De-tox (noun)-a process of period of time in which one abstains from or rids the body of toxic of unhealthy substances. 

We have all heard about detox cleanses for weight loss programs, but what about chemical detox in our homes to detox our bodies and lifestyle to become healthy. This idea to write this post came to me as I read something on Instagram that really hit hard, “The American government has been systematically poisoning citizens via food, water, air, programming & allopathic “medicine” for generations…but tell me again how they suddenly care about your health.” @redpillrevv 

With that being said I feel like for those who don’t know the history, I’ll bring you up to speed (quickly) Long story short, my Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer about 8 years ago. When she was we started doing research, because the form of cancer she had did not run in the family and was not able to be genetically passed down to me. So what the heck caused it?! Well after lots of research…CHEMICALS! Things that we were told are healthy and good, and needed to live a healthy life. So the detox of our lives began, it has been a long process and one that I partially (not fully) gave up on after she passed away due to getting to a point which I am sure is part of grieving, but just not caring anymore. That changed when I had my son and now we are expecting baby 2. I need to do this for them and for our family. I need to do what I can to be around for them as long as possible, which is what my mom did too. 

So, after posting some things on Facebook and Instagram and people asking questions, it made me think maybe I should write a post about this. Do you know what ingredients are in your everyday cleaning products, do they truly clean? Do you know what ingredients are in your protein shakes? This one was a rude awakening for me….what about your body lotions? Your makeup, your water…I can go on and on. Have you ever compared our food labels in the US to the food labels in the UK? 

Even though I have gone through this detox process before, I started to go back into old ways. I love my Dior makeup, I love my Shakeology shakes, but then I look at my son and the ultrasound photo of our baby on the way and wake up again. I need to do what I can that is in my power to be here for them as long as possible. Dior has talc, just one of the few chemicals (there were a lot unfortunately) Talc is known to cause lung disease and issues…isn’t that lovely! Shakeology has silica in it…you know those little bead packets that say do not ingest…well that is in Shakeology amongst others and many things I can’t even pronounce. 

Knowledge is power. 

I went through and threw out all of my old “clean” cleaning products (Honest Company and Mrs. Meyers are not all they are cracked up to be) and switched over to a shop club which I am loving! 

Turning my Dior makeup over and testing out a brand called Crunchi (stay tuned for the reviews on this) 

Shakeology (this felt like a bad breakup!) Testing out Truvani. 

I think I am going to start a drop down menu of all of the products, I haven’t fully come up with how I want to format this yet but I am working on it. 

Anywho…that is all for now! 

x0_meagen lea

I don’t know if it is the non sense going on in the world, being a new mom, getting older, but journaling has started to become something I look forward to each day and helps me set the tone for the day. This along with working out has become a must for me in terms of self care. I never thought I was the journaling type, I mean I like to write my thoughts on this blog, but I never thought or knew how to write my feelings and honestly never thought that was a thing. But I will say, right before my mom passed away she gave me three journals that she wrote from the time her water broke when she was pregnant with me through my high school and early college years. She told me I couldn’t read them until I had a child of my own. I started reading them, but couldn’t. The emotions are still too raw and real right now, I am sure I will get to the point of being able to, but right now just isn’t the time. Anywho, sidetracked on that, but looking back maybe it is in my blood…right before we had Anchor I bought a book to write in for Anchor…not going to lie I haven’t been the greatest, but I did type out our birth story and have tried to be a little more diligent with writing. I don’t know how my mom did it! Maybe there are too many distractions? I will say ever since watching the Social Dilemma on Netflix thanks to one of my really good friends ❤ I limited my time on Facebook and Instagram and all social media platforms to 30 minutes a day. And honestly a majority of it is crafting and playing around with myoddinary Instagram. So I will say that had freed up a lot of my time which I have put to better use with journaling. 

Okay, back to journaling…can you tell pregnancy brain is kicking in? It is funny how quickly you forget all of these things that come with pregnancy including those round ligament pains…whew! After our miscarriage, moving, dealing with changes in friends, feeling alone, the whole nine yards, I was talking to another really good friend of mine who mentioned journaling, I told her I wasn’t sure how to do it. So she sent me a list of 10 things on how to essentially over come writers block and it worked! I used the prompt a few times and now it is like second nature. And it feels great. It’s great to just journal write it all out, get out all of your feelings and emotions that are built up or that you don’t know how to explain to someone in normal terms, but need to get it out. So with this standard journaling I also started to incorporate a religious journaling as well. Now let me say, I was not raised nor did I grow up in a religious household whatsoever. I went to church in high school due to someone I was dating (his parents made me go if we wanted to continue to date) ohhhhh high school….so I was familiar with it all, but not on this level. I think with all of the nonsense in the world I needed more of an uplifting, more positivity, something to help me know there is a greater plan, and to be reassured that even when we are given horrible things, they are lessons and we gain so much more wealth in terms of knowledge after we go through it. So as of last week I started journaling my feelings as well as journaling a daily devotional and really deep diving into it. It is totally out of my comfort zone, but truly the only way to grow is to be uncomfortable. I will link everything below, including my planner which I cannot live without! 

Make sure to put yourself first, because the best version of you comes when you self care. It only took me 15 plus years to figure that out, sorry Mom! You were always right! ❤

Planner

Daily Prayer Journal

Daily Devotionals 

Journals (since I bought mine from Hobby Lobby a few years back) 

x0_meagen lea

Change is good, change is okay. Yes, it is hard to swallow, grasp, wrap your head around, accept, and be okay with. In the moment it might feel like it is the hardest thing in the world to do, but after you process it all and look back you realize seasons change, and so do we as people. Sometimes people are put in your life for a season, a reason, or a lifetime and if it ends it is okay! And truly, when one friendship ends, it opens the doors for a new friendship whether seasonal, or forever, or maybe just for a specific reason. For me personally (being a Taurus) I would much rather put up with a bad/toxic friendship than hurt anyones’ feelings. Which hard and something I know about myself, but never makes it any easier! I am a people pleaser and it in the end the only one it negatively effects is myself. The best thing you can do is always be your true and authentic self and be real. Don’t let people try and compare things in your life with there’s, we are all different, we all have different journeys, we all have different paths we are being led down and different experiences that make up that journey. Be true with yourself, and don’t try and change yourself to fit in, because at the end of the day the only one hurting from this is yourself. 

Remember change is good. 

x0_meagen lea