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She’s the perfect person to vent family issues to, and she understands why our papa is God’s gift to us kids. She easily earned 100 volunteer hours in high school, and I can’t wait to see what she does with her big heart as she heads off to college. Maybe it’s just because I’m an older sister, but I wholly believe she’s a better person than I’ll ever be. I can’t wait to wear my sister necklace every day, as a sign of sisterly love that I didn’t expect, but now can’t imagine life without.

I lay out my clothes, fill up my water bottle, and know exactly what workout I’m going to do so that when I wake up in the morning, I just need to go through the motions until my workout. Additionally, we don’t buy a lot of junk food and don’t go out to eat. It was a good routine, but it wasn’t very sustainable because I didn’t love doing that. If doing journaling at night doesn’t work, wake up 5 minutes earlier and do it in the morning.

* It’s made by a young woman, Rachel, who made it while she was busy in college * It has the time listed out, so it’s easy to plan your day * It’s very thick because each day has its own page. Helps you identify big goals and write them down Encourages you to write down actual steps to take towards your goals

For those who regularly check this blog or loved ones I haven’t told yet, I’ve decided to take a break from regular blogging. I’ll never say never, and I’ve had an itch to write again, but since May I’ve really been taking a step back. We’ve been around the world since I stopped writing, we’ve celebrated loved ones, and I’ve focused on experiences and people instead of photos and remembering where we ate lunch. This is the first time I’ve been able to type anything into this box.