Dream it. See it. Have it.

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.” Albert Einstein

Want to create your life? I hope you know that you can. Those of you close to me might have seen a change in me in the past few months, it has been quite significant. I have become so much happier! It is crazy and awesome! I owe it to Corey, my faith, Isagenix, so many of my friends, family, and leaders, and this awesome movie! The Secret. YOU MUST WATCH THIS MOVIE! I promise it will help you with anything you need help with in your life. 

Here are some quick quotes to get you excited about the movie:

-“Choose your thoughts carefully… you are a masterpiece of your life.”

-“When you get the hang of this, before you know it you will KNOW you are the creator."

-“Decide what you want... believe you can have it, believe you deserve it, believe it's possible for you."

-“EVERYTHING in your life you have attracted... accept that fact... it's true.”

-“Start by using this sentence for all of your wants: ‘I'm so happy and grateful now that.... ‘”

     Such as:

     I am so happy and grateful now that I have my new Ford F-350.

     I am so happy and grateful now that we are parents to healthy beautiful babies!

     I am so happy and grateful now that I am making $6,000 a month.

     I am so happy and grateful now that I have free time each week to enjoy my hobby.

     I am so happy and grateful now that I get to go to the temple once a week.

-“Create a Vision Board... pictures of what you want to attract... every day look at it and get into the feeling state of already having acquired these wants.”

Vision boards work and they are so fun! I have made about three and I love making them and I love looking at them and I love realizing I am accomplishing my goals and that they are manifesting!  

This dream board took me a little longer than dream boards need to take. I used a large bulletin board that I already had, pictures I printed out online, and pretty scrapbook paper that I had. I love this one and it is right next to my bed. I see it and look at it before I go to sleep and I look at it and look at each picture first thing when I wake up.

My next dream board... was quick and fun and kinda messy. I made it for a challenge and I wanted it to be a short term dream board!

 And I love my most recent dream board! It is more organized than the one above and not as organized as the first one, it has a mix of short term and long term goals. It's funny and cute and spiritual all in one one dream board. And just so you know the pictures of girls bodies look funny because I cut and pasted my own head on three girls bodies. Haha! They all look kinda funky! But it is fun and funny!

Happy Dreaming!

Healthy = Time Consuming + Sacrificing taste? False!

So I have been trying to be healthier since July, mostly... :) I still have plenty of moments when my old habits kick in. But I have really actually been quite proud of myself lately with the choices I have made and the weight I have lost and the muscle I have gained.

I still have A LOT of room for improvement! And seeing as how your healthy depends largely, like 80% or more, on your diet as oppose to your workout regime... I have room for even more improvement! So, I am deciding today to:
-plan my meals out more (which can be confused as time consuming but I'll get to that)
-make healthy fun meals
-portion things out ahead of time so I actually have more freedom
-stick to a whole 30-day system followed by a 9-day cleanse
-plan all the way down to my snacks for each day a week in advance
-and increase my workouts from two classes a week to four classes a week and gym time! AMBITIOUS!

And if you are thinking that you would like to incorporate some of these goals into your life but think it is too time consuming to plan a week in advance and such, let me just ask you this, it's a Wednesday morning, you're heading out the door and you don't have breakfast lunch or dinner planned yet? You have 2 mins to think of what to eat for breakfast before you go out the door or before you get behind schedule and aren't going to have enough time to eat before you have to go! Ok, what did you choose? Was it healthy? Did it give your brain and your body the nutrients you needed to start your day right? Maybe? Ok, now it's lunchtime and you are at work, or school, or maybe even at home, you don't have any leftovers and now you either have to make something or go out to eat. What did you choose? Did you make something if you were at home? How long did it take you to decide what to make? How long did it take you to make it? Or did you not even have the option to make something because you were away from home? Where did you go out to eat? Or did you skip lunch because you can't afford to go out to eat again? Ok, now it is dinner. Are you going to make something from scratch, or from a box, or a can? Does it have enough veggies? Or enough proteins? How long does it take you to decide what to make? How long does it take you looking for all the ingredients? What do you do when you are missing some ingredients?! Start the deciding process over?

HOLY MOLY! Stresses me out! It is more time consuming when you don't plan out your week and prepare in advance. Promise!

So, where to start? I want to share some blogs and wonderful websites that I have found that I am going to start using now too! And I also recommend listening to these two girls talk about recipes, grocery shopping, tips in the kitchen, and healthy habits.

Cooking Healthy Meals with 2010 IsaBody Challenge Grand Prize Winner Holly DeMott and Fitness Competitor, and Athlete, Lori Harder

Ok! Now for the recipes!

FatFreeVegan.com
Isagenix Healthy Recipes!
ElizabethsKindCafe.com

And my favorite one that SO you need to check out like right now!
BusyGirlHealthyLife.com Lori Harder's website!

This girl Lori Harder is Ms Bikini Universe 2010 Overall Champion, Ms. Bikini America 2010 Overall Champion, and Ms. Figure America 2010 Overall Champion... and she uses the same products I use!!

I love Isagenix! And I love good health!