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Welcome to Mental Edits.

I am a chaos coordinator for women who are inundated with the stressors related to the mind, body, and home who are looking to build their confidence and develop an action plan to take back control of their lives.

October 13, 2020
Mind

Finding My Why In My Mess

If there’s one thing I want my readers to know about me, it’s my why. You may not know what started me on this adventure. What life-altering circumstance forced me to re-evaluate my lifestyle, gain control over my diet, and ultimately,

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October 1, 2020
Home

How I Simplify Kid Chores

Like a lot of kids who grew up on a farm, I had chores to do every day, whether that was outside or inside. Before I did anything else after school, the kid chores had to get done. When Ryan and

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September 10, 2020
Products I Live By

Natural Beauty Care Products You Need to Try

I’m often asked what I use for beauty products, especially for my hair and skin. And I get why. There are so many products on the market claiming to be all-natural. It’s super overwhelming to know which ones are worth

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August 29, 2020
Body, Mind

Curb Negative Self-Talk You Give Your Body

“I'll start Monday

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Providing positive resources to help ladies love themselves for who they are and are meant to be

Are you ready to take back your life and make some mental edits?
Girl, let's get after it!

It's the freakin' weekend baby, I'm 'bout to have

It's the freakin' weekend baby, I'm 'bout to have me some fun! No? Oh yea, it's still harvest and I'm still a harvest single mama with the babies. But we'll still have fun!
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I hope you find the courage in each moment to live. Not let restraints and limits hold you back.
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Kinda like when you've been rocking your workouts and nutrition all week...and then a baked good is staring you in the face. Have the freakin' cookie! Have the courage to have A cookie, lol!
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Peeps, can we all agree that we can reward our bodies with something we love (baked, goods, beer, wine, burger, etc) but just don't let yourself through in the towel on the whole day. You can enjoy life AND have the courage to keep on track.
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If you are following a strict diet that is all or nothing, it is setting you up for failure - and that doesn’t feel good.
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Life isn't a zero-sum game. Eat the damn cookie and big strong enough to get back on the saddle the next meal to reward your body with solid nutrition.
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#moveyourbody #healthybodyhealthymind #healthyrecipes #youareworthit #planningforsuccess #powerofroutines #dailyroutines #worththeprep #iowablogger #mentaledits #whatsfordinner #mostlyhealthy #quickmeals #healthyswaps #simplemeals #eatyourselfhealthy #bodyfuel #mindovermatter

There is nothing pretty about a sinus infection...

There is nothing pretty about a sinus infection...or me, who just helped load hogs.
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When you start to feel sick do you throw in the towel on your nutrition and grab the closest comfort food you reach?
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I used to do that too. I used the excuse of "𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵" because my body doesn't feel good. (Cue the sympathy)
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Sadly, that's when we need to dial in our nutrition even more. Rough right? It doesn't have to be as rigid as it sounds.
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Here's my simple example:
- KEEP taking your vitamins and supplements. If you don't even know what I'm talking about, DM me, your body and gut will thank you for acting on this. Not all vitamins over the counter are "good ones"
*When your body is fighting off something it takes a lot of energy. Energy from food and we lack a lot of nutrients in what we consume, so take the easy way out and get on a supplement regimen.
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- REST! Yes, we hear it all the time, because it's true. We likely picked up a cold from running ourselves ragged, to begin with. Go to bed on time, get up on time. If you can sneak in a cat nap on your lunch or break - do it. There's no shame in taking care of yourself.
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- MOVE your body. We often think "rest" means skipping your workouts. Not so much. You might need to dial it back, but your body needs to move to loosen up what's stuck inside. So even though I could barely breathe, I still went for my run & later I didn't turn down my husband's "invitation" to help sell hogs.
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- FOOD - again with the food. If you don't feel like a salad, eat a protein packed fajita bowl, have Pork Roast and cooked carrots. In my case with a sinus infection, overloading on carbs, dairy and beer right now would put my sinus' on overload and I wouldn't be able to breathe from anywhere! LOL. Yes, it's that bad. Think antinflamotory foods - we can eat our way to health - and I love to eat! 😆

If there’s one thing I want you to know about me

If there’s one thing I want you to know about me, it’s how I found my why. I had cancer.
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And with my blog just celebrated its second year, I realized that some new faces may not know what started me on this adventure.
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This life-altering circumstance forced me to re-evaluate my lifestyle, gain control over my diet, learn confidence and ultimately, start a blog and coaching business to share my knowledge with others. You know, 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀.
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Each year on 10/13, it’s a roller coaster of emotions roll through my body like I’m going through it all over again. It’s insane how vividly I remember it all.
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Six years ago, I was living a life that is unfortunately all too common for many women. I was continually dragging ass, feeling like I wasn’t good enough at anything, and I was struggling between my full-time job, being a farm wife, and motherhood. I didn’t recognize it, but I was in full-blown survival mode.
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And I'm thankful for the wake-up call.
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How I approach my goals can be attributed to my experience with cancer. I learned to embrace the little things, to be mindful of how I connected with my family, to let things roll off my shoulders. 𝘼𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 us.
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Remember, the best way to continue growing is to learn from others' experiences. I am here for you. Please show up for your life and not wait for tomorrow.
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If you are interested in more deets about my journey, I welcome you over to the Mental Edits blog (link above in my bio).

I miss wrestling season and these moments of “ha

I miss wrestling season and these moments of “having” to walk Gracyn for a walk around the mat pre-meet time to keep her (and me) occupied until the action started.
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Even though COVID “granted” (cough, cough 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙) is slower time, it also took memories that could have been made and champions to be crowned.
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Get lost COVID! We have memories to make @carverhawkeyearena
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Yes, we are mat fans, our lil fam of 5 made up of girls gets pretty hyped up to cheer on the Hawks. Ryan and I have been going to meets since we were dating, 15 years ago, and kept the tradition as we grew our family by taking the girls even when they were small babes. Why? It was important to us.
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When things are important - you make them a priority to do them.
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Now that I’ve shared, I’d love to know what you make a priority in your time ⬇️
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#matfans #hawkeyewrestling #maketime #mindset #growthmindset🌱 #mentaledits #mindsetreset #healthybodyhealthymind #youareenough #positivemindset #mindsetcoachforwomen

Telling yourself you don’t have time to workout/

Telling yourself you don’t have time to workout/eat better/self-care is telling yourself that you aren’t worth it. You are being your own cloud and blocking your rainbows - aka opportunities to better yourself.
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If no one else today tells you this (especially yourself), let me! Girl, you are worth it all! No guilt, no shame in taking care of YOU. You are the only YOU ya got and you can’t take care of anyone else if you are running on empty. You are worthy of all the self-care and health.
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And if you are like me and have 3 girls and a husband that thinks a meal is anything labeled "food" at a gas station and doesn't know how to use a ponytail holder - you make sure and remind your family to pray nothing ever happens to mommy, otherwise, they are all screwed 🤪 They usually giggle at me, but I'm just giving myself my own rainbow of self-worth, lol!
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Drop me a big 💜 and tag your bestie so that she is reminded that she’s worth the time 👊🏼

It feels like these precious days are numbered - l

It feels like these precious days are numbered - like these are the ‘good old days’ we are living 𝙣𝙤𝙬.
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I am trying to be conscious about not putting a screen between her gorgeous eyes and mine, (unless it’s to capture an adorable moment that I know my terrible memory will let fade.)
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In 2019, Americans spent an average of 3hrs and 15mins on their phone. In 2020, it’s spiked to 5.4 hours!!?!
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Tip: use the screen time app on your phone to keep you accountable to decrease your average.
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Time is a gift that is non-renewable resource, kinda like our health. We only get it once, when it is gone - it’s gone.
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What are trying to cut back on (or thinking you should) to get more out of your time? ⬇️
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#planningforsuccess #powerofroutines #dailyroutines #worththeprep #iowablogger #mentaledits #moveyourbody #whatsyourwhy #beintentional #mindsetshifts #timeforme #healthybodyhealthymind #youareworthit

“You don’t have to be perfect to be amazing,” Hence progress doesn’t look perfect, just keep going because done, is done.
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•Maximize your declutter success
•Make it a priority
•Plan for it!
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I’m Dawn Marie.

I’m a 30-something, straight forward, rural Iowan with big, positive dreams. I love running to help clear my mind and soul and squeezing in a good sweaty workout to kick some stress. My style is simple and rustic. I am fueled by kitchen dance parties with my three beautiful girls, and I love me some barn wood. Mmmmm – Yes! I can’t live without my Mama Tribe, Amazon, Target, and good music. I’m obsessed with off-the-beaten-path eateries and have a passion to pursue big dreams!

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