....Hailey!

Gosh, this clip gets me every time.

Today's Encouraging Word

Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.  Romans 12:12

This verse is a great reminder for me in so many ways.  Take a few minutes to think on each of these phrases and what they mean for your life.  Confident hope... gosh. It's life changing.

Today was a good day.

And it was just what I needed.  Along with this song.

Funks

I get in these stupid funks every once in awhile.  They tend to come during times that are stressful even though I don't feel like I'm stressed at all.

I guess that's the first sign of something... denial.

I get all mopey.  I lose any little bit of self-confidence I had to begin with.  I can't eat.  I submit to the idea that I have no good ideas, and I lose all sense of inspiration and motivation.  My co-workers call it "Elyse work mode".  I call it... ridiculous.

I'm at the point where I know I'm in "the mode" but I don't know how else to act in those moments where "the mode" comes out so I just stay in it.  Breaking free of this is no easy challenge, but tomorrow is dedicated to trying.

You can have your California beaches...

...I'll still take my Lake Michigan sunsets.

Back with the cooking

Be ready to be viewing some awesome meals coming up; the cooks are back in the kitchen!  I have some helpers this time too in Anna, Dori, and Jennie - so we'll sure be cooking up some masterpieces.

America's Pastime.

I love going to baseball games.  Honestly, there is not much better than watching a game with a hot dog and beer in hand.  At my last game, I found two other necessities that I think I'll need for every fall baseball game from here on out.

Pink scarf wasn't my first choice, but when you live out of a suitcase, you only have specific things available at certain times...

All I can say is... Bring on October!

The Ultimate Morning Routine

With over 4 million views on YouTube (20 are probably mine), you might have seen this already.  But if you need a new morning pump-up routine, here it is.  If only I was this cool.