Miscellaneous

Book Review: Inside Out by Anastasia Amour

Body image is something I think almost everyone, male or female, deals with at some point in their lives. Feeling like we fall short of a media propagated ideal that doesn't exist, comparing ourselves to heavily curated and edited social media images of people we may know IRL and finding faults in our bodies that can send us into depression. So, when Anastasia asked for a review of her book Inside Out, which is an exercise in releasing our negative thoughts about ourselves and our bodies and replacing them with self-love, I was more than happy to check it out. 

Each chapter is a day in the 14 day program Anastasia put together for readers to follow as they take a journey to shed the negative self-image and build positive perspective about themselves. This is the type of book I wish I had when I was younger, before I figured all of this out the hard way, through self-realization and years of personal growth.

The overall message of Anastasia's book is great and one I fully support. I do think that some of the exercises are a bit basic and have potential to be stronger, but for a younger audience, this is a good way to begin learning to love and accept themselves. 

I am happy to be able to offer my readers 15% off this book when it comes out NOVEMBER 14TH! Just use the code LAZYLADY to get the VIP deal!  If you find yourself struggling with your body image, you really need to check this book out!

Running on fumes

The past two weeks have been crazy for me. Over the weekend I finally had a moment to just breath and plan, and that's when it hit me. I'm over doing it; and if I keep this up, I'll be running on fumes in no time.

I really looked at what I have going on in my life:

  • Full time graphic design job that has me working OT every week and where my responsibilities and work load is increasing constantly
  • Lazy Lady, which I have been slowly cutting back from the 5-6 posts-a-week
  • Books, Booze + Bajingos Podcast, and granted, it is a once a month deal, but it is a very time consuming once a month project
  • LV Book Design, which is in its baby phases – I worry I'm not spending enough time and effort on my side hustle to get it truly going
  • Trying to spend as much time as possible with my husband, who is also working side jobs in addition to his full time job – this makes our "free" time very precious to both of us
  • Giving all our fur-babies the attention and play time they need
  • It's getting into the holiday season which means family obligations on both my side and Mr. LL's side of the family
  • Trying to not live in a dump because both Mr. LL and I are so busy
  • Oh and I have a big project I'm working on for Lazy Lady that will, hopefully, launch in December

My problem is, I WANT TO DO IT ALL. There isn't one thing on the list that I don't want to do. I am just becoming aware that I mentally/physically can't do it all. 😞Now I'm having to make some tough decisions. I know that it's going to be Lazy Lady that is going to see the first cuts in an effort to save my sanity. I just don't know from where...

BIG Announcement! And also, I'm not dead.

First, let me apologize for my disappearance from the blog since last Friday. I am alive and well, just busy. This weekend, I just flat out dropped the ball and forgot to do Sunday's Goal Getter post. Then Monday, my computer was running super slow, so I went through and cleared out some programs and files I didn't need anymore; when I emptied my Trash, there were over 26,000 files to delete. So, my computer was out of commission for the day. I didn't waste that day though! I tried my had at freezer cooking and I'll be doing a post about it in the near future! Yesterday, I spent all day working on and finalizing my secret project. I actually started writing this blog post last evening, but then my iPad (that I was writing on at the time) crashed and I lost the entire post. So, yeah. This week on the blog was a bit of a wash, so I apologize for my poor time management!

On to happier topics, the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!

I've been talking about starting a new side hustle venture on the blog for a hot minute now (just check out the recent Goal Getters and this post), and I'm finally ready to share it with the world!

LV Book Design is open for business!!

That's right! I've opened my own book design studio! I have put a lot of hard work into the passion project of mine, and I hope you will take a minute to check it out. As you, my lovely readers, are well aware of, I LOVE books. I am an avid reader and have been since I was a little girl. I am also an expert in my field, graphic design. I have a decade of experience under my belt and I am an excellent designer. I've worked hard to get to this level of expertise and skill, and I have complete confidence in my ability to make LV Book Design a success.


If you would like to help support my dream, please take one of these badges to share on your blogs/websites! Or just spread the word!

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I really appreciate any and all support as I get LV Book Design up and running!