Changing my life to be the best me. My midlife journey into sobriety, passions and simple living/downshifting.
I am so excited that I have made it to this day! I’m 30 days without alcohol and I’m not stopping! I wanted to share a few thoughts about this journey. This time it’s been different. I think I was finally really committed. Why? I’m not sure besides the fact that something clicked in myContinue reading “30 days Alcohol Free”
Do you do a yearly vision board? This is something I started doing again a few years ago. It’s so interesting to see how much you can accomplish when you set your mind to it. One statement I recently heard from a fellow realtor (I am not sure where it originated, but I love it!)Continue reading “Vision Boards”
I’m so happy it’s 100% chance of rain today on January 1, 2021 because to me, rain always has symbolized renewal. It has been present at many important milestones in my life and I always recognize it during times of transition. I’m excited about the new year and making some basic changes in my life.Continue reading “Rain is Refreshing Renewal”
My high blood pressure was first diagnosed about 20 years ago when I was undergoing a life insurance test and it was slightly elevated. I tend to get nervous around doctors and over the years have been on blood pressure medicine for most of the time. However, I have never really tried to do thingsContinue reading “Time to be accountable and make it happen!”
It has been a very interesting week. I have been experiencing moments of clarity and in those moments of clarity, I feel like such a failure on so many levels. I normally would not admit this feeling. I would just pretend everything is wonderful and to the outside world I would appear to be aContinue reading “Food, juicing, smoothies… clarity”
After much contemplation and testing over the past 2 weeks, as well as some deep conversations with friends and my husband I am contemplating what REALLY makes me say “I love my life”? I had planned to go 30 days abstaining from alcohol as well as other “big” changes for the month of January, butContinue reading “What makes life a life you LOVE?”
When I decided to allow my son to have 6 boys sleep over for his 11th birthday I must have been out of my mind! 6 plus 2 others that came and were suppose to leave at 10. 5-10 pm is what I thought would work, then the others could watch a movie or playContinue reading “Exhausted super mom”
I did my workout, whew I feel good! The juice gave me a burst of energy too! I wonder how many calories I consume with half a cucumber, 2 apples, 1 carrot, 3 stalks of celery and a chunk of ginger? Workout was 7 minute walk warm up, leg work out including squats, leg press,Continue reading “Workout, check! I did it!”
Week 1 – I did great with no drinking! I felt so great all week. The down side is I didn’t get my workouts in last week. I found myself super busy with the kids, Christmas planning and shopping, planning two birthday parties for the boys, and various other things that I found excuses notContinue reading “Week 1 was a success, sort of!”
I always feel so invigorated when I quit drinking. I feel so full of life and energy… I don’t know why I have always returned to my old ways of daily drinking and excessive drinking at times. I have gotten more done today than I usually do in 5 days! Now I need to startContinue reading “Day 2 of my “Action Plan!””
I love my new life! 