imperfectly courtney

Coffee is good for the soul. Something about it makes me feel so at home and so open. The smell of coffee brewing is invigorating. It isn’t just about the caffeine, although that doesn’t hurt. It is like a loyal friend. Always there for you when you need to wake up, take a break, have a pick me up after a long morning, or just need a warm hug for your soul.   And thanks to Starbucks advocating for their “third place” experience, a lot of my deep musings and conversations have happened over a cup of coffee. So today I’m going to chat (or type) with you over a…

If we were having coffee today I would probably stare at the menu at Starbucks for like 5 minutes before deciding what to get. Funny how the more I frequent Starbucks the longer it takes me to figure out what I should order. Back when I first started frequenting Starbucks on the regular I would default to one of the super sweet fluffy creamy dessert drinks… Like a White Chocolate Mocha. I loved it. I’d spoon out the whipped cream like it was Ice Cream. There is obviously more than a few good reasons why I ended up over 250lbs…. Anyway, recently my tastes have been changing and I just…

Hip hip Hooray for Friday! I swear the days are getting longer but the weeks are getting shorter. Today I was thinking about my recent struggle with weight and progress and how I’ve felt “stuck” since our cruise. Then I realized our cruise was THREE FREAKING MONTHS AGO. Seriously though? a quarter of a year? I feel like it has been a lifetime and yesterday all at the same time. Can we go back? Between the “all you can eat” on the cruise and the weeks leading up to it I ended up gaining 10ish pounds. The lowest weight I was at pre-holidays/cruise/crossfit move was 183. I stayed between 183-185…

It’s friday again? Already? Funny enough I’m drinking coffee out of my Disney Cruise Line mug. It’s kind of like a reminder that the weekend is a mini vacation that is right around the corner. Don’t mind this other random picture I’m using since it is not my Disney mug… If we were having coffee today I would probably have more than a few cups. Fridays are my long days. I’m really surprised that one hour of sleep makes such a difference in how I feel throughout the day. Most days I’m in bed around 9pm and up around 5 or 5:30, having a good 8 hours of sleep. Well,…

Well good morning, friends! It’s friday,  that means it’s time for our coffee date! It also means it is the 4th morning in a row I’ve stayed home with Poor Payt. She is definitely getting better it is just taking for-freaking-ever. I usually coach the 5am class on Fridays but Chris took it for me since we weren’t sure how Payt would be feeling this morning. I went in to check on her around 6 (normal mornings we are up by 5:30am and at the gym by 6) and she was still wheezing and so out of it. So I let her sleep. Until she popped up around 7 and…

Hey Friends. Thanks for stopping by for coffee. If we were having coffee I would thank you for sticking with me through this new season of life. I know things have been busy and I haven’t been posting as much as I’d like to. I still enjoy sharing life and my journey with you. I’d admit that seeing my page views and comments dive was hard to handle. I understand people want consistency, but I just wasn’t at a place to offer at that. As much as blog readers look at bloggers and think we all have it together, sometimes we just don’t. I started this blog with the intentions…