The Journey to Living Well

One of the views at Yellowstone from one of our latest adventures! Living a life by my own rules means living an adventure.  For me that is hiking, biking, camping, spending time with family and friends and so much more.  Adventure can look different for different people.  If you continue to follow me and read what I have to say, you will see that I often talk about living an adventure.  On that topic, you are the only one who can decide what your adventure is supposed to look like and what an adventure is to you.  I will share my adventures and tips, but take what I share and make it your own so it fits your vision for your life. I have shared before that I used to live my life waiting.  I'm still not completely sure what I was waiting for, but it never arrived.  Well, at least I don't think it arrived because I don't feel like I ever arrived anywhere if that makes sense.  Since all that waiting, I definitely live my life different.  I no lo...

We have become so good at overcomplicating things.  We overthink and over react wearing ourselves out. We keep piling more on without thinking about what we are doing to ourselves.  The last couple of years have taught me many things, but one of the most important is to work on making life more simple.  Having been forced to slow down showed me how much my priorities were not what they should be.   I had a bit of a twisted notion of success that I think many share with me.  I thought if I worked harder and spent more time working, I was building a legacy and teaching my kids they can achieve anything they want.  I was trying to balance multiple careers, being a wife and a mom and was exhausting myself.  I felt that I was never doing enough, was never going to be enough, but I didn't know quite how to get off the rollercoaster.  I knew I was losing myself.  I knew I was running myself into the ground.  I referred to myself as a workaholic...