Motivation Monday: Quiet Places

Good Morning Gorgeous, 

I know I usually have a pretty picture and some motivation for you monday mornings, but today's a little different. 

Today I have a crappy instagram photo and a word on when life gets to be too much. 

Lately, I've been a little overwhelmed. I realized I wasn't happy with how parts of my life were going. I decided I needed some time to clear my head and start over.  This weekend, I'll be headed to Michigan's Upper Peninsula for a camping trip with my boyfriend and favorite aunt and uncle.

Heading out into the woods is a great way to put yourself back together. If you don't believe me, good images "paradise, mi" or "lake on the clouds, mi" or wait for a photo post next week! How can you not feel grounded, happy, and wonderful in these places?

What do you do when you need a complete "reset"?

Wellness Wednesday: A New Series

Once upon a time, I was an optimist. I was hopeful, enthusiastic, and believed the world was good.

And then I grew up. Little by little, life wore away at my optimism. Tragedy, people, and places broke took away pieces of what was good. Eventually, the world didn't seem like such a nice place.

I soon came to realize that once you stop looking at the world through a child's eyes, you have to search out the good. You have to work to notice it. 

That is what Wellness Wednesday is all about. 

Each week I will share with you something good. 

It could be a bit on a charity doing wonderful work, a note on how to become a better person yourself, or a word on using your purchase power for good. 

Your week is half over. Whether it started good, bad, or ugly, today is the day to turn it around. 

Get your good on with Wellness Wednesday.

The first post will be up next wednesday, hope to see you there!

Motivation Monday: Attack the Day

Today's going to be one of those days.

I arrived back at home last night, classes start tomorrow, and there's a whole host of "to do's" starring me down.

It's one of those days where your to do list looks more like short novel. But none the less, it is one of those days to face head on in a take no prisoners sort of way. 

 So today I challenge you, 

take the day and accomplish something great.

Maybe it's preparing yourself for the week. Maybe you'll check off that last item that's getting stale on the bottom of your to do list. Maybe it's even that project you've been meaning to find the inspiration for. 

Whatever it is, today is your day. 

Seize it.

What will you do today?