Lordy, Lordy

I slipped into my 40s this week and I gotta say, I had been dreading it for months! But as the big day got closer My perspective started to shift. Like who am I to feel shame, anger, or sadness about getting old? Talk about low vibe energy! It’s time to celebrate all the life experiences so far, and anxiously anticipate all the life left to live!

I’m feeling the best I have in my entire life. Now, let’s not confuse “feeling good” with the reading on a scale, or a clothing size, or any other mind fuck of a number. What it actually means is that I am feeling relentlessly comfortable in my own skin. But it’s taken me this many years to get here.

Physically, what works for me is balance in all things. No restrictions, no rigid goals, no guilt. I eat healthy most of the time and allow myself to indulge if I get the urge. When it comes to movement, I simply listen to what my body is asking for (or not asking for) and do that. I have learned to really listen to my body so that I know what she needs on a daily basis.

Emotionally, I am and always will be a work in progress. As we all are. However, I’m at a place in my life, where I no longer need to compare or fit into anyone else’s expectations. I put my deepest trust in my intuition and honour where she leads me. Connecting hard with what aligns and releasing anything that doesn’t with gratitude. I’m committed to self care practices that fill me up because I know exactly how gross it feels to be running on fumes.

So if you’re at this stage of life with me LET’S DO THIS! And if you aren’t quite here yet, I hope I can inspire you to embrace the opportunity to grow older rather than fear it. I promise the confidence and knowingness you have in yourself will have you hardly noticing the salt and pepper pubes, varicose veins and fine lines (insert pinocchio nose). My good friend left me a sweet birthday message welcoming me to the “decade of no bullshit” and I can’t imagine a better way to put it. So if you’re sticking around you can look forward to content that’s even more real and authentic, while of course staying true to my offside and abnormal brand!