Wanderlust Thoughts

It's extremely important to put yourself first, give yourself a little self-love, and to always encourage yourself. According to Mind Tools, "Affirmations are positive, specific statements that help you to overcome self-sabotaging, negative thoughts. They help you visualize and believe in what you're affirming to yourself, helping you to make positive changes to your life and career."  A few weeks ago, I asked a few of my incredible, talented friends what their affirmations were.  I chose this specific group of women because they inspire me day in and day out.  They are ALWAYS encouraging and supportive.  They're actually some of the biggest supporters of this blog and I'm just so blessed to have them in my corner. They come from all walks of life and all over the world. They are teachers, nurses, college administrators, entrepreneurs, future lawyers, dreamers, and doers.  Some are AMAZING single mothers. Some don't have k...

Sunday: San Francisco   Once we arrived in Oakland after our three-day-long cross-country drive, we went straight to our Airbnb to get changed.  Unfortunately for us, like most of the Bay area, the house was on a steep hill. Yikes! Parking on the street was like a roller coaster.  The house was so cute! Our host even had a sign on the door with my name on it. We quickly took showers and ran back out the door to sightsee in San Francisco.  We were on a strict schedule and we had so many things that we wanted to see and do so of course I made an itinerary for each day. Downtown San Francisco was only about 45 minutes away with traffic. Once we went over the Bay Bridge, my sister's terror began as we drove up and down the steep hills in the heart of San Francisco. Not gonna lie, it was pretty scary. The car rolled back a little bit every time we stopped at a traffic light on an incline.   We drove through the beautiful Go...