1. This week mostly flew by! What started off on such a sad note, {The passing of Kobe Bryant & his daughter} really propelled me into being super productive and not just busy. I was able to finish cleaning/semi-staging our East Irondequoit house and we’ve been showing it. It is such an adorable home, it won’t be empty long! I had so much fun designing it, I cannot wait to do more! I love the way this kitchen turned out. I didn’t love cleaning the toilet, but hey, as Grant Cardone said in one of his videos, some days you just have to eat sh*t. It’s not all sunshine and roses all the time. In this case, it was sticking my arms in a toilet that I don’t think has ever been cleaned, but it’s sparkling now! Quite humbling. It’s funny how most people watch these HGTV shows and think flipping homes is a “glamorous job” but I can assure you, that is not an adjective I would use to describe!
2. I’ve been using my Rachel Hollis Priority Planner every day/week and I am loving it. I may do a whole post on it, but I wanted to use it a bit longer to really give some great feedback. However, I had to share that sis has it going on with some of her ideas! She has us pick a “motivating song of the week” each week to help pump us up and achieve our goals. I stumbled upon this song and it’s been so empowering when I have to go do something I may not want to do, but I know that I need to so that I can get to that next level! Plus it’s a super fun dance beat. The only bad thing is she is married to Russel Wilson and, well, that’s not cool when you’re a 49ers fan.
3. I have been making efforts daily to move my body for 30 minutes–no matter what! I hurt my foot wearing crappy shoes cleaning the property on Monday, so it was painful to even walk. Luckily I tried out this contraption and found that not only did I burn calories and work up a sweat, I also was able to work on our social media accounts much easier than when I’m walking on a treadmill! My gym membership is up at the end of February and I’ll be doing more at home workouts, but for now I still try to sneak in when I can. I did a lot of cardio this week.
Monday -Ran on the treadmill. Tuesday-This bike thing. Wednesday- bike thing. Thursday-Yoga (my arms and core are sore!) Friday- I’m hoping to walk the dogs.
4. My acupuncturist has a farm and gifted us the most amazing eggs! How pretty are they?! They taste even better. She is just the sweetest and honestly helps make so many people feel better by doing what she does. The eggs are such an added bonus. Thank you T, we love them! I’ve been really watching what I eat, mostly following Dr. Aviv’s Acid Watcher Diet, since my GERD is really acting up. It’s basically eating real whole foods, lots of fruits, veggies, low acid, no spicy trigger foods etc. I think it’s helping, but it’s not easy! I love carbs but they truly don’t love me. I find that when I eat white starchy (absolutely delicious foods) I feel the burn and am super uncomfortable. I want and need to feel my absolute best, so I am finding it imperative to get my eating in check. Small frequent meals seem to also do best with my gut. I have an endoscopy scheduled next week to check and see what my esophagus/stomach looks like and my GI Dr said we’ll go from there with what meds may help. I miss the sunshine and warm weather, and really feel like Vitamin D helps solve all the problems! Summer please hurry.
5. It’s been cold, as in the teens–high of 25 degrees, so we’ve been a bit more housebound than I like. These two are the best of buds and though they (mostly the dog) drive me crazy, moments like this stop me in my tracks. It’s a bit tricky working from home and still managing the house plus having Bradley home most of the time. I really try to limit technology, but when we are stuck inside a lot, he gets a little extra time to snuggle with Bailey and play his games. Bailey just turned 2 so she’s still a puppy, but oh man she’s still a handful! Right after this sweet and innocent photo, she ran up to our bathroom and started eating the garbage. Fun times!
Other than our boys playing in the Super Bowl— GO NINERS!– we don’t have much planned, which is nice. It’s been 7 years since the 49ers played in the Super Bowl and 25 years since they’ve won it! We are all a little excited over here as game day approaches. I’m trying to figure out what food to cook for Game Day! Any suggestions?
