Hello and Happy Friday EVE my friends!
Yes, I am a few hours early for once in my life!!!!!
Normally our blog hop posts go live Friday but all of us at ReMe wanted to get the party started a little early and celebrate with you!
Welcome to Week 3 of the “ReMe” Blog
hop!
Over the last couple of weeks we
have met 2 of the instructors and hosts for ReMe Retreats.
Jean Skipper and
Penny Arrowood , have taken us on an insightful journey, showing how the ReMe motto:
"Rest, Relax, Renew"
applies to their personal life and how it will
apply at our destination retreat in Ocracoke.
Through our musings we hope you can truly see
how our motto, is actually a mantra that can feed one’s life and creative muse
in many ways (personally and professionally).
If you didn’t get a chance to visit their blogs during the hop, please
stop back when you have a chance as both
Jean and
Penny really dug deep and
poured their heart into their posts.
BTW…I
have a couple cool prizes to give away as well... so read on and find out how you can
enter to win!
For those of you
who don’t know me and are stopping by from a link that led to another link, allow me to introduce myself! My name is Jodi
Ohl, and I am one of the instructors and founders of ReMe Retreats. I wear a
lot of hats on a day to day basis from taxi cab driver (okay carting my 13
around to his various practices, friends, school, entertainment), to maid…haha…sometimes
I feel like one…to full time artist, business woman, teacher, and of course my most important role as a Mother to 2 boys, ages 13 and
19. I’m also a single parent who never knows if
she is doing things right or enough of the right things. Admittedly, life gets amazingly rough as
often as it is smooth sailing because of my own personal doubts and worries (insecurities more than likely). I
can go from zero to homeless in about 60 seconds. When I’m at that point of no
return or recognize the signs that I’m going there, I know I need to
incorporate some self-love into the mix. That's where my word, "Renew" comes into play. Truthfully, I am a very positive person. I want you to know however, that even the most positive or energetic people need to reel it in from time to time and simply breathe, refresh and well, renew.
I am going
to talk a little bit about how I “Renew” myself while in the midst of running
my home, and business, and still stay (somewhat sane). So thank you for joining
me in this little ‘musing’.
My Top Ten Tips for ‘Renew’ing My Inner (and Outer) Self:
1.
Change up your routine. We all get into a rut running mindlessly at
times going through our day to day routine. If you change just a little bit of
that routine, you will be amazed at how it can give you a new perspective on
your daily activities.
2. Get some sunlight and feel the wind on your
face. Maybe you are already an outdoors
person but if not, there is a lot to be
said about just feeling the sun on your skin for a few minutes each day. I truly believe in the winter blues, I used
to live in the snow belt where sun is few and far between for 6 months every
year. Now that I work from home and live
in the South, you would think that it’s
easy for me to get outside and enjoy fresh air every day, and it is…IF I make
time for it!
3.
Exercise.
Okay so this is one where I am re-discovering the benefits of daily
exercise. Without a strong body, it’s hard to have a strong mind. I’m still a work in progress, believe me, but
I feel much more capable of handling life in general than I did say 6 months
ago when I started to re-incorporate exercise into a daily or somewhat
daily routine. Bonus, I've lost 10 lbs and several inches...just wait to the summer baby...just wait;)
4. Swimming.
This goes along with #3 but even if you hated exercising, being surrounded by water and just floating
or doing laps, it almost encases you and
transports your mind to another time. I can’t explain this to you in any other
way but to say that it is one place that I feel unplugged for a little bit and incredibly peaceful. Lucky us, our first retreat is on the Outer Banks in Ocracoke Island...not sure if will go swimming but the same transportation to another world happens when my toes hit the sand or I see and hear the waves of the ocean lapping onto shore.
Sighhh..
(no picture in my swimsuit..sorry. I know you are disappointed ;)
5
5.
Drive. I love to drive and it doesn’t have to be
to anywhere in particular, however once I’m heading out on the open road (back
roads are best whenever possible), I try to take in what’s around me and get lost in thought. Even better if I (or we) find a cool little shop or a local dive restaurant that only the locals know about with the best food/books/trinkets/treasures to be found...or even a drive to a scenic look out that you shouldn't miss if time allows. Totally renewing to me.
For stopping by my blog you can get one entry into my personal giveaway of two of my
Renew pieces:
"Renew" everyday inspirational ornament, and a "Renew" Sweet HeART Magnet
Simply comment here and tell me one way you find a way to Renew in your life.
I can't wait to hear what YOU do.
Don't forget, stop over to ReMe for the rest of my tips and another chance to win a
10x10 original painting!!!!! (Share this post or ReMe's post for an extra entry, just come back and make a second comment to let us know you shared the love!)
