Yesterday was ‘World Mental Health Day’ and although I had a different post in the works, I felt this was a more important topic to address.
Paying attention to your mental health is important for everyone.
But today, I really want to talk to my Moms. More specifically, my brand-new Mom’s. If you are feeling overwhelmed, tired, sad, stressed, or any other form of these words… then this post is for you.
This has been a rough week for me, so I apologize that it’s been a little quiet on the blog front. I got hit with not one, but two illnesses back to back. Last Sunday morning, I woke up and felt like a bus hit me. Fever, chills, achy, headache… random flu-like stuff. Three days later, just when I thought I was coming out of the woods… Wham! Sinus infection. So much for feeling better!
Friday was a big day in the Heck household!! This little lady graduated from Aquatic Survival Instruction (ASI) (and earned her very first trophy!)
I decided to enroll her in this program for two reasons:
With swim classes and these stories of drowning on my mind, I took a deeper look at this issue. What I found out was hard to believe:
According to the CDC, drowning is responsible for more deaths in children aged 1-4 than any other cause outside of birth defects. In those same aged children, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death behind car crashes (See complete fact sheet here).
Continue reading “Our Adventure with Aquatic Survival Instruction”
Toxic Workplace Culture
This is something I knew nothing about prior to my last business venture. Every company I had ever worked for prior to this had blips of drama or difficulties here or there, but they were nothing compared to what I experienced in my most recent career chapter.
I just got home from a killer and FUN (yes, I said fun) workout with one of my oldest, dearest, and best friends and felt like I needed to write a quick post.
I thought about quitting…
This was obviously not the post I planned on writing next for this series. But sometimes you can’t plan for the twists in the road of life. So, here we are.
Hey Y’all! I’m sure there will be another, more sappy, post coming about how my little girl is growing up, because she is… sniffle.
But before I get there, can we just talk about how much planning goes into a first birthday party?!
I mean, seriously, I called my Mom and said… when did I stop planning a birthday and start planning a wedding?!?! Honestly, that’s how it felt the whole time!
Continue reading “First Birthday Luau Fun!”
***Hey everyone! I posted a more recent update on this post here. So after you finish reading this, head over there to see what else I had to say about this awesome app!
So, I am a self-professed hater of traditional strength training… or at least I was. Continue reading “My New Favorite Workout App”
I talk about new beginnings a lot… probably because I’ve had more than my share!
Degrees, businesses, break ups… Been there, done it all. Amongst all the beautiful moments on this ride, I’ve failed a lot and made a lot of mistakes. Some of those mistakes were small blips on the radar, while others were heartbreaking.
In my last post, I talked about how I planned to make 2018 the year of facing my fears. But was does that mean exactly? What is fear, exactly? What is this thing that we let hold us back from so many good things in life?
Continue reading “What is this thing called Fear?”