The last time I wrote for Why Soul Serious, I was so excited to be building community and sharing from my heart. And then, our family found ourselves in the middle of some deep health issues. My older daughter was really struggling, and I really didn’t know how to come here and be…
We’re prepping for holiday shopping around here and have our top 10 list for an artistic and alternative teen. I find it sometimes hard to know what will be cool and quirky instead of plain dorky, so this type of list helps me a lot! I’m making this list from Caitlyn’s wishlist on Pinterest, updated for Christmas.
It just hit me today… The fun of organizing my life in preparation for a new year!! I’ve been working on my intentions for weeks if not months now, but suddenly, I’m planning events well into 2019 and realizing it’s time for new wall calendars and planners so that I have visual reminders and don’t overbook myself.
One thing you should know about Casey and I is that we love to eat. We both love many different kinds of food and get a lot of joy out of eating. So when our 5 year old gets super finicky with food and starts throwing fits at dinner time, it’s a huge buzzkill.
A few weeks ago, I wrote this post about going from no exercise to running 1.5 miles in less than a week. That post focused on how I did that, and what I tried differently than before. I can definitely say that part of it was mindset – and a lack of pressure to achieve perfection right away. Paradoxically, it was exactly that which led me to success. I don’t actually want to run a marathon. I just want to do some simple runs to keep my cardio fitness levels up.
One thing I didn’t talk about though, was gear. Doesn’t gear make a difference?
We’re writing about the top five things that mean the most to us about each other and our relationship in hopes that it gives insight into the things that truly matter within a partnership. It’s kind of an experiment to see how it flows into relationship topics.
Tina and I are doing a bit of an experiment to get us going in writing about relationship. We’re starting with 5 things we love about each other and/ or our relationship.
In talking with friends, colleagues, and other couples, we find that we have a bit of a different perspective that sometimes helps others navigate discomfort in their own lives. So, we decided to write about the things that we feel make a difference for us in the hope that it will be helpful for others. We focus on relationship, parenting, and wellness topics – all with a bent toward building awareness and conscious choice.
I wondered about the ways I wasn’t reliable to myself. One of the top ways I came up with was taking care of myself physically. Other ways include not finishing personal projects that I start, and / or not allocating enough time for projects that I deeply want to complete.
I should say that I used to play on a professional soccer team in Mexico. And now, I can’t simply play through injuries and pain anymore and expect my body to heal anyways. Joints are stiffer, lungs are easily taxed, and recovery seems to take FOREVER. Any of this sound familiar?
So one July evening, after evening fits at dinnertime and bedtime and practically every time in between, I was frantically writing in my journal when I stumbled upon the problem.
It was me.
Well, to be honest, it was me AND Casey. It was US.