Kim Murakami - Life & Wellbeing Coach for Mothers

From Hot Mess… to way HAPPIER Mess 🤭.

Who’ up for a warm fuzzy & little fun?
Me: Angle of Magnification Compassion 💜

I will start us off: KIND 💜

It may seem like a contradiction, the fact is that being fit doesn't mean you have to be thin or have visible abs. In fact, there are many people who have a high level of fitness without having what most would consider an ideal body type. There are many people who appear to be at what would consider a healthy weight range but are incredible unfit and unhealthy.

Your weight is not a measure of your fitness. It’s a fact that the scale doesn't tell you everything about your health, and that it's POSSIBLE to be fit and carry a little more fat cells than average at the same time.

However, if the amount of fat cells you are carrying is in excess it can create other health concerns and put pressure on internal organs.

Being fit means that your body is strong enough to do what you want it to do. You do activities comfortably that increase your heartrate without struggling because your heart is strong enough and your lungs are able (and willing) to keep up with what you're asking of them.

Your muscles and joints are flexible, but they're also strong enough to lift heavy objects without breaking down under the pressure of the task at hand. The same goes for your bones: they're flexible enough for you to walk across a room without feeling like every step is going to cause an explosion of pain in your joints because they're so weak or inflamed.

Fitness is not about outward appearance—it's about health and wellness. You can be fit without having the body type that society has deemed as "fit."

Remember that you can be healthy and happy while still enjoying your favourite foods in moderation, engaging in your favourite activities, and feeling good about yourself—no matter what size you are! Even if your body doesn't look like someone else's body, your body is incredible! You are more than a number on a scale.

If you are concerned about where you are at with your health and fitness level. Or feel that the level of fat cells may not be within healthy limits. Please reach out if you would like some guidance, that's what we are here for.

How to Create a Life-Changing Weekly Planning Routine

It's one of the most important habits you can start if you want to create a life that is truly your own. So let’s break down your Weekly Planning using these 3 lists.

List 1: Your non-negotiables. Most of the things that are listed here will be maintenance tasks. The things that maintain your current levels of success and happiness.
- For example, if you notice that you are starting to get frustrated when you are not clearing your emails to 0, that should be listed there (Who really does that? Zero emails? Is that a thing?! 😉😂) These are the things that keep your mind clear on a daily basis.

List 2: A restorative, self-care list. This will be a self-care activity of some kind. It could be movement, it could be meal prepping, it could be relaxing, or it could be a value-based task that will give you energy. Just something FOR YOU that’s going to lift your mood and make you feel good!

List 3: Master To-do List. This is a list related to your personal life and your work life.
This list is not your WEEKLY OR DAILY TO-DO LIST but it's a list you're going to refer to when you create your weekly/daily to-do lists. This is the “Brain Dump” list that we’ve talked about in previous posts.

It’s the greatest feeling to plan and manage your time in a way that helps you achieve what's important to you, while still having fun and enjoying the process of ticking things off your list to free up more time?

It's not just about managing your time better—it's about managing your whole life better.

Comments below, do you have current practice similar to this? What’s one big rock you’d like to tick off your list?!

Fear of failure is one of the biggest obstacles to success for many people.

The fear that you won't be able to do something… or accomplish something… or make it through something can stop us in our tracks and keep us there.

It's a vicious cycle: If you’re afraid of failure, you avoid trying new things. Then, when you fail at something, you’re afraid to try again because you don't want to be humiliated by more failures.

When we DON’T try things, we don't LEARN anything new, and so there's nothing for us to do but to keep failing over and over again!

Fear can cause us to doubt ourselves, you might be afraid to go after what you want, or even just take the next step toward getting it. You might be afraid that people will judge you…

Don't let your fears hold you back anymore! The only way to get past them is by taking one small step after another. We shouldn't let our fears stop us from pursuing our dreams. Instead, we should let our dreams guide us forward and push through any obstacles along the way.

So tell me, what's your next small step?

Today I am grateful for a healthy family that has everything they NEED and my morning coffee! 😉
How about you?

Finding gratitude in everyday, really helps with keeping a positive mindset, I find this practise especially helpful in the winter months as I wait for the☀️ (my fuel source) to return .

Crispy Sweet and Sour Pork Belly Salad

Ingredients
* 1 cup (190g) quinoa
* 800g cooked pork belly
* 1 x 200g Sweet & Sour Stir-fry Sauce (check sugar content or make your own healthy version)
* ½ small fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into thin slices
* 1 Lebanese cucumber, thinly sliced into ribbons
* 1 carrot, finely shredded
* ¼ cup mint sprigs

Method
1. Cook quinoa according to packet instructions. Drain and cool completely.

2. Meanwhile, follow packet instructions to prepare pork belly. Cut into 3-4cm pieces

3. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook pork, turning, for 8-10 mins or until golden and crisp

4. Pour in Sweet & Sour Stir-fry Sauce. Toss in hot sauce until coated and sticky. Transfer to a tray to keep warm

5. Add pineapple to the same pan and pan fry quickly until just lightly charred

6. To serve, spoon quinoa into four serving bowls, top with sweet and sour pork belly and serve with cucumber, carrot and pineapple slices. Garnish with fresh mint