I have a problem.
I recently purchased not one, not two, but FOUR planners for 2018! And this isn’t even counting the 18-month ban.do planner I purchased this summer. Let me try to explain my madness.
Lifestyle
30 Things I Love Right Now
(1) Working on my selfie game. | (2) @ColorMeCourtney Instagram Stories.| (3) Wearing boots with everything. (4) Jon Bernthal. | (5) Being my husband’s wife. | (6) SOL Dance Experience. | (7) Wednesday afternoon yoga classes. | (8) Training for road races. | (9) Feeling like a runner again. | (10) My Tidal subscription. | (11) My pouch clutch collection. | (12) Teaching 7th graders. | (13) FINALLY hiring a soclal media manager. | (14) Cantu hair care products. | (15) Writing for StyleBlueprint. | (16) YouVersion Bible reading plans. | (17) My button and lapel pin collection. | (18) Seeing See Jane Write members quit their day jobs to follow their dreams. | (19) Miniature Twix bars. | (20) Preparing to slay 2018. | (21) Wicked nail polish by Essie. | (22) Hot Diggity Dog. | (23) Black Bloggers United meetups. | (24) The Marble Ring. | (25) Seeing my coaching clients meet their goals. | (26) Being confident that I’ll meet mine, too. | (27) I’m going to Wrestlemania 34!. | (28) Being a woman with a plan. | (29) Being a woman with a tribe. | (30) Blogging like crazy!
What do you love right now?
My Holiday Wish List
It’s that time of year when close friends and family start to ask me what I want for Christmas and being a blogger makes it easy for me to answer. I simply write a blog post about my holiday wish list and share the link. So here goes…
FitBit Bracelet
This year I lost 20 pounds and I believe it was my FitBit that helped me accomplish this goal. I am obsessed with tracking my steps. I never want to take off my FitBit, not even when I need to be extra chic for a swanky blogger event. With this gold-plated bracelet, my FitBit will no longer clash with my outfits.
5 Things That Made Me a Happy Feminist This Week
Being a happy feminist has felt nearly impossible these days, for reasons that are obvious to anyone who keeps up with the news. And as we learn of more and more women who have suffered sexual assault by male politicians and celebrities, what’s almost just as enraging is the “Why is she just now coming forward?” bullshit that so many people — including other women — are saying in response to the allegations.
But the purpose of this post is to add a little happiness to your day, so I’ll step down from my soapbox and share with you 5 things that added a bit of joy to my week.
21 Affirmations for Women Who Write
I regularly post inspirational and motivational quotes on Instagram. One day I posted a quote that simply said: “Let’s see what will happen if you decide not to give up.” A short while later I got a text from a friend who told me that when she saw this quote she burst into tears because all day she had been considering giving up on her dream of being an entrepreneur.
As a writer, I obviously believe in the power of words. I believe we can read books, blog posts, short stories, essays, and poems that can completely change our lives. And as this story shows, even a quote on Instagram seen at the right time can have a huge impact.
But there’s no need to wait around for the right quote to pop up in your social media feed. You can start writing personalized affirmations and speaking them over yourself every day.
Here are 21 affirmations to get you started.