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☝️Just In case you needed a reminder 💖

In this week’s blog post on With Cheryl, managing stress during the holiday season is our main focus. Out of the 4 actionable tips, I do have a personal favorite, #1: ADOPT A HOLIDAY MANTRA. I was thinking about my mantra for the week and I thought to myself, “what if come up with a phrase that will bring my mind back to what matters for the entire holiday season instead?” And, with that, the idea of a holiday mantra was born. This year my holiday mantra is a question “Is this really how I want to be spending my time?“. What’s yours?! I’d love to hear below—and if you don’t have one yet, share your ideas. You never know, your idea could inspire someone else!

Instead of spending today thinking about the “Sunday Scaries”, use your Sunday to set your week up for success. Organize that to do list, tackle something you’ve been putting off, or give yourself that time you need to relax. Whatever it is—DO IT FOR YOU!

With Thanksgiving only a few days away (HOW?!), gratitude has been at the top of my mind. This week’s blog post is all about the importance of practicing gratitude daily and how to actually make this a habit beyond Thanksgiving. Head to withcheryl.co (link in bio) to learn more!

November is here, which means the craziest month of 2018 is over for me and I’m married! There is no way I would have made it through the final weeks of wedding planning without the help of these 4 amazing women who wrote guest posts for WITH CHERYL... @capturethecadence was my first guest and she wrote about Negative Self Speak—Breaking the Vicious Cycle @lorirochino covered The 5 P’s of Life Productivity @lauraleelaquis opened up about her experiences with Finding Self-Love And, last but not least, @ashleesade dove into the topic of Mindfulness and Being Fully Present Be sure to head to withcheryl.co/blog (link in bio) to read all of these amazing guest posts and follow each guest here on instragram!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, FRIENDS! 👻🍁🎃💀 I’m back today with another BOOK REVIEW WITH CHERYL! Book: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 I’ve had this book downloaded on my Nook for years, but once I heard about it was made into a Netflix movie, I knew I had to start reading. Jenny introduces us to Lara Jean, a high school girl whose very personal love letters are mysteriously sent out to the boys she wrote them to--all of whom were never meant to see what she wrote. The aftermath is tons of fun and I couldn’t put this book down! (Full disclosure: I don’t like comparing books to movies, but I definitely loved the book more than the movie. If you decide to read then watch, I suggest letting some time pass by before watching!)

Hi Friends! It’s been a while, but good news is I’m back today with a BOOK REVIEW WITH CHERYL. Book: Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam Rating: 🌟🌟🌟 As a productivity nerd, I absolutely love books like this. The main focus of Off the Clock is getting to the bottom of the questions she asks at the start of the book: “How do busy people who feel relaxed about time structure their lives? What habits do they have? What choices do they make?” While these questions are definitely answered (the amount of research and interviews she conducted for this book is incredible), I wish she provided more applicable advice so that I could “feel less busy while getting more done” (as the subtitle suggests). One of my current reads is also in this photo—and is publishing today! GET IT TOGETHER by Lauren Berger is available now, so be sure to get tour copy and read along with me!!! (Full Disclosure: I am the editor of this book)

The next BOOK REVIEW WITH CHERYL is for Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn with a rating of 🌟🌟🌟. . . . I’ve had this book on my shelves for years and was finally inspired to pick it up thanks to the new HBO show with Amy Adams. I was a HUGE fan of Gone Girl by the same author and had really high hopes going into this read. While I was definitely hooked until the end, I was a bit underwhelmed by the book as a whole. I think my expectations were too high and there was some graphic content that I wish I would have been mentally prepared for (that I also should have seen coming with the title of the book). All in all, I’m glad I read this book, but I’m not that I will be watching the show anymore.

This week’s TINY TIP WITH CHERYL is to NEVER check email first thing in the morning. So many people start their day by reading through their inbox (well, after pressing snooze a bunch of times) and this habit winds up affecting everything you do going forward — even if you don't realize it. When you lay in bed and check email instead of get up to start your day, you allow OTHER PEOPLE to dictate how your day begins. Make this change and give yourself the gift of starting your mornings the way YOU want to. For me, that means getting on my mat to meditate, practice yoga, and do some arm exercises. Don’t let your inbox or the people who email you dictate how you spend some of the most valuable time in you day. Own your time and get your day started with you as the focus!

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