Happy September!

And, more importantly, happy start of pumpkin season.

I said what I said. 

I just wanted to jump on here and say: I have a good feeling about this month. I woke up on Tuesday feeling like, yay! you’re here! There’s just something about a fresh month, something about the gateway to a new season, that feels so good and hopeful.

SO! Some encouragement for you for September:

• Fill this month with things that make you happy. Does pumpkin make you happy? BRING. IT. ON. Sunsets? Watch ’em. Good books? Read ’em. Lunch with friends? Plan it. You. Deserve. To. Be. Happy. Fill this month with things that get you closer to that.

• Don’t you dare put yourself down about where you are vs. where you thought you’d be. HELLO, we have been in the middle of an actual crisis for the last several months. It is beyond okay that you didn’t accomplish the goals you thought you would by now. It’s beyond okay if you’ve gained or lost weight that you didn’t want to gain or lose. It’s beyond okay that you still haven’t advanced in your career, or organized your closet, or learned how to run a mile without dying. Things have been unexpectedly awful, and you’re doing your best.

• Believe that this is going to be a good month. So much of our day to day is mindset. Have the mindset that September is going to be so good to you. LOOK for the good things. CHOOSE the good things. Refuse to believe that there won’t be any good!

• Remember that no matter how big or little your accomplishments are this month, they are enough. YOU are enough.

I’m cheering you on! I love you!

Chels