Friday Favorites

Here are a few of my favorite things:

My Shoes!! Amazingly comfortable and light weight. Also loving the color. :)

This quote is by Kelly Cutrone. I read this on a friend's Facebook page not too long ago and quickly had to add to my list of favorite quotes. Love it.









Another one of my favorites right now is this song by Samantha James. I'm not sure why I love it so much, I just do. Maybe because it is soft and chill. I love getting ready to music like this. :)

And last but NOT least is Chalene Johnson's 
30 Day Push. I can already see the awesome 
results of doing this and it is only Day 11!!
I highly suggest you do this. You can start 
whenever you want, it didn't have to be on 
January 1st. It is pure awesomeness. :)










Okay that is all for this week! Do you have any favorites to share? Please do!! :)

Lets DO This

Day 3 of the 30 Day Push (the push challenge by Chalene Johnson) was a bit tougher than I thought it would be! When I read the email this morning I thought the task was going to be easy. Write my top 10 goals, no problem!

Then after I watched the video, I got out my pencil and paper and was ready to write. Then it hit me. Instead of firing down the list I came to a bit of a writers block. What DO I want to accomplish in the next 10 years?

Why is this so hard...what do I want to accomplish??

To accomplish goals we have to make sure we have a clear vision of the goal. It wasn't until this moment that I realized I did not actually ever have a clear vision. The goals were in my head, up there somewhere with all the stuff I had to get done. Just like the other stuff that I accidentally forgot to do because they were not written down on a list, I was not meeting my goals because I was forgetting what they were!

So, now my goals are written down and I have a clear vision of what I want. I encourage all of you to do this. Take your time, really think about your goals and write them down. Chalene says you should re-write them each week. They may change as the weeks go on but that is not a problem.

I am excited to take on my goals now and accomplish them head on!! As my son Max says...Lets DO this!!! :)

The 30 Day push has been awesome so far and it is only Day 3. If you don't do the challenge then make sure you write some goals for yourself. I promise will not regret taking the time to organize your goals and get them down on paper. Please feel free to share your top 3 here!! :)

Lessons Learned

Hello!!

I hope you all enjoyed the holidays! Time is FLYING by. Can you believe it is 2013? It seems the older I get the faster time goes. I remember my Dad telling me this when I was younger and thinking...yeah whatever! Now I totally get it!

I don't know about you but I am ready for a new year!! A new year brings a new beginning! Although it is a new beginning I will not be moving forward without all the lessons learned from the past. Sometimes we get so excited to start a new year, we just want to forget all the bad stuff in the past. Yes, move on and feel good about starting new but don't forget the bad stuff. In those bad times you were taught a lesson. However small or big, it was an experience that taught you something. A lesson to make you better not bitter, right!? :) 

I love this video. I did not make it but it is a great song and having the lyrics on there reinforces the meaning. Also it is Carrie Underwood who I L.O.V.E and two it is about LESSONS LEARNED.

  

I am excited to start this new year out with the help of Chalene Johnson. She created a program called the 30 Day Push and she teaches you how build the foundation to achieve your goals. She makes it fun and keeps you accountable by having you post your goals and daily challenges on instagram. I encourage you to do this! You can follow me on Instagram (abbeycarmen). 

As you start out this new year, remember the lessons you learned in the past so you don't have a repeat. That is what makes you wise and have a better year. Start out the year with a plan on how you are going to have a great year. And most of all, tell yourself you WILL have a good year. There will be hurdles and challenges but you can and will get through them. 

Do you have a lesson you learned this past year that you do not want to forget? Do you have a new goal you want to share? Please share, I love to hear what other people are working on or what they have learned! :)