Coffee Talk - The Pushing 40 Edition...

Helllloooo my little coffee sipping/gossip loving/vent session LOVES!!!! It's Thursday and the coffee is HOT so let's get to guzzling sipping.....

These past few weeks have really been a reflection period for me...so as I am only oh, a little over 5 months away from the B I G 40....I thought I would mix it up and do a Pushing 40 Edition!!!! ;)

Things you begin to realize as you approach 40:

- Time waits for NO ONE....it's flying by EVERY SINGLE SECOND, so hold on and enjoy every minute. This is particularly HARD for me right now. Freshman year of high school is seriously taking a TOLL on me. Um, 1 - because I'm not ready for her to grow up 2 - because I can't CONTROL absolutely every little thing and that is HARD for a control freak type personality!!! (honesty is the best policy you know)

- Babies grow up to become teenagers - no you can't get rid of them, yes you still need to LOVE them! (see explanation above) For REAL though...if you are lucky enough to have little ones NOW is the time to go ahead and enjoy every morsel of being worshiped. Every non stop chit chat moment. Every wanting to be JUST like you moment. Every toy left out. Every sleepless night. Every whining tantrum. Enjoy EVERY everything because You will BLINK (literally blink) and it will be OVER faster than you can say "I want it all back". I am like a leaking water faucet right now. I can literally pour tears out in a millisecond over this whole transition. I look at her and still see my sweet little baby I brought home from the hospital.....well you know until she gives me that eye roll 'oh God' look and snaps me back to reality. I guess the point here is I went from 24 yrs old to 40 lightening FAST and I think we ALL think we have sooo much time when the truth is it's ticking away uber duber quickly!

- Relationships WILL change no matter how close you were to someone. It's inevitable, it's the nature of the beast. In the past I would let this just EAT me ALIVE!!! (ya know until I was just a carcass) Now I realized that everyone is changing and evolving and you are either changing with people or you are growing apart and either way hurts but it's a part of life. Inhale peace and exhale all the bad thoughts/resentment that may be taking up space in your sweet little mind!

- When you are younger it's ALL about how you look on the outside! As you get older you realize EVERYONE is going to AGE, it's unavoidable (unless you want your face frozen and drooling everywhere that is) So do what you can to stay HEALTHY. Healthy on the inside as well as the outside. Find inner happiness and it will seep through your pores to the outside. Yes we all wish we were super models, the fact remains we aren't...well a good majority of us aren't. ;) Work with what you have! The happiest people are the prettiest people....be HAPPY!!!! For me working out and eating as clean as I possibly can with a total 80/20 attitude is key to me staying healthy!!! Not only do I feel better physically but mentally it is complete THERAPY for me! I don't care if it's a mind game I play with myself or if it's the real deal.....all I know is I am one miserable Beeeeee if I am lazy and eating lots of crap!!!

- Relax and take time for YOU! Do things that you enjoy! Read, workout, take a bath, enjoy a glass of wine, enjoy coffee, color (yes I am partaking in the adult coloring/meditation and LOVING it)....whatever brings you down to being like a noodle, less stressed and puts a smile on your face, take the time no matter how short of a span it is....and DO it!

Alright my loves....there are plenty more words of nonsense wisdom, but that's ALL I got for today!!!
It's editing time and gearing up for a bestie getaway weekend!!!! Have a fabulous rest of your week!!!! XO