2019 Recap

After taking some time to process the craziness of the holidays and the new year, being back in my everyday routine has given me time to really reflect on the last year and all of the changes that it brought me in this Conscious living world. Here's a bit of a recap as to what my 2019 year looked like:

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→ Spent a lot of time getting outside with my pup and visiting my family's dog this month. It was great getting to have them play together in the snow.

→ Accepted position as a Sustain Natural ambassador.
→ Starte speaking publicly about women's health and sexual wellness.

→ Found Bite Toothpaste Bits and finally removed all plastic from my oral hygiene routine. 

→ Shared my love for Dropps, a plastic free alternative to laundry and dish detergent.
→ Started my journey as a dōTERRA Wellness Advocate and began learning from a beautiful team of like-minded individuals.

→ CONSCIOUS LIVING WAS BORN! 
→ Decided that a vegetarian lifestyle was my new way of living.

→ Spent time in my hometown visiting family and admire it's nature: the ocean, the bay, and the trees.
→ Started making my own skin cleansers, mouthwash, and home cleaning products.

→ BACKSLID: I ate not one, but TWO hotdogs on the 4th of July. Feeling terrible the next day, I reminded myself that change takes time (this is the only time to date since!).
→ Started sharing my barefoot city walks (in the grass) publicly.
→ Shared my love for the menstrual cup which is still my preferred period product.

→ Invested in Coconut Bowls which are PERFECT for smoothie bowl dates.
→ Shared my love for Baja Basics carrier oils and changed my makeup removal game.

→ Saw a dear friend on my way to the Climate Strike who was on her way back from it. Saw SO. MANY. PEOPLE. showing their support for the movement and felt a bit more hopeful about the future of our environment. 

→ Started making herbal tea blends with spices purchased in bulk from MOMs.
→ Attended the dōTERRA post convention tour in Philly with my mom and sister.
→ Started doing weekly cleanups in my local community.

→ Did another month of weekly community cleanups.
→ Enjoyed a lot time spent roaming through the woods with my pup.

→ Was first introduced to For Days and began my journey in paying closer attention to fast fashion. 
→ Really wished for a white Christmas, but got one full of so much love and joy instead.

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Throughout the year I did a few monthly challenges (Ditch the Straw, Ditch the Plastic Bag, Ditch the Hot Coffee Cup), I got some family to join me on personal cleanups, attended a few United By Blue cleanups, started making my own hand soap, etc. But I had a few "fails" too. I switched over to more natural shampoo, but after not finding what I loved, went back to the typical shampoo I used. I caught myself taking ibuprofen once or twice since last April instead of going with essential oils only, I occasionally grabbed an iced tea from Dunkin Donuts early last year when I was too hungover to think straight.

The important thing to remember is this. Change doesn't happen overnight. As you can see above, it happens over many nights and many days. It happens when we make time for it to happen. It happens when we make mistakes, acknowledge them, and continue to move forward. It happens when we make conscious decisions to keep the change that we want to see on our minds. It takes practice, it takes dedication, it takes CONSCIOUS. LIVING.

Cheers to 2020 and all the happiness and love it brings. 
- jamie

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