WARM FUZZY FRIDAY - The Prelude to a Post ...

I wanted to share this post with you, initially designed and intended to be a short introduction to my typical pictorial posts that I serve you guys on a Friday. But this morning, the words came hot and heavy, and who was I to stop them and stand in the way? They wanted to be shared. So here they are, infused with a little Emily essense, and yours for the readin'. Peace x

This morning I want to share with you an eclectic mix of everything that is inspiring, fuelling, driving and propelling me forwards right now. I have enjoyed such an incredible week and such simple reasons are behind the magic of it all. Surely I should feel better after a week in Bali of shopping, drinking and laughing (and please don't get me wrong - I absolutely adore being surrounded by friends/family exploring, enjoying and experiencing together) but the sense of utter peace, joy and an inner 'glowing' that I feel right this second is indescribable. 

I feel like, over the past few months, slowly but surely and for whatever reason my spark died a little. It would come back sporadically and maybe even hang about for a few days, but these feelings were always more so invoked by my brain telling me my 'shoulds'. I didn't really allow myself to simply let go, be and feel. And I knew, as all of us do as wise little souls, exactly what I needed to do to get to where I wanted to be. Inspiration struck and I knew the steps involved. I started by reading. Simply reading. A book that I had put down about a month ago, two thirds of the way in, and I discarded it to the side because life got busy and I had 'shit to do'. I curled up on Sunday, tea in hand, and read for about 4 hours. Highlighting the passages and words that practically peeled themselves off the page, climbed up my oversized jumper and slapped me in the face.  I finished the book and felt, for lack of a better word, transformed. I feel like the girl who picked up the book was a far cry from the girl who put it back down. After that I knew my next step was to create my new vision board, to collate images and words and concepts that would perfectly capture how I want to feel and the reality that I want to create for myself (yep, this is a fru fru post!). 

Don't think that I've hippied out and spent the weekend smelling flowers and laying in the grass, although I occasionally did do this, but I still had an agenda, work to do, people to see, responsibilities etc. In truth, this week has also been one of my most productive in a long time! But as I was coming from a place of happiness, purpose, passion and peace - these trivial jobs and responsibilities came to pass so easily. My mind is sharp and clear, and my work has reflected this. I have made time each and every day for moving my body and somehow connecting to nature (enjoying the Spring sun while it's out); I have made time for daily reading whether its a chapter here and there or a good old hour lost in the words of others; I have cooked and experimented with incredible new and nutritious foods; I have connected with family and friends and 'shown up' for my loved ones around me; I have educated myself and pursued new passions; I have been silly; I have meditated; I have smiled and laughed and felt so ding-dong-dang happy that I felt I was going to BURST!

I had planned to do a simple, short and sweet, introduction to this post but these words have poured out of me as I have tapped away at the keys. So apologies for the early morning essay mi amigos, but I just wanted to share my week and my experiences with you. 

Oh and also, during my midweek shenanigans and soul searching, I found it. That big idea, that big concept and big calling that I have been mulling over and looking for, for what feels like forever. It came to me. Clear as day. So I'm-a sit quietly with my chai latte, my notebooks and my little soul and flesh this baby out. I might do another post, if I'm feeling cheeky, that better encapsulates what the frick I am going on about. My purpose and mission is so white-hot, razor sharp and incredibly clear right now that I do NOT know how it didn't find me sooner. Or, perhaps I should rephrase, how it didn't appear to me sooner. It was always there lurkin and getting its creep on in the background but, until I was ready, the universe chose not for it to reveal itself. 

Sending all the blessings, white light and other fru fru jazz to you now and always x

WARM FUZZY FRIDAY - A Quick One Stop Shop for Inspiration

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Blessings and a shittonne of inspiration and light and love x

I WANT YOU - The Life Changing Hump Day Edition

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This image, in all it's glorious simplicity and modern tweaks, perfectly depicts where I am at right now. I'm looking at you, I'm strong and sure, I'm wearing a festive-as-fug hat and I sincerely want YOU to live your BEST life. Whatever that may mean for you. If that means a better job - I want that for you; better health - I want that for you; better relationships (friendship and romantic) - I want that for you; better income - I want that for you; better career - I want that for you; more energy - I want that for you; more gratitude and happiness - I want that for you. Believe it or not, the universe is abundant and infinite. If you get crystal clear on what you want, it delivers. But you need to get so dang clear on what it is that you want to come about, why you want it to come about and when you want it to come about. A beautiful friend of mine gave me the analogy of the universe being like the ocean, we can go to the ocean with a thimble and extract a tiny amount of water; we can go to it with a bucket and get a little more; we can go to it with a GIANT mother flippin' hose and likely won't even see a dent in water levels. The universe can't give us what we don't ask for and what we're not ready or prepared to receive. True story.

 

So what brings me to the blog today... Well I've been getting so clear on what it is I want, what goals and aspirations and scary big dreams I have ahead of me and where I want them to take me and why I want to get there. I have spent the past two weeks soul searching harder and further than I EVER have before. As a result, I am FEELING better than I ever have before. Physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually - I am literally buzzing every day with anticipation and excitement and momentum when I think about what the future holds. But I needn't even think forward to the future because at the moment, my present is so dang good. Sure there are things that I would love to bring about, and I will, but my entire life right now is a direct result of how I have designed it and I take FULL responsibility for what's around me. And it's amazing. I have so many things to be grateful for that my gratitude lists are honestly getting ridiculous.

 

Part of my journey to get where I am today is by finding my 'tribe'. I am so so fortunate that my friends and family have ALWAYS supported me no end and they stand absolutely 110% behind everything that I do. But part of getting to where I am now is also through my connecting with people, all around the world, who have the same passions, values, direction, beliefs and energy as me. These women (I always seem to have incredibly strong women in my life and not so many fellas. Come at me boys!!*) have fanned the flames and kept my passion burning bright. Finding people that love and support you. Whether you, like me, were blessed with an army of angels around you from the time you were born (looking at you family and my girls) or whether you've discovered your tribe later in life OR whether you're yet to discover them. They're out there. Trust me they are. And they're the ones who will get you from where you are to where you want to be.

 

A HUGE and recent change in my life is the people I have met through Isagenix, the nutritional cleansing company that I connected with a few months back and have not let go of! The people I have met in my journey to 'wellness' - who share similar goals, values and overall enthusiasm for life and all its incredible possibilities - are the most powerful and instrumental people I have ever come across. They are changing lives, building a better tomorrow and smashing their goals, left right and centre.

 

I want YOU to have that. I want you to find your tribe and start your journey to your BEST life. I am looking for people to join my team - who are motivated, passionate and driven and who ultimately want to build a kind, well and FREE life for themselves. I want financial freedom and physical freedom to be the 'norm'. I want us to stop living our lives the way that we've been programmed to and instead break the mould and live life YOUR way.

 

I have told the universe that I will be living in a beautiful big old house on Yallingup hill with ocean views and a beautiful, inviting open floor plan by the time I am 30; I will create a life that allows me to travel and not be limited by financial or physical restraints; I will be perfectly aligned in mind, body and spirit so that everything I work for and achieve happens in perfect synchronicity with the universe. I will spend the rest of my life, til my dying days (and even then some) helping, serving and supporting others.

 

If ANY of this resonates with you and you want to become your healthiest self (and healthy in every single sense of the world - physical health; emotional health; spiritual health and financial health) then I want you to declare this the day that you start your new life and email me at blessthismess@hotmail.com.au and let's DO this. I promise you that I will put every ounce of myself and my heart into helping you achieve your goals.

 

Blessings and cuddles and excitement and every other positive emotion in between x

 

*In a completely platonic way of course ... I love you David!

WARM FUZZY FRIDAY - A Dedication.

Today's post is lovingly dedicated to someone very very special who, today, embarks on an exciting little journey. To all of you who are venturing into the unknown - who need a comforting cuddle and to be told that the pursuit of their dreams is the right thing to do - consider this mine, and the universe's, way of reassuring you that everything will be fabulous! Only positive things surround you, only good things lay ahead and only YOU control how incredible your life will be. 

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Blessings and pom-pom waving from your number one cheerleader x

WARM FUZZY FRIDAY - Shine Bright

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This Fuzzy Friday, I'm not going to bombard you with images. I'm not going to chirp on and say the same thing in a slightly different way over and over. I'm simply loving and leaving you with this quote. I must have seen and read this quote a majillion times. When you read as many personal development, fru fru and motivational books as I do (and blogs, and documentaries, and articles...) you start to notice a few 'regular' sayings or teachings. But this week, something clicked. The words that I have read over and over again made so freakin' much sense that I wondered how I hadn't come to realise this before. This quote is all about basking in the wonder that is YOU. How trying to conform, trying to be someone else and consequently dissing on your fabulous self as a result, how playing it small, does nobody no good (threw in a double negative just to mess with y'all). Have you ever noticed how some people are absolutely stellar artists and creators, how they simply look at something conventional and see it in a completely different light and try to express it; while some people (cough cough, me!) can't seem to even colour within the lines of a dot to dot drawing! We were born with talents and skills that are unique to US. Some people are completely dependable to lift our spirits and make us laugh; others are straight shooters who we know we can count on when we want good, honest, cut-to-the-chase advice; others possess such a profound belief in us that they make us feel invincible and like we can do absolutely anything that our hearts' desire. Figure out who you are and let that person shine.

 

So this is my e-commitment to be unabashedly Emily, authentic to the core, and to no longer play it small, thinking that it will be better for others that way. I'm coming, balls blazing, and shining bright. Like a diamond, if you will.

 

A ship-load of blessings, love and light x

BEING AN AUTHOR

Everyone is an author. Whether they are creative, inspired to put pen to paper, or whether they are even literate - they are authors. Because, the truth is, every single day we write our future. We write our immediate future, we write our long term future and we write and choreograph every single moment that occurs within our lives. I know that this can often sound like a big load of hogswash but it ain't. I am an absolute advocate for setting intentions, writing my future and having the universe conspire in my favour to see my dreams actualised.

One of my recent favourite films is a little known one called Ruby Sparks. Go and rent it NOW. It's an enchanting little film about an insanely talented and lonely author who sets about writing his next great novel. An already aclaimed and praised writer, he is lacking inspiration when he is overcome by images and dreams of his soulmate and 'perfect girl' and decides to write about her, their adventures and their love. He tells his brother that he finds himself writing whenever and wherever he can because he loves spending time with her. His written connection is so powerful that he smiles with her, he laughs with her, he feels her and, to him, she is real. Then, faster than you can say boomshakalaka, she is in his apartment and he has manifested his soulmate. The film is 'kin brilliant and I strongly advise that you see it. An obvious fantasy but a poignant message. I may have turned a little hippy but not so much so that I believe we can materialise things simply by writing them (soy decaf cappucino on my desk please universe), but I DO believe that the film resonates so strongly with what I'm on about. Calvin knew what he wanted, he was specific about his 'perfect girl', he knew how she felt, how she smelt, the exact shade of her hair, her subtle nuances, he knew how he felt when he was around her, he knew how they would interact. Imagine if we had that same knowing, that same utter conviction in our dreams and goals that having it come to fruition was really the only option. Once we have that pristine clarity and absolute cement-set intention - magic happens.

I also want to share with you, my darlings, a book I read recently that has had a huge impact on the way I view my life and moreso my 'problems'. It's called Zero Limits and it's based around the teachings of ho'oponopono - a Hawaiin born practice of connecting with your 'zero', where you act without ego and from a purely natural state. Dr Hew Len talks about taking complete responsibility for the world around you. And all the shit that it might include. I rejected this idea for so so long, wondering how the frick I am responsible for some of the nasty things that happen in the world. But by taking responsibility and acknowleging that fear led to its existance and by correcting it with love, you can heal your life and those things around you that are make up your world. The most interesting and phenomenal aspect of the book were the anecdotal stories that Dr Hew Len and others shared. Dr Hew Len worked at a high security correctional facility for mentally ill criminals, and was asked to work with the inmates in the hope of reducing the frequency of violence and 'unlivable' environment of the building. In just a few short years, only a few inmates remained (and were moved to lower security areas), the gardens were better maintained, a huge number of inmates had been discharged and so many more little by little changes occured. Seems fair enough, a psychiatrist was hired to do his job and did it. An impressive result but by no means a miracle. Until you read that Dr Hew Len's practice actually invovled NO direct client contact. He instead took personal responsibility for his fellow mans' current state and worked on 'cleaning' his own energies and rewriting what he saw. A little fru fru for you or want to know more - check out an article here that describes his approach and consequent successes. 

So for now I'll leave you with that. I am going to delve into this a bit more next week and talk more the 'hows' of setting your intentions etc. But for now just be aware. Get thinking about what you want to manifest into your life, what you want to remove and how exactly you will actualise your most authentic life.

Blessings from my turban wearing, mantra chanting, hippy self x

WARM FUZZY FRIDAY

Keepin' it simple this Friday and am sharing with you a few images to inspire, encourage, motivate and add 'sparkle' to your friday. Enjoy my darlings.

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Blessings from my inspired, bright, colourful Friday x

EXERCISIN' MY GRR-ATTITUDE

Apologies for the quiet week. I have been head down ass up in the clinic trying to get on top of everything while fighting off a dang cold. I've also been working on a few creative little projects which will all be revealed in good time my pretties.

It's time to crank the thankfulness for this Thursday and exercise our 'Grr' attitude.

Dear Universe. This week I am grateful for -

+ Happy moments, alignment and feeling like I'm 'on track'
+ The clients in my clinic and the progress they are making
+ The beautiful community of readers and supporters who are encouraging me and givin' me warm fuzzies
+ My running mojo coming back
+ Planning tomfoolery and exciting adventures
+ Having freedom and choice
+ Feeling squeaky clean after my fourth cleanse day
+ Messages of love, inspiration and cuddliness pouring out of my inbox
+ New friends
+ Old friends
+ Ticking items off the ole 'to do' list
+ Cold night tracky pants weather and king bed cuddles
+ Rainbow glimpses during breaks in the storms
+ Feeling blessed pretty much 24/7
+ Pre-loved book bargains

I want to hear from YOU. What are YOU grateful for?

Blessings from my smiley, happy, shiny little bubble o' happiness x

WARM FUZZY FRIDAY - Progress not Perfection

One of my newest affirmations and attitudes that I have picked up, and learned to love along the way, is  to stop my old ways of seeking out external sources of happiness, inspiration and love. If I am feeling unhappy, I will do something that makes me happy. If I want to be inspired, I'll try to inspire myself. If I am feeling lonely, I'll take myself out on a date and show myself some love (if no one else is around of course, dating with other people is my first preference...). So when I get my glump on and feel uninspired, dejected and need a big ole kick up the bum to snap out of it - I turned to the best teacher I have available to me 24/7. 

So today's post is dedicated to myself and of course to anyone else out there who is/was needing a reminder that life is a journey and that each and every one of us are a work in progress. We don't need to be perfect. We don't need to achieve it all and succeed in every single venture. We don't have to give up when there is a small set back. We give ourselves a cuddle and remind ourselves to strive for balance and continue on our path.

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Blessings and Friday kisses from my smiley self x

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Blessings and Happy Tuesday wishes from me x

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY - Race Recap Time

I feel like I am forever prefacing my posts with 'I'm sorry' - so let's skip apologies for the delay in getting this post to you (oh darling readers o' mine) and get into the good and juicy details.

Sunday morning I woke up with the most mixed emotions. I was excited that I would be able to spend the morning side by side with one of my closest friends, and later found out that I would get to join in breakfast celebrations too, which just boosted my enthusiasm for the morning tenfold. But I was anxious as a mother clucker because it was hand down the most unprepared I have ever been for an event. The event was the HBF 12km run and, although my darling assured me that it would be for 'fun' and there was no pressure, I naturally in my true virgo styles put pressure and expectations on myself and from the get go felt like I'd flail. 

I thought, to make this post readable and not a tedious play by play of the morning, I'll crack the subheadings and give you the important deets. Sound good? Yes!

Pre Race

Prepared myself with a piece of rye toast and honey - a pre race tradition and one that's proving hard to break. I stretched. Freaked out. Had nervous tummy. Texted. Googled and instagramed for inspiration. And basically killed time until my inevitable undoing. Yes pessimistic Emily was in full swing on Sunday in the am!

Before the Event

Feeling empowered and all 'girl powered' at the start line I felt for the first time that morning that 'Yes, I can do this and I won't die'. I loved the pre race chatter between my friend and I at the start line. We covered philosophical topics, trivial pointless chit chat, gossip, d and m's and everything else in between - keeping this running tradition with this girl is what got me up that morning and I just hoped it was enough to fuel me for the run. I made myself a promise - that I would give 110% Whether that meant running the full 12km straight or only making it 1km in - I would give it my absolute all.

The first 5km

Felt fabulous. We ran in unison and chatted and the kms seemed to tick over. I might add though that one of the attractions (because of it being such a novelty), as well as being the world's biggest pain in the ass, fell within the first 5km of the run and that was the freakin' freeway tunnel. Whoever the genius was that suggested having 30, 000 runners passing through the nil-air-flow tunnel at the beginning of a long run should be slapped. Hard. The tunnel is never fun and was actually the point of my emotional breakdown last year so I just swore to myself that I would get to the other side without stopping and that would be my little 'Everest'. Hurdle number one accomplished. We made it to the other end alive and this was made even more impressive by the fact that the tunnel resembled a fart-tube by the time our little shoesies trotted on through. Pee-ewww.

The 6-8km Marks

Oh good lordy. This is where everything started feeling a little weird. I just felt empty and weak, my mind felt a little shakey and faint. It's hard to know whether this was legit, because I've had a bout of feeling a bit like this over the past few weeks, or whether it was all in my head. I walked bits and pieces over this time in an effort to catch my breath and regroup. I wasn't having fun but loved every minute I was blessed to be spending with my friend in the sunshine so I kept on going. Running and walking and trying to convince myself that I still had more in me.

The Final 8-12km

Something clicked. My beautiful friend proclaimed her belief in me (thank you chicken!) and I decided that I wasn't done and I had more in me. I pushed myself so hard mentally over the next 4km and I can say, hand to heart, that I had nothing left in the tank at the end. We crossed the finish line in 1hour 16min and averaged a 6min30 pace. Not a fab time but believe it or not it was actually a PB (I later discovered) so I am extremely happy. My amazing friend killed this run and I know that she could smash out a 60min run if she wasn't supporting me so I am so grateful that she sacrificed her run to see me over the line.

Post Race Breakfast

Good food, a cup o' hot coffee, beautiful company, incredible chats. I freakin' adore breakfast. The best possible post race reward - nutritionally and emotionally. I left feeling like I could run another 12km. I had that much energy and adrenalin, but alas I didn't even attempt it. I was done and dusted baby!

The Aftermath

Somewhere between breakfast and bedtime I went wrong. My knee seized up and I was left with pretty intense pain on the side of my right knee. I hobbled up and down stairs at Subiaco Oval (go the Dockers) and I knew something was up. I googled (and prepared myself for the inevitable misdiagnosis and scary worst-case-scenario suggestion of 'cancer' to pop up) and it turns out my symptoms were pretty on par with Runner's knee. So I had a date with a bag of ice, a heatbag and some ibuprofin. I've taken it pretty easy since Sunday, doing my first semi intense workout this evening, and so far so good. The knee feels back to normal and I'll test it with a sneaky run this week.

Take Home Points

+ You can always push yourself further.

+ The support you have on your runs can make or break, choose running buddies wisely and don't steal mine because I need her.

+ Get involved in community events because they will set your motivation-meter to overdrive.

+ Set yourself goals and avoid going into a run 'blind'.

+ Prepare, mentally and physically, for whatever challenge you set yourself.

+ Count your blessings and enjoy the journey.

Blessings from my overflowin' heart's ever increasing, cardio challenged heart rate x

Thankful Thursday

Stealing a cue from the MNB team and I am kicking off this Thursday in the best way possible - a healthy serve of humble gratitude pie.

This week has been a bit of a toughy. An emotional rollercoaster with a shitload of loop-de-loops and sharp turns. But, like everything in life, it came to an end and I've settled back down and am ready and motivated to keep going and chase those dreams o' mine. This week I am most grateful for:

+ Having a roof over my head during the scary weather this past week
+ And on that note, having a snuggly bed to keep me warm!
+ Enjoying some delicious and uber nourishing meals 
+ Taking myself on a smoothie date and sitting alone in a cafe with my thoughts and a notebook
+ Being super productive in the clinic and putting a hell of a lot of ticks on my 'to do' list
+ My friends and family and their love and kindness. Not a day goes past when I won't be grateful for them
+ Minor, but albeit significant, puppy training progress
+ The fact that the weekend is so close I can smell it
+ Late night epiphanies and goal setting
+ My Poppy's improving health and the power of love and prayers
+ Sunshiney mornings, even if they only last for an hour!
+ Smiling. Smiling is my favourite.

What are you thankful for in your life at the moment? A particular person? Tell them. A particular situation? Write it down and thank the universe. Something that you've done or achieved? Show yourself some love and praise. Gratitude breeds gratitude - by being thankful you will attract more and more things to be thankful for! So go on, get thanking.

Blessings from my content and peaceful soul x

WARM FUZZY FRIDAY.

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Happy Friday my beauties. Today is warm fuzzy Friday - a virtual reminder for you to take a moment in the crux of your busy day and reflect on all the good in your life. Replace negative thoughts with positive ones; replace fear with excitement; regret with action; self pity with self empowerment! 

On this Friday I am feeling particularly blessed. I am celebrating a faux Mother's Day with my beautiful mama - starting with a smoothie breakfast; a trip into town; a surprise destination this afternoon and a walk together this afternoon. Bliss. I am also feeling even fuzzier because it is now less than 24 hours til I am reunited with my precious little sister. I am buzzzzzzing.

So what better way to kick off the day than with a gratitude list - come join me won't you? I'm serious. Grab a post it, your iphone, a pen and paper or just count your blessings on your fingers! Let's get grateful.

+ Spending time with my mama

+ A netball win this week

+ Yoga progress

+ Messin' up my kitchen with delish recipes

+ Feeling strong and healthy in this chilly weather

+ Planning surprises for my mama

+ Cosying up to watch the Survivor finale

+ Inspirational realisations and affirmations

+ Secret projects and planning in the works

+ Gorgeous clients at the clinic

+ Clearing skin (such a basic thing to be grateful for, but a huge thing for me!)

+ Loving messages of support

Blessings from my gratitude-infused heart x

WARM FUZZY FRIDAY

For those of you who know me, and love me regardless, you know that I am a goal setter. I am as goal oriented as they come. I am forever writing lists and goals, setting challenges and pushing myself further and further. I don't just mean in a purely fitness sense, although I seem to always be pressing 'submit' button on online registration forms of all sorts of run, ride or community events. I mean that I am a goal setter in every single aspect of my life. I am in fact sad to say that I've forgotten what it's like to just 'be'. I feel lost and far too uncertain about my path when I don't have something, anything, that I am striving towards. This is, ironically, my new goal and focus. To abolish the 'have to's and the 'to do list's and focus on the journey instead of the destination. 

But it's not all doom and gloom. I'm proud of the goals that I have set and subsequently achieved. I am very much someone who will never really relish in their success, I achieve the goal and quickly set my sights on the next step, the next mountain to climb and the next item to check off. Um, eff that! In my short 25 years I have set out to do the following -

+ Graduate with honours from my university course
+ Get thesis published
+ Complete a triathlon
+ Complete a fun run for charity
+ Move out of home
+ Move to and live in the country
+ Become a principal speech pathologist in my own private practice
+ For David and I to buy our first house
+ Start and maintain an empowering blog

And guess what my loves? I have freakin' done it! In addition to these I have been able to maintain my beautiful relationships with the most amazing group of family and friends; set a few mini goals along the way and have the best time doing it all! So, although I am taking a backseat on the whole goal setting expedition, I am giving you the wheel baby! This is your e-kick-up-the-bum to set your sights high and go out and do it. I have collated an inspirational bunch o' images to light that fire in your bellies. Motivational quotes and images are my (not so secret) weapon. Screen shot these gems, stick 'em on your mirror or record yourself saying them and listen to them over and over. You got this - I am your number one cheerleader and am jumping my little ass off and waving pom poms in yo' face!

And in the inspiring words of my beautiful friend - Life is your oyster, eat up baby!

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Blessings from my already-oh-so-proud-of-you heart and soul x