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Today I chose Me.

 I did it. I went to the doctor. I was honest about what had been going on with my body for the past several years. She, the women's wellness doctor, listened and was patient.  My primary health goal, right now, is my weight. I've never been focused on the number on the scale. I like to be fit. I define fit as being strong and having endurance. I really enjoy running and doing HITT workouts. But...I haven't had the mental strength or focus to actually commit to my health/workouts in a while.  What helps us commit to these goals? You know the goals...the ones that are actually life changing/saving. In the past, I was able to just decide, commit, and do. But now, since I've suffered, and maybe still have mild symptoms, from postpartum....it's just not the same.  I have the desire but no true commitment.   Today, I'm committing to you. Yes, I'm committing to this Women's Real Talk Blog.  I want to be healthy. I want to be able to be here and do all things...
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I gave myself permission to rest...

As women, we often put ourselves last. Everyone else comes before us...even the dog! No one did that to us. We did it, well I did it, to myself.  It's fine. That's what I say. Even when life isn't fine I still say it's fine. But in reality it's not. I don't do it intentionally. I do it because it helps me to get through my day.  I still remember one of my first tragic life events. My uncle had a bad car accident. It left him in a coma and paralyzed. During that time, the movie The Lion King just came out. I remember the Hakuna Matata saying...means No worries for the rest of our days. I said this saying over and over to help me understand that no matter what the pain I was going through that brighter days were coming. This is also when I started perking up in Church and paying attention to what Father was talking about. I remember the aw ha moment, when I realized that life isn't supposed to be easy. We aren't always going to make the right choices. We a...
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Women, Lets get real.

Women. It's time to get real here. I'm so sick of walking on egg  shells through life. As a woman, we go through so much. As a wife we go through even more. And as a mom....yikes! Each pregnancy our body, mind, and soul seems to change each time.  I've never done a blog before. I'll say it now. This is not going to be a fancy, perfect grammar, look at me kinda blog. It is time to just take off all the hats and be real. On this blog, I'm going to go deep. Lets change the world in which we live. Let's stop saying we are going to support and be there for one another and actually start doing it. And for the love of God....lets stop pretending we are not ALL struggling.  Look. I've made some pretty awesome choices in my life. And, I've made some pretty messed up ones also. I've built some amazing connections and relationships. And guess what? When my messed up choices came to light...who was still there for me? It was my husband, kids, and small core grou...
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