I took yesterday off, like off, off. It was nice. We walked all around, made dinner and read a book for pleasure. Then I started to feel guilty. I remembered I hadn't replied to that email, checked off things on the to do list, and you know all those other things piling up in my head. But you know what?! I hadn't taken a full day off, in a long, long time. Sometimes, it’s hard when you work for yourself, there’s always something to do and no one else to do it. But I went with it.

This made me think about when we are out of routine or get "off track.” Sometimes that all-of-nothing mentality tends to this "screw-it-hands-in-the-air-F-it” attitude. And this can be lead to some unwanted side effects.

Hey! Happy Monday! I don’t know about you but I just love Fall. Growing up in Palm Springs, California, then living in Los Angeles for a decade doesn’t leave for much experience in seasons. Although I am not complaining about either of those areas, they definitely have their perks and I do miss them. However, there’s just something about looking out the window, going for a walk or riding your bike in the fall, something about watching the leaves turn color and fall sweetly to the ground. It’s quite magical.

But the color of the leaves is not really what I wanted to talk about today. In summer my business was a little slow, as a lot of nutritionists and those in the health and wellness field seemed to assume me was pretty normal. When September and Fall came things quickly picked up again. And I have to say I love it!

Along with seeing my regular and lots of new clients every week, I saw a theme developing that I hadn’t really noticed before. A general low self-confidence and a immense dissatisfaction with their bodies. (Caveat: a lot of my clients are women, which is where this is/was 100% coming from.) As someone who struggled with this for most, ok that’s a lie, all of my life, I not only related, but felt a deep sadness and affinity for them.