My weekend involved a dead mouse. I have zero regrets

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Hi ,On Saturday I decided today was going to be the day I finally got started on decluttering and reorganizing the garage. This project had been calling me all summer, but every weekend, something — a swim meet, a camping trip, an emergency pre-overnight-camp-sandal-shopping-Odyssey — got in the way. Although I knew there was no way I could get it all done, especially with Dan being out of town, I figured I could at least start. Four and a half hours and one dead mouse burial (and by burial I mean uncontrollably shrieking while shoveling his stiff, furry body into a garbage can) later, the task was 95% complete. And I felt a million times lighter with energy for days. I would have spent the entire next day with the label maker but sadly, my laundry and groceries weren’t about to do themselves and there are only so many hours in a day. While I was focused on laundry and grocery shopping, my 10-year-old asked to use the pogo stick. A hand-me-down from a neighbor, it had been in the garage for months. But having been stuck behind piles of god-knows-what, my kids could hardly see it until now. Meanwhile, every time I went through the garage, I walked through without stopping to move something out of the way. Today, when I had to adjust my bike, instead of dodging rogue scooters and errant balls, I went straight to the Allen wrenches, found the right one, and went to work. I hadn’t realized how much harder my family and I had to work to do the things we wanted and needed to do when there was so much junk in our way. I’m not saying you need to declutter your garage, create a capsule wardrobe, or sell all your stuff and live out of a fanny pack to be happy. I am saying I felt a profound sense of peace and focus after clearing my space of things that no longer serve me. 

xo,P.S. If you’re ready to stop letting thoughts about food, exercise, and your body monopolize your oh-so-valuable mental real estate, I’d love to help. Learn more about what I offer as an intuitive eating coach here or hit reply with your questions. (It’s just me on the other side of this email, not some Wizard of Oz-type email robot!)

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I’m on a mission to help smart, bold women like you stop wasting your precious energy on the quest to shrink your body. You were made to do amazing things and your obsession with food, exercise, and body image is a huge distraction.Together we can clear that mental clutter and turbocharge your path to being your best self.I'm an intuitive eating coach, occupational therapist, and certified personal trainer and I offer 1:1 health coaching services. 

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