One Question I’m Asking Myself…

Happy Monday! Man, has the past two weeks been a whirlwind. Chase and I are in the process of buying our first home! EEEKK! We are making HUGE decisions, and this is something that is exciting, but very scary. As crazy as this process has been, we couldn’t be more excited to be home owners and to have the keys to our house in our hands! You bet I will be sharing more info with you all as we have it! Stay tuned for more to come…

2019 has started out with a bang. We are under contract on our home, Chase is enrolled in his second semester of dental school, and I will be performing in An American in Paris at Hale Centre Theatre in less than a month! With SO much going on, I often ask myself… HOW CAN I DE-STRESS AND UNWIND? There are only so many hours in a day, and if I don’t take a step back, my days fly by in a heartbeat. I have found that there are 4 KEY THINGS that help me de-stress and calm down when life takes over…

1. Yoga/Meditation: I have recently fallen in love with hot yoga. I LOVE how calm and relaxed I feel during and after class.
2. Prayer/Gratitude Journal: I have always turned to prayer no matter what is going on in life, but I have also found that a gratitude journal is life changing. I try to write down 3 things each day that I am grateful for. Some days my entries are simple, but on other days my entries are very special. This is something I love to look back at as time passes.
3. A warm shower/bath: We all know just how amazing a warm bubble bath is. I have found that this is my favorite way to unwind at night before going to bed. I love to add my favorite playlist, which often includes music by Norah Jones, Michael Bublé, and Ella Fitzgerald.
4. Find your outlet: We all have things that we enjoy. It is not a secret that I love shopping. Another thing I love to do is browse items online. There is something about this that makes me feel relaxed and in my element. This darling winter sweater dress is an online fashion find and it is under $21! Talk about reasonable fashion! You can shop it here and get an extra 15% when you use code Q1fluffandfrill15.

Life can get overwhelming. I am learning very early on this year that I have to take time for myself in order to be my best self. By taking time to de-stress and unwind I can be the person I want to be.

Thank you for stopping by and spending a little bit of time with me.

XO,

Ri