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6 Keys to Living a Calmer, Healthier, Sexier Life

July 22, 201222 Comments

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Feet in hammock with textWelcome to Calm.Healthy.Sexy. – The life you really want. It’s a place for married women who want to transform their hectic, hurried lives. If you want to feel calm and relaxed (most of the time!), eat well and strengthen your body, and feel sexy and enjoy a great sex life with your husband, then this is for you. Even if you only want to do one or two of those things, join the conversation with other women who want to enjoy their lives and their marriages more fully.

Most women are extremely busy and highly stressed. Often, we’re trying to do it all – working (at home, in the workplace or both), caring for children, spending time with our husbands, volunteering, attempting to maintain good health, finding time for friends – the list can go on and on. Before long, important things get pushed to the side. Time for good food and regular physical activity – gone. Time for a relaxed and intimate marriage – gone. Time for doing the things that make us feel good about our appearance and body – gone. Time for doing the things we enjoy most – gone.

Imagine for a minute what it would be like to feel calmer, healthier and sexier. What would you be doing? What would you be wearing? Where would you be? How would you feel? If your answers say that you would be in a different place, doing something entirely different, maybe it’s time for some changes.

The Calm.Healthy.Sexy. life is about balance, priorities and joy – making time for the people and things you love, enjoying a balanced life with the people who are most important to you.

Lots of things can contribute to feeling calm, healthy and sexy. But, six areas seem so important to me that we’ll return to them again and again. These are areas women often let slide, because we’re so busy working, serving, caring for others, and doing dozens of things that absorb a great deal of time and energy. They’re the foundations of a life in which we can feel calmer, healthier, and sexier than we’ve ever felt before. These are areas that I’ve been working on recently, and they’ve made a real difference in my life.

The Keys to a Calmer, Healthier, Sexier Life

The Keys to Calm.Healthy.Sexy. are six things you can do to strengthen your body, mind and spirit. They are steps toward taking control of your life, and creating the life you really want, for yourself and your family. The six Keys are:

  • Move your body every day.
  • Feed your body well.
  • Control your family’s schedule.
  • Maintain a healthy weight.
  • Feel sexy and enjoy intimacy.
  • Create margins around your life.

Please share your thoughts in the Comments – I’d love to hear about the things you’ve done to create a calmer, healthier and sexier life. I also would love for you to  subscribe to Calm.Healthy.Sexy. by email – just enter your email address in the box below and click Subscribe. Thanks.

Updated July 2014.

 

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Filed Under: Exercise, Family Schedule and Activities, Healthy Eating, Healthy Weight, Margins in Life, Sex and Intimacy

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  1. Carissa says

    August 15, 2014 at 11:28 am

    These are all really common sense, and MUCH easier said than done. Exhaustion and many other barriers prevent what needs to be done to have a “relaxed” life. I don’t even know what relaxed feels like anymore!

    Reply
    • GC says

      August 15, 2014 at 4:40 pm

      Hi Carissa – I agree – they are common sense and they are easier said than done. I’m a fan of taking small steps, one after another, in the direction we want to go, and building on small successes. I’m sorry you don’t know what relaxed feels like anymore, and hope you can move a little bit in that direction.

      Gaye

      Reply
  2. jugglingrealfoodandreallife says

    October 4, 2013 at 11:44 am

    I’m still very much trying to control my family’s schedule. I’ve said “No” to a couple of things lately and to my surprise they were willing to reschedule to work around my schedule. My teenager only has 2 years left of high school and since I have one in college already, I know just how quickly those years go by. I try to hold his football games as sacred family times. However, I find myself being asked to do more and more things……….and they are things I want to do. It leaves very little time for moving my body each day. I need to keep working on that.

    Reply
    • GC says

      October 4, 2013 at 1:24 pm

      Hi Christina – Yeah for you! I know it’s hard to say “no!” I said “no” to something recently (actually it was “I’m going to stop doing this thing I’ve been doing for a long time”) and have gotten some mild push back about it (from outside my family). But I’m standing firm.

      You’re in a more difficult place than me, because my youngest is already in college. I agree that your son’s high school football games should be sacred family time. When our youngest son played high school basketball and soccer, that was our “social life” for extended periods of each year!

      I think each woman has to do the best she can during each season of her life, while still recognizing that her own health and fitness is a high priority. When our sons were playing soccer (and before they could drive), a lot of my physical activity took the form of walking while they were at practice. Now they are doing their own thing, and my schedule doesn’t revolve as much around their schedules. So I have more flexibility in how/when I can be active. For example, my husband just bought an annual pass that covers admission to all of our state parks, so that we can start visiting more parks and doing more walking and hiking. I’m excited about that, but a few years ago we couldn’t have done it because of the children’s schedules.

      Anyway, I think you’re doing great! Gaye

      Reply
  3. Fit 'n' Well Mommy (@FitNWellMommy) says

    October 3, 2013 at 11:23 pm

    Love this! It is all so true, it is just about implementing it! I try to find balance in all of those areas, but it is certainly challenging while raising a family!

    Reply
    • GC says

      October 4, 2013 at 8:35 am

      Yes, it is challenging, and I’m not sure that we can work on all of these areas at once. It’s probably best to pick one or two and focus on them.

      Thanks so much for stopping by.
      Gaye

      Reply
  4. rachaeljdebruin says

    October 3, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    Simple and so easy to follow! Now, to get onto the actual ‘doing of it’ 🙂

    Reply
    • GC says

      October 3, 2013 at 9:21 pm

      Thanks Rachael! Yes, the doing is a bit harder, but I am a definite believer in taking one step, then another, then another.

      Gaye

      Reply
  5. Anne Kimball says

    February 19, 2013 at 11:24 pm

    This is great! Thanks so much for linking up with the TALU!

    Reply
    • GC says

      February 20, 2013 at 5:42 pm

      Thanks Anne! I appreciate the opportunity to link up some “vintage” posts!

      Gaye

      Reply
  6. Rosey says

    October 28, 2012 at 6:55 pm

    I’m visiting from No Rules blog hop. This is a good list. As for eating healthy foods, I can TOTALLY tell the difference between how my body reacts to junk and good food. The energy from the latter makes it worth the effort it sometimes takes to eat healthy.

    Reply
    • GC says

      October 29, 2012 at 5:22 pm

      Hi Rosey – I agree about feeling the difference when I eat good food vs. junk food. It is definitely worth the effort to eat well. I’m trying to figure out ways to make it easier to eat well, so it doesn’t feel like so much work.

      Thanks so much for stopping by.
      Gaye

      Reply
  7. Paula J says

    October 28, 2012 at 9:17 am

    Hi! Thanks for linking up with my NO RULES Weekend Blog Party!! Tons of useful info here :)))

    Paula
    lifeasweknowitbypaula.blogspot.comj

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    • GC says

      October 28, 2012 at 6:22 pm

      Thanks Paula. I am glad to have the opportunity to link up with you.

      Gaye

      Reply
  8. Elizabeth@Warrior Wives says

    August 15, 2012 at 8:54 am

    I love the premise of your blog. I’ll be checking back regularly to read more posts!

    Reply
    • GC says

      August 15, 2012 at 4:40 pm

      Thank you, Elizabeth. I hope you’ll come back often. I am now following your blog too – it looks terrific.

      Gaye

      Reply
  9. ashleylucas1121 says

    August 14, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    Found your blog from SITS! A lot of GREAT information on here already! I can see that I will be spending a lot of time here!

    Also, just wanted to let you know that Read, Rate & Review nominated you for a Versatile Award! Come on over and check it out!!!

    http://www.readrateandreview.com/2012/08/another-award-versatile-award.html

    Congratulations!!!!

    Reply
    • GC says

      March 7, 2013 at 11:54 am

      Thanks so much, Ashley.

      Gaye

      Reply

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