Motivation. Inspiration. Encouragement. Discipline.
Where? How? 
Being successful at whatever goal you may have!
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 I find my motivation & inspiration from the world around me, my faith, my family, friends, and my self. I love seeing others succeed..I love it. I also love seeing myself succeed at whatever goal I'm trying to hit and it inspires me to do more and be more. You can be your own inspiration and motivation! I've always loved a good success story. Success means different to each person. Seeing goals be achieved, work be accomplished, changes be made within that person. It springs new light.
I love to go for morning walks around my property. I sort through my thoughts and just talk to Jesus. I always find clarity and feel refreshed and ready for the day. It brings me motivation, inspiration, encouragement, and discipline. I see my children watch me and I know they take everything in. I want to show them that they can do anything. They can open a business. They can be a spouse, and parent while chasing their goals and dreams. 
I know everyday I need to do something that brings me closer to my goal. I know I'm the only one who can do it. 
I changed my perspective on life. I changed how I looked at and viewed others. I changed my mindset. I was ready to learn. I stopped doubting myself. I just went for it and continue to just go for it...(and as cliche as that sounds that's what you have to do. Get it in your head that your going to do it and do it!) Even if I was the only one in my corner rooting for me, I was ok with that. I didn't want to have to be cheered on or encouraged to go after what I wanted.. Of course, I had many in my corner. Being inspired by others is great but becoming your own inspiration, that fuels the fire that's in you. 
Don't be afraid of failure or struggle. Failure and struggle bring progress if you let it. I've done my fair share of both. You will do both & that's ok. What sets you apart is what you do after you experience those things. Will you let it defeat you or will you jump back up ready to give it hell? Look, success isn't always pretty. Finding your motivation, self discipline...it's not easy! I know you see all these people that look like they got it over night....they didn't. That's what some want you to believe. I don't know why that is...a pride thing I guess? You need to be ready to earn it, to work hard. This where you find your discipline. Knowing hard work is the only way to get there...you put in that work. You got to make these things a habit...make sure your habits are taking you where you want to go! 
Story Time.....
I was 19 fresh out of cosmo school, I started working at a well known salon. I was excited, I was eager, ready to change the world one haircut at a time lol...but for real. Sadly, that didn't happen. About a year in everything change. I was 20 yrs old and a newlywed. I was making no money, building no clientele. I was working from open to close every single day! I didn't understand what I was doing wrong. It got so bad that I couldn't even pay my booth rent to be able to work. My husband was paying my booth rent and I wasn't bringing anything home. I felt like a complete failure. & if my mouth didn't say it my face definitely did. I was seeing my future as stylist fade away. I remember feeling so angry like why is this happening to me? I'm new. Why are these other stylist trying to help me, encourage me.?! I learned the hard way. It wasn't their place to help me, it wasn't their place to make sure I was succeeding. I just didn't know that then. It obviously wasn't the right place for me & I knew it before I let it get as bad as it did. I was scared to make a change. I was scared to pursue anything. Being newly married, we were just making it. It was rough for some months. But ya know what...my mindset changed. I was done being treated the way I was, I was done being taken advantage of, I was tired of feeling like a failure...I did something about it. & I quit. Yep...I straight up quit. During all this, I found out I was pregnant with our first child. So, I took some time off to put my focus on being a mama and wife. Shortly after, I was pregnant with our second child. I still felt my focus needed to be at home. I took some time to regroup and really decide on what I wanted. I kept up with all the new techniques and trends. I went to hair shows, I took online classes. I learned as much as I could. I made a plan for when I started back & when our second child was 2... I did it! I started back and 5 years later...here I am! 
I want you to realize....you can! Whether you're wanting to be a better person, change your career, or just live more positively. We are all on our own paths but even the most different ones have similarities.
You can change how your life is. You can find your motivation, inspiration, encouragement, and discipline. You. have. that. power. 
         xoxo,
         Misty

Hey Ya'll!!
My gardening blog somehow got deleted :( so I'm starting over. Ya'll bare with me as I learn all about this blogging thing :)

I want to dig deep into gardening and share how we started our garden for 2020!
If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them in the comment section! I respond.

This year, we decided to move our garden spot. So, this means turning over unturned dirt...breaking ground. This can be a hard task when first starting a garden. When the ground has never been broke or at least its been a long time since it had. You have the till it and get the dirt worked up. We've found out over the years that a walk behind tiller is just hard...but if this is what you have it works fine. I know of you may not have a tiller. This could be the first time you've ever ventured into the whole gardening thing. I understand! Thankfully, we recently got a tiller attachment for our tractor. It's been a lifesaver!!But before I jump into tilling the dirt, I first needed to decide on what veggies I wanted to grow. I decided on potatoes, corn, green beans, carrots, cabbage, tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, cucumber, zucchini, yellow squash, cantaloupe, & watermelon. Here in Kentucky we normally plant around Derby time or the first of May. But on the back of the seed packets it shows a map of where and what time to plant the seeds. I know cabbage is a cooler weather crop so we needed to get it in the ground a little sooner than the rest.
We planned out how big of an area I would need for everything to grow its best and not be crowded. The area we decided on was 30x60 spot. We staked it off with sticks and twine. I put a stick at each corner so my husband would know where to till. He then got to tilling. He did a couple passes through and I added in fertilizer. When starting in a new spot or just starting it's always good to add fertilizer to the dirt. I sprinkled in all purpose 10-10-10...it's 10% Nitrogen, 10% Phosphate, and 10% Potassium. This just adds nutrients to your dirt to ensure for good plant growth. After the fertilizer was added he did several other passes. Getting the dirt as fine as we can. Of course, there clumps of grass and you want to get it out. So. me and the kids jumped in to start pitching them.. Get as much as you can out, if not you'll be fighting it later as your garden starts to grow...so will the grass. before planting you want your dirt to not be too dry or too wet..it's hard to describe but think of a bag of top soil.
I then took sticks and twine(& a chain because I ran out of twine lol...we improvised..haha) and started making where the rows would be, keeping it as straight as possible. I grabbed a hoe and garden rake(hard rake) and began to make dig our rows. We planted the potatoes(mounding row), corn, and green beans.....lightly covering it with dirt.
It was on the next plants. & those are the was the mounding ones. The watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber, squash, & zucchini. Make mounds and plant the seeds (or plants..if you have those instead of seeds) on top of the mounds.
The tomatoes, peppers, and cabbage were plants and we planted them about 2 foot apart. The carrots were sprinkled in and lightly covered in a row....those little stinkers are so incredibly small! I couldn't see where I was really planting them lol!! I just hoped for the best and called it a day.
We did end up putting a fence around our garden because of the rabbits..just some metal stakes and chicken wire.
There are so many different ways of growing your own garden. We just put ours on the ground but there's also raised beds that you could try. I don't think nothing taste better than a home grown tomato or fresh corn! The store bought just don't have the same taste and once you get a taste for the home grown you won't ever want the store bought again. Now don't get me wrong growing a garden takes hard work and seem like it’s slower than molasses....but the benefits are well worth it! Knowing what your eating, how it's grown, and knowing no chemicals have been put on it....putting great food on the table for you and your family. Having fresh produce to make your recipes...I just love growing a garden.
I wanted to give some details of how we have started ours and I hope it has inspired you to start growing your own! If you have any questions or I forgot to add something... just comment below!!

Hey Ya'll!!
​There's so much I want to write about!! But I'll begin here. How crazy has this quarantine been for all of us.?! It has changed the way we as a society function and its changed everyone's life. I have enjoyed just being mom and wife these last couple months but it's about time I get back to work! 
My family.....we are all outside people lol!!! We like to be outside as much as we can! & with the weather getting warmer I knew I'd be outside more. So, I switched out or really just quit my normal makeup routine. I needed something that said summer to me, something light and glowy. Here's what I found & I've been loving lately! If you try them out, let me know what you think!
*Ole Henriksen Truth Creme Advanced Hydration. Moisturizer is a must! & This gives great hydration to the skin....not heavy or greasy at all. It melts into the skin leaving it fresh and hydrated. && it smells like oranges!
*Becca Cosmetics Backlight Priming Filter. Ya'll want some luminosity?....this is it. It adds the perfect amount of glow for those with dry skin. & the best thing is it isn't oily, But if you have oily skin, just apply a small amount only on the high points of your face. This will give you the glow in the perfect places!
*Morphe Micro Brow pencil. We can't forget the brows right?! This pencil is not only the perfect size and color, it's very affordable. You can get the same high end quality without the price tag. There's many colors to choose from. My color is latte...it's a cool toned taupe brown. Excellent for blonde and light brunettes. Brows make the face....& they are such an important accessory(so I think). They add youthfulness and symmetry to the face...when done correctly. 
​*Maybeline The Rocket Mascara. This mascara is awesome. I love the silicone applicator. It helps to prevent clumping and it gives me more control when applying. 
*Dose of Colors lip gloss color Messy Bun. It has been my go to color for the last several months. It's a perfect pinky nude, pigmented but not too much. It looks good on alllll skin tones!! It's hydrating and not sticky...I literally love this gloss!

             xoxo, 
             Misty