Motivation for Your Monday

Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was absolutely fantastic! We were able to spend lots of time with family that we do not usually see and, meet my Mom's new dog. I also ate a banana fosters waffle that was incredible. Some day, I will remember to take a picture of yummy foods before stuffing them into my face. Yesterday was not that day.

I also received a certain gold iPhone 6 on Friday, so that was pretty great too!! Get ready, there is sure to be a review of it and a few apps for it on the blog pretty soon. So far though, I love it. It is waaay lighter than previously thought and super pretty... Other than the back, still not a fan. Now, let's get to that inspiration!

This week for our inspiration we have a quote from Aristotle that I came across yesterday, randomly, while looking at an app. My original thought was to have a completely different quote for a completely different purpose, but that one can wait until next week to finish off this month's Monday motivations.

This one is so true and something that is so easy for me to forget. Habits define us, for the good and for the bad. We all have them and, sometimes, changing them is harder than changing most areas of our life. But, as John Maxwell said, "If you want want you've never had, you must do what you've never done". Yet another great quote that can inspire us to keep going, even when the going gets tough. I hope you are able to achieve all your goals for this week and get this done!

Happy Monday! And, if you missed it, here is Friday's post all about those we love, especially those incredible grandparents we are all so blessed to have.

Who do You Love?

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Happy Friday! Today and tomorrow, both the hubs family and mine are celebrating the life of his grandma, Mary Lu. Mary Lu passed away earlier this week at the age of 101. She would have been 102 in just about one month. What an incredible lady and a fantastic example of what a peaceful life and a few vitamins can do! Although we are sad that she is no longer with us, we are just so happy for the amazing life she has lived.

At 101 years, she lived through the Great Depression, two World Wars, the end of segregation, and more inventions than I care to list. Wow! She also lived to see her two sons become seriously incredible people who raised some seriously incredible people who then also raised some seriously incredible people. And, just last year, she got to see her first great-granddaughter get married. What might be even more incredible than all of this is the love she had for her family and the love her family had for her.

I can still remember the first time I met her. She was visiting from California and I went over to the hubs house (then just a boyfriend) at the age of 17. I wore jewelry I thought she would like (we have always had similar taste in jewelry) and was so nervous. From the moment I met her, she calmed my nerves and made me feel welcomed. Since then, we have had so many conversations and times together that I will never forget.

Mary Lu was definitely not just a grandma, great-grandma, or mother for those in her family, she was that for everyone she met. One of our good friends recently explained her as a lady that was so sweet, but with a bit of spice. How perfect. Her independence was vital to her and up until her last few days, she was walking, making her own meals, and helping anyone she could. And, chances were pretty high that if you helped her, she would thank you and tell you her age. Hehe, that was the best! Most people would gasp or just look seriously surprised. Once time, there was a store clerk who asked to see her ID. Seriously, who would not enjoy that?

I know this is not the most exciting post in the world, but thank you for sticking with it to now. Grandparents are one of those parts of life that we are just so gifted to have, and talking about how blessed I am to have mine is something that could go on all day. Instead though, here are some pretty great things about grandparents!

Have you seen this? Such cool grandparents

Are your grandparents on Facebook? My Grandma is. She is also on Instagram so she can see/show pictures of the grandkids.

Stories that show how sweet grandparents are

Texts from grandparents.

September Book Club

So, September may be more than half way through, but that is not to pick up a great book! Some friends and I recently started up a book club that will be meeting once a month to discuss some monthly reading. We will each take turns hosting, picking the book, bringing snacks, and bringing drinks. This month, I got to choose the book and decided on We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. I heard good things about it and have also heard that the ending is a complete surprise. Other than that, I know nothing.

If you would like to join our monthly book club, that would be so great! We can read them together each month (I promise to notify you of that month's reading sooner than this one) and then come back for a book review. Of course, there will be a spoiler free and spoiler filled section easily seen. That way everyone is super happy with how little or how much information we have.

As for this month's book, I can tell you right now that is fits in the YA category and is based on a wealthy New England family. Two things I had no idea about when deciding on the book! Another thing I have learned is that it is a pretty easy ready. Really. I was halfway through with it after one sitting.

And, since there have been very few fitness related posts this week, I added in some workouts that were recently discovered from Brooke Burke-Chavet's YouTube Channel. Did you know that she had a YouTube channel? I had no idea. Brooke's channel, Modern Mom, is all about health and fitness with guest trainers (Tara Stiles was the most recent), healthy eating, and lifestyle tips. I am officially addicted.

So far, the two workouts that I have done include the Bum workout with Tara Stiles and this one for hip slimming. Both were fantastic and kicked up quite the sweat. They did not make me super sore, but were still great! If you looking for a bum workout that will make you super sore, just wait for the one coming out later this week!

Motivation for Your Monday

This quote by Walt Disney is almost always on the fences separating new work projects from the visitor area at Disney World. It is also one of my favorite Disney quotes and another at the front of my daily planner. Actually, this quote was the foundation of this blog.

Hopefully, this quote will help all of us (including my super sleepy self) get up and get this Monday done! What are some of your favorite quotes from Walt Disney?