My daily routine

These are all simple things I've mentioned before or things everyone has heard, but this is why this is my daily routine...

IF YOU DO THESE THINGS I PROMISE YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH MORE

BE A BETTER YOU

1.) SLEEP, "early to bed early to rise"

What I've learned about myself is that sleep is everything when it comes to reaching my goals. If I don't sleep, it's hard for me to function at the speed I need to through out my day. I find it 10x harder to reach my health goals. This is why I have it as my #1. I find myself craving more sugar, wanting to overeat and consume more calories, I don't want to work out even if its something I love to do, and I don't treat the people around me the way I should. For those mom's out there I KNOW it's hard sometimes to balance sleep with children but those who are single you have no excuse.

You deserve the best rest
you deserve to treat your body needs with respect
YOU DESERVE BETTER CARE
Make it count!

I know the average person knows this but how many of us actually make it an effort to sleep and make it actually count?

Sleep is a precious gift to me as a mom and those days I get 6 hours strait with no interruptions is a treat. I feel energized, I accomplish more things and I am ready to serve others. I FUNCTION AT MY BEST, bottom line.

I challenge you to be intuitive and give yourself rest. IF YOUR A MOM get it when you can. Listen to your body and sleep when you need to sleep.  

2.) HEALTHY EATING. "you are what you eat"

I find that when I don't eat the right nutrition, I don't feel well. I know most people know this but why do we treat our bodies so poorly? Our bodies need the right fuel to balance our blood sugars, to circulate blood flow to our whole bodies, to provide proper energy to our brains and so much more. I don't think clearly when I don't eat right. Anyone with Celiac Disease knows first hand how important it is to eat right even if your still in the battle of not wanting to let gluten go and eating it everyday. YOU FEEL LIKE GARBAGE and you feel that fog in your brain. It's awful and it's something I choose each day to fight for. I LOVE TO EAT HEALTHY and I am glad I've been taught nutrition my whole life.

I also find that when I do give myself it's craving of high sugar foods, I enjoy them more and they are a gift/treat then something of no value. I also find that I no longer overeat or over indulge because my body tells me when to stop. The taste after a few bites isn't the same. I think high sugar foods are wonderful but only when eaten sparingly.

I challenge everyone to go off sugar for a week and then put it back into your diet. There are so many detox things in the world if that is something you choose. FASTING two meals is so healthy for you as well, not everyday of course but once a month. If you change the way you eat, make it habit, a goal, and have help to reach this goals! I PROMISE YOU, it will no longer become a struggle but a choice you will want to make. YOU WILL never want to go back .Even during the holidays when you may over eat the sweets for a week, you will want to go back to your old habits because it just doesn't feel good. I challenge you to get a health coach, find support and give your body a HEALHTY DIET.

3.) EXERCISE DAILY

I LOVE TO EXERCISE. I am so lucky my parents taught me to love the outdoors, to love to work out, to love to move my body, to treat my body with respect, to love getting my heart rate going and to love to sweat. I actually enjoy most anything that is recreational and I love to add new things each day. I strive to do things each day to make my body feel stronger. I love feeling in tune with my body. It's an incredible feeling.

I challenge you to find what you like to do when it comes to exercise. If you hate to gym, don't go to the gym find a place you feel safe and find your niche in life. If its dancing, running, lifting weights, walking, swimming, hiking, skiing/snowboarding, playing other sports, doing yoga, going to work out classes, having someone motivate you by having a personal trainer or whichever you choose. FIND what you love to do and make it a goal to do it. This is the key to learn to love to work out. YOUR BODY deserves you to take care of it. YOUR BODY needs you to increase your heart rate and circulate your blood flow. YOUR BODY needs to release endorphins and to sweat.

Other things you can do is, instead of taking an escalator or elevator, walk the stairs, instead of waiting to get the closes parking space, walk a further distance, choose to clean your house, get a dog that motivates you to walk them everyday. I encourage you to find a way to get more healthy and take care of your body. YOUR BODY IS BEAUTIFUL and these are just a few tools to feel better.

4.) HYDRATE we need at least 64 oz of water a day

I LOVE WATER. I've always been a water baby. I choose water over any other drink and I know this isn't the case for most people. I CHALLENGE you to choose to drink water. Drink water with a lime, with a lemon, with strawberries, with cucumbers if you need to. Get away from things that are not natural.

With someone whose been diagnosed with IBS and has been told I am always dehydrated due to complications and surgeries at a young age. I find I have not really struggled as much as I could because I hydrate myself. Hydration helps my find clarity, energy, clearer skin, healthier digestive, and allows me to be active.

Water helps me reach my health goals and is key to my survival as someone who struggles with health problems.

BE a LIGHT to OTHERS and LEAN on your STRENGTH

 "think about your role models, those who inspire you to be your better self and make those people your closets advocates."

First think about what you want to be, what you want to become, what you love in others, what you want to love better in yourself, how you want to make a difference, and how you would want to be remembered.

It can be the 5 most successful, inspiring, motivational friends or whatever you want to become or be like.

Then find the time to put these people in your life and make a cautious effort to be the person you want to become. There is that famous quote, you are who you hang out with and it's so true. WHO I AM is who I attract.

The same goes from changing who we are from the inside out and this is one way to become who you want to be.

I use these people for strength, for hope, for help, for love, for guidance, to find clarity, to find balance, to lean on when I am down, and for drive. These people bring that light, energy, and hope into my live.

To be honest to label them down to 5 people is hard for me and I am lucky to say I do have more then 5 people who make me the best version of myself. It started with maybe one person and have built into a whole network of people who I need in my life for every aspect. They give me a 1000 different perspectives. Each person has something to bring the table. I feel the bigger your circle the more light enters in.

I CHOOSE TO SURROUND MYSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CHANGE 

PEOPLE WHO ARE REAL

PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPERFECT BUT STRIVING FOR GREATNESS

PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT BATTLES AND WON 

PEOPLE WITH BEAUTIFUL SCARS BUT HEALED WOUNDS

PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE

PEOPLE WHO ARE OPEN WITH WHO THEY ARE

PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEMSELVES AND WANT TO CHANGE

PEOPLE WHO ARE HUMBLE

PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LAUGH

PEOPLE WHO BRING LIGHT!

I don't want to offend anyone who teaches this principle and says now close that circle.

There are times in my life when I only could lean on these people and had to cut out all the negative people to rejuvenate and bring myself back... but when you are ready and have found your foundation again, I SAY OPEN THAT CIRCLE AGAIN and be that LIGHT others need only you to be. Let others lean on you for strength. We are all here together to make the best out of this life. We have good days and bad days and we need each other. NO ONE DESERVES TO BE ALONE. If you tell yourself this...change your words.

NO ONE DESERVES TO BE ALONE, WE ARE ALL WORTHY OF LOVE. 

Look around you and find those people you want to be like, who make you a better person, who will help you reach your potential/ your goals and stick with them. Let them help you and when your ready PAY IT FORWARD. 

BE that person to someone else. WE ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO REACH PEOPLE OTHERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH!  I cannot reach everyone and so it's up to you to reach the people I cannot. We need to make this world a better place in a world that seems so dark at times. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL and there are enough ASS WHOLES in the world. Fight against the jerks and be the light others need.

We all know the people who laugh at us because they are afraid to be themselves...don't get offended it only hurts you. Choose to love when people laugh at you, choose to pray for those who hurt you, focus your energy on the positive rather then the negative, find the light even in the darkest times in your life, associate with those who bring you up and not down. We all have people we cannot get away from, trust me I have those and some are family, but make your boundaries and keep fighting for them to come around. Be the good person when others can't be. 

CHOOSE TO TRUST
CHOOSE TO SPEAK
CHOOSE TO LOVE
CHOOSE TO UPLIFT
CHOOSE TO EXPRESS
CHOOSE TO LEARN
CHOOSE TO LISTEN
CHOOSE TO FORGIVE
CHOOSE TO NOT TAKE OFFENSE
CHOOSE TO BE HUMAN
CHOOSE TO PAY IT FORWARD

Create your own habits of health

To often we take for granted the beautiful gift we have...OUR BODIES.

Take a minute and think about the beautiful gift God gave us…Our bodies. They do so much for us. Focus on breathing and meditate.

STEP 1: Close your eyes and envision:
Envision exactly what your body does...what it feels...what it's thinking...what it wants....and most importantly what it needs?

Write it down!

STEP 2: Close your eyes again
Think about how you treat your body? (past and present) How have you nourished it, cared for it, and have spoken to your body?

 (write it down)

STEP 3: Close your eyes again
How would you treat yourself in the future? What would you do differently today, tomorrow? What would you change? How will you motivate yourself to make a better you? To create a better happiness and get the results you want?

STEP 4: close your eyes again

NOW reach it!!!...What are your goals to get to where you want to be?  What are the steps you will take each day? How will you get there? How will you be that change you want to see?

(write it down)

Do this everyday if you have to! 

FIND THE MOTIVATIONS TO TREAT YOURSELF WITH RESPECT!

IF YOU DON'T DO IT YOURSELF, no one else will! 

YOUR BODY IS BEAUTIFUL but it DESERVES BEAUTY, RESPECT, and LOVE! Care for your body today, take those steps do be a better YOU...A HEALTHIER YOU!

Don't get down by the abuse you may have given it up to this point, change today, and care for it tomorrow....

Bodies have an incredible way of healing themselves. No matter how much you've done to your body, there is always a way back to better health. It has a incredible way of healing it's deepest wounds either emotional or physical.



Here are my own habits of health!

I read, I write: I take time everyday to read from the scripture, write in my journal, read from the ensign etc… If I don't do this first I cannot have my heavenly father guide me throughout my day. SPIRITUAL STRENGTH is my everything.

THIS IS MY GYM: I hate going to the gym so I put on my walking shoes and I walk, I run, I skip, I breath, I think, I create, and I care for who I am and what I want to be.

I SWIM: I jump, I dive, I float above and beneath. I feel free here, I feel open, I feel light, I feel beautiful, I rejuvenate, and I love.

I EAT: I choose to eat 6 small meals a day, (most days), I choose to eat more greens, drink more water, not over eat, prepare meals ahead of time, plan, and not buy things that would cause inflammation in my joints, hurt my belly and/or cause head aches.

I SLEEP: I try to get at least 7 hours a sleep, even with a baby. Early to bed early to rise is my goal on most days. SLEEP keeps you looking young, it's important for your digestive track, it helps your body breath correctly.

I STRETCH: I help stretch the bones and joints that need some extra pull. Some stretches relax me while others move oxygen through my body giving me the energy I need. Stretching gets me in tune with my body, it's aches, it needs for nourishment, it helps me relax enough to meditate and create.

I DANCE: Dancing gives me energy that nothing else can. I love the music, the beats, the freedom, the ability to release and express myself.

I LIFT: My goal is to lift weights to get strong, to get my bones healthy so that I can keep going even in my 70's.

I BREATH: breathing helps anxiety and helps get my blood flowing and moving in all the right places. I breath through anger, frustration, sadness, and for clarity.

I TAKE TIME: For my friends, my family, and myself. It's important to find balance in the things that make you happy.

I MEDITATE: I connect with my inner self...I find my balance, my motivation, my needs, my goals and my bodies desires.

I PLAN: I take time to write down my goals, my visions, my daily steps,  and my weekly goals. I plan for the future. 

I would love to help people discover a better them, to care for there bodies, to get healthy and be happier.

YOU DESERVE THE WORLD
YOU DESERVE HAPPINESS
YOU DESERVE PROPER CARE
YOU DESERVE THE BEST

ONLY YOU CAN GIVE YOURSELF HEALTH!!

What are you habits of health? Private message me if your interested in created a better you and learning about what I do to be a better me :).

DEPRESSION is REAL

It took me a long time to make happiness a choice for me. I do think it's a choice for some people but NOT FOR EVERYONE. I use to not believe this non sense either and so I am going to write a little more about the depression that engulfed my mind and kept me away from this word HAPPINESS. PLEASE TRUST ME WHEN I SAY I still believe SOME PEOPLE WILL NEVER HAVE THIS CHOICE OR OPTION EITHER!!!!

I AM AN EXCEPTION

It doesn't make me better

I AM GRATEFUL

I am sad for those who are not THE EXCEPTION

I PRAY FOR YOU GUYS

I support you

I LOVE YOU

I have family members who need and will need depression medication there whole lives and who don't have this as an option. I am grateful it is my option but also grateful they have other options to help them function. It makes me sad to see people suffer from depression especially those who are bipolar and have other things they struggle with everyday. I never wanted to undermine anyone for these things. THEY ARE REAL and I know what it feels like to have suffered from depression and to BE IN A BLACK HOLE! I don't know what it feels like to fight that battle everyday but I see and hear people who do, who call me and it makes me want to curl up and cry. One of my best friends and best people in my life suffer from this and there isn't a day that goes by I wish it different for them. It effects there everyday life and I get to feel happy a lot of the time. LIFE ISN'T Fair for these people but I have hope it will be over in our next life. I know people don't believe in after death or GOD but this hope keeps me having hope for those who may not have hope themselves. If you don't have hope I guess I'll hold the hope you don't have for yourself. 

Going through depression was one of the hardest thing for me especially battling a addiction to full recovery. The depression/ hormone imbalances happened when I was 12 years old. It didn't help that I moved clear across the country at this time and was surrounded by mostly boys. I was 13 when I was put on my first anti depressants which made me gain weight and made me spiral into further depression and a deeper addiction. I needed therapy to be properly diagnosed with what I was going through. Going through puberty and body changes is hard enough but add on moving, growing up in a home where emotions were foreign to a masculine dominated household, and not being able to express myself at school or home would put someone into a deep depression. I moved away from friends who I could express myself to, to a new place where I could trust no one or felt comfortable enough to express myself. 

Going back to this time I see my angles in my life. I feel like whenever a dark cloud came and right when I wanted to let go, GOD sent me someone I could finally open up to and talk to. I don't know if this is true for anyone but it was true for me. I found hope through running, through friends much older then me, adults who inspired and believed in me. There was also the polar opposite too. I had people older than me except me when people my age spread rumors about me that I was a slut, slept around, and even called my parents to tell them I wasn't a virgin. WORD ON THE STREET... I married a virgin and any guy who dated me knew I was crazy strict about this. haha I even got egged once because I didn't let my standards go with a guy. It's NOT BAD to not be a virgin but for me it was something I valued more than GOLD (my own value system and not imposed on anyone else) and yet I had so many people believe I wasn't and even chose to try to ruin my life over it!! (this is only people in my church, my non church friends cared less)

YET I FOUGHT AND THEY DIDN'T WIN. 

This taught be something of great VALUE:

 "Forget what people say, as long as it's not true it shouldn't matter" 

Trust me words hurt, especially the truth but I learned to let go of the non truth because it hurt only me. PEOPLE NEED TO WATCH THERE WORDS.

I told myself this daily and finally it worked. When I felt like words were hurting me again the same people gave me the same advice again resurring this SCREW PEOPLE ATTITUDE. LOVE THE TRUTH and love the people who believe you. Let them believe what they want, GOD KNOWS YOUR HEART and who you are. Instead of falling away from a church that so many people in it judged me, I chose to lay my tears at the feet of my savior. To hold on to the one man who new exactly what I was going through. I found at this time the Savior is real and that he knew exactly what I needed... ANGELS.

 I was blessed to always have good friends who brought me up. I call myself lucky when many people who are suffering from depression do not have this. I am an exception not the rule. 

At age 15 I stopped my anti depressants cold turkey because they were making me gain weight. At this time my brain made a light switched or I should say a DARK SWITCH. I cried almost everyday. One second I was happy and anther second I was crazy, and another I was mellow, but mostly I was hyper and not in any form of control. I even attempted suicide which is something I don't think I would normally have done. No one knew anything about this time in my life because at the time I didn't recognize it was a drug that made me so crazy or an addiction that was keeping me from breathing.

I went back on them at 16 and went off them again at 16, which did the same affect. Some people are to young to handle such powerful drugs. I don't blame my doctor for not knowing better he is a good man. I think knowledge and time makes the whole world a better place. Being gluten free gets easier every year with more and more things to eat, just as studies on depression and medication gets better. I DO ALSO STRUGGLE WITH THE I HATE DRUG COMPANIES THING... but some people do need them to survive this world. If this would have happened now I think I would have gotten the proper care but who knows. I haven't done any studies about it. My doctor would have weened me off of it properly and he did warn me but I didn't listen because yet again I was to young to handle a power drug. 

It wasn't until I read my friend KIRA'S BLOG that opened a whole part of my story I've never been able to tell before. Depression is real and those who are bipolar or have other things that keep you away from HAPPINESS, it's real and I feel for you. I love you and I want you to know a part of my story so you know that maybe there is hope and maybe there is not. Maybe drugs are the only option and maybe  not. I will never judge you. I just hope you keep fighting to find something better because we all deserve the world.

YES YOU DESERVE THE WORLD. 

YOU DESERVE LOVE. 

YOU DESERVE TO BE HEARD. 

YOU DESERVE SUPPORT. 

YOU DESERVE HELP. 

YOU DESERVE TO NOT LIVE EVERYDAY IN A BLACK HOLE. 

YOU DESERVE WARMTH. 

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL

I celebrate those who are depressed and choose to fight today! 

WHO CHOOSE TO FIGHT even when it's all they have left.

YOU ARE WONDERFUL even if you LIVE WITH DEPRESSION every day of your life.

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

This world needs to be more accepting of emotions, to people who are different, to people who struggle. My blog is only something to inspire and maybe give hope to people on Dark Days!!! 

I am happy for the place I am and to give any ounce of hope where I CAN. I am here to help people find happiness if I can. 

I CHOOSE TO CREATE A LIFE I LOVE...

The cure that got me better. I have bad days and I have good days. ITS NORMAL and I am not going to beat myself up anymore for having bad days, for having a good cry, for falling apart one day. ITS NORMAL and its life. ALL IS BEAUTIFUL. EMOTIONS ARE BEAUTIFUL. It's in trials and darkness we discover ourselves a little deeper and grow even stronger. I look back today and have no regret and appreciate the hard dark times because its made me a FIGHTER! 

Strive to be your true self

I wish I can honestly say I've always been my true self, but to be honest I don't think I ever will. Today I choose to listen to my intuition, to think about what I want, and put whats most important in-front of me. Inside I see myself as a genuine, kind, and loving person. Those close to me know I love deeply, care about people in ways that sometimes hurt only me, and I can be super sensitive. I was told once if your to honest, people will hurt you. This has always kept me away from expressing myself and telling my story. To finally open up and share my thoughts.

TODAY when I look at myself in the mirror...I say:

         I DON'T CARE WHAT OTHERS THINK

         I am going to be my best self today

         I AM GOING TO LOVE EVERY CHALLENGE THAT COMES MY WAY

         I am going to learn something new

         I AM BEAUTIFUL

         People love me for who I am

         I LOVE WHO I AM TODAY

         Thank you for being amazing

To be honest I like who I am. I like that I care, that I love, that I have dreams, and that I want people to be happy.  That I try to please others if I can, that I want to take people's pain away, that I want to be happy, and so much more.

I am happy that I am living a life I love and doing exactly what makes me happy. I want to help others love the person who stairs back at them. I want others to love themselves. I lived to many days hating who I was and I am glad I live to be my true, awesome self. I AM AMAZING and I KNOW IT!

We are our own worse critics! KNOW IT AND CHANGE IT.

CHANGE THE WAY YOU TALK TO YOURSELF.

 CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL. 

CHANGE THE TODAY so tomorrow you wake up becoming 

closer to your ture self 

Give yourself permission to DREAM

I have learned this skill of dreaming. Giving myself permission to dream and permission to see exactly what GOD wants for me. I can have the life I want and I don't have to get greedy or nasty to fight for it.   There is love behind vision and dreams. A dream board brings power and visualization and helps you face fears and reach things you never though possible. Westin and I have made our dream boards and I am making myself a new one that I will shortly post. Creating and visualizing this each day brings wonders one can't even imagine.

Here are a few dreams I have:

• 5 bedroom house with a movie room, game room, a big kitchen, music room, a room full of food storage, a guest house portion, and a pool. A place I can entertain and have my kids have friends over and I know they are safe. To get to know there friends and to make my home a place of laughter and happiness. I also want to be prepared if a natural disaster happens something that more and more people are seeing the use for, especially when people can loose power for weeks.

• To travel to Jerusalem, all over Europe, Thailand, South America, and many other places. To see the world and help others. To teach my kids a world outside there world, to see many colors, different governments, different styles of life. To work in orphanages, to see ghettos and mansions.

• To tell my story, through blogging, through starting this business, to change peoples lives, to bring joy and happiness, to create hope where there seems one cannot find any peace.

• To live debt free. To not have to worry about having my basic needs met, to be able to serve others. To open doors to others dreams, to give my kids a life they deserve but not spoil them, to pass it forward each and every day.

• To be remembered, to make a difference in the world. To be influential, to leave a legacy, to bring others joy, hope and laughter. TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

These are just a few of my dreams...

TODAY

I 

GIVE 

YOU 

PERMISSION 

TO 

DREAM

TO 

EVEN

DREAM 

BIG

I have power to choose

I always thought that some people are just happy naturally, that actual happiness isn't a skill one can learn and develop. What I've learned is that we choose to fight to be happy, to fight to be positive just like I fought to change the way I thought, felt, and viewed my body. I grew up thinking how my life could be worse. I thought long and hard about all the horrible, evil, and awful things that could have happened to me and have happened all over the world. These things gave me horrible nightmares and brought so much darkness in my life in times I needed love, light, and optimism. I won't be that mom who says, "eat your food and be grateful because there are starving kids in AFRICA." It's not healthy and it isn't relevant all over the world. I want my kids to see the world, to see the joy people have even in the most dying circumstances. I don't want to take away there intuition, the ability to make a choice. Does this make any sense, I hope it does.

Trials come and they go, one second our live is going smoothly and right when we think life couldn't be better, it gets flipped upside down and the foundation we have build feels like it can crumble at any second. At times in my life I've tried to just endure my trials, get through them as fast as I can and even live each day numb. At times I've tried to get through them not really ever learning what I needed to learn. I feel like some trials came several times so that I would wake up and learn what I needed to learn the first time. There is so much to gain in trials and the best thing is that we are never alone. In each trial I have, I've made a new best friend, have learned the power of letting others SERVE YOU, HUMILITY and a lot about my OWN STRENGTH. I am a fighter and know I will keep this fight in whichever circumstance I face. There has been times I thought I would give up, but I still have not.

I FIGHT!!! TODAY I choose to fight to CREATE A LIFE I LOVE!

I am happy to have a healthy baby boy, to be married to my best friend, to have the parents and family I have, to have great friends, to have so much love and support from my church, to have the knowledge to pray, to have a hope and faith that this life doesn't end with death, that my body is beautiful, that happiness is a state of mind no matter the circumstance. To thank my body for caring my body and staying strong after all the abuse I gave it.

Today I live for a HEALTHY MIND AND HEALTHY BODY.

The Journey

The title of my blog was inspired by one of my best friends Katie Turner. I truly believe people come into your life for so many reasons and if you open your heart and eyes, you can see all the blessings and love people have to give. This phrase is something I say to myself each morning as I start my day.

"What can I do today, to create a life I love?" 

  or 

"Today I am creating the life I love"!! 

It took me a long time to figure out what this phrase means for me and each day I discover something new about myself.  This journey to discovery will never end and I am enjoying every step that takes me towards total CLARITY.

This journey started after a 4 year recovery from an eating disorder. This horrible disease/addiction, starting in the 3rd grade and ended my freshmen year of college when I took the first step towards recovery. This addiction played a toll on my body and good health. What I have learned today through this journey is that IT DOESN'T HAVE TO LAST FOREVER. I've been trying to find a cure to full recovery of health and here 8 years later it's finally getting where I want it to be. I know it's an everyday decision to follow and to fight for and the same goes to happiness. Happiness is something we choose to live for each day. 

My first step: was recovery! FULL RECOVERY, which taught me how to be MENTALLY STRONG, to change the way I thought, spoke to myself, and treated my God given gift. That I AM WORTH something greater than GOLD. On average it takes 7 years to full recovery and I don't think I could have done it without the help of so many friends and family and of course my Savior. Living in such a black hole isn't a way to live and recovery from any addiction is all the same!! It's hard, it sucks, BUT I CAN DO IT! YOU HAVE TO WANT IT, FIGHT FOR IT, take the baby steps each day and ENDURE to the end. It wasn't easy but I DID IT!!!! Here I learned this battle and something I can never replace. This trial has been a gift and something I would never take back. I AM A FIGHTER.

Second Step: living with Celiac Disease. At 21 years old I discovered I have Celiac Disease. At first I was devastated, went through the 5 stages of morning, but today I see it as one of the greatest blessings that every happened to me. Being gluten free has taught me a lot about STRENGTH, ENDURANCE, DISCIPLINE, and WILL POWER. Things in myself I thought I could never control after being so out of control with my addiction. It's ended chronic hives, inflammation in my colon (which I have already had 7 inches removed), a major surgery, it's stopped horrible stomach aches I've had for so many years, has given my mind it's clarity back, and has taught me the skill and love of cooking. 

My mother was my angel in this journey. Her optimism, encouragement, and openness to new doors I didn't dare look into. She went above and beyond to read articles, attend cooking classes at local super markets, watch cooking shows, buy me several cook books, make me smile and feel less alone in this whole new world. She taught me to see this as a challenge, a blessing, and a new adventure. I am grateful to have such an optimistic mother who can follow any recipe and has brought me so much HOPE. 

This also brought me closer to a whole network of people, one friend in particular who has forever changed my desire and love of food and a whole new way of cooking. Melissa Arias went out of her way to teach me secret recipes and cook with me every week. When I first met her I thought she was strange. She emailed me saying "your gluten free, well me too, lets be friends." BOLD, yes weird, but she became a whole new angel in my life. She hasn't just blessed me in this new world of mine but in many others. She is one of the most talented, positive, and loving people I know. She was exactly what I prayed for in a less happy time in my life.

Third Step: Becoming a health coach, a motivator, and now being able to give what I've learned in my journey to others. I don't see it as work or a way to earn a living. I see it as a way to change someones life, to not live with chronic pain, and to never be alone again. Being a mom is lonely enough at times and finding something I love, can help others, and keep me on my feet is just amazing. I get to learn from the best. Westin side of the family his mom, dearest aunt and cousin Shantelle, which is giving me a network of support, love, and motivation. This is teaching me that I can do anything that I set my mind too!

I CAN DO SCARY THINGS!

I can look fear in the face and go over that edge!

 I CAN DO HARD THINGS!

I can get out of my comfort zone! 

I CAN DREAM
 I can SERVE OTHERS.

These things bring me joy each and everyday. The journey started a few weeks ago, its NEW and its why I started this BLOG! 

I CAN HELP CHANGE PEOPLES LIVES and help people feel the happiness I now feel. FREE from chronic pain. There is a place in this program for all sizes and shapes. I get to help people love there bodies and love themselves. It doesn't get much better then this!