Everyone says that having a baby changes everything, and I believed it. I just didn't realize how quickly things would change. Over the past two years, I have made a lot of changes in my life from the way I eat and take care of my body to a focus on self-care and personal development. …
Craving Simplicity – My Journey to Simplified Living
Can you believe it is already the middle of August? It seems like I was justgetting excited about the summer starting! You'll have to forgive me for being a little MIA lately; even on social media I've been a little quiet. I've been taking some much needed time to unwind, unplug and decompress. This past …
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5 Life Lessons I Learned from Completing A Triathlon
I'm a firm believer that every experience in life can teach us lessons - the good and the bad. I've had my fair share of bad experiences from failed job interviews to conflicts with friends, but today I am not here to talk about a bad experience I had. Today, I wanted to talk about the …
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Lessons Learned in my First Year of Blogging
Normally, I'm really good at remembering important dates: Birthdays, wedding anniversaries, even doggie birthdays. But, in the chaos of triathlon training, conference prepping and the start-up of another exciting term of teaching, I managed to overlook a significant milestone - The Bliss List's first anniversary. That's right, The Bliss List is one year old! I …
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Dealing with Self-Doubt and Feeling Legitimate
We are just around the corner form the 1st anniversary of The Bliss List. I am immensely proud of this blog and so pleased that I finally followed through on a long-standing dream. I didn't have a clear vision when I started, but the more I wrote, the further down the rabbit hole I went …
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That Which Hinders Your Task is Your Task
Never before has one quote captured the totality of an experience like this one by Sanford Meisner has for me. Allow me to explain. Fatigued, but energized. Aching, but alive. Out of breath, but exhilarated. My life has become an ever-present source of dualities thanks to my newly created triathlon training schedule. I typically train …
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Why are we all so BUSY?!
At the grocery store. At work. At the gym. When you're picking up your kids from school or calling to schedule a long-overdue dentist appointment. No matter where you are or what you're doing, you can't escape the reality: people are busy! Last week I shared a personal post about how my year started off …