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Woman Crush Wednesday #wcw v5

08|31|2016

So, a bunch of us girls from work went to Bad Moms last Sunday night and it was so funny most of us cried and/or peed our pants from laughing so hard.

Now, if you haven’t seen it, I should warn you ~ it’s risque…there’s plenty of swearing…and it’s freaking awesomely hilarious so if you don’t like either of those first two things AND you don’t like to laugh, this MAY not be the show for you.

Before we went, my sister had told us about an interview she saw with Kristin Bell (one of the actors in it who was PERFECT in her role and seriously cracked me up) about how if you watch that show as a mom and you CAN’T relate to any of it, then you’re one of two things….in denial….or in denial….lol.

So, my #wcw this week is going out to the cast of Bad Moms ‘cuz these chicks are gorgeous and so talented and I’m embracing my bad-hot-mess-mom-ness (new word alert!!) for what it is lol.

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#icanteven #wehavetobringdownalltheperfectmoms

Ya’ll heard me talk before about being a hot mess mom….even have a support group for that shit (which it’s slowly getting off the ground but I’m still so excited about it) and if you care to join us you can fill out this app detailing your hotmessness and I will let you know if you meet the required level of said hotmessness lol.

So, during and after that movie, I seriously had to stop thinking about all the things I epically fail at as far as B is concerned. I won’t share them all…..as even the few I’m about to share might scare you a little. But, I wanna share my stories and then share why even tho I fail a little every day as a mom, I also succeed….every day….as a mom.

Her favorite song is Girl Crush. Literally knows all the words. (Well, okay, truth be told she does have some lyricosis when she sings it and some of the words she replaces with her own are HILARIOUS….kinda reminds me of Jan Munyon for any of you out there reading this who know her lol.) Thank goodness B has no idea what the song means but it’s not good when she recommends it to her little friends. And, I probably made the #badmoms list for some of their moms. ~ But…..I’m gonna chalk this one up to many of you moms out there also have a few choice words or lyrics to songs that your kid(s) know that you’d SO rather they didn’t know….but they do know….lol. I don’t think she’s ready for a conversation about that song, so I’ll just keep trying to distract her when it comes on.

I love Little Big Town btw ~ and the gal that sings Girl Crush…LOVE her hair 🙂

I let her wear pretty much anything she wants to wear. I try so hard to get her to choose nice, clean, matching, presentable outfits….but she OFTEN goes back to change into something else….especially if I have to leave the house earlier and dad takes her to school. Earlier this week, I left them early and when I picked her up after daycare, she had on a seriously distressed tank that’s pretty much see-through and has a hole in the front. Today, she wore a t-shirt her auntie let her have that was like 3 sizes too big and was red, white & blue with a pair of short-short brown & pink leopard print shorts that you could barely see she had on ‘cuz the t was so long and blown out shoes I just bought her. Not only do I pick my battles with her, I don’t want to squash her creativity. And, while I cringe at the way she seemingly disregards how red white and blue and brown and pink SO do not go together, I let her be her. I’m ALLLL about the statement “you do you girl.” I spent my whole life being suffocatingly self-conscious and you can be certain I won’t purposely make her start questioning her sense of style or ANYTHING ELSE for that matter. And, then there are the times it’s TOTALLY on me….like the fact I’m often in such a hurry for things like….CHURCH….that I don’t stop to realize the pretty NECKLACE she just put on is actually beer mug “mardi gras” beads from a Gnarly Barley BEER RUN I helped with in June. ~Let’s try let our kids be kids. Obviously as parents we have to set rules and control what we can but I also believe letting them find and express themselves is beyond important. I mean, maybe don’t let them wear a beer mug necklace to church or anything but….#letgoandletGod #imsorry

The tshirt and short shorts and blown out shoes lol.
Yup, this was a pic I snapped in the playground that day….after church….when I finally realized what she had on. #yesthosearelittlebeermugs 🙂
We often don’t get to her school binder until we’re just about to rush out the door in the morning (yes, I’m still getting used to this whole check for homework thing….they didn’t have that in K) and I consider it a bonus if I actually remember to sign it every day. So, she read a little book to me she did yesterday in the car this morning on the ride to school. I wasn’t terribly proud of myself for it being that way BUT she was still VERY proud to show me it in the car. ~Often the PLACE and the TIMING matter far less to them than it does to you. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Just show them how proud you are of them EVERY opportunity you get….even if it means you’re 5 minutes for work…..again.
Trust me….she doesn’t always love that I’m trying to take pics of her. But, what can I say….I’m obsessed with her!!! lol
I often SUGGEST she invite a friend for a sleepover so I can have a Friday or Saturday night to myself to work or read in a hot bath or watch Netflix (or often all the above!). ~Be okay with finding creative ways to carve out some alone time for yourself! We are only as good for our families as we are to and for ourselves.
I BUY THE CUPCAKES and you can read about my last blog post talking about this here lol. ~I used to feel guilty about this one but I’m just not that passionate about baking….I’m not that good at it….I don’t feel like I have time for it….and I eat far more than I give away. So, I NEEEEEEEED to just buy the cupcakes. And, seriously, if you’ve seen the movie and the part where she shows up to the bake sale with a half-eaten, store-bought container of donut holes?!? #classic #getsome #excepttheywouldaallbeengone NOW, if B decides she wants us to start doing different things together….like baking….I will find a way to support that. But, I’m kinda hoping she will decide it can be something like shooting hoops in the driveway instead lol.
This is soooooo #onpoint #lol. #imeanmycupcakeswouldNOTlooklikethat #anddidinotsaytheywouldbegone
She literally still gets a sippy cup of chocolate milk at night so she can lay down and drink it while she winds down from her day. I’ve tried to break this one many times and all that ends up happening is MOM wants to pull her hair out. ~Pick your battles. Granted, this is one I should fight harder for and I can only imagine a TON of you out there are cringing and rolling your eyes at the thought of this still happening BUT you’re not there at 9 p.m. at our house when the struggle is real to even remotely try to get her to go to bed. And, for real, if someone gave me a sippy of wine and told me to lay down and watch Netflix for a while, I would totally do it.

Oh you better believe I had to go see if that was really a thing….I’m in luck.
She doesn’t sleep in her own bed….like ever. I talk about this often enuf that I won’t bore ya’ll with that saga again but it’s a total #epicmomfail and I know it but I also kinda resigned myself to the fact she won’t ALWAYS want to do this. So, it will eventually happen. I mean really, she’s not gonna wanna tell her middle school friends she still sleeps with her mommy lol. ~I honestly knew other parents who “co-slept” when she was little and I was always like “OH HELL NO that’s not gonna be us.” Until…..it. was. us. Never say never my bad-hot-mess-mom friends. I say you do whatever the heck works for you and your family and if anyone wants to try judge you for it, well, you know what to do.
I have a hard time explaining conceptual things to her. For being so creative in many ways, she is SO literal and by-the-book in others. Like when she had a friend stay with us last weekend….We hit Applebee’s for lunch after church and then the park and splashpad and on the way home and just as we were getting ready to drop her friend off, she turned to B and said, “Brooklyn, don’t you wish this day would last forever?” B looked at her like she was crazy….just totally confused….and said, “Huh? Like what do you mean? It’s gonna get dark soon…..”….and I’m thinking in her mind she was saying hmmmmm, yeah girrrrrrl, I mean it’s gonna get dark and we’ll have to go to bed eventually ‘cuz our moms and dads will make us and I’m so confused by what you’re saying and it just doesn’t work like that does it?!? Ha, I was almost in tears from laughing. ~I often feel like I’m maybe failing on all levels on this one. While I want her to have common sense…which of course she does….I also don’t want her to take life and things people say too seriously. So, it’s hard to be able to try explain things to her without trying to tell her how she should think….ya know what I mean? I want her to be able to instead of thinking outside the box, think that THERE IS NO BOX. So, I’m gonna keep on dreaming for her and I’m gonna hold out hope she really will be a dreamer like me….only that she finds who she wants to be in life way before I did. Although, I know I needed to wait for her in order to find that for myself ~ so really, I guess it all worked out the way it was supposed to…and I know it will for her, too 🙂 So rest assured that we do the best with what we are given, and God has a plan.

This was the cutest picture of them that day ~ they were watching a plane land before we went in to lunch.
(Notice B’s boots! GORGEOUS dress from her Auntie…and then….those boots lol. #whatever #youdoyougirl #mommylovesyou)

MOMS ~ Remember you ARE enuf! It’s okay to not always have your shit together and to not have all the answers. And, it’s okay to have #epicmomfail after #epicmomfail….we’re all just here #failingforward. All you gotta do is love them hard and teach them to love God, themselves and others hard, too.

And, to prove my point, a friend who has 3 LITTLE girls, one a baby baby, posted this on Facebook today and I had to totally steal it.

Every mom’s gotta have goals….what’s YOUR goals today?!? 🙂

Real talk with Dina ~ The ONE thing.

06|24|2016

How ya’ll doing out there?!?

I want to share a vulnerable and #realtalk series post to talk about a question I had to face this week. And, I want to challenge you to dig deep like I had to and ask yourself the same questions.

It’s just after 11 p.m. on a Thursday night and I just got off a brainstorming call with the leaders of Team Hope to talk about our schedule for the month of July but as often happens with team calls, it ended talking about how amazing the team is and how being a part of it has changed our lives.

Because of coaching, because of my coach believing in me, and because of the amazing people in my life who challenge me to be and do more, I have found so many things to enrich my world….and, ultimately, learn more about myself and find ways to overcome my struggles.

My latest excitement is that I have a new mentor that is ROCKIN’ MY WORLD. His name is Josh Coats of Legacy Leadership and he’s a Life Coach on the John C. Maxwell team. I joked on Facebook the other day that the old me didn’t really even know what the word “mentor” meant…and I would never have been in something called a “Mastermind Group” with a LIFE COACH on the John Maxwell team. In fact, a few shorts years ago, I didn’t even know who John Maxwell is. (If you get nothing else out of this post, trust me when I say if YOU don’t know who he is, go find out. His books will change your life. And, remind me to share a funny story about my hubby….who on our Arizona trip earlier this year didn’t know who he was and what I missed out on because of that lol.)

Ok, so, this 8-week Mastermind is centered around Maxwell’s book called Intentional Living. You can go grab yourself a copy here. Josh says in his opinion this is one of the best books Maxwell has ever written. I’m only one chapter in and I wanted to highlight like the entire chapter.

This could end up being a LONG post lol.

One of Josh’s favorite all-time excerpts from his books is in this very chapter…..”Stop Trying and Start Doing ~ Can we move from where we are to where we want to be just by trying? I don’t think so. Trying alone does not communicate true commitment. It’s half-hearted. It is not a pledge to do what’s necessary to achieve a goal. It’s another way of saying, “I’ll make an effort.” That’s not many steps away from, “I’ll go through the motions.” Trying rarely achieves anything significant. If an attitude of trying is not enough, then what is? An attitude of doing! There is enormous magic in the tiny word do. When we tell ourselves, “I’ll do it,” we unleash tremendous power. That act forges in us a chain of personal responsibility that ups our game; a desire to excel plus a sense of duty plus complete aliveness plus total dedication to getting done what has to be done. That equals commitment. An attitude of doing also helps us to become who we were meant to be. It is this doing attitude that often leads to the things we were meant to do. While trying is filled with good intentions, doing is the result of intentional living.”

Ahhhhh, INTENTIONAL LIVING.

Intentional living is not living the same year over and over and over and calling it a life. Think about that for a moment….

Our Mastermind is centered around the whole concept of living intentionally. But, what does that really MEAN?

The question I had to face on our call was actually asked of each of us in the group and we were to share with everyone the ONE in our lives right now that we’ve been TRYING to do instead of COMMITTING to do and it’s ultimately holding us back. What’s the one thing we are each basically choosing to not INTENTIONALLY DO and it’s therefore preventing us from reaching our goals?

My superficial answer was that not being at my goal weight is still holding me back. I wasn’t the only one who answered with the same and in true life coach fashion, Josh challenged us on our answers.

You see, I say my “superficial” answer because if you’ve been following me for a while you know I talk about my self-confidence issues with my weight never being about….the weight! Ha, I know it sounds like I’m contradicting myself but stay with me here.

He went on to ask, “So, tell us WHY you want to lose the weight.” And, said that he needs to ask that but not to be insulting as he believes we are beautiful the way we are BUT when the first thing that comes to mind to answer a question is that, we each on some level are in fact not okay with our weight. And, my answer was just what I’ve shared on my blog before. I want to lose weight…but I truly don’t think it’s really about….the weight. I didn’t FEEL better or different when I was 30 lbs. lighter. And, I’ve gained the weight back….in fact I’ve yoyo’d many times in my life. So, there is something else inside of me that feels I’m not worthy…..and that I don’t deserve success….maybe that I’m even afraid of success. I have grown so much in the past 3 years, so it’s ironic that although I feel the strongest I’ve ever felt, this past year has been the most painful time in my life other than when my brother died and it’s been a time when I’ve questioned myself the most.

So, when I answered that question by saying it was about the weight, I actually had a slight panic attack inside. I lost my breath. My pulse raced. I started to tear up. Yes, so here’s the deal….I DO want to lose weight….I want to be in the best possible shape I can be. It’s a personal goal. Some people will tell me I don’t need to lose weight….that I’m fine just the way I am. And, again, I’m trying to say this really isn’t about whether or not I NEED to….it’s about what I want to do….and it’s not really for anyone else to say. And, the thing is, I’ve been TRYING to lose weight….but not consistently DOING what I need to DO. I haven’t been intentionally doing. I’m proud of how far I’ve come but what I really had to dig deep and think about was just what Josh asked…..WHY?? Why do I feel I need to lose weight….why it is important to me….and why have I not fully succeeded??

And, my deeper truth is that I’m dealing with depression again and I probably have been for more than a year now. And, whether it’s a cause or an effect really doesn’t matter. But, I do believe it’s what is REALLY holding me back.

It’s not easy to share that. And, it wasn’t easy to recognize it this time in my life because it has been different than it has been before. Before, my depression would leave me hopeless and without direction. It seems crazy to me that I can feel so strong and so different now but at the same time still be fighting such an internal battle of sadness and helplessness. I’m sad…but I’m hopeful. I’m working harder than I ever have to let go of those things I cannot control and of guilt from the past. I even believe it has all ended up making me sick. Stress, anxiety and depression can wreak such havoc on your mind and your body. And, I think it can become a vicious cycle of it making you sick and then being sick making the stress, anxiety and depression even worse.

I’m not sure I’ve shared this anywhere but I have been seeing a counselor since last year and I have also recently been talking a lot with my family doctor about how I’ve been feeling, both physically and mentally. I share this not for anyone to feel sorry for me but because I think all too often people are too afraid or too proud to admit they are struggling or to ask for help. I believe asking for help means you are strong, not weak. And, I feel like I’m on the overcoming side of this now so of course it’s easier to share and talk about. I am feeling so much better physically. And, mentally….well, I’m slowly learning how to let go of the past again.

But, ya know what? Change and overcoming demons takes a lot of hard damn work. I’ve said this before but although I’ve grown a lot, I can’t expect to reverse a lifetime of insecurities, pain and guilt in a few short years. Overcoming depression is very hard and sometimes requires the help of medication. It takes recognizing there is something wrong. It takes asking someone for help. And, often those are the hardest things to do. I’ve been advised to take something. I’m making a personal choice not to. I do believe medication is necessary in certain cases ~ if there is something chemical in the brain happening, medication can help and there was a time after my brother died that I did need it. But, my counselor has said that he believes there’s a lot of power and success in simply moving your body a lot and regularly (ahhhhh, YES! part of the reason I love working out!!) and for me at this point in my life, I want to focus on that and nutrition and my support system and a LOT of prayer.

I share this all today in the hopes it can help someone who may be fighting an internal battle, and I’m extremely passionate about being okay with asking for help. My brother couldn’t find the strength to ask for help and it breaks my heart every day.

And, I share this all today in the hopes that I am challenging you to DIG DEEPER! Ask yourself what’s the ONE thing that’s holding you back in your life. What’s holding you back from achieving all of your goals? What’s holding you back from making that career change you’ve been dreaming about? What’s holding you back from going back to school if you’re not happy doing what you’re doing? What’s holding you back from leaving that relationship that doesn’t serve you anymore? What’s holding you back from losing weight once and for all? What’s holding you back from joining my team if it’s something you’ve considered? What’s holding you back from taking a chance on life?? Are you living your life intentionally??? If no one has told you, I will be the first ~ You have amazing gifts and they are meant to be shared with the world 🙂

Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.

AND, your bonus for the day!

So, after I had to answer my question, I was challenged even more, had to answer MORE questions, AND received a homework assignment (um, yes, I actually look forward to homework….again, not something I thought years ago I would EVER say). I am to research and find things that talk about the power of TODAY and then ask myself every day….many times a day….if what I’m doing is getting me closer to my goals. Since we are only reading a chapter or so a week of Intentional Living, I was to get and dive into Maxwell’s book Today Matters. Josh also asked me if I’m “okay with just being okay.” If I am in the same place a year from now, am I okay with that? If YOU are in the same place a year from now, are YOU okay with that? No one else can answer that question for us. For me, I will never be done growing and evolving. So, my answer was no…..I’m not okay with being in the same place a year from now. And, every year I have made a promise to myself to ask the same question and I’m determined to have the same answer. I actually have a FEAR of complacency WITH the fear of success and those fears have kept me kinda stuck. Fear and depression can paralyze you if you let them. I have too many dreams and goals to be paralyzed any longer. I can’t give 75% today and try give 125% tomorrow to make up for today. If I REALLY want to be able to spend more time with B, if I REALLY want to have financial freedom, if I REALLY want to write and publish that book, if I REALLY want to lose my weight once and for all, and if I really want to kick my depression to the curb, it has to be a DAILY choice to give 100% and a DAILY choice to turn to God when I’m hurting instead of food.

I really hope none of this sounds self-serving because SHE is my reason and my why about getting TRULY intentional with my life…

No one has told this little blonde-eyed beauty that something called depression exists…..
no one has told this little larger-than-life free-spirit that she can’t DO something she puts her mind to…..
and, rest assured I don’t want to be the one who ends up bursting her bubble all because she had to watch me try really hard instead of watching me JUST DO IT.

REAL TALK with Dina ~ #thespacebetween

04|9|2016

Wow, has it been like 2 weeks since I posted a blog!?! Eeeek. I know I haven’t been writing a lot but didn’t realize it had been that long! I’ve been having a hard time putting thoughts into words lately. And, I’ve been refocusing on my health & fitness goals after 6 weeks of chaos in that department!

I realized today as I finish up this post on my progress for my fitness competition at the end of July that I’ve been living in “the space between.”

I went from the lowest weight I’d been since 2014 at around 164 to the highest I’ve been around 177 in the span of 6 short weeks. (No, this isn’t just about weight ~ this is just the perfect example of the “symptom” of what happens when my mind isn’t in the right place).

Ha, all the girls in the house are like, UGH, why does it seem so easy to gain 13 lbs. in 6 weeks but so hard to lose 13 lbs. in 6 weeks.

#ifeelya

Now, I realize not all of that is real “weight”…..it’s a lot of water weight (and i’m already down over 5 lbs. since Monday so yessssss water). Enter in a trip to Arizona where I ate and drank freely (I made good choices at the beginning of our days….not so good in the evenings…but honestly I still feel like it was worth it!), our Caribbean cruise (I had Shakeo every day, lots of fruits & veggies….BUT, I drank and I drank early lol.), some stomach issues where nothing sounded good but pasta, bread, chocolate and CUPCAKES (and I ate them ALLLLLLLLLLLL) and honestly a lot of laziness and lack of discipline in my to meal planning, eating right and simply honoring my health & fitness goals.

The week I was sick and for several days after turned into some closet eating again after going so so long without that behavior. I was getting up in the middle of the night to eat reese’s pb and snicker eggs from Easter. #whatdontyoudothat? 😉 #imeanhaventyoutriedthem?

ANDDDDDDDDD, before I knew it, the scale was on the verge of 180.

NOW, ya’ll know I hate the scale and for most of my clients I tell them to base their success on their measurements, their pics AND most importantly how they are feeling! HOWEVER, for me and this competition, I still am clinging to that scale. I have said that thing will be gone after this is over and that is still my plan! I have to keep one for my Biggest Loser competition and if I haven’t reached my goal, I will continue to participate in that and I have entered a 6-month long transformation on Dietbet.com!! I need as much accountability as I can get right now.

So, for the past 2 weeks, I’ve been refocusing. I was still working out during those 6 weeks BUT as I know just as well as anyone who’s tried, you can NEVER….I’ll repeat NEVER….out work a bad diet. Thank goodness I was tho ‘cuz what it does for my stress and energy levels is amazing ~ and I still felt tired since my nutrition wasn’t on point! Hate to think how I woulda felt without exercise!

And, then on Monday, I saw something on Facebook that caught my attention! A 60-day #summerstrong challenge where Beachbody is giving away transformation prizes and you could join different accountability groups based on what fitness program you wanted to use during those 60 days. Of course I joined the Hammer&Chisel group right away and since I had already committed to dialing in my nutrition again, I FULLY committed to 60 days of no cheats (except ONE Diet Coke on Fridays and coffee creamer). This means I have to go thru my birthday and who knows how many events without indulging. And, if you know me, you know I love to golf and drink beer….and women’s stag starts soon. Yep, #sucksforme. BUT, I can do this! I’m tired of living in the space between.

The space between being as bad and as self-destructive with my food and addictive behaviors as before I found coaching AND finally having the transformation picture I can look and say although I’m never done THIS is what I’ve been working for.
The space between utter self-sabotage that I can remember a few times in my life where things were spiraling out of control AND the day I finally feel like I’ve truly overcome.
The space between being consumed and paralyzed by my guilt AND the day I finally let go.
The space between being so depressed that I called in sick to work AND the day depression had no hold on me.
The space between feeling lost AND the day I give my marriage 100% and expect nothing in return. (Have you heard of this 100/0 rule? I think most people would say marriage should be 50/50 or 100/100 but to honor God and your relationship, if you put 100% effort while expecting even NOTHING 0% in return, it can change everything.)
The space between feeling like I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up AND knowing without a doubt I will be able to repurpose my life way earlier than “the rule of 85!”
The space between feeling like a complete hot mess and failure of a mom AND the comfort and realization that I’m doing the BEST I possibly can.

So, yes.

I’ve been living in that space in between. I’m nowhere near as broken as I was YET I’m not where I want to be. My weight crept back up again because I let go of my goals.

And, maybe that’s life. Maybe we are always living in the space between. Or at least we often go back to that when life gets hard or we get lazy.

But, I’m reading this new book called The 10X Rule and it’s speaking new life into me.

I don’t want to be average. I don’t want to settle for the SPACE BETWEEN. I want the 10X life….my champagne life as Cara Alwill Leyba would call it. The life where at the end of the day I pray and not only do I pray and thank God for everything he has given me BUT I fall asleep KNOWING that I gave Him and my family and my passion and the day everything I had.

Are you living in the space between???? Ask yourself. Be true to yourself and the answer.

One of my favorite parts of The 10X Rule so far ~ “Your last breath is not nearly as important as your next breath.”
I’m just gonna BREATHE! I’m gonna think about my next breath and let go of the past. I’m going to honor myself and my goals! And, as part of honoring my goals, I’m making sure I’m staying in touch with my coach! I would want my clients to do the same! So, when I started struggling on Thursday and had the urge to turn to food, I instead reached out to her….and she talked me off the ledge. I’m happy to say I didn’t give in! I didn’t give up! That’s what we do as coaches and friends! We’re not experts or perfect BUT we are damn good listeners and #lifepushers!!

Click on the image to go to Amazon! I’m listening to it on the Audible app! LOVE Audible!!

I just finished re-reading Girl Code for the 2nd time and found even more nuggets for life!
You can find out what the champagne life is in this book.

I’m working on a post about the changes in my coaching business! LOTS is happening behind the scenes and I’m BEYOND excited for them!!! Stay tuned! I’m adding to my tribe my friends! Will it be you?!

Ya’ll know I love Chalene Johnson! I love my Erin Condren day planner BUT for actually planning and mapping out my #girlbossgoals, THIS rocks my socks off! Click on the image to get your free copy!!

And, as part of what’s happening with my tribe and my champagne life, my blog and my social media outlets are getting a new face! Eeek, I’m excited!!! I’m gonna be doing some fun giveaways over these next several months in honor of the changes coming AND can you believe my 2-year bloggiversary is coming up in May!! Be sure to LIKE my fitness page if you haven’t already so you can be the first to know when these prize giveaways are happening! I’m gonna be challenging you in order to be eligible BUT I promise it’s gonna be fun!!

And, I couldn’t leave you after several weeks with no post without a pic of this little angel. (Ha, especially when she’s asleep!)
I started the #100HappyDays posts again! Guess who was my Day 1! Join me will you? Just use the hashtag #100HappyDays and I’ll look for you! OR feel free to email me at fitnessopendoors@gmail.com if you want to do this! It’s like a virtual gratitude journal!

OKIE DOKIE guys! Thanks for tuning in!
I’m hoping I’m over my writer’s block and anxious to start blogging more with my new design! It goes live next week!

Have a WONDERFUL SaTuRdAy! And, what if you honored your health & fitness goals TODAY like you would on Monday!?!?
I know I am!

#justbreathe #realtalkwithdina #thespacebetween #dontliveanaveragelife