August 3rd, 2020

Today was wonderful and a perfect reminder of why I’m so happy to be making our own rhythm for our days. Some highlights included meeting Hannah Joy at Sweet Paris for brunch & to talk about August plans. (It’s the busiest month of the year for the Bonin clan.) And celebrating Steven’s 26th birthday by the pool with some friends, family, and food.

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the sweetest surprise

I was so surprised today 😭❤️🎉🥰 My sweet friends, Savannah Smith & Kristin Carrigan apparently started scheming together a couple weeks ago to make a plan for a mini party when I hit Gold. Savannah & Cleavland drove up from Corpus Christi and spent the night with Kristin & Chase last night. They spent the morning cooking fajitas and baking a cake and drove down from Centerville while Matthias and I were out on a motorcycle ride. None of them had ever been to my in-laws before, but they knew we were here so they just showed up😂 (my mother in law didn’t know this was happening either, so it was a little shocking when they all unloaded from their cars🤣) To have friends drive from so far to just hug us and celebrate in person means the whole world 😭❤️ We got to take them back to our property and show them where we’re building our home and dream of all the future parties we’ll have together in it.

this is how

This is how I hit Gold in Young Living. (I never said this life was glamorous🤣)⠀ ⠀

The questions are piling up in my DMs and I love answering them, but guys, there isn’t a secret sauce. I’ve left nothing out when I explain what it takes to build a strong YL business. I know that few will listen & fewer will follow through. But I know for those that want it, they can do this and go all the way. My IGVTV is mostly me talking about the business, so if you’re looking for a place to start, look there. ⠀ ⠀

Everyone has their own groove. Mine is slow mornings spent with Eliot. We don’t pop out of bed and start with early mornings and our to-do lists. But I make up for it with 9:30pm zoom calls and working my business after Eliot & Matthias are asleep. ⠀

⠀ I love that this life can be whatever you want it to be and that it can fit your natural pace. There hasn’t been pressure to conform to any way of life, it has fit around mine. The last year and a half have been so rewarding and it has felt so long, but here we are. We’re Gold. 😭⠀ ⠀

Next stop: Platinum 2021.

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G O L D 🎉🥳

hahaha so much for being cute.

we were going to celebrate hitting Gold in Young Living this morning with some gold balloons. obviouslyyyy. this was the exact moment I realized the G had escaped before we had a chance to take any photos 🤣💀 Matthias was quick getting these and they make me laughhh. okay, maybe we aren’t influencer status, but we sure can help empower families to take charge of their wellness and that’s what really matters here, right?😜

cheers to a new & exciting season of life! 🥂🥳

target run

Went to Target today to spend some gift cards on mud boots. They ended up not having any in my size, but we purchased a handful of other things. I ended up have a grand total of $6 between 5 gift cards. Oops. I thought it was more than that. Matthias laughed and said he was so glad we made the trip to Target 😜 (side note: it was normal feeling in Target today. lots of employees not wearing masks, same with guests. lifts some of the weight off my heart.)

I’m out on the back porch right now about to do our little dream week update in my stories. Eliot and Matthias are asleep (or almost) and I have water almost boiling for a hot chocolate I’m about to enjoy. I love the quiet evenings. I love this tiny porch and this season of life where everyone goes to sleep and it’s just me. (And I love that being pregnant makes me so cold that I can have hot drinks outside. 😂)

standing!

I was so tired today and my poor kitchen is crying out for love. Tomorrow, I’ll do it. Yes, tomorrow. Today was a day for so many sweet snuggles and baby tickles. Not a productive work day, but a great day for my mama heart. Eliot was standing this morning when I went to get him from his crib. I couldn’t believe it. Not even 7 months old yet, but where is my little baby?😭❤️

ZYNG!

Came home to a big box full of Ningxia Zyng tonight (3 packs of the goodness!) and feeling grateful for all the yummy sparkly drinks options for pregnant mamas. 😂 I haven’t purchased Zyng is so long because it’s hard to spend $2.50 a drink when they come in 12 packs... but somehow I’m always fine picking up a $4 kombucha in HEB. 🤣 If you need me tomorrow, I’ll be poolside with some yummy bubbles ✌🏼

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july 9th, 2020

Out of focus, a lick instead of a kiss. It’s fine. This is fine. 😂 I am feeling SO tired. Like what in the world. It hit hard. Was I this tired in the beginning with Eliot? I don’t remember. Maybe the difference is having a six month old this time around. 

Had a wonderful brunch with a dear friend, Katy. FaceTime meetings & phone calls & leftover omelette & an afternoon nap that didn’t help at all with the exhaustion. Got a bit hangry around 7 so we ran to Chuy’s rather than eating at home. A fulfilling day with just enough of people I like, work, home, and Matthias. ❤️

I do love tuesdays

At first I wrote, “I love Tuesdays”, and then I felt like that was aggressive considering yesterday I was talking about how I love Mondays. I can’t help it... I just love a lot of days I guess. 🤣 regular Tuesday meeting at The Grounds to discuss the fall festival (ever shifting, but still in motion!) and a meeting to discuss the pro-life campaign with Lily Kate. I am so glad my days are filled with things I love— people, art, food, home, health chats, so many happy things.