Mind Body & Spirit

Hey there blogland! 

It's me, Kristen.... remember? I used to comment on your blog and engage through email all the time, and now I'm slacking because if I spent one more minute on this laptop I would be sacrificing my 5 hours of daily sleep and/or drooling on myself?

Yeah, I'm sorry for being a bad bloggy friend, you guys. I thought I was busy during school, but I really wasn't prepared for this fully loaded month of August! I mean, holy wow. I haven't even switched my own desktop background! :/

What have I been up to exactly?

Well, working my day job- that's for one.

For two, I've been going out almost every weekend for different occasions, which is so out of my norm! Girl's nights, anniversary weekend getaways, shopping trips... it's been nice to have some fun for a change, but I can't help but feel like it's slowing me down.

For three, I've been working on a ton of design work lately, nesting behind my laptop, staying up way past my bed time to meet deadlines, and pushing myself as far as I can. It's challenging to balance all of it, but I surprisingly haven't been too stressed out... probably because I thoroughly enjoy it, even though I want to crawl in a hole and die most mornings. 

But, the more I push myself, the more I flash back to my Business & Marketing class that explained how "design is a service," so in essence, I am the product. Same with blogging- we are the juice behind the machine. Just as storeowners find time to clean and take care of their products to ensure ultimate customer satisfaction, I need to be doing the same for my mind, body and spirit. If I don't, I'm either going to get sick, become depressed, or completely burnout and have a mental breakdown.

And I don't want to have another one of those...

So I've been giving myself these little breaks in between the chaos, mostly watching an episode or two of my favorite TV series. It's no wonder why I enjoy it so much- it consists of a combination of my favorite things: sitting idly, eating, cuddling, and watching drama unfold. True Blood is the best it's ever been this season, The Newsroom is outstandingly awesome, oh, and (brace yourself) we literally just started Breaking Bad... AMAZING so far!

Anyway- I planned on writing about the second part of me and Josh's love story today, but found myself just wanting to share my life lately... and if I've disappointed anyone with my lack of response to comments or emails in my normal timely fashion, to ask for understanding that I'm doing the very best I can, and taking some much needed time for my mind, body, and spirit.

Just know I'm still around, still present, still following your stories through social media, and I still love you guys with all my blogging heart! I hope you take some time away from your keyboard this weekend, unplug a little, and enjoy the world around you as the summer makes its grand finale :)

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P.S. If you haven't already, go see what you could win in August's Group Giveaway (only one day left to enter!) and if you're looking for some end of summer deals I have posted some really great discount codes that expire at the end of August in this post :)