LiteVi

I love nature. I am not talking about pitching a tent in the middle of the woods or getting up close and personal with reptiles or trekking through a rain forest kind of love. I'm talking about marveling at nature's wonder, loving how phenomenal and amazing the creation of this world is in that everything works together and fits together when we look at the big picture. How amazing is it that we are part of that creation? Our basic existence mirrors everything that is perfect about it nature. We are not excluded from the awesomeness but are a part of it.  People tend to forget how fantastic and miraculous we are. It is true that we sometimes make bad choices that impact our environment, but removing all that we are special. We are part of the great good. We are something special within something special. When ever we are down and life is tough, just hold on and remember that our simple existence is beyond great. We are never worthless, useless or meaningless. We are

Joyful Moments  They are  floating in the  air, waiting to be grasped.  So please loosen your tight grip on 

I am learning to like Sundays again. It is a slow process but it is coming along. For most people it is family time. I try to keep it that way. We get spiritually rejuvenated and then spend time chilling. It usually works out well, especially if the house is clean by then. Last Sunday, I did my daughter's hair. I usually style it for at least two weeks. Now she wants me to do something else to it. So, it looks like I will spend some of this Sunday doing her hair again  ... maybe towards the end of the night. It is actually relaxing because once the design is decided upon, I let my fingers work. We talk and watch television and my son sits with us, being the annoying older brother. It is a relaxing way to wind down, get connected and enjoy each other. Although it may seem like a chore, it is about prespective and how we approach things. Turn a chore into an experience. Do hair and live lite! Happy Sunday!

Fall television is back! My Shonda night is about to go off with all three season premieres tonight. In truth, I probably won't get to watch all three tonight but that is what on demand is for. I cannot wait to let my mind get lost in the drama!

Dancing is freaking fantastic for so many reasons. It is fun. It is exercise. It relieves stress. Live lite and dance!

I love love love a good melody. The smooth way a groove glides over your soul. Powerful   with Major Lazer, Ellie Goulding and Tarrus Riley   makes me want to just sway from side to side and raise my cell phone holding hand with my flash light app on up in the air. Additionally, the lyrics are relatable to anyone who has been in love, right? That feeling when the one you are in love with is near or even walks into a room or gives you that special look that just the two of you share or, heaven help us, you touch, seems beyond powerful. It is electrifying, energizing and consuming. Love is powerful!

"Here" with Alessia Care has over 8 million views on Youtube since the end of May. I only just heard it a few days ago. A huge sign that I have not been engaging in enough lite living activities and been too caught up in being stressed out over the routine of life. I am feeling everything she is saying and this is coming from a girl that loves a good party, mainly because I love to dance. However, whenever I find myself in a club, I do wonder why I'm there. In contrast, I went out with some friends to a nice lounge, listened to a wonderful band and talked. It was a cool a chill night. We laughed and enjoyed each others company and wondered why we do not do that type of thing more often. Being a single mom, I actually know why I don't as a single mother of preteens with more of a life than myself but a girl can pretend like she has time to hang out more often. In my head it is possible :).

I have nothing to say that will add to this except to take it as a reminder. The struggle is real. The feelings are real. Parenting woes are real. My frustrations do not outweigh the needs and feelings of my growing  kids.

I had a meltdown tonight. Ultimately,  I feel terrible after one of my frustration attacks. Parenting is hard and sometimes it's harder than hard. When the house is a mess, homework needs to be done, there's no dinner, tweens are fighting and not listening and there's just a lot of noise, I feel like crying or yelling. Tonight, I yelled. Now I feel guilty and defeated. It happens. So, yes. I am holding on because my kids are awesome and forgiving and able to get on with life. They will continue to need my guidance whether I am tired and frustrated or not. My love for them makes me crazy. So, I'm writing to maintain my lite living. Live lite, live on.

Here I go again with the fitness ambition. Seems doable if I break it up. The goal is to do it all in one sitting by the end of the month. Here we go!