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HEALTHYRECI PES

Yo u w i l l l o v e !

Focusonyour vi s i onandhow youcanl i veyour

BEST LI FE!

Co m e b a c kP l a n f o r Wo m e n i n Mi d l i f e You’ v es pentmos tofy ourma na gi ngy ourhous ehol d, y ourf a mi l y’ ss c hedul es a ndt hei rl i v es …y ouma yha v eha daf ul lt i mej obout s i deofy ourhomeory ou ma yha v eha daf ul lt i mej obbei ngamot her , wi f e, v ol unt eera ndt a xidr i v er f ory ourc hi l dr en.

I fy ou’ r ea nyt hi ngl i keme, y ourl i f eha sc ha ngeda ndt hi ngsa r ev er ydier ent .Ma ybey ourc hi l dr ena r ei nc ol l ege,orma r r i edwi t hc hi l dr enoft hei r own.Ma ybey ourma r r i a gei snol ongerwha ty ouwi s hi twa s ,ory ou’ v e f oundy our s el fs i ngl ei ny our5 0’ s .I fy ouf eell i key ou’ r es t r uggl i ngt r yi ngt o figur eoutwha ty ourne xts t epi s ,a ndy ouha v ea nunder l yi ngs ens et ha t t hi ngsc oul dbebet t er ;i fy ouwa ntt ol i v eal i f eofpur pos ebuta r es t r uggl i ng wi t hwha tt odo, y ou’ v ec omet ot her i ghtpl a c e.

I t ’ st i met os t epba c k,f oc usonwher ey oua r enow,a ndt henfigur eoutwher e y ouwa ntt ogo.I t ’ ss oea s yt ol os ey our s el fi na l loft hei nev i t a bl ec ha nges s uc ha ski dsgr owi ngup,a gi ngpa r ent s ,r et i r ementa ndpos s i bl yev endowns i z i nga ndmov i ngi nt oanews ma l l erhome.Wea l lwa ntaha ppya nd r ewa r di ngl i f e.I t ’ sa l lt ooea s yt ogets t uc kl i v i ngi nt hepa s t ,buti ns t ea d, f ol l owy ourc ur i os i t ya ndy ouj us tmi ghtfindt hepa t ht ot hegr ea t es tt i mei n y ourl i f e!

Enj oyt oday , be c aus et omor r ow ne ve rc ome s !

Ihopey ou’ l lc omea l ongont hi sj our ne ywi t hme.

Ev er y da yi sac ha nc et os t a r tov era ndgetba c kon t hepa t ht owa r dl i v i ngy ourdr ea ms .Remember t ha tt hej oyi si nt hej our ne y!

G e t O r g a n i z e d

Makenomi st ake, t hi s“get t i ngorgani zedt hi ng� i sacont i nualprocess!

THI S I SA PROCESS ofsheddi ngt hi ngsyounol ongerneed.Thi s i ncl udesyourcl osetaswel lasyourmi nd, Focusonget t i ngri dofphysi calcl ut t eras wel lasment alcl ut t er .Beconsci ousof sheddi ngol dt houghtpat t ernst hatnol onger serveyou,cat chyoursel fwhenyoust artt o f al lbacki nt ot hecl ut t ert hatseemsf ami l i ar , andt heref oresaf e.Thi sf orm oforgani zat i on st art swi t hpurgi ngeveryt hi ngoutofyour spacet hatnol ongerservesyou.Areyou readyt ost artt heprocessoft ransi t i oni ng i nt oanew phaseofyourl i f e?

I T’ SEASY TO GET OVERWHELMED.

Youwi l lhaveset backsandyouwi l ldot hi ngst hatyouwi shyouhadn’ tdone.Remember ,you’ reon aj ourney,andal loft hesmal lst epsaddup.Beki ndt oyoursel fandf ocusonhow f aryou’ vecome.

J ustst artover ,agai nandagai nandagai n…everymomenti sachancet obegi n.I twi l lbecomea wayofl i f eandonedayyou’ l lwakeupandbeamazedatwhereyouareandhow muchyou’ ve accompl i shed.I fyoudon’ tst artnow,whenwi l lyoust art ?

Cl ut t ercanl i t eral l ykeepyoust uckandwei ghyoudownandi tcancomei nmanyf orms.Weal l havephysi calcl ut t ersuchast oomanycl ot hes,magazi nest hatwet hi nkwemaygetaroundt o readi ngoneday,chi l dren’ sart wor kt hatwecan’ tbeart ogetri dof ,t hatcapucci nomachi net hat hasn’ tbeenusedi nt hreeyears…i tal lneedst ogo.

Anot herf orm ofcl ut t ercanbeouri nabi l i t yt osay“no” .Wecl ut t erourl i veswi t hobl i gat i onst hat wereal l ydon’ tcaret hatmuchabout .Deci dewhati si mport antt oyouandwhatservesyourvi si on ( moreaboutt hatbel ow)andsaynot oeveryt hi ngel se.

Focusonyourvi s i onandhow youcanl i veyour

BEST LI FE!

Taket i met ovi sual i zeyour“nextact ” .Creat ei nyourmi ndt hei dealyou!Get api eceofpaperandwri t edownhow youwantyourl i f et ol ooki nayear .Come upwi t havi si ont hatyouhol dsocl ear l yyoucanseei ti nyourmi nd.Vi sual i ze how goodi tf eel st obet hepersonyou’ reonyourwayt obei ng.

St artwi t hone wordorasi mpl e phrase… cl ari t y,si mpl i ci t y, creat i vi t y.

Thatwordwi l lbecomel i keyour personalbrand.Leti tmoveyou f orwardandappl yi tt o everyt hi ngyoudo.Wheni t comest omybl og,mymant raor mi ssi oni st o“I nspi reand empowerwomeni nmi dl i f et o vet hei rbestl i ves” .It ryt o l i makesuret hateverypostIwri t e goesbackt ot hatst at ement .I t shoul dbet hesamef oryourl i f e.

Deci dewhatyouwantandt ryt o makesuret hateveryt hi ngyoudo movesyoucl osert ot hatgoal .

Makeavi si onboardi fi tf eel s ri ghtt oyou.Don’ tovert hi nki t , j ustputwhat everf eel sri ghtt o youont heboardunt i lyoubegi n t oseeat heme.You’ l lbeamazed athow qui ckl yi thappens,but gi veyoursel ft het i met odot hi s becauseyouarewort hi t !

BLOG :CREATI NGAVI SI ON BOARD

Ch o o s e t o B e S t r o n g I NSPI TEOFYOURSTRUGGLES

“ I fyoudon’ tl eaveyourpasti nt he past ,i twi l ldest royyourf ut ure.

Li vef orwhatt odayhast oo er ,not f orwhatyest erdayhast akenaway.

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I ti syourchoi cer i ghtnow,r i ghtt hi smi nut e.Whet heryour eal i zei tor not ,youar echoos i ngr i ghtnow.Ar eyouchoos i ngt ocompl ai nandbe s t ucki nt hepas t ? Ar eyouchoos i ngt obeangr y,ori gnor ewhatyour i nt ui t i oni st el l i ngyou? Ar eyouchoos i ngt ogi veup?

As i mpl es hi f ti nper cept i on,as i mpl echangei nonet houghti sal li t t akest oSTARTt omakeadier entl i f e.Youchoos e,onemomentata t i meandonet houghtatat i me.Somet i mes ,youwi l lchoos et obes t uck i nt hepas t ,butyouhavet henextmomentt ochoos edier ent l y.Choos e t ol etgooft hat****,choos et obepr es ent ,t ot akecar eofyour s el fand pr act i ces el fl ove.Choos et obepos i t i vei ns t eadofnegat i ve.Youar e val uabl eandyoucanchoos et os eet heval uei not her s .Ther ear es o manypos s i bi l i t i est hatever ynew daybr i ngs …choos et os eet he pos s i bi l i t i esi ns t eadoft heobs t acl es .Choos et ofindmeani ngi never y dayandchoos et opr ovet hatyouar es t r ongi ns pi t eofyours t r uggl es becaus et hewor l dneedsyourl i ght .

Ibel i evet hatget t i ng dres s edi nt hemorni ng, doi ngyourhai r,put t i ng ons omel i ps t i ckand hol di ngyourheadupi n s pi t eofwhatmi ghtbe happeni ngi sagood s t artt ohavi ngagreat day.

BLOG :Chooset oBeSt rong I nSpi t eofYourSt ruggl es

Taki ngt hos es mal ls t epst opr act i ces el f car ei si mpor t ant .That ’ soneoft her eas ons t hatIl ovef as hi on.Thecr eat i vi t yi nvol ved wi t hput t i nganout fitt oget herandget t i ng dr es s edi saf or m ofs el fcar eands el f expr es s i on…devel opi ngaper s onals t yl et hat s ui t sonl yyou.

It hi nkt hatwomen,es peci al l y,havebeen t r ai nedt obedemur e,t ohol dbackandnot s peakupwhenwehaveani dea.Is eeal loft hat changi ngs omewhati nt hemi l l eni algener at i on, andI ’ m cer t ai nl ynots ugges t i ngt hatt hemos t i mpor t antt hi ngi show wel ook,butweal lf eel mor econfidentwhenwel ookourbes t …what ever t hatmaybet ous .Confidencecangi veyout he powert oconqueryours t r uggl esandt ochange yourl i f ef ort hebet t er .

Noonehasaper f ectl i f e.Ther ear edays , wheni t ’ shar dt odoanyt hi ngbutf eel s or r yf oryour s el f .Ther ear eal ways s t r uggl esandt hevoi cesi nyourhead won’ ts hutup.I tt r ul yonl y hought …as hi f ti nper cept i on, t akesonet t omakeyouf eelbet t er .Ial s oknow beyondas hadow ofadoubtt hatIf eel bet t erwhenIgetdr es s edandpr es ent mybes ts el ft ot hewor l d.Asbl es s ed asweal lar e,t her ear es t i l ldays whent hes t r uggl ei sver yr eal .

I t ’ schoos i ngt ol ookatt he pos i t i vet hathel ps .Hol da vi s i onofwhatyouwants o s t r ongl yt hatyoucanact ual l y s eei ti nyourmi nd.

Comebackt ot hatvi s i on t i meandt i meagai n.

“Fas hi onsf ade, St yl ei set ernal . ” ~YvesSai ntLaurent

Let ’ sgoonaquestt oshi f t gearsandgoi nt oanew phaseofl i f e. ot hesreflectyourl i f est yl e,ort hel i f est yl eyoudream of Doyourcl l i vi ng? I syourcl oseti nneedofagoodcl ean-up? I t ’ st i met ot ake st ockandgetri dofeveryt hi ngyoudon’ twearordon’ tLOVE!Some t hi ngsbri ngbackbadmemori esandyouwi l lneverweart hem becauseoft hat ,l etgooft hoset hi ngs.Onl ykeepwhatyoureal l y l oveandwi l lwear .I fyou’ rest i l lf eel i ngl i keyoudon’ thavea personalst yl e,t akesomet ot i mefigurei tout .MakeaPi nt erest boardandaddl ookswi t houtt hi nki ngabouti tandseei fyouhavea t hemet hatcoul dprovi desomecl ues.Doesyourcurrentwardrobe reflectt het hemeyouseeonyourboards? Got oal ocalbout i queor depart mentst oreandt ryont hi ngst hatcat chyoureye.Fi gureout whatf eel sgood!I t ’ sal waysaboutknowi ngwhatl ooksandf eel s bestonyouandwhataccent uat esyourbestasset s.

Det ermi neYour

P e r s o n a l S t y l e Thekeyt ol ooki ngf abul ousi sal labouti dent i f yi ngyourpersonal st yl e.Dressi ngorweari ngmakeupi sareflect i onofwhatyouare sayi ngt ot hewor l d.I t ’ sabouthow youpresentyoursel f .Some women,I ri sApf elf orexampl e,dressupi nani ncredi bl ewayand ot hersdressverymi ni mal i st i cal l y.Therearenorul es…i t ’ sabout whatmakesyouf eelgoodandcomf ort abl e.Therearet hosewho l i ket ost andoutandst eelt hespot l i ghtandt hosewhopref ert o dressi namoresubt l eway.I tdoesn’ tmat t erwhatyoudeci de,j ust makesuret hatyou’ recomf ort abl ewi t hi t !

Womenwhohavebecomest yl ei cons,whohadt i mel essand i mpeccabl est yl e,suchasAudreyHepburnorCocoChanel ,hadt he abi l i t yt oknow whatwor kedf ort hem andwhatmadet hem f eel good.Therei snof ormul at hatwor ksf oreveryone.Taket het i me t ofindoutwhatwor ksf oryouandl eti tgui dehow youdressevery day. renotcomf ort abl ei nyourowns ki n,youwon’ tbe “I fyou’ comf ort abl ei nyourowncl ot hes . ”~I ri sApf el

Wardrobe Essent i al s

Asweheadi nt ot heSpri ngshoppi ngseason,everyonewant sa l i t t l esomet hi ngnew t hatf eel supbeatandcurrent .Herearemy suggest i onsf orwardrobeessent i al s. . . t hosemusthavest hatwi l l t akeyouanywhere.Keept hesef rom seasont oseasonand changet hi ngsupwi t ht rendi erl essexpensi vei t emst hatwi l l carryyout hrough.

Shopyourcl osetďŹ rstandputl ookst oget hert hatyoul i keandt hen t hi nkaboutwhatyoumaybemi ssi ngorwhatyouj ustcan' tl i ve wi t hout .Addst at ementj ewel ryorsomebri ghtl i pst i ckandaf un heelt oyourbasi cst omaket hem f eelanyt hi ngbutbasi c.Buyqual i t y basi cpi ecest hatyoul ovewi t hat i mel essf eelandyouwi l lkeept hem f ormanyyears!

Leat herPant s-Chooseacl assi cpai rt hatyou' l lkeepf orever .Basi c Fl atLoaf ers-Everywomanneedsaneut ralpai rt hatwi l lgowi t h mosteveryt hi ng.Leopardorredaregoodchoi cesasaret hemore obvi ousbl ackort an.Leat herJ acket-Whet herbasi cbl ackoragreat col or ,t hi si sanessent i alst apl e.Versat i l eSungl asses-Si nce sungl assesareanecessi t y,chooseast yl i shpai rt hatwon' tcl ashwi t h j ewel ry.Whi t eBl ouse-Acri spcot t onorsi l kbl ousei sanecessi t y,a st ri pei sal waysni ceaswel l .Si mpl eGol dorSi l verBracel et-t hi s wi l ldressupeveryt hi ngf rom j eanst oyourLBD.

Bl ackBl azer-perf ectwi t hj eans,t eeshi rt s,l eat herpant s. . . weari t anyt i meyouwantt ol ookmorepol i shed.Bl ackBoot i e-Optf oraheel t hatwi l lwor kf ordayoreveni ng.Thi si sdi erentf oreveryone!Li t t l e Bl ackDress-everywomanneedaLBD t odressupordown.Asheat hi sa goodst yl ef ormostpeopl e.Li pGl oss-Notreal l yf oryourwardrobe,but deďŹ ni t el yani ci ngont hecakeessent i al !Neut ralLeat herPump-These wi l lgowi t heveryt hi ngi nyourcl osetandcanbewornal lyear .Cl ut ch Handbag-Thi saccessoryi samust . . . agai n,chooseonet hati sversat i l e enought obedressedupordown.

LeopardPri ntBag-Chooseacrossbodybagt hat ' sl argeenought o hol dyouressent i al swhent ravel l i ng.You' l lbesurpri sedhow versat i l el eopardbagsare!Ot heropt i onshereandhere.Medi um WashJ eans-chooset heďŹ tdependi ngont hel ookyou' regoi ngf or .

Cardi ganSweat er-Layert hi swi t heveryt hi ng-overabut t ondown, wi t hl eat herpant sandasi l kshi rt ,ort i ei taroundyourwai stwi t ha t ee( short ercardi ganhere) .Basi cWhi t eTee-moreopt i onshere andhere!Therearesomanyt ochoosef rom!Espadri l l eSandalThi sshoei sgreatwi t hsummerdresses,short sandj eans.Theseare al sof abul ous! Neut ralEyeShadow Pal et t e-Okt hi si sn' treal l ya wardrobeessent i al ,buti t ' sessent i al !Deni mJ acket-dar kor medi um wash,aj eanj acketal waysl ooksst yl i shwheni t ' sst yl ed proper l y.Fashi onabl eSneakers-t hrow t heseonwi t hanyt hi ng f rom j eanst oaski rtorshort si nt hesummer .Moreandf unki er dEarri ngs-hoopsorsomet hi ngsi mpl e opt i onshereandhere.Gol t hatgoeswi t heveryt hi ng.

I ' vet akent hel eat herpant s,basi cbl ackboot i e,whi t et eeanddeni m j acketf rom aboveandaddedf unredsungl assesandanadorabl eredbag f orasi mpl eVal ent i ne' sDayout ďŹ t .

I ' vebeent ryi ngt ocl eanoutmycl osetandpai rdownt oj ustbasi cs.I t ' s nott heeasi estt hi ng,butI ' m maki ngprogress!

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HEALTHYRECI PES

Yo uw i l ll o v e !

T h e Wh o l e Fo o d Pl a n tBa s e dDi e t

Eat8-1 2servi ngsoff rui t sandveget abl esdai l y.Eatwi t ht heseasons andchoosewi sel y.Locali sal waysbet t er I ncorporat eavari et yoff rui t sandveget abl esi nal lcol ors.Themore vari et yt hebet t er .

Avoi drefinedsugarsandcar bohydrat es.Avoi dhi ghf ruct osecorn syrup,t ransf at sandart i fici alcol ors,flavorsandpreservat i ves.

Addmorewhol egrai nsf ormorefiberandvi t ami ns.Choose unprocessedandsprout edgrai nswhenpossi bl e.

Addseedsandnut st oyourdai l ydi et .Tryt oget1 / 4cupperday andadd1t abl espoonofflaxseedoi l .

Boi l i ngveget abl esal l owsnut ri ent st obel eachedi nt ot he wat ersoi t ’ sbestt oroastorst eam yourveggi es.

Beansaref ul lofprot ei n,fiber ,vi t ami nsandmi neral s, eatatl east1 / 2cupdai l y.

I ncorporat eheal t hyf at ssuchasavocadoornut si nt o asmanymeal saspossi bl e.Useheal t hyoi l ssuchas grapeseed,coconut ,avocadoandol i ve.

Dri nkhal fyourwei ghti nwat ereverday.

Cookwi t hheal t hyher bsandspi cesi ncl udi ng t urmeri c,gi nger ,oregano,rosemaryandci l ant ro.

Eatanounceofdar kchocol at eeveryday!

Imadet hi svi deot osharewi t hyouashortwor koutt hatwi l lwor kyourcore andgetyoureadyf orsummer!I t ’ ssomet i meshardt ofindt het i met o wor kout ,butt hi sonei sshortande ect i ve.Thi swor koutt akesl esst han1 0 mi nut esandwi l lhel pyout oburnf atal ldayl ongandf eelmoreconfident aboutyourbody!

L e t ' s k e e p i n t o u c h ! @crazybl ondel i f ebl og

@crazybl ondel i f e

@suzannesmi t h

@smi t hsuzanne

Iam,bynomeansanexpertonl i f e!I am however ,someonewhoi st ryi ngt o l i vel i f et ot hef ul l estandl earnas muchasIcaneveryday!Myhopei st o creat eacommuni t yofwomenwhowi l l supporteachot herandsharet hei r j ourneys!

Ibel i evet hatwel i vei naUni verse fil l edwi t hl ove,t hatt omorrow never comesbecausei t ’ sal wayst oday,t hata cut eout fitcanmakeyouhappyand t hatt hej oyi si nt hej ourney!

L e t ' s d o t h i s t o g e t h e r !

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