Since I’m sharing this week, did you know that I find it hard to stay still in one place. Feeling stuck makes me very restless and frustrated. During the winter months I want to stay close to home and hibernate but mostly through the rest of the year I want to be away.

On the road to somewhere. Anywhere. Just away.
I like being able to spontaneously load up the van and be off. Just to wake up in the morning and say “Let’s Go!” To find adventure.

I love to be with my family. I love to walk in nature, touch the trees, look upwards and take in all the beauty. It brings me so much peace to be thankful at times.

I’ve noticed the last 12 months, a real change in my overall appearance. I think aging is a privilege and don’t think myself old. I’ve always felt it’s a mindset thing and I’m happy to be here, alive, healthy.

However, I do feel a little twinge of sadness just recently when I look in the mirror at my hair, face and the way my clothes fit.

I’m very careful to be body positive around my impressionable children so it’s hard to be feeling less than satisfied with myself right now and unable to express my feelings aloud.

There are no babies in my arms. I think being in that season kept me feeling young.
Life has had its ups and downs – same as everyone and I am firmly into my 40s. All these factors have taken their toll – my face and body show where I’ve been.

Change is inevitable. 

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