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Wishing everyone a beautiful day with your family. It may not have been the typical Easter that we usually have, but it was still special. I hope everyone else is staying healthy and happy. 

April showers bring May flowers! I love it when we get rain here in Phoenix. It doesn't often happen, so I think that's why I enjoy it so much. Today, I'm enjoying being on my front porch and just listening to the rain and being still with my coffee. Sometimes by just doing nothing but sitting still and taking in nature is what our soul needs.

What are you doing today to lift your spirits?

Happy Hour!!!! Yes, it's Friday!! I know all these days are kind of running together, but I still stand by my statement that Fridays have a high energy about them. Everyone is happier on a Friday, even during this COVID lockdown. I just spent the last hour giggling with my girlfriends. What a much-needed break from real life. I don't want this post to be too long since I have had a few glasses of prosecco, but I do want to remind you to go out there and do something today that makes you happy, smile, laugh, anything that will lighten your mood and bring you to a space of positivity! Cheers, my friends! Here's to YOU!

I am so blessed with such thoughtful friends! I received this amazing gift today from my friend Michele in New York. We have never met in person but have known each other for almost two years. She's always sending me fun unexpected gifts in the mail, and they always brighten my day. Her sending me this got me thinking I need to keep the generosity and good karma going. So, I made a list of the three people I haven't reached out to in a long time. I sat down and wrote cards to them and plan to send them out in the mail tomorrow with a lottery ticket telling them I won their lottery with their friendship, and hopefully, they will be just as successful. So, wait if they win the lottery with the ticket I buy for them, should they share their winnings with me? LOL Have a great night everyone!

I decided first thing this morning that my #30for30together, I was going to start a fire and chill on the living room couch tonight.

We are having record lows for April, and it's going to be in the 50s tonight! I kept looking at the clock, knowing that this evening was my fun time, and it surprisingly carried me through the day being super positive.

I love love love sitting by a fire inside or outside. I prefer indoors, so you don't end up smelling like a firepit like most outside fires.

I hope everyone had a beautiful day and that everyone is winding down and enjoying their evening! Until tomorrow, keep taking those small steps in doing things that make you happy!

Tanya

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I have always been blessed with such amazing friends in my life. Moving three times, some have come and gone, but I always cherished them when I was with them. I love being around people, and during this time, it's hard not to be able to see the friends we usually have lunches with or happy hours. It's a sacrifice for the greater good right now. Just because you can't BE with your friends right now doesn't mean you can't facetime or zoom call with them to connect. Just being able to see their face and feel connected is so important.

I have so many great groups of friends from my FFF girls, my bunco girls, my book club girls, former colleagues, and last but certainly not least, my Rise besties.

I have spent all morning laughing with my Rise besties. I met these ladies at a business conference in November, and we have talked or texted every single day since we met. We went from zero to besties in like a week because we decided that it was important, and we made the time. ...

Whew! We just did a workout from my fabulous gym Anytime Fitness in Moon Valley. I have never loved a gym, like ever, but Barb and Bill make this seem more like a family gathering than the gym. It's their anniversary today, so shout out to them! Mike, one of the personal trainers, did an excellent workout for us online only using a towel. Austin lasted about 2 minutes, but Anderson was with me the whole time. Funny enough, I only kept doing it because Anderson was with me, and I didn't want him to see me want to quit.

Do you have someone that holds you accountable?

What are you doing today for #30for30together that is going to get your spirits up?

Almost a year ago I mentioned something to the boys about a Disney movie and neither of them had heard of it(I already forgot what it was) Anyway, I was so upset that they had never seen that movie. The more I thought about it, and I realized they hadn't seen a lot of the Disney classics that I loved. So we started doing a mandatory family movie night. I compiled a list of Disney movies that were on the list to watch, and we alternate taking turns on who gets to pick the movie. We have candy and popcorn, put all our technology away, and just sit on the couch cuddling and watching movies. We do it every Sunday, and everyone looks forward to it. Sometimes the boys really just look forward to the candy, but sometimes when it's an excellent movie, they enjoy family time also. We have loosened the rules on it being a Disney movie, but it does have to come from Disney plus. I do hope that you have been wrapped in your family's love today for your #30for30together! Happy Sunday!

Happy Saturday, everyone!!!

So my parents came to get some oranges from our tree, and I realized we should be juicing some as well! So, the boys and I went to the backyard, and they each picked some oranges from our tree and practiced their basketball by throwing them in the basket. It's getting to the end of the season, but our tree still has so many because they are valencia oranges. I tricked the boys into staying outside and playing while I came inside and peeled them all. We justed them up and also ended up juicing the last of our pineapple pieces to make a fun, exotic fruit drink. If you close your eyes and take a sip, it's like you are in Hawaii. Anderson didn't have any because he hates pulp, and I'm over the process of straining the pulp for him. LOL But Andrew and I enjoyed our yummy drinks full of vitamin C. Then, since it's cocktail hour, I added a shot of Titos and some orange Bubly water, I mean it is Saturday after all! Cheers!!

What have you done today to makes you ha...

Happy Friday!! I love Fridays. I have always loved Fridays. There is just a high energy to the day, and I always feel like people are in a better mood on Fridays.

I loved being outside so much yesterday that I wanted to do something again outside. So, I'm studying my Certified Meeting Professional book today by the pool. Yes, I'm already certified, but I'm going through the Modules again with my students as they go through it. Even though my Industry is incredibly impacted right now, I know that this is only temporary, and we will be back to face to face meetings soon.

If you want to join me in going through the materials on how to become a Certified Meeting Professional, you really need to sign up for this course. Right now, more than ever, we need community and other people. So let's go through this together! You can sign up here at https://meetings-together.mykajabi.com/pathwaytopassing

So what are you doing today to choose positivity? What's lifting your mood today?

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