I was tagged this morning in a post by my wonderful friend Alyssa Chang, whom like me spreads a message of body image love and finding happines and health in movement.
She shared words from this old 1990s Nike Ad that featured Marilyn Monroe. I hope you enjoy this inspiration as much as I do.
I absolutely love this message!
A mother of 2 daughters sharing her fitness journey towards a happier and healthier life, one rep at a time. #aimforprogressnotperfection
Hello, I'm a happily married, mother of two; working on getting fit and staying in shape mentally and physically one step at a time. Thanks for joining me on this beautiful lifelong journey.
Summer is here and its that time of the year where we honor the right to bear arms and legs! That’s why its key to have products that will keep your skin soft and smooth all season. Your skin goes through a lot especially during the summer months between excessive sun exposure and sweat.
Here are 6 of my summer body care must haves that I swear by for summer!
There’s something about New York. I really can’t put it into words why I love that place so much. It’s not like I had very many memories of it growing up. My folks moved to CA when I was 4 years old. But the moment I started to walk around Chelsea Village and Greenwich there was a part of me that knew I was home. It was like as if I could feel the city’s energy recharging me with every step I took. I also lucked out because according to friends it was the best time of year to come because the weather was just absolutely perfect. There was no rain, no sign of humidity, and the climate matched Northern California to a tee.
I hope you enjoy this edition of Weekend Leftovers as much as I enjoyed capturing pieces of it and reliving it through these photographs.
...let's be real putting yourself out there in the world isn't easy. Its a challenge to do so when you're a single person, but its even more challenging when you're in a deep and serious relationship especially a marriage. When you allow others into your life, you invite them to see parts of your world that isn't always pretty or perfect, but life isn't all about that perfect highlight reel. Think about a movie, it takes months sometimes years to get a 2 hour film just right and even then I'm pretty sure the producers are watching the final cut thinking about ways they could've improved it.
...this is this volume of Weekend Leftovers has me reflecting back on all sorts of growth over the years. I was a young woman who once didn't believe that true friendships with other honest, raw, and real women were possible. I spent my 20s raising my two beautiful daughters, so the time that most women get to form these strong bonds that carry them into their adult life were ones that I missed the train on. Looking back now at what felt like a slightly lonely decade of womanhood was just a time in my life that prepared me to embrace all the women in my life today.
Never forget that every effort counts and no effort is too small. There are moments even now 3 years into my healthy lifestyle where I find myself needing the extra push and motivation and what keeps me going is remembering to discount even the smallest efforts like choosing fruit over a cookie or having a healthy clean nutritious meal over deep fried chicken wings. These small changes are the ones that’ll keep you going and just imagine how amazing you will feel a year from now if you keep going.
Read 3 simple things you can to help raise the bar with your health and fitness.
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