I set a goal in 2020 to read 20 books. Unfortunately, I came up shy of that goal. So, in 2021, I decided to try again, but this time, I’m forcing myself to read the books I already have before I can buy or borrow any new ones. One quarter into the year, and I’m on track to hit my 20 book goal - AND clear off my book list!

Having a plan is going to keep you accountable for all the things that you need to do and get done. I know especially as a business owner this is important to the people who are paying me for my services. But, if you work for any employer or even if you’re a stay-at-home-mom, having a plan is going to keep you accountable for your productivity each and every day.

So, what do you do when you’re seeing your weight increase, you already workout, and you eat well? You’ve gotta reign it in! Here are the 3 things I’m doing to bust through a fitness plateau and get back to my “fighting weight”...

Over the past year or so, I’ve been feeling this “pull” to get closer to God somehow. One thing I added into my daily life to get closer to God was a daily devotional. I made it a 30-day challenge to read a devotion daily, and over a year later, I’m still actively reading a daily devotion. It’s one thing I absolutely love doing and something I feel has helped my faith life as well. But, I still wasn’t reading the Bible…

Dear Facebook… It’s not you… it’s me. I need a break. I need time to not have you in my life all the time. I need away from the toxic environment and thoughts you’ve been creating for me. It’s time for me to take control of my thoughts, and that means quitting you…

Despite everything we have gone through over the past year, there actually has been some good that has come from it. And while these are my own personal life lessons from living through a global pandemic for a year, I hope you can find some positives about the pandemic for yourself as well…

I have dealt with acne my whole life. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t wash my face every single night. Here’s my step-by-step skincare routine, including the products I use that have helped keep my skin looking its best - and my confidence at an all-time high…

I did my first No Spend Challenge last year during Lent (which turned into a pandemic and spending MORE than 40 days not really spending a lot of money, mainly out of fear about the unknown) because I have gotten into this “habit” that if I want something, I buy it. No thinking about it, no second guessing myself… I have the money, so why not spend it on things I want?

I am a self-proclaimed planner and systems SNOB. I’m not even half joking about that. Since I was a little girl, I absolutely LOVED planning. Hold on to your hat, friend, because you’re going to get a sneak peek into my organizational system with Trello - and how I keep things SIMPLE + ORGANIZAED for my life and business!

One of the things that I learned when I first started building a business was how to create an ideal schedule. This was the thing that really made my dream feel like a reality and gave me so much clarity on what I was working toward. I really think you’re going to like today’s post on how to create your ideal schedule.

Did you know busy-ness affects everyone around you and kills relationships? We spend so much time trying to be busy and not actually focusing on our priorities. Today, we’re going to dive into where we’re really spending our time and bust the myth of being “too busy.”

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing several different ways you can start living a more productive life. I hear from so many of you how you struggle with your time and feel like you just don’t have enough time to get it all done. I totally get it, so I want to share with you some of my top tips for managing your time and getting your time BACK so you have more time for the things that are important to you. But first, we need to figure out just what those important things are in your life. Enter Priority Based Living and how it will help you be more productive!

I’m sharing with you a much-requested makeup tutorial on how I do my makeup every single day. And when I saw every single day, I mean every. damn. day. Whether I don’t leave my house (which is most days) or if I’m putting on my Little Black Dress to head to a wedding or gala, my makeup is exactly the same.

Stressed + overwhelmed is a feeling I am all too used to. And a lot of my depression stems from feeling stressed and overwhelmed. There’s a little voice in my head that tells me it’s too hard when I start feeling stressed and overwhelmed and that’s it’s just not worth it anymore. Here are 4 strategies I use that have helped me to better manage my stress + overwhelm…

I’m sure it will come as no surprise to you that I’m a big believer in the phrase, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” While it’s not the kindest of sentiments, especially to those of you who might not be a Type A perfectionist like myself, I do truly believe that in order to achieve your goals, you need to have some sort of plan in place. If you have health + fitness goals for 2021, let me help you create a plan that will work for YOU!

Did you set goals for 2021? Or maybe you decided on a word of the year. No matter what, there are 2 things you need to remember when it comes to your goals…

One thing I'm taking with me from 2020 is that I can't control everything. I am about as Type A as you can get. I'm an #enneagram9 but I wing HARD into a 1. So much so that I question myself often if I am one... This weekend, I let the kids do A LOT of the cookie making than what I would typically. My blood pressure was up. My anxiety was through the roof.vBut, they’re smiles were priceless… Sometimes, you just gotta let go and live a little. Here are the things I’ve learned in 2020 that I want to take with me into 2021…

My goal this year was to read 20 books in 2020... In all honesty, it's a good year if I read 5 books, so 20 was a long shot. So, did I hit my goal? Not quite… but I’m so dang happy with the progress I made this year! I alternated (for the most part) between fiction + nonfiction, but my heart will always belong to nonfiction // personal development books. Check out my entire list of my 2020 reads, as well as my top 3 recommendations for both fiction + nonfiction…

Y’all, this story is LONG. Like chapter-in-a-book long. But, I wanted to be as detailed as possible because I know that when I was going through it, I wanted to hear people’s experiences. I wanted to know if what I was going through was normal. And, most of all, I needed to remember that I wasn’t alone.

My friend Aischa is joining me today to talk all about the benefits of stretching. As a runner, I’ll be honest, I absolutely HATE stretching. Like HATE it. It’s boring + takes too much time for me to do. However, I KNOW how beneficial it is for me to do to help me run my best and stay injury-free. Aischa is not only breaking down the benefits of stretching for you today, but she’s also giving you access to her 30-Day Stretching Challenge!