🎃 Fun Fact: The first jack-o’-lanterns were carved from turnips, not pumpkins! The tradition began in Ireland, and Irish immigrants later adopted pumpkins in America because they were easier to carve. Imagine carving a spooky face into a turnip! 👻 Please share your Halloween pics in the comments! Have a Spookey Weekend! 👻☠️🎃

Happy Monday! In 47 days, I'll be competing in the DEKA World Championships for the 4th year in a row. It's go time. The past couple of weeks have thrown me off with travel and an allergic reactions that took me out for days. But today is the day. I'm still not 100% recovered from the rash and my sleep has been terrible. But, despite all of that, I'm ready to hunker down and put 100% of what I can give each day to my training regime. 💪 I'm going to start documenting my journey here. Mostly for accountability and hopefully I will spread some inspiration into this group. 📝 This morning started off with 10 minutes of stretching and a quick 10 minute walk. These are 2 things that I've been wanting to incorporate into my daily routine for months. It's was refreshing! I even took my coffee on the walk with me. ☕️ What is something that you've wanted to add to your daily routine but haven't yet? Take this as a sign to get started today. 🤗

Fun Fact: 🎶🍎🎧 On October 23, 2001, Apple introduced the first iPod, putting “1,000 songs in your pocket.” That’s 25 years ago today! 👀 Some of us remember when carrying our favorite music meant a binder full of CDs and a very strong opinion about who could touch them. 😂 What song would still be on your playlist 25 years later? If you were even born yet...😆

🎃 Fun fact: Starbucks reportedly sells about 20 million Pumpkin Spice Lattes each season! At roughly $6.66 for a grande, that would add up to about $133 million in sales. And the twist? The drink debuted in 2003 but didn’t contain actual pumpkin until 2015! ☕😂 Frankly, I'm not a fan of PSL. Are you? 😊 PS. This is a stock photo from Google. Lol

Happy Monday! I saw this post on IG and it really resonated with me. I'm part of a small women's empowerment group. There are 2 of us, plus our coach. It started as professional coaching sessions but has evolved into personal & life coaching. It's no secret that I have been struggling to find myself over the past few years. Things have changed since coming out of the pandemic, plus menopause and getting older all at once. It's been so frustrating at times but I keep working on myself. I've realized that being consistent is great, but the so called consistently can't always be super ridged. Burn out is real. We need to make small changes as life is constantly changing. What worked for me 2 years ago isn't working the same today. It's been a long road to figure out what I need to feel better but the great news is that I'm starting to finally feel the shift! I've stopped trying to be "perfect". I've stopped pushing myself too hard. I give myself grace. I say "no" to things I don't want to do. I care less about what I think people think of me. I'm grateful for the unconditional friendships and those friends that understand that I need time to myself. I'm on a mission to keep going, to keep working on myself. I told my coach that I don't want to move backwards. She told me to rephrase that into "how good is it going to get for me". So, when I saw this post, it reminded me of what she told me. There is so much to look forward. I'm excited to see what's in-store for me next! Hope this resonates a little with you as well. Have a great week! 👑❤️