The beautiful thing about memories is that they are yours, whether they are good, bad or indifferent.. they belong to you. & no matter where life takes you, your memories tie you to where you`ve been.

We all have guilty pleasures…here are some of my own:

01. Purchasing magazines at the store instead of saving $ by subscribing

02. Dancing everywhere – to the bathroom, on the patio, in the car

03. Doodling my name (practicing my autograph)

04. Twitter

05. Buying an item just because it’s on the sell or clearance rack

06. Cookies made by my little sister, Lu

07. Not checking my voicemail for days

08. Sending random picture text messages

09. Writing out to-do lists, then re-writing because it was messy

10. Listening to a song, and picturing myself being in the music video for it

11. Cool whip

12. Wanting to work out after a drink or two

13. Daydreaming about raising a family and living down the street from my two best friends – Andrea and Monica

14. Living by and through quotes & pictures

15. Paying more attention to song lyric than the actual beat of the song

16. Taking hot baths, with bubbles

17. Tanning beds

18. Adoring anything vintage

19. Taking the term “retail therapy” to heart on a bad day

20. Caring more about my clients then myself, at times

21. Chatting with my dad for hours

22. Gossiping with my gramma

23. The “nook” (resting your head right on the inside shoulder of your significant other, it’s like the perfect spot while laying down)

24. Arcade games

25. S’mores when it’s chilly outside

26. 600 thread count sheets, at least.

27. Going to movies and being more excited about the previews

28. Designing clothes at 3am – I always gets the most creative thoughts then

29. Going out with guy friends, and dancing (yes… guy friends)

30. Enjoying staying in my house on a Friday or Saturday night

What are some of yours? (Comment below)

Sometimes, it’s not about the big picture. Sometimes, it is just about the little things. The eye-contact, the smiles, the laughs – the little things. Because without all the little details, there would be no big picture.

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Do you trust others easily? Do others trust you?  More importantly, do you trust yourself? I find that with a majority of my clients who are looking to begin a new workout routine or start a new nutrition plan – they jump into it head first and don’t take a moment to consider whether or not they trust themselves to get through it. Perhaps that’s why a lot of people get stuck into the “yo-yo dieting”.  I encourage my clients to take a day to themselves before they start a program to really dig deep inside and let everything from the past go – then I tell them to re-establish a trusting relationship with theirselves. Once that is done with, they will have the drive and motivation to KNOW that they CAN and WILL get through their struggles. When you have a bunch of mush and nonsense blocking the trust, you are more likely to hand out excuses or runaway from the problem.  This doesn’t just have to pertain to weight loss and toning of your body, trusting yourself is a BIG DEAL. It will get you through your hardest struggles, it will make you go the extra mile, and most importantly, it will benefit you and everyone around you.

Re-establishing a trusting relationship with one’s self can be done a couple of different ways:

¤ Grab your best friend and write down reasons why you trust them, and have him/her do the same. Sometimes we need to see why others trust us so easily for us to realize that we are able to trust ourselves.

¤ Be true to yourself – don’t make up excuses. Perhaps you are so used to making excuses that you don’t even know if you could trust yourself again. Start being true today.

¤ Surround yourself with people who encourage you. It’s important. If you’re constantly told that you “can’t do this” and you “can’t do that”, you will begin to believe it.

¤ Be realistic. We all dream – and dreaming is amazing, but when it comes to re-establishing a relationship with yourself, you’re not going to go from one extreme to the other in a short time. It takes work.

¤ Do something you love to do, often. When you are doing something you love to do, you’re more likely to forget about competition and whether you are excelling, and instead, you’re more likely to look inside yourself for creativity and innovation.

Life is one big road with lots of signs.  So when you are riding through all the ruts don`t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief & jealousy. Don`t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake up & live.

– Bob Marley

Today, I dare you to do the following...

¤  Skip the second cup of coffee, or second can of soda

¤ Call up an old friend just to “talk” – not because you need something

¤ Compliment a complete stranger, then, compliment yourself

¤ Think… before you act

¤ Take five solid minutes to relax & unwind

¤ Let someone know how special they are

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it.
Try again. Do better the second time.
The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.
This is your moment. Own it.