Fresh Start Health and Fitness

Maybe your greatest step forward isn’t to be found in doing more, but in letting go. 🫶🏼🦋

Simple, quick breakfast.
Whole wheat toast, avocado and everything but the bagel seasoning.
Enjoy
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Why do women feel the need to EXPLAIN?

We explain why we work full time. Or part time. Or work from home. Or why we left work to stay home with the kids.

We explain why we decided to stay with him.

Or have another baby.

We explain alllllll our parenting choices (especially our decision to bottle or breastfeed…I’ve done both).

We apologize for the condition of our homes. Or our clothes.

We explain the reasons why we cut our hair. Or why we haven’t returned to our pre-baby weight.

We give excuses for why we can’t make it to the party. Or can’t volunteer. Or can’t make the trip.

We say things like, “Oh, excuse the mess!” or “Don’t mind my hair!” or “I’m so sorry I can’t be there!” followed by a string of explanations.

I guess we want to please our mothers and husbands and bosses and children and neighbors and coworkers and friends and siblings and children’s teachers and those ladies from church and people who drop by unannounced and those random strangers at the store.

Right???

But, you want to hear something funny???

I’ve been married over twenty years now, and I’ve NEVER heard my husband explain his choices.

To anyone.

Not his choice to work 60 hours a week. Or his choice to coach basketball nearly every evening. Not his choice to go trail running or shave his head and grow a beard or drive a Suburban or buy a new mountain bike (that cost a small fortune).

I’ve never once heard him open the door to our house and explain why there are shoes on the floor or why the entryway is half-painted or why he’s wearing what he’s just…WEARING.

He is who he is and his ‘NO’ means no and when he can’t make it to the party he just says so.

It’s absurd (and frankly, pretty awesome!).

And really…

I’ve decided I am finished explaining every single choice I am absolutely FREE to make.

I’m through with unnecessary excuses and apologies and rationalizations for the choices I believe are best for ME. And my family.

I’m done.

This is ME.

This is who I am. How I look. What I like. How I believe. And the way I choose to spend my time.

That’s it.

No explanation necessary ❤

Yum!
• sauté onion & peppers, set aside
• sauté sliced kielbasa, set aside
• sauté shrimp and garlic
• chop one head of cabbage
• combine, peppers, onions, cabbage, and clever for a few minutes.
• add in kielbasa and shrimp
• season with Cajun seasoning, and red pepper flakes for heat
• ENJOY

Easy peasy dinner
• Grilled chicken
• jasmine rice
• yellow peppers and broccoli sautéed
• splash of soy sauce and hot sauce
ENJOY!