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Self-Love Journal 7/24/16
We found Brooke the perfect car. I know she is thrilled with it and it should hold up well to get her through college. 🙂
I just had a fun thought about Girls Celebrating Girls.
Wouldn’t it be fun to have a celebration party celebrating our inner girl? This could cross generations and be fun, silly and empowering for the girl we are now, for the girl we once were and for the younger girls in our lives.
It would be fun to have a beauty party that imparts 1 technique from each girl that we do to take care of ourselves inside and outside. We provide each tip to all of our guests maybe in a journal. If it is a recipe like a face mask, we might have the ingredients available to make it. We play everyone’s favorite song, we share some of our favorite healthy snacks, and we laugh and rejoice in Motherhood, sisterhood, and friendship.
I am not sure how this thought will manifest, but I welcome any girl who is reading this who would like to take part to reach out to me. I celebrate me as I celebrate you.
I think this is also a good time for us to encourage acceptance of ourselves and of others. Maybe it is a time for us older generation girls to impart a bit of wisdom to those younger than us and a safe place for those that are younger than us to remind us of what it is like to be that age again. What, as adults, can we do better to create better relationships? After all, it is all about relationships; our relationship with ourselves and our relationship with others.
Self-Love Journal 7/25/16
It’s 6 at night, and I just finished the metabolic prime workout that Jen got us started on while on vacation. I have to admit that I haven’t been working out much since we got back. I went on a walk once and this tonight. So, in one week I did 2 workouts instead of the 5 plus I have been doing. It does not take much to throw me off. Trying to work out at night is the biggest culprit. I did it tonight, though, and I am proud of myself. The workout is pretty intense in a good way. It is only 25 minutes, and I am proud that I am finding that I can hang with it….all except the burpees. I have no nice words to say for burpees. Lol
I am sitting outside now, and I am going to enjoy 30 minutes of reading before I make dinner. Gary is working, and I have another rare night alone. After dinner, I will dig into the Walk 4 Wellness fundraising site and begin putting some more pieces of this fundraiser together. I have to admit that putting together the online portion of this fundraiser is a much larger project than I expected. I have already put in at least 25 hours on it, and I would venture to guess that I am not even close to half way yet. It is fun to tackle a new challenge, though. I am very thankful for Xenia though because without her there is no way I would even begin to do this. I would just sit and cry because it would be way too overwhelming. I can see why fundraising for organizations could be a full-time job. Unfortunately, our little nonprofit is not at a point where it can hire someone to do the fundraising. We do have some awesome volunteers though including Jean and Sharon and of course we have Xenia! I mention Jean and Sharon separately because these ladies are part of the backbone of the organization. Without their tireless efforts and the generous amount of their time they give, we wouldn’t be able to make the impact that we do. It is incredible to see the difference we have done in the lives of others but also our own personal lives. The people I have met and continue to meet have helped form the person I am today.
Self-Love Journal 7/28/16
I have been much more consistent with my writing but still not perfect. Isn’t that kind of the point, though? Whoever told us that we have to do things perfect for them to be done right? Why do we feel we have to be perfect to be good?
I am excited to work out in a few minutes. I can see more changes in my body with my work out on Tuesday and my run/walk yesterday. In fact, I ran for as long as I walked yesterday which is a big thing itself. I am excited to continue to his journey as I begin to feel healthier and happier.
Yes, my weight is still an issue, but I am the same weight as I was when I started this journey and yet I feel entirely different about how I look and how I perceive myself.
I am strong, I am fit. I am happy, healthy, wealthy and loved. I make room for greatness, and I call in my success. I always give my best, and my best is good enough.
Life is good. I expect blessings and see God’s winks all around me. I have everything I need. I have hope, confidence, and faith in abundance.
Self-Love Journal 7/30/16
I woke up later than usual this morning and, per Gary, I even fell asleep on the couch last night which has never happened accidentally. Guess I needed some sleep. We saw Heather and little man yesterday. He is getting so big. He is taller and looking so much more like a little boy than a baby now. I can’t wait til we begin to have little conversations. Next Saturday I get to have him all to myself. I will have to come up with something fun to do. Not sure if I can handle another beach day alone. Maybe I can find a little water park near us to take him to. Wish I had a pool still. Well, something will happen I am sure, and I will know what we should do.
Self-Love Takeaway
- We need to consciously develop relationships with those of different generations to get and give guidance on how to take care of ourselves as women.
