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We miss @krismcdonald21 like crazy but I’m thankful to have some family time before we join him 7.5 hours south of here in our new home. Even though it’s hard being without my other half, I’m trying to stay present and soak up these moments. Watching these two cousins interact is something special. #cousins #2009nissanislife . 📸: Auntie @iamerinbrown
Yesterday we moved out of 6809 Switzer Lane. This was our first home and I know it’s just a house but it’s filled with so many memories and it was tough to say goodbye. Closing this door is a lot harder than opening the next one. . @krismcdonald21 has already moved to Memphis and we miss him like crazy. He FaceTimes into bedtime stories every night but it’s just not the same without his warm hugs. I wish we could have said goodbye to this house we’ve called home for five and a half years together, but life isn’t perfect and we are making it work. . Maybe I’m being too emotional about this but I have loved this house. Going through each room I took inventory of all the memories. The guest room where we cried from laughing too hard trying to put together IKEA furniture. The landing where I told Kristopher we were having a baby. I’ll never forget his face. The bath tub where I spent most of the early stages of labor. They are just rooms but to me they hold more than furniture. . Thank you for serving our family so perfectly, 6809. I hope your new owner fills you with even more wonderful memories and love. . #shawneeks #houselove
Side crow tutorial video is up on YouTube! This will be my last public video for a while until we get settled in Memphis. If you’re in the @flexybodybabes online challenge I’ll have a couple new videos for you! #sidecrow #armbalance
WE ARE MOVING! . 9 years ago I said “yes” on Beale Street. We named our baby boy Memphis because of the special memories this place holds. We discussed taking baby Memphis to city Memphis to visit, but we never imagined life would take us there to live! I suppose we wrote our own destiny when we chose that name. Kris has a great job opportunity there and after a lot of discussion we finally decided, “Why not?” . Kansas City has been good to us and we are sad to leave the people who make this place home. But we are also excited for change and for new adventure. . Now we are trying to get our house on the market and pack up as quickly as possible with a toddler. 😂 Bless minimalism for making the packing part a lot less stressful. But still, please send good vibes.♥️
What’s holding you back from taking that leap? Is it fear of the unknown? That fear is huge for me right now. But instead of focusing on what could go WRONG, I’m striving to focus on what could go RIGHT. Our thoughts become reality so we better manifest the good shit, right? Right. XOXO
Crop tops and ponytails are back and I’m here for it. Thank you, @lululemon, for supporting my addiction to crop tops and Align pants. And thank you to @flexybodybabes for giving me the opportunity to play dress up today! . Now if only the sun would come out so I wouldn’t have to hide my new threads behind every layer I own. 🥶
New hip-opening slow flow video is up! . Slowly flow through postures to find strength and release in the junk drawer of your emotional body: your hips. . People seem to either love or hate hip openers. How about you? Love or hate? . . . #hipopeners #pigeonpose #yogavideo #yogaflow #slowflow #kcyoga #kcyogi #yogamama #yogamom #shopypg
This is the opposite of a lot of the motivational posts you’re seeing in your feed right now. . I just want you to know that you don’t have to be grinding it out, giving 110%, fighting for your dreams. Maybe you don’t have an elaborate dream. Maybe you’re in bed by 9pm and work less than 40 hours a week. I actually think that’s admirable. . I used to be addicted to the grind. I would brag about working a 70-hour week like it was an achievement. My career grew but everything else suffered. My mental and physical health and my relationships. I was giving 110% to my career and 0% to every other aspect of my life. . I have dreams. But I know that reaching them isn’t worth certain sacrifices. I’m so happy and content with our life right now. So if I never reach my dream, it’s OK because I’m kind of already living one. . Maybe it is worth the grind to you. Maybe not. Here are a couple questions to consider: Why do you want it? How will your life change if you reach it? Really think about the answers to those questions and then decide what you’re willing to sacrifice to get there, knowing that if you’re giving more to it you have to give less somewhere else. You are only one human, after all. . I make less than half the money as a mom/yoga teacher/freelance writer than I did when I worked full-time. And I’ve never been happier in my entire life. I spent years grinding it out to get to where I was only to end up giving it all up to slow down and be a mom and it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. I’ve realized that balance is more important to me than goals. Or maybe balance is my goal. . Anyway. This was long. But if you’re not feeling driven to give 110% to something or if you’re not sure if what you’re doing is worth it, it’s OK. It’s OK not to stand out and to just enjoy living your life. You do you! Peace comes from WITHIN — no achievement can give that to you. . P.S. This isn’t the best photo of Memphis but toddler photography is tough 😆
 
 
 

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