My Thrive Experience: Week 1

I’ve been on Thrive for a full week now, and I will confidently say that I’ve never felt so great in my adult life. My sleep is better than it has ever been, and that’s always been my largest struggle. I’m able to concentrate on what I need to during the entire day, run errands, enjoy time with my kids, … Read More

My Thrive Experience: Day 3

I want to give the Thrive 8 Week Experience the full 8 weeks before I weigh in fully, but I’m also going to be honest throughout the process. This blog is as much for me as it is anyone else who might be interested in trying Thrive. I want to document my experiences, good, bad, and everything in between. As … Read More

My Thrive Experience: Day 2

Welcome back to My Thrive Experience. If you missed Day 1, you can find it here. I’ve always been a skeptic. It isn’t because I don’t believe in things, but rather because I’m familiar human nature. If something seems too good to be true, it usually is, and all things should require a time of proving before you trust it. … Read More

My Thrive Experience: Day I

If you want to know a little bit about my journey, you can begin at My Backstory. If you only want to see my results and experience, feel free to skip down to Day 1 of this post. My Backstory: In the winter of 2014, I began taking my health more seriously. I was battling a lot of personal issues, my … Read More

Where’s God When I Need Him?

I’ve felt kind of “stuck” in my circumstances lately, like I don’t have much of a say in my own life. The “stuckness” isn’t a result of anything except people and situations I have no control over. I’m a firm believer in growth and changing what’s in your power to do so. So naturally, stuckness isn’t a theme I’m fond … Read More

2017 Has a New Name

As I wrote in a previous post, every new year, I name the upcoming one based on what I hope to figure out, do, or achieve in those 365 days. To be honest, I’d struggled trying to find a fitting name for 2017 as I had plenty of plans and goals but no simple way to sum up what I … Read More