Week 21: Get up and move!
Tutus on the Barre at Northern California School of Ballet, Oroville Getting up in the morning and moving a bit has been one of the best things I have done for myself in a long time. It gets my body moving, helps to stretch me out and gets the blood flowing to my brain. My…
Week 18 Year of Self Love: Pamper Yourself with a Mani/Pedi
Me and my partners in crime getting a pedicure Self-care and self-love are often confused with indulgence and it really shouldn't. To me self love is taking the time to check in with yourself and to engage in those activities to keep your tank full. My filling your own tank you are able to take…
Week 17: Year of Self Love-Writing Down Your Greatest Accomplishments
One of my Five: Taking classes at our Classical Ballet School This week for the Year of Self Love challenge the act is simple. Write down 5 of your greatest accomplishments. Simple in theory, but painstaking in practice. Since announcing it on Tuesday in the Hopelessly Devoted Group, I've already had 2 discussions with friend's…
Let’s Taco-bout San Diego: What a taco a day really looks like
Last week I spent 5 days in the Carlsbad/San Diego area for a work. Most of my days were spent in lecture; however, the lunches and evenings were free to explore. Luckily, I was with co-workers who were as committed as I to eating at least one taco a day (which turned into two taco…
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Course Note: The Jourse (Week 3)
This week we tackled the the second of our four buckets: the physical. Really, this week was all about shifting your mindset from what your body isn't, to reveling in what it is. Katie pointed out that you weren't born hating your body. It's trained into you over time. At 13: 53% of girls are…
Week 16: Year of Self Love-A case for traveling alone
September 2018-somewhere over the mid-west as I traveled (SOLO) to New Orleans. I remember distinctly the moment I realized that traveling solo is really a gift. My work had taken me to Anaheim for the week and I had flown down the day prior to get myself situated and well, go to Disneyland obviously; Anaheim…
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Course Notes: The Jourse (Week 2)
Life occurs between the ears. You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.Katie L. Woods Week 2 of The Jourse tackled the first of the four buckets we discussed last week (Physical, Mind, Soul, and Relationships), namely our MINDSET and was all about paying attention to the voices in your head. Katie…
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