writing to write.

hello everyone.

so this past weekend was actually pretty fantastic. my husbands friend and his cute wife came to stay with us. they are too sweet. :) its been fun catching up with them.

saturday was a really good day.
i went to my herbalife meeting.
the biggest thing i took away from it is
"my dreams are non-negotiable"
i will do anything i need to do to get there.

i was able to catch up with one of my dear friends.
she has always been my inspiration.
she is so creative and so sweet.
its safe to say she is the kindest most genuine person i have ever met.
obviously i won't go into too much detail but she is going through a hard time at the moment.
it made me realize just how important she really is to me. even though we don't see each other or talk to each other every day she really is a sister to me.
when her heart aches, my heart aches.
i want nothing more than for her to be happy.
a few months ago i was the most flakey friend on the entire planet..
then i realized i want people to count on me.
i want people to know that i will ALWAYS be there when i say i'm going to.
its so important to me to motivate and support other people.
i've learned that you are in the perfect place right now because it is part of your story.
without it, who would you be?
everything happens to make us stronger better people.
i always talk about empowering women... which i really love to do.
women are SO powerful.
women are SO beautiful.
we can get through ANYTHING.

now with that said..
i couldn't be as strong as i am today without a couple of key men in my life.

my dad. he has always pushed me to challenge myself and be the best i can be.
i've learned so much from him over the years.

my husband. he is everything i ever could have wanted in a husband. he supports me with everything that i do.. you all know that. but he doesn't ever give up on me. i do have to say that lately i have been coaching him to be better as far as our dreams and goals go, which is totally different than how it used to be! i love that he is way more open to it then i was when he was coaching me! ha.
he finally got started on his herbalife program about three days ago. he is being consistent!!! woo hoo. he was telling me yesterday how happy he was... and this was the first sunday in i don't know how long that we didn't take a nap!!! that made me sooooo happy. sundays are our only days together, and the fact that we were awake for all of it was AMAZING. he's had even more drive and focus the past few days. i have my husband back. :) i'm loving it.

so a little side track here...
i'm on Facebook connecting with new people.

i can't tell you how many women just want to be happy and love their body.
i can't tell you how important it is to me to have a happy loving relationship with the mirror. that alone is empowering!!!
i want to share this feeling with every woman that i possibly can.
we need to change the image of "perfect" in our head.
please if you struggle at all... let me help you! let me show you how to love your body.
you are all INCREDIBLE.

xo.
morgan.

mondays... yuck!

remember how i said that you were going to hear about my rough days?? well this was one of them. honestly i woke up with no smile on my face, i didn't want to get out of bed and i waited until the last minute to do so. did that help me at all? NOPE! did i learn my lesson? YES.

now i'm not going to spend my whole post about being grumpy all day. what i will say is it was just a bad monday. it happens to the best of us.

so what am i going to do about it???

first.
tomorrow i'm going to get my butt out of bed and go to the GYM. seriously whenever i am stressed, lost, upset, tired, or whatever.... i need to go to the gym. it changes your entire day.

second.
i'm going to eat an awesome breakfast!!!
really i need to take time for myself in the morning.
today was proof that i need that time!

third.
personal development.
get my head on straight and feel thankful for everything i have coming my way.

fourth.
take my time getting ready for the day. i love drying my hair and putting make up on. it just makes my day that much better.

and fifth.
plan out my food. :) i get grumpier when i am hungry and not prepared.

i share all of this with you guys so you understand that we all have our days... and there is ALWAYS tomorrow. or even the next moment.
don't feel guilty because you didn't work out or you didn't prepare your food for the day.
just move on and know that you have tomorrow. :) just don't make saying tomorrow a habit.

ok positive note...
i am officially going to california next weekend for Herbalife. its a Leadership Development Weekend. yes i am excited... also i am nervous to leave tanner at home with his friend who will be staying with us for a month or so. ha! i just hope the kitties and the house is still intact when i get home. ;)
i will be sure to take lots of pictures and you will hear a whole bunch about it!

ummm one last thing.
i'm thankful for everything i have. even if i had a rough monday... it was still another monday that i had. i have my house, my husband, my family, my herbafam, my clients and my life.
everything is perfect the way it is right now. it was meant to be this way today. and i'm totally ok with that. thats all.

xo.
morgan.

euphoria.

hi loves.

it's officially official. saturdays are my favorite day of the whole week. it's when i organize, get even more focused and reflect.

i know i know it's sunday. sundays are for basically being lazy. i watched movies with the hubs all day in bed.

but saturdays...

i have my own happy little schedule.
i clean the house.
go through client things.
reflect on what i did the week before.
recommit to my dreams... and maybe dream some new ones.

this last saturday though, i was at an Herbalife event.
it's called an STS (success training seminar)
i'm just going to be totally 100% honest, by the end of friday night i want to be lazy all weekend.
so i told myself "morgan you always love going to be with your herbafam, wake up and know that you will love it."
well #duh.

it was AMAZING.
i've worked so hard this past month.
putting in the work and loving it.
&& boy did i get recognized for it.
i was the 1st retailer.
(meaning i got the most clients in feb.)
i am a new supervisor.
(meaning i gave myself an 8% raise.)
i reconfirmed my why.
i set new goals.
i met new lovely people.

... on a side note...
i've given myself a 25% raise since june... seriously who can do that? oh ya, i did. thanks to Herbalife.

ok...
now i want you all to know how incredibly humbled i am.
i got there yesterday and let me tell you. you are always welcomed with open arms.
i LOVE LOVE LOVE all of the warm hugs i get from everyone.
i also love that i make new best friends every time i go to an event.
i have told you guys that i am a health and wellness coach because i absolutely love empowering women to be who they are meant to be and have love for themselves.
what i didn't realize until yesterday...
i open the door of possibility to so many people by doing what i do everyday.
i'm inspiring.
what?!
that's weird to say.
but really... i love it.
because of me someone else will be pushing harder this month to get the recognition i got.
because of me someone else will be enjoying the happiness and love that this family gives you.
guys... if you aren't involved by now... what are you waiting for?!?
i've never been in a room full of so many happy people looking to be even better for other people.
i'm in the business of helping people feel the best they can.

one of the things that hit me yesterday was think of every stranger as your next best friend.
if you know me... you know i had a difficult time talking to people.
now its nothing, i can't wait to get out and meet my next best friend. :)
also, i care about other people. i used to be so selfish, honestly someone would be telling me a story and i would be thinking about something else. RUDE HUH?
now i am present. if i am in a conversation... i'm in the conversation giving it my best listening ears.
you know what happens when you are actually in the moment?? you learn about the other person.
building relationships is my new favorite thing. even my current relationships have gotten so much better since i have been present and listening.
oh and another thing... all of this... i couldn't do it alone. i have my absolutely amazing coaches to guide me. my husband to support me. all of my clients who trust me. my family for believing in me. but most importantly i have everyone in Herbalife to turn to if i ever had a bad day. i'm forever thankful for the relationships that i have built so far with these positive and uplifting people.

ok guys.
i feel like i am missing the whole point as to why i was posting today.
i am challenging you.
if you don't know already, look up the definition of the word euphoria.
it is my FAVORITE word.
memorize it.
LIVE IT.
i will be going through this same challenge this week.
be in the moment. live life in euphoria.
what are we waiting for? all we have is now.

now go out and meet your next best friend.

xo.
morgan.

is this real life??

so.
i'm not going to share this with you guys to brag or impress you.
i'm going to share this to impress upon you, that you can do and achieve anything.

as many of you know my herbalife business has been exploding. i'm so lucky... i'm going to be very honest here... [grandmas there is no need to be worried] ;) tanner and i were behind with our finances.
it happens when you pay a ridiculous amount in HOA fees. its life right? we all have to go through it.
i'm so thankful for not only herbalife but all of my coaches and clients for playing a huge part in getting us back on track, and then some!

i was so excited, today i bought a whole new bed set [pictures are coming] but i wouldn't have been able to buy that if it wasn't for herbalife. believe me, we have needed one for awhile!! our doggie ate a big hole in the comforter, and he ralphed on the last one. ha. so yes it was time for new stuff!

i will tell you time and time again how much i love connecting with these people and changing their lives.

i do have to say this week was HARD! i had my first full week of my full time job in awhile, plus about 6 clients starting weight loss programs this week. i was quite unorganized!! && exhausted by friday afternoon. but you know what?? i loved every minute of it. i haven't talked a whole lot about my job during the day. i do in home intervention with kids who have autism. let me tell you, those kids melt your heart. i seriously tear up at least three times a week when i work with them. i love teaching them a concept or behavior and when they don't need to be prompted to do it i swell up with happiness. i also get overwhelmed with the feeling of being so proud of these kids. i have worked with one boy for about a year now, on friday we were playing with blocks and he stacked them up like he was a pro! a year ago... he couldn't stack them at all. i just love the little things like that. i love being a part of these kids lives. don't get me wrong, it is tough work. i have bruises everywhere... but not just from them hitting or kicking. when we read books they put their feet on me, sometimes they push me and we play.. but the bruises are worth it. :)
i absolutely feel grateful for this job. i've mentioned before that it made me realize that i want to have kids of my own, and that i want to stay home with them. i can't wait to see them grow and learn.
everyone already knows how excited i am to have babies... so we don't have to go into that again.
although i will say i was at target and saw an old friend and her cute daughter and i almost stole her. [just kidding] but really she was adorable.

.... oh also i finally saw frozen. did we buy it? you bet we did. i love little kids movies more than grown up people movies haha. i've already seen it about three times. you bet i am going to be elsa for halloween, just like every girl in the whole nation. ;)

off to make my new bed. yay!

xo.
morgan.

my crazy brain.

hi lovelies!!

seriously... when you start thinking about trying for a baby your mind is 100% on preparing for a baby.

we may not even get pregnant right away!

but i feel like everywhere i go i see the cutest babies in the cutest strollers and the cutest mamas with the cutest diaper bags. ha! i mean really, i never NEVER thought i would be obsessed. ooooh but i am. i even started a board on pinterest called //baby. sheesh! i can't get enough. is every woman this way?? 

also i love that the "planning and organizing" side of me kicks in too. 

i planned out how to pay off all of our credit cards in a matter of months. thanks to herbalife.

plus we decided we want to go on a vacation just us two before i get pregnant. ;) so i figured out how to pay for that also. i love that i have the opportunity to plan my finances rather than say, oh i'll get this much on this paycheck... i choose how much i can make in a day. i love it. 

oh back to the vacation thing. tanner and i are wanting to go to a resort somewhere warm. ha. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. :)

i'm just so happy. life is so fun. even if we have little hiccups along the way... thats life! and if we didn't what would we learn from??

i'm one that when i decide on something, i get SUPER anxious. so guess who wants all of her cards paid off this month? i do. guess who wants to be pregnant like yesterday? i do.

i have to force myself to sleep at night... my dreams are seriously my reality so why sleep??

(besides that i take this amazing product called sleep now that helps when my mind just won't calm down... and if i wake up a zombie you better believe i'm doing tea shots!)

i love that i can see how amazing my near future is going to be. :) 

i love that i can look into my husbands eyes when i ask him if he is ready to be a dad and see little shimmers of happiness. 

i love going upstairs and imagining a nursery there soon.

i even love thinking of how my kitties will react to the tiny human.

ah my heart is exploding.

anyways... i have so many people to recognize and appreciate.

mainly all of my clients and soon to be clients for making my dreams possible. 

i'm totally crying right now. 

i love changing peoples lives and i love being such a big part of teaching people healthy habits and to love themselves..

i could also go on and on about how many interactions i have had with my lovely clients.

i won't get into that now. but seriously if you could read my text messages you'd be crying to.

my number one thing is being an inspiration.

guys i have to be honest and vulnerable here for a minute...

i've missed about two weeks of the gym. i can blame it on being sick, but i won't. 

i just got lazy. (baby things on Pinterest can take up a lot of time ok?)

but i'm just letting you guys know that everyone has times that they get behind, or life happens! i even got to the point that all of my inspiring instagram girls that i follow were getting on my nerves because they were doing everything they were supposed to and getting results. i was like "stop being so awesome!!!" haha.

but seriously i will be getting up in the morning to go to the gym. ;)

i will be a happier person because of it. 

when you find yourself working towards your goals, you really feel like you can accomplish anything. and if that doesn't make you happy.. well you may need to reevaluate. ;)

anyway. i love you all. 

thank you for making my dreams come true. 

i cannot take all the credit for where i am now. :) all of the people in my life are so amazing and supportive.

 

off to look at Pinterest. :)

xo.

morgan.