. My college degree being one of those things.

      That is the woman I am. And that is the woman I want to bring out into the world, even though it’s scary. Even though a part of me will wonder: What are other people going to think?

      I want to be the woman who does not let the opinions of others affect her. Because they’re not paying my bills. They’re not living my life. So why should their opinions have any say in how I live it?

      ******

      I’m not 100% certain where I was going with this…this spoken word, stream of consciousness. I just know I had those first few lines in my head and I wanted to get them out. And it spun into all of these thoughts.

      I’m about to be that person who goes to get boba tea from a place that closes in 10 minutes; because I told myself that if I assembled my daughter’s desk and did the dishes, I was going to treat myself. So that’s exactly where I’m going.

      Good night!

    4. Becoming okay with being unpolished

      I have been sitting on this post for…a few days. Not for any real reason…The excitement from my first return post had worn off, the “what ifs” had set in, and the next thing I knew I was procrastinating on sharing any of the ideas I had written in my notebook.

      So.

      Here I am, at 11:45 on a Friday night, sharing these words with you.

      Affirmations, really. From the Third Eye Affirmations app, and the I Am app. There have been quite a few lately that I’ve taken screenshots of, and I wanted to share some of the ones that have really stuck out to me.

      They stuck out not because they seem generic, but because they would pop up in the widget right when I was having thoughts about the exact opposite. When I would doubt myself, if I’d ever reach my goals, if I’d ever stick with this consistently. When I’d wonder if anyone would actually read or care about the words I wrote.

      These affirmations would do just that…affirm. Encourage me to not give up, to keep writing even if it’s not perfect.

      So now I share them with you; because maybe they’ll resonate with you like they have with me. Maybe not in the exact same way, but in *some* way.

      *My validation comes from myself.

      * I notice when I’m being too hard on myself and I soften. I speak to myself in a way that actual helps me grow. Kindness is more effective than criticism.

      * I don’t need to be perfect to be worthy of respect or love. I’m allowed to be a work in progress. That doesn’t make me less, it makes me real.

      * It’s okay to set my own boundaries.

      * My personal growth journey is something to be proud of.

      * I give myself permission to b imperfect and human.

      * I trust that what I’m building will take time. I don’t rush the process just to feel ahead. I’m focused on creating something that actually lasts.

      * I am becoming more comfortable being seen as I really am. I don’t need to perform or filter myself to be accepted. The right people will resonate with the real version of me.

      * My contributions to the world are valuable and meaningful.

      * I let go of the need to control every outcome. Not everything requires my interference to work out. Sometimes the best things I can do is trust and allow.

      * I am worthy of achieving great things in life.

      * I am learning to be patient with my own process. Growth doesn’t always look dramatic, but it’s happening. I give myself credit for the progress I don’t always see.

      * I embrace my creativity as an essential part of who I am (this one really hit home when I was doubting my writing ability).

      There you have it. Are there any that I’ve shared that stuck out to you as well? Do you have any affirmations of your own that you use on a daily basis? Let me know in the comments down below.

    5. Beauty in the Mending

      I was recently reminded of the concept of Kintsugi: the Japanese process of repairing broken pottery using lacquer dusted with powdered gold. Instead of hiding the cracks, they’re highlighted. Instead of returning to what it was before, it becomes something new.

      Something more…intentional.

      This repair technique stuck with me; not just the beauty of it, but the meaning behind it. Something that’s broken doesn’t have to be discarded, disguised, or hidden…It can be repaired in a way that shows the scars and flaws. Highlights them, even.

      How often do we try to cover up the parts of ourselves that feel cracked or worn down? All of the ways that we’ve learned to move through life in survival mode, not knowing how to soften the hardened parts of ourselves.

      I’ve noticed a shift. Nothing dramatic or complete. Small changes, happening over time.

      Replacing the lighting in my space with tones and colors that are softer, calmer, and more relaxing. Sprinkling more Shenise into my room. Giving myself permission to enjoy simple things again: colors, soft textures, peace.

      Does this fix everything? I wish, but no. All the same, it IS starting to feel like I am doing some mending.

      It feels like I am learning how to take the pieces of myself that have been through some things and care for them in a way I wish they had been cared for from the beginning. I’m not trying to go back to who I was before; I am becoming something new in the process.

      My own form of Kintsugi.

      Reminding myself often that I am not broken…

      I am becoming.

    6. S.M.A.R.T and Sustainable

      I’m sure we’re all familiar with goal setting and how we should ensure that those goals are S.M.A.R.T. If you are not familiar with this term, here is an explanation!!

      SMART goals are a way for us to set and achieve goals effectively. The SMART acronym stands for:

      1. **Specific**: Your goal should be clear and precise. It should answer the questions of “What,” “Who,” “Where,” and “Why.” Avoid vague or overly broad goals. Specificity helps you focus your efforts and provides a clear direction.

         An example of a non-specific goal: “I want to get in better shape.”

         An example of a specific goal is “I want to lose 10 pounds by running three times a week and reducing my daily calorie intake by 500 calories.”

      2. **Measurable**: You should be able to track your progress and determine when you have achieved your goal. Include specific criteria or metrics that quantify your progress.

         An example of a non-measurable goal is “I want to be more productive at work.”

         An example of a measurable goal is “I want to increase my daily productivity by completing at least five tasks from my to-do list each day.”

      3. **Achievable**: Given your current resources and constraints, your goal should be realistic and attainable. While it’s good to challenge yourself, setting unattainable goals can lead to frustration and failure.

         Example of an unachievable goal: “I want to become a professional athlete within a year, even though I’ve never played the sport before.”

         An example of an achievable goal is “I want to complete a 5K race in six months by following a training plan and gradually building my running skills.”

      4. **Relevant**: Your goal should align with your broader objectives and be relevant to your life or work. Ensure that it matters to you and supports your overall mission.

         Example of an irrelevant goal: “I want to learn to play the guitar, even though I have no interest in music.”

         An example of a relevant goal is “I want to improve my public speaking skills because it will help me advance in my career and communicate more effectively.”

      5. **Time-bound**: Set a specific timeframe or deadline for achieving your goal. This adds urgency and helps you stay on track. Without a deadline, there’s less motivation to work consistently toward your goal.

         Example of a goal without a timeframe: “I want to read more books.”

         Example of a time-bound goal: “I want to read 20 books by the end of this year, averaging about 1.5 books per month.”

      However, I would like to add another letter to this acronym, particularly when it comes to setting goals related to health and fitness:

      6. **Sustainable**: Not only should your goal be Achievable, but it should also be a goal you can reasonably maintain, even after achieving it.

      An example of a sustainable goal: “I want to eat less junk food. Instead of cutting myself off cold turkey, I will pick one day a week where I won’t eat any junk food, or eat one less junk food item a day.”

      An example of an unsustainable goal: “I want to lose 20 pounds by incorporating going to the gym. Even though I’ve never gone to a gym, I will go 7 days a week for 1.5 hours.”

      Consider this infographic as an example of creating goals that are realistically sustainable:

      https://www.precisionnutrition.com/cost-of-getting-lean-infographic

      This content is used under license from Precision Nutrition Inc. and may not be reproduced, transmitted, or otherwise used or reused in any way without the express written permission of the owner. Copyright © [2023] Precision Nutrition Inc. For more information about Precision Nutrition, visit http://www.precisionnutrition.com.

      For the longest time, I wanted to have defined abs and a slim build (essentially what I looked like back when I was younger and before I had my daughter). I had a general idea of what it took to get there and while I was deployed I dare say I got pretty close (I was under 200lbs, and was what I considered “skinny”)! However, the steps I took to get there, and considering what I would need to do in order to keep that build (essentially live like I was deployed all the time) would NOT have been sustainable given life back home is different from deployed life, and if I’m being honest with myself, I didn’t enjoy it all that much! I had to REALLY consider if it was sustainable or even desirable for me to do what was needed to maintain that goal I desired (which, according to the infographic would’ve been the first “healthy” image on the bottom), or would I be okay doing something that fit my lifestyle back home better (which is more between the top two “healthy” images on the top row)?

      This isn’t to say that the goals on the bottom are not sustainable or attainable; they are! I share this because I believe people make those goals without considering how much it would take to sustain them. This can lead to the yo-yo/back and forth that happens often on various health and fitness journeys. I share this as a guide for you for future goal setting; hopefully it will provide greater insight and give you a good and realistic path to achieving your goals!

    7. Weekly Meal Prep (with links!) 13-19 August 2023

      Weekly Meal Prep (with links!) 13-19 August 2023

      Hello everyone, I’m back! This time I’m sharing with y’all what I prepped for breakfast, lunch, and dinner this week. It’s not often that I have the energy to prep to this extent, but I’ve found that once I’ve started (if the energy is there) it’s best to just keep going! Plus, those 1.5-2 hours it took to make everything (which was really just spent waiting for the timers to run their course, not so much prepping) now means that I don’t have to worry about my main meals for the week and as someone who goes to the gym in the mornings and then to work right after, having these meals prepped makes for a less stressful day/week.

      This week’s meals include breakfast sandwiches, a deconstructed sloppy joe recipe that I found on Pinterest, stir fry bowls, crockpot shredded chicken, and overnight oats. There is one more recipe that I want to make this week, but I gotta let the meat for it thaw entirely first. Because I still had meat and a few veggies from my last Sam’s order and a prior commissary run (2lbs ground turkey, ground beef (both 93/7) and the pineapple bacon chicken sausage), I spent around $70 for the rest of the ingredients (my wallet is grateful!).

      So without further ado, here is a breakdown (and a look-see!) at what’s in my fridge for the week! Starting with breakfast: overnight oats and sausage/egg/cheese biscuits…

      • 1/2 cup frozen berries mix
      • 1/2 cup rolled oats
      • 1 cup Fairlife Fat Free Milk
      • 3 second pour of maple syrup
      • scramble 6 eggs w/seasonings of choice (I used Pink Himalayan Salt and pepper)
      • follow the “Air Fryer” Instructions for these biscuits

      Here’s how I assembled the biscuits:

      • bottom biscuit half
      • cheddar cheese square
      • sausage patty
      • eggs on the top half
      • put the bottom half with sausage and cheese onto top half and flip over so eggs are on top

      When it comes to lunch and dinner, I don’t specify which meals are for which time of day because I like to switch it up. That being said, these are the meals I made for my lunch/diner this week: Deconstructed Sloppy Joes (inspo came from HERE, I made a few changes to mine); Pineapple Bacon Chicken Sausage Stir Fry (over instant pot rice!); and Protein Taco Pasta Salad (inspo came from HERE, I made a few changes to this one as well).

      For my version of the Sloppy Joes recipe, I used two cans of Thick and Chunky Manwich instead of making my own mix. I also had a bag of sweet potato fries leftover from a prior recipe I tried, so I used those instead of buying sweet potatoes.

      I didn’t follow a recipe for the stir fry; all I did there was add toasted sesame oil and low sodium soy sauce to the vegetables while they were cooking and added the sausage once the veggies were cooked through. While I haven’t made the taco pasta salad yet, I knew I wanted increase the amount of protein in the dish so I’m using Protein+ pasta instead of regular pasta; to cut down on prep time (and also because the texture of grape/cherry tomatoes doesn’t sit well with me), I’m using canned diced tomatoes.

      The last thing I prepped for this week is crockpot shredded chicken. For seasonings, I used Goya’s Complete Seasoning and Creole seasoning; covered the chicken with just enough water, and then set the crockpot to cook on HIGH for 4 hours. Once it’s done I’m going to shred them and store it in the fridge for quick snacks/meals for myself and my daughter.

      As much as I enjoy cooking, I’m not a big fan of prep so yes, I use frozen/canned veggies! The only vegetables I’ll buy fresh for recipes are bell peppers and cucumbers- I particularly enjoy chopping and dicing those. I’d also like to add that the recipes I make are enough for myself and my daughter; I portion mine out and then the rest is for her to eat as she chooses!

      Hopefully, these recipes gave y’all some ideas, and if you use these, let me know your thoughts in the comments!! Have a great week!!

    8. ✨What do you call a goal without an action plan?✨

      Earlier this week I set a spontaneous goal of getting up in the morning and going for a 15-20 minute walk. I hit this goal every day this week except for Wednesday, because that is usually my rest day from the gym.

      If I had just set that goal and not done anything about it what does that make it? How do I come up with an action plan to actually accomplish this goal?

      ✨A REALLY IMPORTANT thing to remember to do is to come up with a “WHY” or a meaningful reason that will continue to push you to work towards your goal when you don’t feel motivated and when you don’t feel like doing it.✨

      At first, the reason for doing this goal was just to see how it would go. I had a random thought on Monday because my parents were in town and I wanted to see how it would fit into my morning routine as well as seeing just how I feel overall.

      I went on the first walk, and when I came back I actually felt energized; I was a little bit more awake and was able to really focus on the rest of my morning routine. I noticed that I also had more energy throughout the day and I wasn’t as tired because I didn’t just get up and go sit in my chair and try to force my half-asleep brain to focus on reading my Bible and spending time with God. Going on my walk in the morning and also listening to a book at the same time give myself a chance to:

      ⁃ get out in nature to really allow my brain to wake up

      ⁃ wake up and get focused

      ⁃ get healthy movement

      Secondly, I decided the length, or deadline for my goal. The length of my goal of walking for 15 to 20 minutes is just during the week, so Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday I was going to get in a walk.

      Now that I have my why for taking my morning walks (step 1), the FINAL step is for me to set up an action plan to turn my goal into a habit. Your action plan is basically the steps you’ll take to accomplish your goal. Ask yourself, “what do I need to do to reach this goal” for each step until you get to a good starting point!

      ⁃ I set my alarm to wake up at 0430

      ⁃ Brushed my teeth/washed my face

      ⁃ Put on clothes to walk in

      ⁃ Get all my walking things together

      ⁃ Go for my walk!

      As I shared above, going for these morning walks has been nothing but beneficial for my day, and this will be a habit that I’ll continue to do, weather permitting!!

      If you’d like more personalized help in getting clarity on setting a healthy lifestyle goal for yourself and coming up with the action plan to accomplish it, leave your email in the comment section, and we can schedule a FREE consultation call to talk more about it 💜

    9. ✨ I am grateful to God for His enduring patience as He put up with me constantly hiding the gift of purpose He gave me! ✨

      “No one lights a lamp and then hides it, covering it over or putting it where no one sees its light. No, he places the lamp on a lamp stand so others benefit from its brightness.”

      ⁃ Luke 8:16 (TPT)

      I’ve been a health coach in some form or fashion for almost 4 years. Over these years, I’ve motivated and encouraged y’all who have followed my journey and shared healthy lifestyle tips. Last January, I became a FULLY CERTIFIED Integrative Nutrition Health Coach!

      I used to be intimidated by the gym and people that went to the gym. Thanks to my gym family at Aesthetics1st, I gained strength and confidence in my abilities to help others. Halfway through the year I started teaching a fitness class that’s now known as SAE What Sundays; and helped run two Boot Camp events as one of the coaches with this gym!!

      ✨I’M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that I am OFFICIALLY launching my online 1-on-1 Health and Wellness Coaching services!!✨

      My calendar is NOW OPEN for scheduling FREE 30-minute Consultation Calls!

      It’s my goal and desire to help y’all live a healthy life that is SUSTAINABLE and FULFILLING for YOU!

      I WANT TO HELP YOU:

      -incorporate healthy habits into your day

      -create accountability for the health goals you’ve set for yourself

      -discover and define what YOUR healthy lifestyle looks like

      I’m currently accepting NEW clients for next month and then I will open a wait-list. If you are interested in scheduling a FREE call with me, leave your email in the comments below and I’ll send you the link to schedule your call!! Don’t forget to save this post and share it with your friends/family as well!

      ✨I’m excited to help you change your life!✨