HOT days, The Pioneer Woman, and Healthy Habits

Our summer is very quickly coming to a close!!! We are still having so much fun, and I may have a few surprises up my sleeve for the boys, but hopefully this week will be mostly laid back.  I hate to complain about it, because we have had so much sunshine, but I am officially tired of the HEAT!!! Man!  It is tough to endure some days.  We are staying indoors a lot, playing games, catching up on summer learning, and watching a lot of movies and the Pioneer Woman…Henry’s favorite!

Can I just say that I am very thankful for the Pioneer Woman?  There are not a lot of things on TV that I approve my kids watching, but her show is so much fun for them AND me.  I’m sure most of you watch her show, but if you don’t know, the show spends a lot of time following her family life and the cattle farm she and her husband own in Oklahoma.  Henry has decided he wants to have a farm like that when he grows up, and I am going to be his “Pioneer Woman.”  Milo loves to watch her boys play football and feed the cattle.  There are no bad words, no back-talk, and no social issues. They gather around the table and spend lots of time together as a family.  That’s something you don’t see a lot these days. And…I love to watch her cook!  Win-win.  We have about 50+ episodes recorded…

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The 21 Day Fix is designed to help you break old habits and create healthy new ones by sticking with the plan for 21 days.  And it works.  I promise.  I’m living proof!  When you consistently make good choices and throw out old ones, it becomes much easier to stick with those good choices.  Things like: 

1. Diet Cokes…yes, I still struggle with these, but I am committing to NO Diet Cokes for the next 21 days!!!!
2. Professional Development – This is part of what i do as a coach and what I teach my coaches to do, but I’ll be honest that there are days I miss doing it because I’m so busy.  But really, I have no excuse.  Because I can listen to a podcast while I get ready in the mornings or while I’m in the car.  Professional development and investing in growing and learning have made such a difference in my business as well as in my relationship in Christ.  Sometimes I read a devotional on getting outside my comfort zone or relying on my faith instead of myself when I am afraid.  One of my favorites right now is Lara Casey’s Make It Happen.  I love it, and I am going to do it every day for 21 days! 
3. Extra 30 minutes/day with my husband, Matt – we are both so busy that a lot of days we fall into bed and haven’t really spend quality time with one another. I am committing to MAKING time to just sit face to fact and talk.  No phones, no children, no distractions. 

My man!