Am I really starting a blog?

Today at my Dad's, my sister Leslie encouraged me to start a blog.  My dream of writing my story and becoming an author came up, and Leslie said that by starting a blog first, I would be able to gain followers, an audience, people who love me, and will someday buy my book!

So, to keep up with my theme of 2017, I thought "Why not?  Let's try it and see what happens."  Shrug shrug, twitch, twitch.  And so here I am with my own domain name and everything!  sarahbhappy.blogspot.com.  Cool.

I'm 38 years old. I'm a wife to my Lovey Jim and a proud Mama to one bonkers, psychotic, mischievious, impatient, perfect, sometimes the worst, but mostly the best little 2 year old Keaton James.  Or Keats as we call him around these parts.  It took a lot of little miracles and a couple enormous ones for Keats to be (which I will tell you about in time).  So when I say I'm a proud Mama.  I mean I'm a PROUD Mama.  I mean I am a HAPPY Mama.  I mean that I am finally doing what I was meant to do. Also, we have a dog named Bones and he is pretty much the same as Keats, only he humps pillows.  And he only does that when we have company.  Shrug, shrug, twitch, twitch.


So far in 2017, I...

• Took up running and am now a bit addicted to it.
• I tried Yoga and Pilates and fucking LOVE it.
• I became a consultant for the skincare line I use Rodan + Fields--something I NEVER thought I would do.
• I've apparently started this blog.
• I'm also doing something else totally new, but it's super top secret, so I'll tell you about it later...maybe...if it turns out good.    

And I did all these new things basically to make me a better wife and mommy.  I mean the Zoloft I started taking again in 2016 after 8 years off of it helps.  It helps A LOT.  Seriously, Jim will tell you how much it helps.  But, I needed to be able to make Jim and Keats as proud of me as I am of them.  I selfishly totally want them to adore me.  So, I figured, I better start adoring myself. This led me to sign up for a 5k with my sister in law and brother in law in March and I started running in January to train.  And once I started realizing that I could chase Keaton around the house and not be out of breath and ready to sit down after 30 seconds, I was like "oh yeah people, IT IS ON!"  And so now I just bee bop outside before work in the morning and run 3-4 miles and it makes me feel like a badass.  So I keep doing it and I keep getting better and I keep crushing goals.  And then that runner's high makes me a happy lunatic for the men I love and share a home with.  Everybody wins!    

Once I started feeling better physically and became more confident, I wanted to be more active all the time. ( I made Jim buy me a basketball hoop that took him and his dad no less than 5 hours to assemble). AND,  my friend Jennie owns an adorable, wonderful Pilates studio that I had always wanted to try out, but just hadn't gotten around to.  But then Jennie sent me this Facebook invite to come and do yoga at the brewery here in town and if I came I would get a free beer afterwards so that was enough motivation for me.  Fun fact about me:  I love beer.  I had never done yoga or Pilates in my life, so I asked Jennie if I would be OK to come to this session at the brewery.  Of course she told me I would absolutely be fine, and of course she selflessly invited me to the studio for a one on one training session with her to teach me the basics.  She taught me a bit of yoga, a bit of Pilates, and a bit on the Pilates equipment which look like torture devices.  Like I said, I fucking loved it.  I've done some sort of yoga or Pilates or equipment once a week since then.  Jennie, you are a kind, sweet, beautiful, Badass.  (and by the way, she also encouraged me to start a blog).  See?  See how many wonderful, amazing cheerleaders I have in my life that are just superior to me in every way, but the positivity, and encouragement I get from them just feeds me!  

So, the running is hard and the yoga and Pilates is harder.  And this other inspiring woman in my life and old friend Chelsea started telling me what a boss I would be at selling the skincare products I've been using.  She's an incredibly successful, smart, gorgeous, woman and I didn't think she knew what she was talking about, but I said, I'd do it, because I love her and wanted to make her proud and let's face it, I could also use the extra monies in my pockey and because I'm supposed to be trying new things this year. So, I started that in the beginning of August and had a pretty good first month!  And I'm loving it!  I'm making new friends and  reconnecting with old ones and I'm now in this club of the most supportive women who just build you up and compliment you constantly.  It's empowering to have this little thing that is just mine.  And, I'm providing for my boys also which does in fact make me feel like a boss.

  

In a nutshell, that's my year so far.  It's been one of my favorites!  If you're reading this, THANKYOU!  I've got a lot to tell you.  Keep reading for more to come!  

XOXO