Wordless Wednesday

Home Gyms!

The Fresh Perspective...

Change your fitness routine?

While we were off for 7 weeks, I took it upon myself to work on things I could actually control. My fitness became a sweet priority and now, I’m in pretty great shape. As things start to go back to normal, I’m troubled with finding some balance. It’s not really efficient that I work out 7 days a week when I’m working 5-6 days a week without an assistant and without many breaks.

I need to remind myself that I’m still doing pretty good on my fitness track. I decided to change up my programming a little and from now on will attempt to do all my workouts from home or outside. For someone who HATED working out at home, the Pandemic has taught me that it doesn’t matter where I work out, as long as I do so. So far, I’ve been finding ways to get it all in. An easy way, especially if you have kids, is to do something active while your kids are being active as well!

My crew and I are quite active and we do it all together. To be fair, the baby doesn’t do much, but one day he will. While my girls are in a tennis lesson, I go for a run. We all skateboard and play tennis together so that keeps my heart-rate up. We have recently added shooting around at a nearby park to our repertoire. These activities, coupled with a few strong Nike fitness workouts and outdoor runs have really helped to diversify my workouts.

I’m committed to staying at home for now and just need to convince my husband to let me get a heavy bag, or a peloton! ;)

—that’s the fresh perspective…

Wordless Wednesday

What is the condition of your masque?

It's Saturday!

Our Eco-boutique is awesome!

In order to be able to give you the best service, we have been using some items from the new eco boutique. Because we want to make sure each item makes sense we are testing the products as we speak! What is featured you might ask? Here is the list of what we are hoping to carry in October

• uashmama

• the last swab

• joco cups

• well kept

• dryer balls

• rox textile art

• 6babe beauty

• accessories

• pure anada cosmetics

• ALL NEW freshair boutique body wash and lotion

• baggu

• and much more!

So at the beginning of this year we made a pledge to be more sustainable and more efficient and less wasteful. We were on that path till, you know what happened…. Anyways, we may be a little behind but we are hoping to provide our clients with is a unique shopping experience curated by us for you!

safety razor

As we speak, the Okwumabuas and I are testing a few other items that may appear in the store. We have some beeswax paper, silicone bags, and some options to replace single use plastics. Leah, her mom, Kitty, Kiah and I are testing some reusable hankies as well. I’m excited about these even though the reusable hanky seems like a thing of the past.

you can use this stuff for a looooooong time

The renovations will be complete by the time the store opens so make sure you come down and tell us what you think! Since ‘changes’ is the theme for this month, maybe you’ll be quickened to change a few things in your lifestyle routine and try some of our offerings? Also, if you have any ideas for our store or even some suggestions for replacing saran wrap and ziplock bags, I’m all ears. Leave your suggestions in the comments below!

Have a good Saturday!

-p

Wordless Wednesday

5 items, 5 looks

1 pair of shoes, 1 pair of jeans, 1 LBD, 1 t shirt and 1 necklace/accessory

The Fresh Perspective...

You’re doing what?!

Back to school, back to life, back to reality.  Reality? I don’t even know if I know what that means! What is reality to any of us anymore?

The coronavirus really has done a number on every living being on planet earth. Some things were great (have you seen the photos of Venice?) and some things were terrible (me homeschooling full-time). This pandemic has single handedly decided for all of us that we need to change.  We need to change and we need to accept that sometimes things change.  For some reason, we have been conditioned to think that change is bad.  Change means things won’t be the same and why is that bad? If things were ABSOLUTELY perfect then change would be not-so-good. But let’s be real, things haven’t been good for a very long time and so maybe this is good?

After three weeks of not accepting that I was unemployed and Canada had essentially shut down, I started to let myself accept things just as they were.  Maybe we would be shut down for 3 months?  Maybe I’d be cutting hair out of my home?  Maybe I wouldn’t be able to retire at 55?  So much uncertainty and undoubted change loomed for me as the weeks added up. I started envisioning my life in a whole new way! Bad? In some ways bad, but in other ways good.

Like I said in an earlier post, I love change!  I love to try new hairstyles and I love to try new foods.  I love new experiences and welcome a good shake up.  All this being said, I enjoy change when I can control it.  I enjoy it when I choose it.  Choosing is the funnest as well.  It’s the full on committing to the ‘change’.  It’s a rush! But only when I want it…

So here is the conundrum. I need to change my mindset to look at my change through different lenses and attempt to choose something uniquely different. I often think about my commitment to the environment and how that choice is so easy for me. I have no problem changing my consumption of single use plastics. I made a decision and boom! Done!

Not having control during a pandemic is indeed difficult especially when you’ve been the one controlling and making decisions up until this point. None the less we should accept and attempt to live our lives a little more authentically and with intent intentions. If you haven’t thought about it before, maybe now? Change.

-the fresh perspective…