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Coaching myself through these tough times

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As many of you have heard, my Dad lost his 4 year battle with prostate cancer on November 16th. It has been especially hard because I cannot go back to Missouri right now as I had a knee replacement on November 3rd. It has definitely been the hardest 3 weeks of my life with physical and emotional pain and sometimes not even knowing which is which. I've had to do a lot of thought work and I am so extremely grateful for my husband, my friends and family from afar, and my local friends who have stopped by with meals, flowers, cards, and most importantly hugs and distraction from the pain. I have been allowing myself to feel all the feels, but at the same time working on reframing my thoughts in order to suffer less. I'm working on Dad's euology, picture/video montage to his favorite music, and picking out the right pictures for the Memorial cards. I also need to send out Christmas cards, yikes! But today, I took a break from that to work on my website for Evolve Life Coac...
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Evolve Life Coaching

  Aloha Friends! As summer ends and we transition into fall, it reminds me of how we, too, should always strive to keep growing and evolving. That's why I'm so excited to share some news with you all.   After 25 years as a physical therapist, and with my master's degree in rehabilitation counseling, I’ve decided to take my passion for helping people and start a new adventure in Life Coaching. Following my additional coach training, I’ll be pairing that with my unique background and expertise to help people navigate major life changes, build confidence, and create clear, actionable plans to achieve their personal and professional goals. You might be wondering, "What exactly does a life coach do?" Think of me as a partner who helps you get from where you are today to where you want to be tomorrow. Maybe you want to find a better work-life balance, or need support in tackling a new challenge. Maybe you want to redefine yourself or rediscover that joy and enthusiasm f...
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Auntie Angie's List

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Some ideas if you need a pick me up, some of my favorites from the past week or so: -Songs: 1. Follow the Sun by Xavier Rudd               2. Things you Can't Control by SOJA               3. Keeping Score by High Water               4. Guitar Dreamers station -Shows: Love on the Spectrum -Books: All In by Billie Jean King -Nature: Go for a walk in the trees or buy a plant (coleus is my favorite right now) -Donate to a charity: Tusonge Ministries (started by Dustin's late Mom and others)           https://www.tusongeministries.org/ -Maui Food Bank: still devastated by wildfires     https://mauifoodbank.org/ -Another great resource is my friend Blair. A few years ago, I was having sleep issues and she wrote a blog on that exact subject that so many of us deal with!           https://www.wildkraf...
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Pier Luck is already a Success!

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I've been overly posting on social media about my book release and we had an amazing book launch party and it has me really invigorated to do more! I set my goal pretty high because I want to sell 600 copies of Pier Luck. I haven't told anyone that goal except Dustin, so having it now in writing is a little scary!  It has been a whirlwind of emotions in the last few weeks and I am so thankful for all the support. So far about 70 people have purchased my book. At first I was thinking I just wanted to write this for Dustin and the rest of our family. I didn't really want to "put myself out there" but now I'm glad I did. I'm getting great feedback from readers so far and some people finished it on the first night of reading it! I felt like it was good, but I wasn't sure anyone else would think it was good, so to get that feedback literally made me cry!  My Mom is a little biased, but she is claiming that I have her laughing and crying and reminiscing old ...
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Pier Luck: Almost Ready

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As we stared out at the full moon last night, we felt connected to our parents and grandparents as we do each month with the full moon. It's a tradition that started early in our marriage and I'm proud to say it has continued. I am already feeling more connected to friends and family throughout this book writing process and I am learning so much! My husband, Dustin is helping me figure out all the specifics through Bookbaby to self-publishing, so we are learning together and that is so invigorating! We had to submit and resubmit and reconfigure the book cover and back cover. Everything seemed to take longer than expected, but it's finally submitted and we are expecting some books to arrive tomorrow and hope to have to link for all of you soon! I'm nervous and excited and everything in between! In January 2023, I started this journey, not really knowing anything to be honest!  I listened to a few Journey Sixty 6 podcasts about writing that got me pretty revved up for my ...
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Making Progress on the Book

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 I'm at 29,000 words for my book!  Thanks to advice I've gotten from others, I will not try to fit 23 years of our Navy love story into one book, because I'm only at 2008 so far and I still have a lot more to write.  I'm hoping to have it done by August 4th and I don't want to feel rushed. So, I guess that means there will be volumes, ha! Looking back on my journal, old emails, and my blog takes a lot of time.  Connecting the dots between memories and timelines is also hard and I want to get it right.  It's overwhelming, and again I question who will even read this, but maybe when Dustin and I are in the nursing home with nothing to do, we can re-live our love story.  I'm thinking that the advice part of it will be helpful for kids graduating or going off to college.  I definitely want this to be an inspirational memoir to help others to live a fulfilling life!
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Writing a book is not easy

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 I have 13,000 words for my book so far. The 19 year old editor pictured here was visiting last week, so my productivity decreased a bit as we showed her and her friend hikes and beaches and took the boat out mid week because the weather was iffy.  I ended up letting her read 3 chapters and she loved them, so hopefully the rest of you will as well!  I am having difficulty organizing my thoughts into something that will make sense to everyone. I'm also having a hard time remembering dates, so I am having to refer back to my journals, pictures, etc. I am also reaching out to family to get questions answered, but I am enjoying the process. It's a bit of a therapy going back and reminiscing in detail like this. It makes me feel like I'm in my twenties again! Ahhhhhh, that would be nice!
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