Happy Wednesday!!
Believe it or not I am actually an Introvert, I am pretty loud 🤪 and talkative one, but after a full weekend of being around people every second (all of which I love!) I was feeling overwhelmed and in need of some alone time. I could tell I was in need of a breather because my mind was wandering to food that doesn't makes me feel good.
And to the opposite Chris is actually an EXTROVERT, just a shy and more quiet one...but when he is alone for a while he really starts feeling a bit anxious and he needs to be around people to feel restored.
It's an interesting balance for us to have. And when we are in too much of the opposite situation we both tend to get cravings or just be less able to handle stressful situations.
I took a couple hours last night and ran errands alone and went to the sauna and came back feeling very restored. Chris did homeschooling with the kids yesterday, went to his Jiu Jitsu class, and chatted with all the other dads at Penelope and Nathaniels class and he is feeling much more centered as well. Then we both came back and really enjoyed catching up with each other.
To continue on what Chris was talking about yesterday, a huge part of making this a long-term lifestyle change is understanding where cravings are coming from. It's important to acknowledge why we're feeling stressed or why we're having cravings. Only then can we be very intentional about giving ourselves what we need in order to work through it and stay on track.
Obviously not all stress in our life can be resolved as easily as getting a little bit of alone time or hanging out with loved ones, but oftentimes just understanding why you're having cravings can give you the power to not give in! 💪🏼💪🏼
Are you an introvert or an extrovert? How do you take time to get yourself centered when you're feeling overwhelmed?
Sharing just a few final pictures from our trip with my mom and my brother and his family. The cousins are all missing each other already.
Yesterday we surprised the kids and brought home a puppy!! They have been begging for one for years and we felt like the time was right to bring one home.
Meet Angus 🐕 He's a Golden Retriever/King Charles Cavalier Spaniel mix. He's 11 weeks old and currently weighs about 8 pounds, he should be around 35 pounds fully grown. I know it will be an adjustment for a while as he gets potty trained etc but we are so excited. 😂 Wish us luck! 🤪
Cheese is good! I ate a block of chipotle oven baked cheese with lunch yesterday and it was divine. I love it, but know that it halts any progress I'm making, and will even trigger eating in excess to where I'll gain weight. It's sad but I have accepted it. If I eat it in small quantities with a meal, it's ok, but I really have to work to keep it in check.
What's your favorite cheese? How do you incorporate it? Do you see negative results when eating it?
Happy Sunday! Sharing a video today from our week, one of the highlights. This was Wednesday evening church, normally they have a more casual prayer meeting where someone plays the guitar, but they were doing some construction in the fellowship hall so they had their prayer meeting in the sanctuary. No one was there to play the piano so my my Grandma did it, she's been playing the piano in church for probably 80 years.
For context, she's 88, she had a really bad fall 5 years ago now and hit her head and ended up with a lot setbacks, similar to having a stroke. She has a lot of dementia like symptoms also (I am sure related to her Type 2 diabetes), she really can't read music anymore, and she has trouble seeing well, and she needs to wear hearing aids to hear but hates wearing them, so on this night she didn't want to wear them. My 93 (almost 94) year old grandpa takes care of both of them on their farm. Anyway, on this night she sat down on the piano and led worship as people called ...
Happy Monday! We made it to Big Sky, Montana yesterday, WOW it's so beautiful!! It just feels like you are in a movie all the time. We grilled steaks and just spent lots of time outside enjoying the beautiful weather.
The house we are staying in is owned by LMNT, so it has all kinds of electrolytes and wellness goodies everywhere. Plus all kinds of natural soaps and laundry soaps etc. They host a lot of meetings here so one of the walls upstairs is a huge dry erase board so the kids are having fun drawing on it.
We sat in the sauna 🥵 and took turns doing the cold plunge. 🥶 Today we are going hiking and white water rafting.
How was your weekend? What is your non-negotiable for this week?
Happy Sunday! We made it to Idaho Falls last night, it was just a stop over place for us and we had no idea that it would be so beautiful. We got here early in the evening after the hot springs and had a really lovely walk along the river. The weather has been so nice!! We are only 3 hours from Big Sky so headed over there this morning, we are staying in a house there for 5 days. I am excited to stay in one place for a few days. 😂 We are super excited because the house we are staying in has a cold plunge, a sauna, and a gym.
What are your plans today? You doing any prep for the week ahead?
Yesterday we had a PACKED day and some really amazing experiences!! We started the morning in Page Arizona looking at the Glen Canyon Dam, which opens up to the beginning of the Grand Canyon. It looks like you're on a totally different planet!
We then headed up to Redmond, and stopped along the way to take a hike up to some Salt Caves. The drive alone was just amazing as well!
In the afternoon we took a tour of the Redmond Salt mine, WOW what a cool experience!! We went down 700 feet and were completely surrounded by salt! They have 29 miles of tunnels through the mine! I will tell you all about it on a future Livestream! But we all licked the walls and the kids got to mine for their own salt rocks!
We ended the day just south of Salt Lake City. It was a super packed day but thankfully everything went very smoothly.
Today is going to be much more relaxing, and the kids planned the perfect "Mom" day. A slow morning followed by a soak in some Lava Hot Springs this afternoon. ...
