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I think fall is here in Boston finally! We went from 80 to 40 degrees in a flash. Rain is in the forecast for the rest of the week so boo hoo! You all know I love summer – beach time, warm weather, vacations! But I also love fall as well – everything from pumpkin spice, pumpkins, apple cider donuts – yum!
I started on my fall decorating. Years ago I switched to a white and gold theme and did get rid of most of the orange color. I know, I know I use too much white in my décor so I switched it up with a bit of grey. Do you know how hard it is to find grey pumpkins?? Here is a close up of some of the décor I used.
Fall is also a perfect time for travel! We hope to get to NYC, Quebec and London! Stay tuned for the next adventure.
Happy Fall!
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I think fall is here in Boston finally! We went from 80 to 40 degrees in a flash. Rain is in the forecast for the rest of the week so boo hoo! You all know I love summer – beach time, warm weather, vacations! But I also love fall as well – everything from pumpkin spice, pumpkins, apple cider donuts – yum!
I started on my fall decorating. Years ago I switched to a white and gold theme and did get rid of most of the orange color. I know, I know I use too much white in my décor so I switched it up with a bit of grey. Do you know how hard it is to find grey pumpkins?? Here is a close up of some of the décor I used.
Fall is also a perfect time for travel! We hope to get to NYC, Quebec and London! Stay tuned for the next adventure.
Happy Fall!
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Well this summer flew by so fast. Anyone else think so? Swim and Dive season, Beach days, my daughter’s senior trip and of course now running around trying to get everything in order for her move to college. How did that happen???
Earlier in the summer it was all things summer swim and dive season. Then onto travel. Summer is so packed and we usually do multiple trips in the summer. This year was the big senior trip for my daughter and her friends. If you haven’t heard the story we were booked to Punta Cana. Well, with everything going on there we just didn’t feel comfortable going so we rebooked to Aruba. SO GLAD WE DID. If you haven’t been you must go. We chose an all-inclusive and I would do this again. Aruba is known for its great food but we had kids with us so this was the best option and it was great. Food was really good and no worries about the dining bill! We did venture out with ATVs and went to the natural pool and baby beach. One interesting stop was the fish pedicure. It was different and weird but I loved it.
This was such a memorable trip. We were relaxed and felt safe in Aruba. Lots to do – with shopping and gambling lol. There was even entertainment at our hotel pool which everyone loved. We stayed at the Barcelo and would recommend it. We can’t wait to go back!
Here are my two favorite scenes from the trip – the pool photo and the beach view from the trip we took out to the middle of the ocean to the Tarzan boat. There was this place in the middle of the ocean that had rope swings, trampolines and high dives. Yes, I did go off the high dive. It was amazing but sometimes you have to remind yourself you are not 20 anymore, but I will always try new things!
Well this summer flew by so fast. Anyone else think so? Swim and Dive season, Beach days, my daughter’s senior trip and of course now running around trying to get everything in order for her move to college. How did that happen???
Earlier in the summer it was all things summer swim and dive season. Then onto travel. Summer is so packed and we usually do multiple trips in the summer. This year was the big senior trip for my daughter and her friends. If you haven’t heard the story we were booked to Punta Cana. Well, with everything going on there we just didn’t feel comfortable going so we rebooked to Aruba. SO GLAD WE DID. If you haven’t been you must go. We chose an all-inclusive and I would do this again. Aruba is known for its great food but we had kids with us so this was the best option and it was great. Food was really good and no worries about the dining bill! We did venture out with ATVs and went to the natural pool and baby beach. One interesting stop was the fish pedicure. It was different and weird but I loved it.
This was such a memorable trip. We were relaxed and felt safe in Aruba. Lots to do – with shopping and gambling lol. There was even entertainment at our hotel pool which everyone loved. We stayed at the Barcelo and would recommend it. We can’t wait to go back!
Here are my two favorite scenes from the trip – the pool photo and the beach view from the trip we took out to the middle of the ocean to the Tarzan boat. There was this place in the middle of the ocean that had rope swings, trampolines and high dives. Yes, I did go off the high dive. It was amazing but sometimes you have to remind yourself you are not 20 anymore, but I will always try new things!
Well this summer flew by so fast. Anyone else think so? Swim and Dive season, Beach days, my daughter’s senior trip and of course now running around trying to get everything in order for her move to college. How did that happen???
Earlier in the summer it was all things summer swim and dive season. Then onto travel. Summer is so packed and we usually do multiple trips in the summer. This year was the big senior trip for my daughter and her friends. If you haven’t heard the story we were booked to Punta Cana. Well, with everything going on there we just didn’t feel comfortable going so we rebooked to Aruba. SO GLAD WE DID. If you haven’t been you must go. We chose an all-inclusive and I would do this again. Aruba is known for its great food but we had kids with us so this was the best option and it was great. Food was really good and no worries about the dining bill! We did venture out with ATVs and went to the natural pool and baby beach. One interesting stop was the fish pedicure. It was different and weird but I loved it.
This was such a memorable trip. We were relaxed and felt safe in Aruba. Lots to do – with shopping and gambling lol. There was even entertainment at our hotel pool which everyone loved. We stayed at the Barcelo and would recommend it. We can’t wait to go back!
Here are my two favorite scenes from the trip – the pool photo and the beach view from the trip we took out to the middle of the ocean to the Tarzan boat. There was this place in the middle of the ocean that had rope swings, trampolines and high dives. Yes, I did go off the high dive. It was amazing but sometimes you have to remind yourself you are not 20 anymore, but I will always try new things!
It has been a crazy busy time of year! It was senior year for my oldest and this last month was filled with proms, award ceremonies, sports banquets and of course graduation! I say it all the time…..time goes by so fast! Up next is college orientation – I cannot believe it.
We are so proud of all her accomplishments. She has already begun her two summer jobs and we have a few trips planned this summer and of course our beach days are ones we cherish so those will continue!
My stress level is through the roof! It took a lot of organizing, preparing, running around and meeting deadlines to get through these life events the last couple of months and that was for her mom! I never have felt so stressed. I am trying to get back into the swing of exercise but it has always been hard for me to stick to a routine. I went to Whole Foods the other day and came across some chocolate called Good Day ChocolateÂ
You all know I love chocolate and this is so good! I am hoping it helps. At least it tastes good! I am also trying these stress vitamins from OllyÂ
I do love a good gummy and these are just the thing to eat late afternoon when I crave a sweet! Some of the multivitamins I see are so big and taste vitaminy – you know what I mean! I am on the lookout for a good multivitamin for women over 40 so let me know if you have a recommendation.
What do you do to de-stress?
Each year I buy a fresh calendar. I also like to write things down in a to do list. There are some fantastic calendar/planners out there. One that I was introduced to is not a calendar, not a to do list but an in-depth goal planner. I was so excited to receive The PowerSheets Intentional Goal Planner from Cultivate What Matters. It is a purposeful planner and it is unlike anything I have seen! It is a powerful tool that you can use along with any calendar to help you reach your goals.
When you first open the box it is already motivating! The wire bound goal planner called PowerSheets was created by Lara Casey, the best-selling author of Make It Happen and Cultivate: A Grace-Filled Guide to Growing an Intentional Life.
There are fun stickers, quote cards and even a card to create your word of the year! The first section really encourages you to walk through your goals and then there is 12 months of goal setting worksheets to make the goals you map out a reality. It walks though what is stressing you, fears and encourages you to make out monthly action items, weekly action items and daily habits. The tending list is where you want to focus on each of these monthly, weekly and daily goals. It is like a mini life coach in each page as it asks the important questions, gets you thinking so that you will write it down.
The design of the planner is beautiful and colorful. I especially love the stickers up front to help you along the way. It really gets you thinking – from lesson learned sections to people you are grateful to what is holding you back it really helps you drill down to things that are important to you, tracking your goals – really it comes down to what do you want to cultivate? I do love the get to know me page!
The web site also offers exclusive access to a free library of downloadable Wildcard pages to help you customize your goals, including a meal planner, finance tracker, reading list, monthly calendar and budget.
Check out their website and order a PowerSheet Planner for yourself. You and your goals will be glad you did. After all and I quote from the #POWERSHEETS “Dreams Become Decisions When you Cultivate Them!
Disclosure: Cultivate What Matters sent me the PowerSheets to test out and review. As always all opinions are my own in this blog post.
Each year I buy a fresh calendar. I also like to write things down in a to do list. There are some fantastic calendar/planners out there. One that I was introduced to is not a calendar, not a to do list but an in-depth goal planner. I was so excited to receive The PowerSheets Intentional Goal Planner from Cultivate What Matters. It is a purposeful planner and it is unlike anything I have seen! It is a powerful tool that you can use along with any calendar to help you reach your goals.
When you first open the box it is already motivating! The wire bound goal planner called PowerSheets was created by Lara Casey, the best-selling author of Make It Happen and Cultivate: A Grace-Filled Guide to Growing an Intentional Life.
There are fun stickers, quote cards and even a card to create your word of the year! The first section really encourages you to walk through your goals and then there is 12 months of goal setting worksheets to make the goals you map out a reality. It walks though what is stressing you, fears and encourages you to make out monthly action items, weekly action items and daily habits. The tending list is where you want to focus on each of these monthly, weekly and daily goals. It is like a mini life coach in each page as it asks the important questions, gets you thinking so that you will write it down.
The design of the planner is beautiful and colorful. I especially love the stickers up front to help you along the way. It really gets you thinking – from lesson learned sections to people you are grateful to what is holding you back it really helps you drill down to things that are important to you, tracking your goals – really it comes down to what do you want to cultivate? I do love the get to know me page!
The web site also offers exclusive access to a free library of downloadable Wildcard pages to help you customize your goals, including a meal planner, finance tracker, reading list, monthly calendar and budget.
Check out their website and order a PowerSheet Planner for yourself. You and your goals will be glad you did. After all and I quote from the #POWERSHEETS “Dreams Become Decisions When you Cultivate Them!
Disclosure: Cultivate What Matters sent me the PowerSheets to test out and review. As always all opinions are my own in this blog post.
Each year I buy a fresh calendar. I also like to write things down in a to do list. There are some fantastic calendar/planners out there. One that I was introduced to is not a calendar, not a to do list but an in-depth goal planner. I was so excited to receive The PowerSheets Intentional Goal Planner from Cultivate What Matters. It is a purposeful planner and it is unlike anything I have seen! It is a powerful tool that you can use along with any calendar to help you reach your goals.
When you first open the box it is already motivating! The wire bound goal planner called PowerSheets was created by Lara Casey, the best-selling author of Make It Happen and Cultivate: A Grace-Filled Guide to Growing an Intentional Life.
There are fun stickers, quote cards and even a card to create your word of the year! The first section really encourages you to walk through your goals and then there is 12 months of goal setting worksheets to make the goals you map out a reality. It walks though what is stressing you, fears and encourages you to make out monthly action items, weekly action items and daily habits. The tending list is where you want to focus on each of these monthly, weekly and daily goals. It is like a mini life coach in each page as it asks the important questions, gets you thinking so that you will write it down.
The design of the planner is beautiful and colorful. I especially love the stickers up front to help you along the way. It really gets you thinking – from lesson learned sections to people you are grateful to what is holding you back it really helps you drill down to things that are important to you, tracking your goals – really it comes down to what do you want to cultivate? I do love the get to know me page!
The web site also offers exclusive access to a free library of downloadable Wildcard pages to help you customize your goals, including a meal planner, finance tracker, reading list, monthly calendar and budget.
Check out their website and order a PowerSheet Planner for yourself. You and your goals will be glad you did. After all and I quote from the #POWERSHEETS “Dreams Become Decisions When you Cultivate Them!
Disclosure: Cultivate What Matters sent me the PowerSheets to test out and review. As always all opinions are my own in this blog post.