A Mindful Migration

I Got 44 Reflections but a Cat Complaint Ain’t One

July 18, 2019 by Tanya // 5 Comments

Shout out to Jay-Z because any dude who uses the hook from Annie’s Hard Knock Life and turns it into a rap anthem is cool in my book. But I digress, July is my birthday month. I am a Cancer who was born in the Year of the Rabbit. I am also turning 44 on Saturday. Gulp. 44 is an awfully big number, y’all. Super big. BIG!!!!!

Happy Birthday Prompts to Me

July 15, 2019 by Tanya // 14 Comments

I’m trying to keep things a bit lighter this month because it is my birthday month, which is why I haven’t talked about my plans or a-has around my get healthy journey. Those aren’t always the easiest posts for me write, although very necessary and ultimately cathartic. Plus, in all honestly, my get healthy plans were put on the back-burner this month because I plan to eat cake, folks. I will not apologize for this. 😀

Gonna Make You Laugh Now … And Maybe Even Drop a Pound or Two

July 11, 2019 by Tanya // 6 Comments

False advertising alert! Laughter is good but I’m not sure if you can actually laugh weight off, although laughter might help you avoid overeating. I mean it is hard to chew and laugh at the same time. Now in all seriousness, thank you for your support and sharing your own stories with me last month. It can be incredibly disheartening when good health always seems out of reach and the fault lies with you. Knowing others are working through this journey makes me feel braver and not so alone. I hope it does the same for you.

June Bookshelf: Can You Feel the Love?

July 8, 2019 by Tanya // 44 Comments

Not only is Simba gonna roar again in a few weeks, I finally felt some real book love last month. And not grading on a curve love, because I’m desperate to love a book, but real love–Jody Watley style. Points if you know who Jody Watley is. And boo to you if you’re too dang young to know and think I’m an old coot now. Oh, spoiler alert: I am an old coot. I saw the original, animated Lion King when I was in high school and own the movie on VHS.

Happy 4th of July

July 2, 2019 by Tanya // 8 Comments

Sorry I haven’t been around. Yes, I know blogging twice a week was a June Goal. Obviously you know how well that went for me since I haven’t posted since mid-June. It wasn’t intentional but … well, there you go. And errr … let’s not talk about my Goal #2: exercising twice a week. Yeah …. let’s definitely not ever talk about it because errrr … June was obviously not a great month for me.

My Truth: Getting Healthy is Hard for Me

June 17, 2019 by Tanya // 14 Comments

Please note the qualifier … FOR ME. Getting healthy is hard for me. It may also be hard for you. Or it may also be super duper easy for you. Or somewhere in-between. That is your truth and I respect it. My truth is that getting fit and eating right is not easy or second-nature or even something I always want. Sometimes the fault lies with me and other times, albeit far less frequently, it doesn’t. And I’m learning to accept this, not as a fatal flaw or excuse to give-up but an acknowledgement of the hard work I must do every day.