Are you a book worm? If so, and even if not, I have some life changing books for you to add to your 2019 reading list. I have been a personal development junkie for a long time. It's because of Oprah. She introduced me to the genre, which led me to Tony Robbins' Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within and Brian Tracy's Goals!. Those two books helped me turn my life around in a major way. I was partying hard 24/7 and left college and was going exactly nowhere at rocket speed. After ...

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As a blogging ambassador for the CHPA Educational Foundation’s KnowYourOTCs.org program, this is a sponsored post, but all opinions are my own. Rohan was down for the count over the past couple weeks. He was super sick, then all better then back down again. He's all better now as you can see from his mischevious lil face in the photo above. I know I'm going to sound like the worst mom in history, but I love his behavior when he's under the weather. He is quiet, snuggley, and gentle. ...

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My life has gotten so busy and time-crunched. I love that I have more clients, meaning more contribution and more income (yay!) but my time is not my own anymore. I want to prioritize wellness in all I do, but it has been taking the back burner lately. I'm trying to be more intentional about squeezing more activity into my family's day-to-day life, without being a drill seargent mom. Here are 4 fun ways I'm adding activity into our lives. Maybe one (or all) will work for you and ...

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Healthy eating habits were forced on me as a kid. There are a few stories about me from my childhood that circulate through my family often, even now. Mind you, I am 37. One is about how when I was little, I would never eat the food I was given and would sit and hold it in my cheek for hours. It was a battle of wills between me and whichever adult was unlucky enough to be taking care of me at the time. I remember sitting alone in the kitchen with food in my mouth while everyone else went about ...

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So, maybe I am a glutton for punishment. A few weeks ago, I was asked for a family photo to be featured in a national outlet....and the best ones I could find were: They were not useable by the outlet that wanted them, so I had to end up giving them these two: I mean...I love those pics, they're totally adorable and we look normal enough, but... Kaya was 2 and Ro was 4. (they're now 4.5 and 6.5) I look way different with no hair nowadays, and even so does John who has gotten all ...

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