On this day forty years ago I was born. It was not an easy birth, I was early, they needed to take me by c-section. My mom tells me I was in NICU for 1 month, I lost 1 lb in the hospital in that month, and they told my parents to take me home, that was my only hope of surviving.
I think back on what my birth story was, my childhood, and my adult years and I am thankful to be alive, and I know I have a purpose on this earth. I don’t really know what that purpose is, but I plan to use this blog to figure it out.
As I go into today, my goal was to not hit snooze, to treat myself, and have fun. I really, really like sleep, so not hitting snooze was a pretty big deal. I did not get much rest last night, and I had a somewhat early morning.
Today we have a dessert party scheduled for me and I hope it will be fun, and plan to eat lots of sweets and hopefully get to hang out with cool people.
I am listening to a youtube video with Mel Robbins and she is knocking my socks off. The stuff she says is just so raw and real. My biggest takeaway from it is High Five yourself, tell yourself “You have Got This, I Have Your Back.” It is so easy to self-doubt, talk down to ourselves, and say things about ourselves we would never allow to be said about someone we love.
Today love yourself, and have fun!