Monday Morning Coffee Vol. 2

Happy Monday!  This is my last week of getting to leave at 4:10.  Well, actually Thursday is the last day I get to leave at 4:10.  Softball season officially begins on Friday!  Linking up with Biana!

Going back to work after a long break is extra hard.  Even when it's not a full week back...  That's probably why my go to Monday cup is my "Oh For Fox Sake" cup.  Last week wasn't all that bad though, there were actually quite a few great moments!  So grab a cup of coffee, or tea if that's more your thing, & let me share a few with you!

**First of all, only having to be at work from 8:30-12 on Monday, without students, was pretty stellar.  It definitely helped that the weather was nice too.  It was actually the last nice day.  So, Nash-o & I took advantage & went for a walk at the park.**

**I finally made a vision board...**

**...and wouldn't you know 1 day later I got published!!  It may not have been my case study, & don't worry that stays on the board, but published is published my friends!  Voyage Houston posted an interview that I did with them about blogging & my new business!**

**Friday I took a half day.  That's right, I lasted all of 3 days with my students before I needed a break.  I love my seniors, & have plans for the full days I still have available to me, so I took Friday morning off.  Holy hell it was glorious.**

**I finally got my ratchet looking nails fixed.  Not only were my nails overdue, it was also great to do something for myself after returning to work.  When I say going back to work was rough, I mean it was ROUGH.  It was like starting the year all over again.  Long story short, self-care was needed**

**I got the sweetest surprise in the mail on Saturday & it came at the perfect time.  I know that I've VERY briefly & vaguely talked about my business before, but I work with an amazing group of women.  This business saved me.  Physically, mentally, emotionally.  I was hating my job, I had been in the ER for high blood pressure twice, & my anxiety was through the roof.  This.  Business.  Saved me.   The leader of my team decided to start a movement within us this year.  A giving key.  Ours says "believe" & we are supposed to secretly send it to another team member each month along with why we think they're so deserving.  Well, not only had going back to work have me down on the dumps, but I was also starting to feel like a failure with my new business.  So, to be the first one to get the key, & at just the right time, was a God send.  I definitely cried in my kitchen when I opened it & read Brittany's sweet sweet note.**

**Another great opportunity that my new business brought me this week:  The chance to be surrounded by so many motivated & supportive people.  The chance to learn more about my business.  The chance to meet 2 new friends who are a part of my larger team.  The chance to do a live freaking workout with Shaun freaking T**

Manifesting Your Dreams in 2019 With a Vision Board

Something that I've always love, but never actually done because my crafting skills are usually at about nil, is the idea of a Vision Board.

Blame it on all of the personal development books I've been listening to, I decided that this was going to be the year that I made one.  So I sat down & started planning out my blog content for the year, & since my first month is about transforming my mindset, and because it's the first month of the year, talking about Vision Boards seemed like a good topic to be one of the first to hit the blog.  Wouldn't you know it there was soon a training that popped up in one of the coaching groups that I belong to so I watched it & took some notes.  I already had last week's blog posts completed so I plugged "vision board" into today's slot on my spreadsheet.  Then guess what happened??  At the end of last week a "vision board creation party" was created for last night in that same coaching group!  Perfect timing!  As a group we wrote out our major goals for the year & started in on creating our vision boards.  Look at that, manifesting my goals already!

So how do you make a vision board?  Well there are lots of options!

Write down your goals

We spent about 10 minutes just listing out what we wanted to happen this year.  Remember to DREAM BIG!  Possible topics to consider:

-Career

-Finances

-Family

-Faith

-Health

-Relationships

Make them measurable

Don't just say "I want to lose weight."  How much do you want to lose & by when?  Once you've figured out your broad goals, write down a measurable amount & time frame.

Choose if you want it to be physical or digital

1. Some people to get out their craft materials & get to work making a physical one. 
That's not me though.  Partly because I don't have magazines or a printer at home & I'm not about to run out & buy that plus the glue & fun things just to make one.

2. Or make one digitally which is what I did.  I got on Canva & used my free account to make my collage.  I used the Blog Banner template but you can use whatever makes your heart happy.

Get to creating!

Once you have your goals written down, you've made them measurable, & you've decided what you want your vision board to look like, it's time to get to work.  No two vision boards are going to look the same... and they shouldn't!  Also, don't worry if it's not "pretty."  I'll share mine in a hot second but I can promise you it's nothing to write home about.  With time they'll get better & better looking.  Unless you're just a crafting/graphic design rock star in which case I'm sure your first one will be gorgeous!

Put it somewhere you'll see it ALL. THE. TIME!

If you're making a physical one, hang it up on the wall!  In your bathroom, your bedroom, somewhere you're going to see it every day!

If you're making a digital one, make it your phone or computer background!

I'm going to be getting mine printed out in color & attaching it to the cork board part of my calendar I look at daily in my kitchen,

So what did mind wind up looking like??

In case you can't read it:

-Move back to MN (June)

-Be a Diamond coach by Summit (July)

-Pay off credit card debt (Dec)

-Find a healthy/mature long-term relationship (June-Dec)

-Visit a place I've never been (Dec)

-Finish Transform 20 & 80 Day Obsession (June)

-Get out of the classroom (Sep)

-Get a place with a yard for Nash (June-Dec)

-Get my case study published (Dec)

Have you ever made a vision board before?  Where do you put yours?