Protecting Your Energy with Boundaries

I was having a conversation with a good friend some time ago about how she and I often attract people who seek advice or want a listening ear. It's a beautiful thing to have others see you as someone you can trust. But, occasionally it can also become draining of our own energy if we are not careful and fail to enforce necessary boundaries. Being someone who *used to be* a people-pleaser, enforcing boundaries with others hasn't always been easy. Especially for those I care deeply about, like close family and friends.

Working on My Fitness, Y'all

Ya know... I have to be honest. Exercise is just something I never really loved. Throughout my life, I have exercised here and there. Never truly consistently and for longer than maybe 6 months at a time. As I have gotten older, though, AND after having a child, I am finding it quite necessary to work out just to feel better physically, keep up with my toddler and my daily tasks, and to be healthier overall and tone up! In the last month, I have been implementing small changes to get myself active again.

Taking Care of Ourselves

Well, I take a little break, and come back to a global pandemic and experiencing racial tension like never before. Maybe I should say, the racial issues are more out in the open than they have been in quite some time. But I didn't come to post about that today. To be honest, I have been talking so much about all of the events of 2020 and I am just exhausted. I am sure you are, too. We have been hit with trauma after trauma, with little to no time to process one thing before the next thing hits. I have been working through this, and trying to figure out ways to make life a little easier for myself, and my family - if at all possible. I want to share with you some things my husband and I have been doing that may help you, too.