STEPH NIELSEN

📍MICHIGAN

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

It all begins and ends in your mind. What you give power to, has power over you, if you allow it.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

Fitness should be FUN;
something that’s CONVENIENT
and something that you WANT to show up for -- even during the busiest times.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

When you need rest — take it.

It doesn’t put you off track;
It helps you to reevaluate your goals.
Helps you get back to it stronger.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

Today, let’s move your body because you want to.

Not because you think you have to or that you should because last night you had margaritas, chips and queso.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

I broke my washing machine.

I now have a big excuse for that pile of laundry.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

If you go out to eat this weekend, have a few drinks, or sleep in:

You aren’t falling off track and you don’t have to consider it splurging.

It’s literally just called living your life.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

Name something that gives you anxiety: picking out a nail polish color.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

When we go to Costco I find myself asking questions that I don’t ask in any other store.

“Will we live long enough to use all these paper towels?”

“We just needed a few groceries...why are we leaving with a kayak?”

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

50, 31, 69, 48, 65, 26

Winning Powerball numbers? Nope. Just spring time in the Midwest.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

Filling up my water bottle at my parents house brings me so much joy. A water dispenser on the refrigerator is completely underrated.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

ME: Flight takes off at 4:10PM. Probs board at 3:30PM.
Security plus lunch ~1.5hrs
Drive to airport, traffic, parking, shuttle ~2hrs
So after all that and giving ourselves a little extra time, let’s leave no later than 9:30AM. Sound good?

BOYFRIEND: 🙄

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

If you really want to do something, don’t have a Plan B.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

When a Chef tells you the secret ingredient to their recipe — that’s how you know you made it.

Or it’s a nice way of them saying “make it on your own” so they don’t have to see you every week.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

The most important words are the ones you are saying to yourself.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

Raise your hand if your significant other rearranges the dirty dishes in the dishwasher after you’ve loaded it?

ME: 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

It’s that time of year and I decided to try something different.

Plain and simple. $7 planner from Home Goods. My sister picked it out.

Let’s see how long it lasts.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

Nothin’ like being home for the holidays!🎄

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

Hey, you. It’s Friday night!

Have a glass of wine. Eat some pizza. Pop some popcorn. Enjoy a bubble bath. 🍷 🍕 🍿 🛀🏻

You worked hard this week so do a little somethin’ for YOU.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

Y’all, I really wanna like chickpea pasta! But somethin’ just ain’t right when I cook it.

[STEPH NIELSEN @_stephnielsen]

Hey girl. It’s okay to sleep for 12 hours...2 days in a row. It’s okay to lay around the house all day. Give your body the rest and sleep it needs. Be lazy. Take care of yourself.