^^Aniston’s really into waving and smiling at everyone she sees

^^I had to put all these pics in.. Aniston was FREAKING out at all the pigeons. Trev and I were crying laughing

Duffle // Hotel

Top  // Shoes (mine are last season’s HERE is the current ones) // Lip– in candy yum yum

A’s Outfit: Bow //Sweater // Pants // Mocs

HOTEL REVIEW: This was a last minute hotel and it was great for the price! The breakfast was great! Service was great! Big clean rooms. With a crib, a big room is always so great! It also had a bath which I’m always so shocked by how many hotels don’t have baths! Aniston loves her tub time so that was another great surprise when we got there. The location is walking distance to one of our favorite restaurants, Public School. (I tagged it in my last post so see that for details!)

I always look forward to a fresh start each January, especially as I am having holiday vacation withdrawals. Trevor and I have loved looking back on this past year and all the adventures it brought us, and then setting goals to make 2017 even better! 

Trev and I sit down at the start of each year and write down personal goals, business/work goals, family goals, and then list steps and ways to achieve them. I live by a planner and so I like to write down a little reminder in my daily calendar and map out check points. every 3 months I like to review where I’m at on my goals.

Some of my goals this year!!

I would say one of my goals is to have another baby but I can’t get Trev on board just yet haha.

Health & Fitness

Work out more. Duh this is everyone’s right? haha. I’m just starting with twice a week and if I can do it more, great! But two days a week is more realistic for me to actually achieve it. (I write down the days in my planner so that I actually remember to do it.)

Cut back on sugar. I am a huge huge sugar person!! I feel more energized when I eat less sugar so I’m trying to do no sugar throughout the week and my cheat days are Friday, Saturday, Sunday. 

Personal

Personal Motto. This year I really just want to better myself all around. I have a motto that I came up with for the year and it’s just kind of a daily reminder to be kind. It’s, “Be a Loving and Sweet wife. Be a Kind and Compassionate mom. Forget yourself and think of others.” I typed this up and have it saved as my background on my phone so that I’ll remember it daily.

Serve others. This is something I hope I am always doing and in my busy everyday life I need a daily reminder. I took one thing from light the world that was the easiest for me to do:) And wrote it in my planner for each day.

Business Goals

This is a big one for Trev and I and I won’t share in depth but we like to set a yearly goal and break it down to a daily measurable goal so that we have a daily reminder to what we’re working towards. I know not everyone works so this could be how much you want to save or a specific thing you want to purchase. I love having goals like this with my spouse.

Family Goals

FHE. We like to have what we call family home evenings and every monday night we do something special together as a family. We are usually always together as a family but it’s nice to set a time aside to acknowledge the importance of being together, sharing a spiritual thought and learning something new, playing a fun game, making a treat, whatever it may be..

If you’re needing some help already with your resolutions or goals, you’re not alone! Here are a few things I like to do to stick to my goals each year. 

Write them down! I know that’s the first everyone says, but that’s because so few actually do it! It makes you 10 times more likely to achieve your goal when you have written it down! Once you have your list, look at it often. Post it somewhere that you’ll look at it often, and move it every once in a while to refresh your memory. 

Tell others about your goals, so they can help you stay on track.

Keep your goals measurable. It sounds simple, but specifying dates, benchmarks, etc. will help you to meet your goals!

Be sure your goals are realistic! Pace yourself. And when you miss a day, pick back up where you left off! You’re not working toward perfection, you’re working toward a better, happier you!

Here’s to 2017!

Xx, Stevie

My Outfit: Top // Skirt // Sandal (my reps have inventory for these shoes if I don’t have your size online!)

Trev’s Outfit: Tee // Denim // Shoes

Aniston’s Bow: HERE

We’ve had such a great week! My sister and brother in law are in town from the Caribbean, her husband is going to medical school there and we’ve missed them so so much! I didn’t realize too how much help I’ve needed! It was so nice having some extra hands around. With our shop growing and basically starting a whole new business life is crazy! We’re moving into a warehouse on monday and Trev and I are going to shed tears of joy all day haha. It will be so nice! We are going to miss our amazing employees though! They have been with us since the beginning so it’s bitter sweet to see them moving to the warehouse too but it will be a good thing.

Also Trev always get’s questions about where he finds his denim because the fit is so well.. He either buys a wash he likes and has his tailor Gloria take them in, (or I try to sew them..) or he shops in the girls section.. He’ll probably be mad at me for telling that to everyone but secrets don’t make good bloggers:)

Tank // Jacket // Shorts // Sports Bra // Watch // Shoes (getting restocked the end of the month)

Okay guys! Summer is coming and I’ve gotten the okay to workout now that it’s been past 6 weeks since Aniston was born! It’s time for me stop making excuses and start working out again. I’m the biggest sweets person you’ll ever meet.. Just to give you an idea, on Sunday Trev’s mom made cookies and I brought cookies to our kids that we teach at church, all together I had 5 cookies and that was me holding back (and maybe some ice cream). I’m the worst. And I’m breastfeeding so I’m even more the worst!! I like working out because it helps me eat healthier. When I work out daily subconsciously I thinking about my health more and I’m a bit better at restraining from going over board with the treats. I was at target last night and the chunky monkey ice cream was looking dang good but I didn’t do it! It really is so important to take care of your body and so much of that is what you eat! Working out just 15 minutes a day gives me more energy.

I’m starting back at the BBG workouts which I’m really excited about.  I started when I was 7 months pregnant and lasted a few weeks but I was just getting so big that with the baby bump it was too much. I’m excited to start it back up and feel healthy again.

Top // Skirt // Shoes // Sunnies // Watch // Diaper Bag

Outfit details.. today I got dressed and realized I was wearing everything from my store.. haha obviously I love everything we got from our last buying trip. These shoes were inspired by these ones (Here) that I love but they are $500 dollars cheaper.. they aren’t the same color obviously but I’m still obsessed. I love finding copy cat items for a fraction of the price. They are running true to size so hopefully that helps when ordering them. I love this look because it’s easy and casual.

Today our little family went downtown for lunch before Trev went golfing. We had the yummiest lunch and then Aniston and I went to the grocery store. You guys! I have been slacking big time on my wifely duties. We got home from our trip on Sunday and I’m just now going grocery shopping!! We threw out all the stuff that went bad while we were gone and our fridge was literally barren! I made sure Trev didn’t go with me on this grocery run because I did some damage! If you know Trev and I you know we are inseparable but I will say I do enjoy going to the grocery store by myself so I can get all the treats I want and not have to justify it to someone.. ha not that Trev cares what I get but I also like to surprise him with all his favorite goodies so he likes when I go by myself too:)  I finally cooked Trev a home cooked meal (it was taco salads tonight so super easy) and now we are getting ready for friends to come over!

Quick update on Aniston too:) She is growing so fast!!!! She’s a month and 2 days, it’s so crazy she’s that old already! I woke up this morning and she felt like she grew over night. Everyday she seems like she’s bigger and it makes sense with how much she is eating!! Holy cow I think I could feed her all day long.

Anyways! Hope you all have a great Friday and weekend!!