Long time, no talk! Let’s do a life update :)

I’m sure this isn’t that surprising, considering I have taken some longer breaks from this blog in the past as well. But it’s been a bit challenging keeping up with my blog, Instagram, real life, my full-time job, being a mom to a very busy toddler, wife, you know….all the things.

The two biggest and most exciting updates are that 1- I have TWO year old now. I really don’t know how that happened so quickly. I swear the second year of his life was one thousand times fast than the first, if that’s even possible!

I made these super cute cupcakes for his birthday. He wouldn’t even touch them (of course), but I had fun making them!

And 2- I started a business! I’ll touch on that a little more later, but I am officially coaching nutrition clients and it’s been its own journey in exciting, challenging, and uncomfortable ways.

I’d love to say that I know where this blog is going in the future and that I have plans for how this looks from here on out. But the truth is that I have zero expectations for what I’ll do with it. It’s been my safe space over the years (although somewhat neglected) and allowed me to have a creative outlet. It feels so different that social media channels because this is just MINE. I own this blog and there are no other accounts to look at that cause me to compare, or mimic, or think about what I should or shouldn’t be doing.

That’s actually part of why I’m writing this post today and hoping to bring this little corner of the internet back to life. If I’m being totally honest, I’ve been feeling very ‘less than’ over the last couple months while getting my business up and running. It’s not just the business part. It’s also the fact that my full-time career isn’t going how I thought or planned. I’m not thriving (I wouldn’t even say that I LIKE it even), and then adding the stress of building and marketing a brand-new business, along with trying to maintain my personal health/fitness goals, being a good mom & wife, and attempt to say yes when social opportunities come up- it all feels like a little bit too much.

If you’re reading that and wondering then why the heck are you now also blogging again, I get it. But this feels like my personal diary and creative outlet that only I get to have. Over on Instagram and Facebook (where I generally am spending my time and using to build my coaching business), I find myself getting really wrapped up in other people’s lives. I actually have been completely off IG for the past couple of days as a sort of ‘test’ and I feel a lot lighter and brighter since then. I’m sure you can probably relate, that spending time focusing on what all the ‘influencers’ are up to on IG can sometimes cause your confidence to take a hit. And I just don’t like where that’s going for me.

So, what’s next? Good question. I really wish I knew.

I know that I’ll be spending a little less time on social media, and you can possibly find more of me here. I’ll be focusing a lot on family, my nutrition coaching business, and figuring out what I even like to do anymore. Because as a mom, I don’t always feel like I know what that even is anymore. Can you relate?

In other updates- I joined a business mentorship program in February this year and it’s actually what prompted me to finally launch my coaching business. I’ve known for YEARS that I wanted to help other women reach their goals through nutrition and fitness but wasn’t really sure how to do that.

It’s taken a lot of research, studying, planning, and effort, but I’m proud that I’ve launched my 1 on 1 nutrition coaching program. It’s NOT like other programs. I wanted it to feel sustainable and enjoyable. Fat loss isn’t always the goal and that’s something I myself have really had to learn over the last 2-3 years. I’ll add a link to the application below if you happen to find yourself in the same shoes (no pressure whatsoever, this isn’t meant to be a whole post about my coaching).

And that takes me to the next update as well. I finished my last cut in early April. And I had originally planned to then be at maintenance for about 6 months or so. At this point, I’m really just taking it day by day and waiting to decide what’s next. I do still have some weight I’d like to lose (mostly in order to be in optimal health for any future pregnancies down the road), but I’m also a bit burnt out on dieting. I just started going back to writing my own workout programming in the last two weeks with a focus on the basic lifting movements and progressive overload. I feel my best when that’s my focus. So, I’ll keep doing that for the summer and see where it leads me! I do know that while I’m still not where I want to be, I have built a lot of strength and muscle in the last two years and I’m heading in the right direction.

If you happen to still be here and reading, you’re amazing and thank you. This was a ramble of a post, but I felt like I wanted to share. It’s been on my mind a lot lately that I should come back to posting here and that maybe IG isn’t where I’m meant to be. We’ll see what happens. If you do plan to stick around, this will really be a true lifestyle blog. I’ll be posting updates like this one, sharing mom/toddler finds, clothing, things I’m loving, recipes, workouts, nutrition tips and whatever else feels right. Like I said, I’m doing my best not to have expectations and learning to just go with the flow. I can’t promise any specific type of frequency or type of post. But I do know that this blog makes me feel more like myself and I want more of that.