DECIDED
DECIDED I
DECIDED I WAS GOING TO TAKE STOCK OF MY LIFE.
WE HAD STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS BUT,
I REALLY KIND OF LOOK AT THINGS
JUST SAW WHAT I WAS DOING AND
DECIDED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.
THAT IS INCLUDED IN MY SOCIAL
MEDIA USAGE.
MEDIA USAGE. THAT INCLUDED WHO THAT WAS IN
MY LIFE.
MY LIFE.
MY LIFE. I HAD COMMITTED TIME TO WORK
AND REMAINED COMMITTED TO WORK.
MY PRIORITY WAS AND REMAINS OUR
FOUR-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WITH MY
HUSBAND JASON.
HUSBAND JASON. I WAS TAKING STOCK OF WHAT WAS
WORKING AND THE THING THAT I
THOUGHT I WAS FAILING OUT WAS
IT DOESN'T COME TO A SURPRISE
OF MANY.
OF MANY.
OF MANY. MANY OF YOU ARE IN THE SAME
BOAT WITH ME.
WHAT I WAS DOING TO ENSURE MY
HELP TO ENSURE MY MENTAL HEALTH
AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT I WAS
TAKING TIME TO GET OUT THERE
AND MOVE AND JUST MAYBE JUST
RELAX.
RELAX.
RELAX. SO, I MADE CHANGES.
ALONG THAT, I GOT BACK ON A
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. I SEE THIS INDEX.
EATING THE RIGHT CARBOHYDRATES.
LEAN PROTEIN ONLY.
THEY ELIMINATED SUGAR.
AND, PRACTICING INTERMITTENT
FASTING WHICH MEANS THEY WORK
DURING AN EIGHT HOUR WINDOW OF
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. AND, ENSURING THAT WE ARE
GETTING THE RIGHT NUTRIENTS.
WHATEVER TWO THINGS THAT I
DRINK WAX WATER AND A LOT OF
OTHER.
OTHER.
OTHER. AND THEN, EVEN ELIMINATING.
WITH THOSE CREAMERS.
SO, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
IS BLACK COFFEE.
AND THESE ARE SWEET DROPPED.
I GET THE THAT KRAEGER AND I
GET THESE IN NEW ALBANY.
THIS IS ALL THAT I PUT IN.
TO MY COFFEE.
I TALKED FOR A LIVING.
SO I STROKED IT DRY.
I EVEN HAVE THE SUGAR-FREE MINTS
THAT ARE FREE.
I LOVE THESE.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THEM.
THEN, I EVEN TRANSLATE THEM
INTO MY THUMB.
I'VE BEEN DOING OTHER THINGS
FOR MYSELF THAT INCLUDES EVERY
SINGLE NIGHT.
SINGLE NIGHT. I TAKE THE TIME TO REALLY STOP
TO PREPARE ACTUALLY, MY
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER. HE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE TEA
WITH DADDY.
WITH DADDY. I GOT A BIG PRODUCTION.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING I MADE.
I JUST RELAX.
AND, I JUST MAKE THE TEA FOR ME.
THE BACK OF THE BACKYARD.
WHATEVER IT IS, THIS IS MOMMY'S
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. JASON IS DOING SOMETHING ELSE.
I HAVE CERTAINLY GIVEN UP
ALCOHOL.
ALCOHOL.
ALCOHOL. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I
DIDN'T WORK FORWARD TO YOU KNOW
TOWARDS HEALTH BENEFITS.
BUT ALSO, I JUST FELT LIKE
THERE WERE SO MANY HAPPY HOURS
YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW. I JUST FELT LIKE WE WERE REALLY
KIND OF COOL ARE YOU KNOW.
IT'S ONE THING.
PEOPLE CAN DRINK IN MODERATION
AND ALL OF THAT.
BUT, AN ADULT BEVERAGE CAN BE
SO WONDERFUL TO SIT WITH
FRIENDS OR AT THE END OF A LONG
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. BUT
DAY. BUT FOR ME, IT WASN'T SOMETHING
THAT I WANTED IN MY LIFE
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. I CAN'T TYPE MUCH WEIGHT I'VE
LOST.
LOST.
LOST. BUT, I DON'T KNOW IF HE CAN SEE
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. AT
THIS. AT THE BEGINNING OF MY TRICEPS
COMING BACK.
COMING BACK. MORE THAN ANYTHING, I'M
SLEEPING BETTER, I MUCH MORE
INTERGENIC.
INTERGENIC. I FEEL MENTALLY MORE BETTER
EVER SINCE I JUST CLEAN THINGS
UP.
UP.
UP. BUT,
UP. BUT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I
ALSO LOVE TO SOMETHING
REFRESHING.
REFRESHING. SO, JUST DRINKING WATER AND
THEN COFFEE IN THE MORNING.
JUST CUTTING IT.
SO I DECIDED THAT I WAS GOING
TO JUST TRY TO COME UP WITH
SOMETHING THAT MAYBE I CAN TRY
MARK TALBOT, I DON'T EVEN THINK
OF IT AS THAT.
IT'S JUST REALLY A REFRESHING
DRINK THAT I KNOW WE CAN MAKE
AND THEN JUST GO AND SIT AND
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
SO HERE'S WHAT I'VE DONE.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT
SPARKLING WATERS THAT I REALLY
LOVED.
LOVED.
LOVED. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
NOW, IT ISN'T CHEAP.
TAKING INTO COMPARISON A BOTTLE
OF WINE OR IF YOU PREFER BEER
OR WHAT HAVE YOU, DEFINITELY
IT'S COMPARABLE.
IT'S COMPARABLE. BUT I ALSO APPRECIATE JUST
GENERIC SELTZER WATER.
INCLUDING SODIUM. úSO, I'LL PUT
ICE INTO IT.
AND, I LIKE THIS IT'S FROM
MEXICO.
MEXICO.
MEXICO. I
MEXICO. I JUST LIKE IT BECAUSE I JUST
THINK IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A
TREAT.
TREAT.
TREAT. I
TREAT. I DO APPRECIATE THE SELTZER
WATERS.
WATERS.
WATERS. YOU CAN GET THEM IN CUCUMBER
MELON.
MELON.
MELON. SO, GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT RIGHT
IN HERE.
IN HERE.
IN HERE. THEN, LET'S GO WITH THE
SPARKLING WINE.
SPARKLING WINE. I JUST PUT THAT RIGHT IN THERE.
IT WAS SUPER SIMPLE.
AND DEFINITELY NOT A
PROFESSIONAL.
PROFESSIONAL. I'M CERTAINLY NOT A BARTENDER.
BUT THAT IS A BUT I WOULD LOVE
TO ADD IS FRESH WINE.
I DO HAVE WIND USE THAT YOU CAN
MAKE JUST RIGHT OUT OF THE
BOTTLE.
BOTTLE.
BOTTLE. AND I HAVE IN MY REFRIGERATOR
AT ALL TIMES.
BUT I ALSO HAVE LEMON JUICE.
AND IF YOU WANT ME CUT WITH A
KNIFE, DEFINITELY SEE, I'M NOT
A PROFESSIONAL AT THIS.
I JUST SQUEEZE IN A QUARTER OF
A LINE.
A LINE.
A LINE. I
A LINE. I GET IT ALL IN THERE.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. I HAVE BEEN GROWING ROSEMARY,
PARSLEY AND BASIL ON MY FRONT
PORCH.
PORCH.
PORCH. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE
LEARNED FROM THE SHAFT IS FROM
HER MIXOLOGIST.
HER MIXOLOGIST. WHEN YOU ARE MAKING THIS
MANJULA.
MANJULA.
MANJULA. I THINK THAT THE BASAL I LOVE
THAT SMELL.
THAT SMELL. AND USUALLY I WOULD RUB IT
AROUND THE EDGE.
IT'S JUST BECAUSE I LOVE THIS
FLAVOR.
FLAVOR.
FLAVOR. ALL I DO IS JUST TEAR IT UP AND
PUT IT IN THERE.
THEN, MY SECRET INGREDIENT.
THERE'S A LOT OF BRANDS.
THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE.
I LOVE IT.
MY FAVORITE FLAVOR IS COCONUT
PINEAPPLE.
PINEAPPLE. SO I SHAKE IT UP.
I SPRAY A LITTLE BIT OF IT IN
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. BUT WHAT IS TOO MUCH IF YOU
LIKE IT.
LIKE IT.
LIKE IT. I SIP IT.
I SIP IT.
I SIP IT. SO, I PUT SOME IN THERE WAS A
LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND, I WOULD SIP OUT OF THIS
PAPER STRAW.
PAPER STRAW. IF YOU ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE
LIME OR EVEN LEMON, YOU FIND
THAT IT KIND OF HAS NOT A
BITTER BUT A VERY SOUR TASTE
THAT IS A LITTLE BIT
REMINISCENT.
REMINISCENT. SO, THAT IS DEFINITELY ONE OF
MY FAVORITES.
MY FAVORITES. BUT THEN YOU ALSO SEE, I HAVE
BLUEBERRY, STRAWBERRY, AND I
HAVE A GORGEOUS PEACH.
SO, GOING TO GO AHEAD AND AM
GOING TO SLICE THAT PEACH.
BEING VERY CAREFUL NOT TO SLICE
MY FINGERS.
MY FINGERS. I'M JUST GOING TO MOVE THIS OUT
OF THE WAY.
THEN, I'M JUST GOING TO CUT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. ONE
THIS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALSO
LOVE TO DO IS MAKE FLAVORED
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. YOU CAN USE THEM, IF YOU HAVE
THIS FIZZY WATER, AT OUR HOUSE,
IT WILL BE FLAT IF YOU ARE NOT
USING THEM.
USING THEM. I'M DOING THIS BADLY.
BUT, ONE OF THE FAVORITES IN
OUR HOUSE IS MUDDLING THE
STRAWBERRY.
STRAWBERRY. THEN, YOU PUT THIS INTO A
CONTAINER.
CONTAINER. I'M GOING TO POUR THIS IN HERE.
COME ON.
COME ON.
COME ON. THEN COUNT IS GOING TO TAKE
REGULAR WATER.
REGULAR WATER. I'M GOING TO PUT THAT RIGHT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. GOING TO PUT MY LID BACK ON.
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S IT. JUST GOING TO PUT INTO THE
REFRIGERATOR WHERE THAT WILL
SIT.
SIT.
SIT. THE
SIT. THE LONGER THAT IT STAYS IN
THERE, THE MORE FLAVORS.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE A LITTLE
TREAT.
TREAT.
TREAT. THE LAST ONE THAT I WILL MAKE,
LET'S SEE, WE WILL GO WITH
SPARKLING WATER.
SPARKLING WATER. I DON'T MISS IT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I WILL NOT
DRINK ADULT BEVERAGES AGAIN.
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, I FEEL LIKE
I'M DOING REALLY GOOD TO BE
GETTING STRONGER.
GETTING STRONGER. IT'S NOT ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT.
IT'S ABOUT GETTING STRONGER AND
HAVING MY DAUGHTER SEE THAT MOM
IS STRONG.
IS STRONG. MOM CAN DO THINGS.
MOM IS CAPABLE.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR HER TO
SEE THOSE THINGS.
I'M GOING TO THROW THIS IN SOME
OF MY BLUEBERRIES.
YOU CAN SEE THIS.
THEN I'M GOING TO SCOOP OUT A
FEW OF THESE.
GING TO PUT THESE INTO MY
SPARKLING WATER RIGHT THERE.
IS A LITTLE BIT OF THIS IS
GOING ON.
GOING ON.
GOING ON. GOING TO PUT A LITTLE BIT OF
THESE ICE CUBES IN THAT.
THEN, SOMETHING THAT I REALLY
LOVE ARE THESE. I EVEN LOVE
LEMONGRASS.
LEMONGRASS. I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THIS
WOULD TASTE LIKE.
BUT WHAT I FOUND IS IT'S
REFRESHING.
REFRESHING. I LOVE GINGER.
YOU CAN GET THESE AT THE
GROCERY STORE.
GROCERY STORE. THEY ALSO HAVE GINGER LIKE THIS.
IT IS ALREADY CUT FOR YOU.
I LIKE TO SPRINKLE A LITTLE BIT
OF THIS INTO MY DRINK.
THEN, GOING BACK TO MY TRUSTY
LINES.
LINES.
LINES. I'M GOING TO SQUEEZE THIS.
LET'S STIR IT TOGETHER.
THAT IS NICE AND REFRESHING.
THE LONGER THAT YOU SAVOR IT
THE BETTER IT TASTES.