HIIT It With Reebs

✨nature is medicine✨

Short blog post on the struggle of being a woman in her 30's, unsure if and how children will fit into her life.

If you are someone like me, I would love your insight on the topic. If you are someone who has children and can share an alternate outlook, I would love to hear it.

Link in bio if you're interested in checking it out🤍

Who’s with me though?! 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️

This past year has been difficult financially for me. Perhaps switching from a successful career in fashion to taking a leap of faith into fitness just 4 months before Covid took over the world was not the best play.

I went from purchasing a new outfit for every possible event, getting my nails done regularly, Botox, dinners, new workout clothes, you name it – I bought it.

I didn’t want for much.

I wasn’t aware of how frivolous my spending was because I didn’t need to be. I was comfortable, and I got what I wanted – when I wanted it.

Fast forward to the last year and things couldn’t have looked more different. I cut out anything I didn’t NEED – which turns out, is most things.

No more new outfits. No more nails. No more fancy dinner or spa appointments on a whim.

At first, I felt sad. Sad that I wasn’t getting to enjoy all the luxurious experiences that I previously didn’t blink an eye at.

But then things began to change.

I began to realize how unnecessary most of my spending was. I have a closet full of clothes yet would always think I needed something new.

I can make delicious food right here in my home and share it with friends with who I want to connect.

And it turns out – I can, in fact, live without a fresh paint job on my nails and some tightening of the face.

While the past year has challenged me on many levels, I am grateful for the lessons it taught me as I’m not sure I would have learned these things without the adversity faced.

Life is not made beautiful by things; it is made beautiful by experiences. It is made beautiful by connections, both internal and external.

I spent so much time blindly spending money on things I didn’t need that I didn’t slow down and appreciate all that I do have.

I have a beautiful space to live in. I have incredible people in my life. I have a deep connection with myself. I have mountains in my backyard. I have food on my table. I am healthy. I really do have all that I need.

And so, I’m choosing to be grateful for the difficult year. The adversity it brought, and the lessons it taught me.

And this whole simpler living? I think I’m going to keep it around, regardless of where my finances take me.