Every Sunday, I stop by to share with you a few raw and real stories from my week in The Sunday Edit. Stories where I edited struggles into strengths and found Gem moments when shining seemed impossible. In a world where everyone filters what they share online, I want you to see you’re not alone and I want to inspire you to have more good days. You’ll also find what products have been making my life easier, what new Gem finds I’ve come across, and the best sales going on right now!
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Last Week on The Gem:
- This Week at Therapy: Trust It Will Work
- 10 Things to Treat Yourself to This Month
- The Sunday Edit – Volume 9
Life Update & Thoughts:
Letting go of things I love.
That seems to be the current theme of my life. You guys know that I just got out of a relationship with the guy I thought I was going to spend my life with (who a massive part of my heart still cares about immensely). Then there’s teaching – I teach barre and yoga right now – that I need to start taking baby steps back from even though I love doing it (more on that along with what I took away from my most recent therapy session in my YouTube video from this week). It’s one thing to let go of “things that no longer serve you”, but it’s another to let things go that your heart is still wrapped up in. I don’t have any advice for dealing with this (not yet at least). But I want to let you know that it’s okay to let go of something, even if you love it. And on the other side, you are allowed to still love something even once you let go of it.
Another thing we’ve been talking about over the course of my last few therapy sessions is the concept of “radical acceptance”. Radical acceptance is about learning to accept unfavorable situations and not resisting what’s outside of our own hands. It’s about whole heartedly accepting what you’re faced with and leaving the extra emotional stress about it behind. We can’t change the heavy traffic, the fact that there are only so many hours in a day, the weather that’s interfering with our plans, or the desires of other people who don’t want the same things we do. And so, that’s one thing I’m working a lot on right now – acceptance without the added stress of what I can’t control.
Shines:
- I went to dinner with a friend this week, guys! For someone with homebody and workaholic tendencies, this is a pretty big deal for me. I’ve been meaning to make more space in my life for friendships for quite some time, so it feels good that I’m following through on that.
- I just cleaned like 400 emails out of my inbox and responded to a bunch of things that I’ve been meaning to reply to. I still have like 500 more to go, but I can feel the relief of the catching up process.
- It’s been rainy and cloudy for most of the week here in Pittsburgh. I was able to get in a few runs, but I was especially excited that after my run today the sun was out and I had the chance to sit and soak it up for a bit afterwards.
Struggles:
- Living with someone you recently broke up with is rough. I’m so grateful and appreciative that things are civil between us (Shaun’s even still helping me with a lot of business things) and that we both are aiming to cultivate a friendship out of this. But, it’s definitely not easy.
- Time is going by so so so fast. When did it become August?! And how is New York Fashion Week (which I’ve barely started preparing for) literally around the corner?!
Currently Loving:
- I know I already told you about this in my “10 Things to Treat Yourself to This Month” post for August, but I seriously cannot get enough of it. No matter what kind of day I’m having, this argan oil and lavender body wash from Love Beauty and Planet literally makes me feel like everything in life is going to be okay because the smell is so relaxing! You need it (unless you don’t like lavender, then definitely don’t get it).
- I’m obsessed with Nutter Butter Cereal. I don’t care how much of a child that makes me – it’s like having dessert for breakfast and it’s completely delicious.
- Also in the food department, s’mores donuts are back at Dunkin’ Donuts! They’re soooo yummy!
