Last week about this time I was dealing with a nasty cold sore. It’s finally gone now but it did leave behind a lesson or two.

The first lesson is, sometimes there is no make up tip.

I wanted to do a makeup tip on covering a cold sore but there was no covering this guy. He had his own zip code. I was starting to wonder if it would ever leave!

So this week I don’t have a make up tutorial for you. I do however have some lessons that my cold sore taught me that I thought I would share. Maybe you need these reminders also. Especially during these next few weeks.

Here’s the back story. I’ve dealt with anxiety for as long as I can remember. Sometimes it’s worse than others. Like right after I had my son. I was so anxious and overwhelmed. I would lose my mind over the littlest things. Any time I get super stressed out I get a cold sore. It’s like my body’s way of saying “hey, you’re a little wound up, maybe you should take a chill pill”. So you better believe I got one then.

That was only four short years ago but I wish I could go back and tell that girl (me) it’s all gonna be OK, and I want to tell myself that now. And you too, if you need to hear it.

So here’s what my cold sore reminded me.

•Take a deep breath/ chill out.

• It really is all going to be OK!

• Slowdown

• You’re doing the best you can. Don’t be so hard on yourself (or other people for that matter. They’re doing the best they can too).

• Life is pretty great. You should really stop and notice every once in a while.

Life happens so quickly (nothing drives that point home more than having a kid), but if we could just stop and relax a little bit I think we would enjoy it so much more.

xoxo,

Sara?

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