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While it would be easy to spend more time in Yosemite National Park, you can see a lot in just two days! I spent a weekend in Yosemite National Park, and I'm sharing all the adventures from my trip.

In June, the fiancé and I met my cousin, Kristi, and her husband, Avery, in San Francisco, and the four of us drove to Yosemite National Park for a weekend of adventure. 

You can read about our time in San Francisco here.

Kristi and Avery had been planning on going to Yosemite for Avery's 30th birthday. They had most of the trip planned when I mentioned that Yosemite was on our bucket list, and they invited us to come along. We bought our plane tickets four weeks before we left!

It ended up being such an amazing trip, and we were so grateful for Kristi and Avery for doing so much planning and coordinating. 

I took so many photos on this trip because Yosemite is absolutely breathtaking. So this post is photo heavy!

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The fiancé and I just returned from a gorgeous weekend in Colorado looking at wedding venues!

Yep, we're planning a destination wedding in the mountains. This was our first big wedding planning trip to Colorado, and it was so much fun. 

We stayed in Longmont because we planned a couple of venue tours in Lyons, which is nearby and doesn't have many hotel options. At the last minute, I booked a tour at a venue in Estes Park, so we also took a trip there. 

I'm not going to share details about the venues we toured right now. Maybe in the future, after we choose a venue, I'll write a post about all the venues we've looked at. But I want the fiancé and I to make a decision without a lot of outside influence. 

That said, if you have any great wedding venue suggestions in Colorado, please share! We're looking for a venue that isn't too high up in the mountains (since most of our guests will be coming from flat lands), has options for an outdoor ceremony and/or reception with gorgeous views, has on site or nearby lodging, has that rustic Colorado charm (but isn't cowboy), and is affordable. 

In addition to venue tours, we ate delicious food and sampled lots of craft beer during our trip. So read on to find out what we ate and other adventures we had during our trip! 

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There's nothing in nature that blooms all year long, so don't expect yourself to do so either.

It's been forever since I shared some of my recent favorite things. I love doing these posts because I love sharing the random wellness things that are helping me live my healthiest and happiest life. 

Today's favorite things all have to do with cycles. This is something I've been obsessed with lately. I first started thinking about cycles when I began following Kate Northrup. She teaches the cycles to sustainable success, which I'm still learning about and trying to implement into my life and business. 

Basically, our society tells us to keep moving full steam ahead, but we should really be working in cycles - allowing time for rest and regeneration before producing more. 

I love this idea because I've experienced burn out, overwhelm, stress and exhaustion from constantly creating and producing. 

So I'm sharing some of my favorite things that are helping me track cycles and live a more cyclical life rather than a linear one...

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This smoothie has a special ingredient that helps improve digestion - probiotics! 

I'm getting a little crazy with my green smoothie making! I added a special ingredient to this smoothie that helps with digestion. 

Probiotics! While this may not be a common smoothie ingredient, it's definitely one that should be used more often!

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Smoothies, yoga, rosé, delicious food, friends and family. I would say my weekend was pretty great. 

The fiancé and I didn't have many plans, which was good because the rest of the month is booked up. I used our free weekend to do some cleaning and purging, and it felt so good. 

We also made a quick trip to Hastings to celebrate a friend's birthday, and we ate such great food. 

Here's a recap...

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When you work at home it can be easy to spend an entire day in front of the computer. But making some simple shifts can make your workday much healthier and happier!

Once or twice a month, I take a vacation day from my full-time job to work at home on my business. It's usually when I feel like I need to catch up on administrative tasks or when I'm creating a new online group health coaching program.

This week, I took a day off to finish up writing copy for my new website and create a new free download for my website launch. So excited for this!

I absolutely love work-at-home days. I love the freedom of being able to throw on athletic shoes and go on a walk when I feel like I need to move or taking a break to put clean laundry away. 

I feel more productive, more positive and less overwhelmed by my to do list when I work at home. I also take better care of myself when I work from home. I listen to what my body needs, and because I'm at home, I can give my body (and mind) breaks when needed. 

And let's be real...I wear my pajamas all day. There is nothing better than that!

I also love that every time I work at home it's totally different. So I thought I would share a peek into my work day at home. 

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