WELCOME TO WELLNESS

You won't believe it, but this morning my body work up on its own at 4:30am! But you best believe I slept for 30 more minutes - progress? This morning was not as hard as day one of my 5am Club Challenge, which is very encouraging. Don't get me wrong, I'm still tired and it appears to be a permanent state of being during these wee hours of the morning. But I have done it before and will do it again! The positive parts of yesterday gave me the boost I needed to start today with

I'm sure you're wondering - WHY 5AM? I'll admit, it is an ungodly hour and everyone should be sound asleep. I decided to take on this challenge after receiving The 5am Club by Robin Sharma as a gift. It got me thinking about what I want to accomplish in my life and all the things that are holding me back. Spoiler alert* I'm the only thing holding me back! I chose to try waking up at 5am for 66 days to retrain my mind and body to be awake, creative, and productive before most

Welcome back! I'm not dead! I'm sure you were all very concerned. The past 10 days have been an absolute experience to say the least. I have given up sugar in the past, usually for about a week at a time to help my body reset. I have never gone longer than 7 days and my goodness it has been fascinating. Food & Drink I'm sure your wondering, what can I eat? What is left after you remove sugar, grains, dairy, fruit, and starchy vegetables? I also do not consume conventionally r

I never thought I would be able to run a half marathon. I had been a runner for years, but not long distance. My friend Jessica convinced me to start training three years ago and I figured I would give it a try. Boy oh boy I had no idea what I was getting myself into! Just in case you didn't know, a half marathon is 21.1 km. That's right, OVER 20 KILOMETERS. How the HELL does one even start training for that?? We started off easy, running twice a week on Wednesdays (short run