Hold onto your hats cuz I'm about to take you on a little adventure! In case you didn't know, moving is chaotic. I had good reasons why I didn't want to pay someone to pack all our boxes- I wanted to go through it all our 'stuff' and throw out a lot! But going through everything was A LOT of work. Spring cleaning x100!

So, what do I do when I want to escape the craziness of life and drift into my happy place?

1- Working out. Nothing compares to breaking a sweat and releasing that energy.

2- Time spent with God in prayer.

I've had a few questions and messages lately asking for an update on Phoebe's finger.

For those that may not know...during Christmas season we went ice skating as a family and my daughter Phoebe fell on the ice. I bent down to pick her up, only to see my ice skate had severed her pinky finger in half. A horrific accident.

We spent Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Years Day - a total of two weeks in Intensive Care at PHX Children's Hospital. She was confined to a bed as leeches were attached to her finger every hour to induce blood flow.

The update is....

Some days it's hard to remember how important exercise is for our bodies as well as our minds. When I don't feel like working out I often remember the quote, "If it's important to you, you'll find a way... If not, you'll find an excuse." It usually the days where I don't feel like working out that I actually need it the most, just the endorphins alone are so powerful to my well-being. 

My flight lesson this morning was fun!

We stimulated taking off and landing in mud. It's called soft take offs and landings. Super helpful if there's snow or rain on the runway too. And then we practiced taking off pretending I need to fly high FAST to go over a building at the end of the runway. And practicing how it would be landing on a short runway. I did really good! I feel it's all clicking for me.

Don't get me wrong, there's been a lot of good moments and times I've been genuinely happy. But it feels like more lows than highs. Of course whenever I'm feeling in a funk I tend to remember all the times I have recently felt low and group them together and think... "I've been feeling this way for awhile".

Last week we loaded up a houseboat for a week of family fun to Lake Powell. Which means... I unplugged my online business for a full week for the first time in four years!

Kind of crazy to realize I have never taken off a full week like that since I started Beachbody coaching!

I've had a few things on my mind lately namely... How freaking UNCOMFORTABLE it can be to set goals.

Why is that? 

Well..... It's because that goal becomes a constant reminder that you want something that you don't have right now. Hello tension! 

I've noticed when people set goals they either work hard to ease that discomfort by moving CLOSER to their goals....

-or-

My BIG goal for the summer is to not let my kids go too long in between HEALTHY snacks during these hot summer months not only to really cut down on those sugar loaded frozen popsicles BUT to make sure they are getting the nutrients they need during the days... especially because they are sweating a lot in this heat. 

So I've been collecting ideas for easy, healthy & refreshing summer snacks for these sizzlin' days ahead. One thing I really want to focus on is easy enough for my kids to help prepare & easy as a grab & go as well. 

These FROZEN YOGURT COVERED GRAPES are delicious and so refreshing & easy!