New Year

I know that you can recreate your own life & path at any moment. You don't need a new day, a new week, a new month, or a new year to start fresh & that's great. I love that! But, there's something about New Years. Something about saying "goodbye" to another year and really starting fresh!

Me and Corey were driving to Indy to see my family last week for Christmas and I just could not get these blog thoughts out of my mind. So I decided to go ahead and get this out. It literally flowed right out of me and here it is-

This year has seriously come & gone so fast. As I'm driving to Indiana to go see my sweet family for Christmas I keep having these same thoughts go around & around in my head & I felt compelled to jot them down while they're still fresh, looping in my mind.

As the year in review, wow. All I can say is time really does fly by. I feel like this year passed right before my eyes but it's also felt like a lifetime. This year has kicked my ass. This year wore me out, made me stressed, made me sad, made me question so much. This year also made me appreciate life, appreciate friends, appreciate family, made me laugh so much. I end this year exhausted, excited, confused & hopeful. Our family lost a few members this year, I've been personally challenged & challenged in my path, But this year has also given me the most heartfelt hugs I've ever received in my life.




This year felt like it was an entire year of tests & transitions. I've questioned my path & my calling more than ever this year all while feeling the most confident about my work and I have never been so proud of what I've done. If this year had a theme it would be "all or nothing." This year truly has been all or nothing, so opposite, so all over the gamut of life and emotions kind of year. If this year had a horoscope sign it would be Gemini.

I've grown in aspects of my life that I've really, really wanted to work on and I'm so happy to continue growing. Overall me and Corey were discussing on this road trip this year in review and we both have decided that yes, this year kicked our ass, but in a good way. We both have worked our butts off and taken huge risks in our careers, and we are exhausted and tired but we also have this underlying feeling that something really, really good is on the horizon.


All this work will pay off and it will be so amazing! I love fresh starts. I'm always excited to start a new year, have a fresh start. But I can say that this coming year, of all the 30 new years I've been blessed with, I am the most excited to start this one. I don't know what's to come at all, but I feel like it's going to be so, so sweet!


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Magical Tonic

Hi all! Merry Christmas! It's that time of year when all those Magical Christmas warm & fuzzies show up. But actually this year the warm & fuzzies are brought to you by the warm weather! I've had a hard time grasping that it's already December! With the true fact that time really does fly by & the fact that it's been 70 degrees here in mid December, I'm having a hard time realizing Christmas is just around the corner! It's next week!! (Whaaa????)







Besides our awesome Christmas tree from our local garden center, shout out to JVI Secret Gardens! And a few gifts I have purchased nothing has made me truly feel like it's Christmas season until I whipped up this magical little health tonic this morning.







It's Called Golden Milk. It already sounds pretty amazing and magical with the
name alone. It's quite simple and the health benefits are pretty awesome!

Here's the deal: Golden Milk is an Ayurvedic recipe that is made up of any form of non-dairy, non-soy milk. I used almond milk today, but I would definitely try out some coconut milk too. It also has a blend of turmeric, ginger, coconut oil, black pepper, cinnamon & other little goodies. I'll post my version of the recipe at the end of the post!






History: Turmeric started in India where it's been used for thousands of years. It has been used in cooking, health, beauty & it's active ingredient is curcumin. When you combine curcumin with black pepper all health benefits of each individual ingredient enhance even more to make the tonic magical.

Benefits: This tonic is an antiseptic and it helps with pain relief. It also detoxifies the liver and purifies your blood. It is also anti-inflammatory so it will help with joint pain and arthritis, as well as giving your body a huge immunity boost and antioxidants. And to top it off, this tonic works for many different skin problems.

Here is my recipe I blended from a few I found online:

Golden Milk Tonic-
1 cup Almond or Coconut Milk
1/2 t turmeric powder
1/2 t ginger powder
A couple dashes of black pepper
Generous splash of vanilla extract
1/2 T agave or honey or maple syrup
1/2 t coconut oil
Dash of cinnamon

Heat up non-dairy, non-soy milk on stovetop. You don't want it to boil (but almost get it there) just put it on medium heat and then add in turmeric, ginger, black pepper, vanilla, and your choice of sweetener (honey, agave, maple syrup) I used agave because that's what I have around right now. Whisk it and get it nice and hot and all blended. While that's heating up I add my coconut oil in my coffee mug and then pour the golden milk mixture on top of your dollop of coconut oil. I stir it in the mug and add a dash of cinnamon. Drink & enjoy all while knowing you are nourishing your body with antioxidants and tons of health and beauty benefits!

*very small reports of turmeric allergies. If you haven't tried turmeric, start with a very small dose and make sure you observe your body's reaction



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