i am nowhere close to the person i see myself growing towards, but i am genuinely happy with the person i have grown to become up until today. and i think it's super important to stop and give yourself a few high fives for small successes, important milestones, and life in general.
so i'm totally naming today high five friday. and i think you should read my list of reasons of why i'm deserving of a big high five today, and then take 5 and make your own. it is an awesome way to reflect on the week in passing, and kick start your weekend:
1. marcus had his first dry overnight! [high five to marcus, not really me. but he doesn't have a blog yet so i'll take it on his behalf ok?]
2. we received our final paperwork noting the end of our marriage. it doesn't mean we are throwing a party, but it does mean we are starting a new chapter as a family and turning an important page.
3. i got a pair of boots on clearance from $280 to $29.99. and what could be a hard-to-coordinate-colour-of-beautiful-leather just to happens to beyond-perfectly-match a wicked designer handbag my soeur gifted me with recently. plus, these boots are basically perfect for working my sales-rep tail off by week-day and running hawt-mom errands by weekend. charlie sheen would say i am winning people.
4. my 30 day to inspiration journey at inspire hot yoga studio has come to an end. i didn't just 'meet' my first single-mom goal: i kicked it's ass, learned more than you know, and am a WAY better/stronger/ass is higher and tighter and this is just the beginning person for it.
5. i went for my first run. whose idea was it to spend one month in a sauna, then run outside in the freezing cold? well, i did it. and i will do it again today. and tomorrow. and so forth until i do my half marathon in may.
6. i made a sweet new recipe this week. these gluten free homemade mini pizzas. so simple. the perfect weekend toddler lunch or dinner. and i love that i can custom make each of ours so mine are loaded with veggies and his are loaded with sauce and secret pureed veggies. [evil laugh].
7. i got my hair did. it's not quite finito yet but it's on the right path. sexy victoria's secret hair - here we come.
8. i laughed a LOT this week. god it feels amazing to laugh. why don't people let go and laugh more?
9. i was so lucky to celebrate my dear friend/mama lindsay's birthday this week and connect with some great peeps who i see twice annually at the lorimer-stewart birthday/halloween fetes. luck would have her celebration fall on a wednesday, which meant i was in like sin [as e would say ;)] i have looked up to linds in a lot of ways since we met so feel super lucky to call her a friend:
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10. i met my newphew on skype this week! god he is perfect. my family is just so blessed. my sister and her hubs give me so much to aspire towards. baby james is all kinds of loved.
so there.
high five friday. totally self indulgent and sometimes that is absolutely okay. it's also super important [in my op] to celebrate the challenges in your week and reflect on what you learned from it, how you're better for it, and what you're going to do with it.
seriously, i want you to take 5 and write your list.
i also want you to share your list. by email, by facebook inbox, by comment below. leave it anonymous. leave it with your stamp on it. i just want to know where you're at and will totally celebrate all of your high fives too ;)
happy weekend!
-kare
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