never, never, never, ever, give up!




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Today my house looked nothing like this (above)...

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 My office most certainly did not look like this.

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 Even the desk in the kitchen looked nothing like this.

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 I'm suffering from what's called "post vacation reality/just launched a new website/children with no school today/manager Amy is leaving on vacation/Chloe is teething like crazy/the baby in my tummy is huge and sucks all my energy" situation.

It got so bad today that I just had to sit down for a minute and gather up some things/pictures to encourage me to not only keep going, but keep going strong!!

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 As much as I would like to start each day like the lady pictured above, the reality is, I do not.  I do, however, try very hard to eat healthy for the most part and I do stay pretty active just by default of having young children and a crazy business.

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 Eating and living healthfully is not quite as easy as it was when we were all infants.  Most of us aren't satisfied drinking a perfect blend of nutrients all day, every day.

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 It takes a little more effort now that we aren't infants.

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 The baby growing in my belly right now feels as if he's already 10 pounds.  This makes most everything in life (other then swimming) a lot more challenging.  My energy seems to wane almost as soon as my feet hit the floor each morning lately.  For this reason, I feel like I need to step up the *healthy eating* even more so to get through these last 2 months.

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 So, I gave myself 10 minutes on Pinterest today to pull together an inspiration board full of healthy eating recipes, tips, advice and motivation.  I did the same for organization...because it's going to take a LARGE amount of organization, energy and health to get through these next few months with baby #4 arriving soon, Banner Boutique being extra nuts during the holidays...and life in general as I know it!

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 Sometimes a little visual inspiration goes a long way with me.  It has the ability to change my tired, overwhelmed mood to a happy, energetic, *I can do this* type of attitude.

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 Pinterest helped me do just that today.

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 So instead of sharing more pictures from my vacation (that already seems like a distant memory), I thought I'd share some of my *finds* on Pinterest first ;)

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 I'm happy to report, these images and words helped me to not only finish out this day, but finish strong!!  It also made me realize that low energy and a bit of a bad attitude are two things I can totally handle- and change!!  Life is good!  Life is very good!!  I am a grateful girl...and I'm even excited to do it all again tomorrow...because I am grateful for the simple gift of even having a tomorrow!!

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So if you ever have *one of those days*, like I had today...feel free to take a look at some of the pictures I've gathered on Pinterest.  Maybe they will help lift your mood!?  Or maybe you can make a board on Pinterest too and share it with me!!??

XOXO, Lindsay

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