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Picture: Somewhere in TN
It's been awhile since I've had a month as busy and as heartwarming. Here's a quick recap:
My mom and I went on my longest roadtrip ever. We headed to Tennessee for a life changing experience (for real, and it led to so many other things happening after). I will share more on this as I feel led. We stayed in one of my favorite hotel chains (it has a big fridge -- well, bigger than a mini-fridge and a salt water pool)! I got to swim for the first time this summer and it felt so good. It's really impossible to recreate the ways your body moves in the water on land. I also took some staples to the hotel (see videos below): Salt (Affiliate code: SATIATEDBLONDE) and what I use to get rid of mold spores & mycotoxins that I sprayed on the carpet, mattress, bedding, & other surfaces (Affiliate code: SATIATEDBLONDE). Anyways, I got to see the beautiful mountains through Chattanooga as we made our way to visit my lifelong best friend and her family in Georgia. We had a blast just living life together for a quick, but quality couple days. In the pictures below, you can see our milestones--and we drove so long, the car wanted us to take a break, haha! She had a giant elephant ear plant that was about to bloom (I didn't even know these flowered, but I grew some this year from a tuber that my father-in-law gave me!). And as we were starting our return trip, we stopped at Buc-ees. That added at least an hour on to our drive time (iykyk) but it was awesome!
Did you know Elephant Ears flowered? So cool!
Have you been to Buc-ee's before? The best bathrooms ever -- all individual stalls with dividers from floor to ceiling and super clean.
I have certain staples I travel with, here's a snip:
Learn more about my every day salt here (affiliate code: SB10)
Find out about this spray here (affiliate code: SATIATEDBLONDE) and find out places I've used it (besides hotel sheets!)
I got to spend some much needed time with family this month as well as a quick visit with two other friends, and my aunt came to visit -- we got to do a quick early kayak ride after I made some pancakes! My cousin got married and I got to see family I haven't seen in a decade (and some I'd never met before)! My papa preached at church and my grandma, mom, and I enjoyed our trip to church camp.
In the midst of all of this, due to the life changes I made throughout the month, I was asked to be guest on a podcast: The Robin and Dana Talk Real show. In it, I share real life examples of what spiritual oppression looks like, ways the enemy can get a foothold, and the story behind why I threw out all my crystals and no longer do yoga. Yeah, that's a whole post for another time, but here's the interview if you want to check it out!
As I'm so focused on how busy September was, October is flying by...and September is almost here again, lol! There have been a lot of new adventures and things we've done this month already that I never expected, but am really grateful for. I don't typically do monthly life recaps, but I think they may be fitting for this season.
Hope you enjoy and that your September ( + almost rest of the year) was as sweet. As always, #GetSatiated.
