Are We There Yet???

Because the title of this post I feel it necessary to add a side note that I am listening to Ice Cubes greatest hits; RIGHT NOW!! hahaha

Ok ok ok thanks for the laughs now onto the good stuff. Do you ever go through a hardship, a struggle...or something just rough and find yourself ending each day wondering AM I THERE YET?!?!!? Have I learned that hard life lesson that I'm suppose to learn and can I have some good days already??.. Thats where I am at. I am tired. I'm ready to give up and I think it should be ok. Be mindful of who you share your despair with, because most the time they tell you it'll be ok and Im here to say....IT WILL BE OK. My personal life and lash career seem to follow suite of one another in many ways. My lash career in the beginning was a nightmare. My poor sisters lay victim to countless hours of lash practice with their eyes being glued close more often then I dare to admit. In likeness,  my personal life has had its fair amount of frustrations with marrying young and starting a family while I myself was still a baby (19 years old) ...but through the years with commitment and with the help of my trusting friends and family, my lash skill began to grow. I found I was establishing a clientele and fast forward to today I've got something pretty awesome in the works...Well...I'm waiting for my personal life to get the memo and take the turn for the positive so seriously; AM I THERE YET!??? ..Guys no one says how hard its going to be being a wife, mom, business owner...(*the list is still going in my head in case you're wondering*)..they all say it'll be worth it....they better be right...ahahaha..I'm thankful for friends and family who like lashing, have remained close and ever so mindful of me.... so I will keep going going and hold onto the hope and faith that better days are coming. WE will get there...(where ever there may be) and it'll be worth all the heartache along the way....Tonight i'm going to sleep knowing that I may not be there yet, but I'm on my way.

All my love my sweet friends

-xoxo
Leata

After The Storm Comes The Rainbow

So let me preface this post with what I know you all are thinking after reading that title; SKITTLES.... TASTE THE RAINBOW!

Now we shall begin :) ..It's not just me right!?!? More often then not it's just too easy to focus on all the BAD. It's easy to wallow in self pity and pull up to a Bosa Donuts at 1am feeling sorry for yourself while the sweet donut man hands you free, day old glazed donuts while you wait for your Taro shake..(notice a theme here with my posts....clearly I am a comfort eater..UGH) ANWAYS...as much as I love Bosa Donuts, Sonic Drive-thru cinabons (with Diet Coke), Sodalicious....(OMG who am I...) ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. 

There is too much to be grateful for to allow myself to doubt that through it all, there will be a rainbow at the end. I've recently taken up a gratitude journal. At the end of day whether it's one word, one sentence, or one paragraph; I will make the time to write down FIVE things I am/was grateful for in that day.  It's been a solid two weeks and the change has been subtle ... its been so subtle that until tonight I didn't realize the small changes to my attitude. While putting my kids to bed tonight my 5 year old said to me "Mom, thanks for working a long day and still reading to me..." now normally at the end of a long day I'm not going to lie, in my mind I've tuned my sweet kids out. I've checked out mentally and I'm sound asleep in my bed...but tonight..I was there, all there despite the long hours at work, the countless days of no sleep..every part of me was wide awake trying to catch every second of this nightly routine that so often I'm not really "there" for.....tonight I am reminded of my own rainbow...The reason why despite how hard some days are, I have so much to be  grateful for. I am grateful for resilient children that love me more then I deserve...I am grateful for amazing, beautiful young women that I get the pleasure of working alongside each day. I am grateful for the lives I've crossed paths with doing what I love to do; LASHING!!!! I am grateful for each of you...for being part of my rainbow!!!

The storms of life are inevitable. They come in so many different forms; relationships, financial hardships, work/home balance, the list is endless. BUT just stop.. and take it all in. Your rainbow is waiting for you! I know it's hard. But aren't those rainbows just so darn pretty?!?!?! What do you have to be grateful for? Remind yourself daily and you'd be surprised how quickly that storm passes :) Know that I am thinking of you! Do me a favor and let me know if you need help reaching your rainbow ok?!!? All My Love..

-XOXO
Leata

It's A Monday

So it becomes more and more obvious why Monday's just probably won't ever be a "favorite" day of the week for me....like ever. Today all the things that could go wrong...WENT WRONG. So here I sit surrounded by piles of laundry, a kid covered in chocolate pudding who refuses to let me clean her up, typing on my laptop. It's oddly calming and I'm sure once I finish this post I'll join my sweet baby in eating endless amounts of chocolate pudding.

I promised unfiltered, raw thoughts so here it is folks; This is HARD. To my sweet friends that wear so many hats; mom, student, wife, business owner, PTA member(the list goes on I'm sure for so many of you).....how do you keep it all together? I swear life has been hitting me hard and it's getting harder and harder to stay positive and keep it together.  I am reminded that some people just aren't cut out for certain things and excel at other such things....well lately I've been feeling like the only thing I'm cut out to do is roam the aisles of my local Costco giving feedback on the samples they offer....surely there is more to life then eating samples at Costco....

I'm reminded that today like every other day will come to an end and I get to start all over tomorrow....So today I'm giving it up to chocolate pudding and Costco roaming...tomorrow I'll start a new.  Tomorrow I'll forego the chocolate pudding and opt for something better :) I'll have a renewed outlook on the tasks needing to be completed and stop at nothing to get them done. Tomorrow will be better..I'm sure of it. But today it's a Monday and I'm good with that too :)

With what little is left in me; I'm sending all my positive vibes your way! Stay the course, Mondays' come and go so lets  do our very best to keep up and make the best of it. All my love to you.....

-XOXO
Leata