We live in a society that often values people based on how they look. We have conversations about "skinny privilege," "pretty privilege," and even "color privilege." Those are all real. However, on the flipside, we also have become more accepting of people of other sizes. Models who don't fit the stereotype are becoming more prevalent. … Continue reading Body Positivity
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Conscious Effort
I had a bit of a realization this week. Every goal you want to accomplish requires conscious effort. Now I know that sounds like an obvious statement, but I want to take today's post to explain more about this in the hopes that maybe you can have that realization too. I am a very goal-oriented … Continue reading Conscious Effort
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Growing a Green Thumb
I love gardening. Spring is beautiful with all of its new plants. I want to help create that kind of life in my corner of the world too. There's just one problem. I'm not great at growing plants. I don't have much of a green thumb. I've killed a lot of plants. But I want … Continue reading Growing a Green Thumb
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My Real-Life Skill Tree
I feel like I've been in a funk lately. I got out of my routine and am struggling. Plus, we're getting to the end of the school year. I'm ready to be done, and my students are ready to be done. It's difficult to get through the days. The weather is getting warmer, I don't … Continue reading My Real-Life Skill Tree
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Soft Days
This is a term I've come up with for myself, and it's something I'm starting to really love. As I was researching in making sure this wasn't anything else to avoid confusion, I came across the 75 Hard and the 75 Soft. Those refer to following certain health plans for 75 days to help your … Continue reading Soft Days
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Allow Room for Growth
Growth, progress, and change are all topics I talk about often on here. Today, I want to approach this topic in a different manner. Not only do we have to be willing to grow, we also have to allow room for growth. Plants can't grow if there's no room. In the same way, you can't … Continue reading Allow Room for Growth
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Eating Healthy
Many people, especially in this day and age, have more and more hindrances on what they can, can't, or won't eat. And I'm not here to judge other people's eating habits, but I want to discuss the idea of eating healthy. Food is our fuel. It's what keeps us going and makes sure we have … Continue reading Eating Healthy
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New Year, New Clean
You've probably heard the phrase, "New Year, New Me." I want to take that phrase and change it up a bit (hence the title of this post). See while I hope to improve myself this year, I'm not looking to become entirely "new". I mostly like who I am, and I have goals to help … Continue reading New Year, New Clean
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Goals for 2024
Happy New Year! 2023 is officially done and we are starting 2024! This is the time for new ideas, goals, and resolutions. I've mentioned on here a number of times how I feel resolutions aren't things you plan to keep. You make them only to break them or ignore them when times get hard. For … Continue reading Goals for 2024
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Put in the Work
Last week, I talked about projects and how they help you reach your goals. Projects are great! But today, I want to talk about the three steps to making those projects work for you, with the emphasis on being able to put in the work to accomplish the projects. The first step is that you … Continue reading Put in the Work
Battle Kim of the Republic 