33. How To Romanticize Your Life and Find Joy in Everyday Moments
In this enriching episode of the Sturdy Girl Podcast, our special guest Lexi dives deep into the concept of romanticizing your life and finding joy in everyday moments. The episode opens with a heartfelt discussion on appreciating the small, often overlooked aspects of daily life that add a touch of magic and meaning to our routines. Lexi and the hosts explore how practices such as savoring the aroma of fresh coffee or taking a tranquil sunrise walk can cultivate presence and gratitude, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling existence.
The first chapter of the episode, titled "Romanticizing Your Life," introduces listeners to the idea of finding beauty and magic in the mundane. Lexi shares her perspective on romanticizing life as appreciating the small moments rather than relying on grand gestures or material rewards. This practice encourages listeners to be present and grateful, enriching their daily routines and goals. By focusing on simple pleasures, such as the smell of fresh coffee, listeners can learn to find joy in their everyday experiences.
Moving into the second chapter, "Embracing Daily Rituals and Appreciation," the discussion shifts to the importance of daily rituals and varied experiences. Lexi emphasizes how incorporating variety into morning coffee rituals, like using different coffee preparations, can enhance the experience. The benefits of taking activities outside, such as enjoying coffee during a sunrise walk with your dog, are highlighted, along with the positive impact on mental health. The chapter also delves into finding enjoyable movement, whether it's running, dancing, or simple stretches, to appreciate what the body can do. Adding color to surroundings is another tip for bringing joy and novelty to daily life.
In the final chapter, "Rediscovering Life's Small Joys," the focus is on recognizing and curbing the habit of comparing oneself to others, especially on social media. Lexi and the hosts discuss the value of slowing down, being present in one's own life, and reflecting on personal achievements rather than constantly seeking the next big thing. They share strategies such as making social media accounts private to use them as a personal time capsule. The grounding effect of spending time with pets is also explored, highlighting how their presence can help us appreciate small, meaningful moments and stay present.
One of the key takeaways from this episode is the importance of daily rituals. Lexi explains that transforming routine tasks into meaningful rituals can significantly enhance one's quality of life. For instance, turning the simple act of making coffee into a mindful ritual can help start the day on a positive note. By engaging all the senses and fully experiencing the moment, one can find joy and contentment in these small daily activities.
Another important aspect discussed is the benefit of taking activities outside. Lexi emphasizes the mental health benefits of being in nature and how simple acts like drinking coffee during a sunrise walk can have a profound impact on well-being. The discussion encourages listeners to explore their surroundings, take different routes, and incorporate outdoor activities into their daily routines.
The episode also addresses the comparison trap, a common issue exacerbated by social media. Lexi and the hosts offer practical strategies to avoid comparing oneself to others and instead focus on personal achievements and unique experiences. By celebrating one's own journey and accomplishments, listeners can foster a more mindful and fulfilling way of living.
Spending time with pets is another delightful topic covered in this episode. Lexi shares how her dog, Hank, helps her stay present and appreciate the small joys in life. Whether it's the joy of a morning walk or the comfort of cuddling with a pet, these moments can significantly enhance one's sense of well-being and happiness.
In summary, this episode of the Sturdy Girl Podcast offers a wealth of practical tips and heartfelt stories that inspire listeners to romanticize their lives and find beauty in the everyday. From daily rituals and outdoor activities to avoiding the comparison trap and spending time with pets, Lexi and the hosts provide valuable insights on how to cultivate presence and gratitude. By focusing on small, meaningful moments, listeners can transform their routines and lead more engaging, fulfilling lives.
The Sturdy Girl Podcast continues to be a source of inspiration for those looking to live a more mindful and joyful life. With episodes like this, listeners are equipped with the tools and insights needed to make the most of their daily experiences and embrace the magic of the present moment. Whether it's through savoring a cup of coffee, taking a walk with a pet, or celebrating personal achievements, this episode encourages everyone to find joy in the little things and romanticize their lives.
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Jess: 0:09
Hello, friend, and welcome to Sturdy Girl, a podcast focused on strength, not size, where you will hear conversations around flexible body image, cultivating confidence and being a resilient human in both body and mind. Sturdy Girl is the podcast where we shift the focus away from your appearance and on to living the big, rad life you deserve. I'm your host, jess Heiss, dropping episodes every Friday with my co-host, megan, as we help you make the most of your Sturdy Girl summer. That is, reclaiming body confidence, wearing the swimsuit and doing the kinds of activities you want without letting your body or appearance hold you back. We are on episode 33. We are almost halfway through season three, already into mid-July.
Jess: 0:53
Like I don't know where time has gone, but I have a very special guest host with me today, lexi, who is both a well, let's see, started started out as a client, is now a client and a very good friend, and is a resident expert on our topic today, which is romanticizing your life. So hello, lexi, thank you for joining us. Hello, happy to be here. This is this is fun and way different. We have different microphones this time around. Blake decided that these were easily portable. They're DJI Mic 2. And we have little clip-ons. It's like so different from our little studio setup right now. So I feel a little silly because I don't have a microphone to lean into.
Lexi: 1:40
I love it. I love being in my kitchen and getting to talk to you about romanticizing your life.
Jess: 1:46
It feels, I don't know like. It feels way more casual actually. I like this, but no, okay, romanticizing your life. I've been wanting to make this episode for a while now. I feel like romanticizing our lives goes along with like hot girl walks and like mental health walks and just this proponent of like making your life meaningful, and I'm here for it. I really, really like this. So I think that, too, when we were figuring out, spending time together like this is something that you have done for quite some time, we've had a lot of conversations about romanticizing and what that actually means. How would you define romanticizing your life? What does that mean for you? I think.
Lexi: 2:33
to me it's the small glimmers of really I don't ask you to define it as rude.
Jess: 2:39
I'm sorry. No, you're fine.
Lexi: 2:40
I think romanticizing my life means to me is like finding the small moments of beauty of reaching my goals or working towards my goals. Maybe finding those small moments in the everyday life that are what make my life magical, instead of just like the big trips or summiting the mountains. It's the little things in the everyday that make this life magical. Mountains, it's the little things in the everyday that make this life magical.
Jess: 3:06
I like that, yeah, when we can make magic out of the mundane. It's kind of how I think about that. Right, it teaches us really how to be present. It teaches us how to lean into like a gratitude practice, which there's such a sometimes, I feel, some type of way when people are like just practice gratitude and it's super dismissive. But this is almost an active way and engaging way, versus just like write down three things you're grateful for at the end of every day.
Lexi: 3:33
It's like I in action and practicing this and enjoying the good in our world, the small moments like that's, yeah, it teaches us to get out of just going through the motions and gratitude, like throughout the day, and not just at the end of the day or what you can remember oh, the smell of like the new coffee I got that smells like toasted pine nuts, or just a small moment of gratitude throughout the day, instead of just like trying to make a list and it's always the same every day. Right, I'm grateful for my dog, I'm grateful for my house and that's it like. You gotta like focus on those small moments.
Jess: 4:09
It's actually in in the action taking. Yes, I think one thing to mention here too. You know we're talking about small moments, um, but if you look up, like, if you just google, like how to romanticize your life, so many of the articles that come up are, like subscribe to this 27 step skincare routine because you're taking care of your skin and your body, buy this supplement, do these crazy activities, because that's going to be romanticizing your life and making these big moments. That's not the point. Not the point. It's also like you see, oh my gosh, you also see people that treat themselves when they, every time they run an errand, right, it's like, oh my gosh, I went to Target and like went grocery shopping, I deserve a little treat and I love those, but like romanticizing your life isn't treating yourself every time you accomplish something. Like those are fun when they're treats, but like that's not. That's not our point here. Okay, so Lexi explained her definition of romanticizing her life and we already kind of alluded to that. Right, it's being present to fully enjoy small moments with all of your senses, taking in the experience. It's not anything that's big or dramatic necessarily. This is really just how many senses can I experience this thing? Like you said, you're making your morning coffee and you get these new beans right and you're like, oh my God, these smell so good. And then, as they're roasting, or you're like, sorry, as you're grinding them, how much better does your coffee taste when you've, like, enjoyed that process? It's just, it's so good.
Jess: 5:49
Um, and another thing, too, that you alluded to was like, as you're chasing goals, as you're working towards something you have when you have a I'm trying to think of how to say this you have when you have a. I'm trying to think of how to say this when you live, when you, when you have a well-lived life, when you chase big goals, when you have success, for whatever that means to you, they're made up of a lot of small moments, and I don't remember where I heard this initially, but you spend 99.9% of your time pursuing goals and less than 1% achieving them. So if we aren't making the most of those small moments, of all of the steps that it takes to get to the top of the mountain, what's the point? You're going to be miserable and not to say you're going to enjoy every bit of the climb, right, but if you're stopping to take pictures along the route and you're seeing little critters and flowers and the views and those things.
Lexi: 7:03
That's what this is and the views and those things like that. That's what this is. Learning to be a journey person instead of a destination person has been the epitome of romanticizing my life. Not just trying to get to the top but stopping and taking pictures. And yeah, maybe I need to hustle to the top, but stopping and taking a few pictures or just taking in the flowers around me is that 99%, absolutely.
Jess: 7:28
And I think, too, it's talking about journey versus destination. Is this ties really well into happiness? Because romanticizing your life is like finding those small moments of happiness. You know we talk about glimmers, right, I've heard a number of people mention glimmers and I again don't remember where I heard glimmers for the first time. But it's like finding those small moments in the mundane. And or it's like if you're having a crappy day and there happens to be like a flower that you see on your walk or getting to like, these glimmer moments of like oh, my friend reached out to me, or whatever.
Lexi: 8:09
It is these small glimmers because that's my glimmer right there, the funny little noises that Hank makes while I'm, while I'm working.
Jess: 8:21
Oh, my gosh. But it's just. Happiness isn't a destination. I guess that's my point right. So often people think like I'll be happy when, I'll be happy when. And romanticizing your life is understanding that the happy moments are the small ones. Happiness isn't a constant state, it's small moments or small periods of time, and so when we can enjoy things more, how much better is it?
Jess: 8:55
I think, two other things to mention before we get down into some of our favorite ways to romanticize our lives. And that's one thing too. There are certain routines that we have every day and I wanted to talk about, like, the difference between ritual and routine. So a routine is like I take the trash out every Tuesday night, I brush my teeth before I go to bed. A ritual is taking that routine and making it mean something. Essentially, it is taking and making it have some kind of emotional, psychological or spiritual purpose. But you're never going to make a ritual out of, like brushing your teeth, taking the garbage out, those things.
Jess: 9:46
But it's talking about, like we mentioned, making the coffee in the morning, when you take your dog for their first walk of the day, when you do certain things. How can you ritualize it to make it a meaningful time that you're reconnecting to yourself, and that's kind of romanticizing. Is that ritualizing, that ritualizing? And then the other piece of this too and this is the easiest fallback of how am I romanticizing my life is when you can recognize what your core values are. And if you don't know what those are episode I believe it's nine is all about how to find your core values. Go back and listen to that, but that can really help you lean into like well, what kind of activities would be helpful to romanticize.
Jess: 10:31
Okay, so I think we set this up well enough to talk about some of our favorites. I guess you and I both already mentioned our morning beverage and romanticizing the heck out of that. We are obviously morning coffee drinkers. If you're a morning tea drinker, I think Jess Cahill, who was on a couple of weeks ago, talked about her morning dandy blend instead of coffee. But enjoying the smell and the taste and the sounds Maybe you're up before the rest of the house and the taste and the sounds. Maybe you're up before the rest of the house and get to enjoy it. No-transcript ritual.
Lexi: 11:17
We're going to talk about this later too, but, uh, I like taking my morning beverage out um on a walk with my dog. I really get to enjoy it and slow down, and um, then we're both happier to be outside for longer. So it's just like a nice ritual that's become, um, like getting up and getting outside.
Jess: 11:39
Yeah, and not just the begrudging. This is the start to my day. Okay, let's go, I've got to make my coffee before so I can be like awake enough to take on the day. Right, I just, we recently got a nice espresso machine and it's been fun to make different types of coffee. We had an AeroPress for a long time and I loved that. You know, we've done the Keurig thing, we've done that. So right now it's like the fun espressos and then making cold foam or making a nice latte with a ton of foam on top, different flavors or creamers, and I'm usually just a like black coffee person with a little bit of milk, but I've gotten more creative and had more fun with it.
Lexi: 12:22
Um, yeah, I don't know if you can put this at the end, but it's always nice, like. What I found is like all these tips you can actually like stack right, like I make my coffee, I bring it outside and just like right now with um, what time I get up and what time the sun rises? It's usually sunrise, and so I have all the different colors and so I slow down, I take the dog, I have the slowness of that, I have the colors. It's like all the things that we can add together.
Jess: 12:53
That's right into our next point, which is take it outside. It's summertime, it's summertime, the weather's nicer. I mean it gets crazy hot depending on where you're living. But can you take work meetings outside? Can you listen to a podcast? Can you do the hot girl walks, right? Is it as simple as when you take your dog out in the morning, drink your coffee outside to be able to watch the sunrise. Take your dog out in the morning, drink your coffee outside to be able to watch the sunrise.
Jess: 13:28
Like staying to take it outside is not like saying take it, take it outside. There's also mental health benefits to that being outside in nature, being able to take a walk, even that, through your neighborhood. Like we can get big and say, go for a hike or explore your city or do those things, and there's great benefit to that. I mean. I think about our travels a couple of months ago. I mean we were exploring awesome cities, but on a very small level, which is what we're talking about the small moments of romanticizing them, the mental health benefits, the physical health benefits. And then remembering too, I think about this with like you, lexi, you work from home. Megan, our normal co-host, also works from home and it's so hard to recognize like, oh my God, I've been inside for how many hours today. Maybe I just need to get my butt outside. And how nice that is. It's not going to be a problem solver, but when we can romanticize those little moments of just being able to take something outside, an activity, or just even go for that walk.
Lexi: 14:32
I think it creates novelty too. So instead of everything being the same all the time, romanticizing can just be like anything new taking a different route, like the novelty of getting outside or taking a different route is really magical.
Jess: 14:48
Agreed, and I mean that, as we're talking about walking, I think another piece of romanticizing is finding movement you enjoy, and I mean we both love to run, we love to lift. Those are great modalities. There's a lot of research on how important those are for your health span. But not trying to be a movement snob here. Right, it's finding types of movement that you enjoy as a way to be present, as a way to as a sturdy girl, as a way to not focus on your appearance or your body. You're experiencing what's around you, if that's dancing in your living room to going swimming, to going rock climbing, or if it is as simple as like I got out on a trail run this morning and it was such a great way to be present and challenge myself and it was awesome.
Jess: 15:44
When you find movement, I don't even know what that means. What did I say? I said find movement that fosters appreciation for what it can do, your body can do. I'm assuming. When you can find movement that you enjoy, it also makes you appreciate your body as the meat sack that allows you to do the things. To find enjoyment, to romanticize, to be present.
Lexi: 16:10
Anything to add to that. It can be as little as getting up from your desk and stretching out a little bit, finding a little bit of movement, finding out a little bit of space in your day.
Jess: 16:26
Absolutely yeah, or like again, as simple as walking the dog. I love this whole episode because we're talking so much about pets and Hank's hanging out in the room with us, and when I'm at home, finn normally hangs out with me when I record.
Lexi: 16:36
We always have to have an Aussie in the room.
Jess: 16:38
That's the sturdyurdy Girl rule. Okay, so next thing for romanticizing your life is adding color to your world, and I think, especially in summertime and early fall, I think for this point in particular, I was thinking mostly in the realm of food, but this could also apply to like the clothes you wear, the way you decorate, whatever, but in the summer there's so many delicious fruits and veggies that are in season and so adding more color to your diet. So, again, not talking about like here's the diet you should follow, but just in general, it's fun to experiment with new fruits and veggies. But just in general, it's fun to experiment with new fruits and veggies.
Jess: 17:20
When we were traveling with my grandparents in May, we were on a Greek island and we'd go to the store and go to different fruit and like we'd go to different produce stands and I mean I was eating like papaya and dragon fruit and like Corfu is known for kumquats you're supposed to eat with like the skin on, think like of a, think like a mini mandarin orange or like cutie, but smaller kind of oblong. Yeah, you're supposed to eat it and that skin is just as bitter as you'd think and I was like not really a fan, um, yeah. So just thinking about, are there fruits and veggies? You could try different ways to prepare them. Is it salads in the summer? Is it can? Can you grill them? Can you season them different ways? But there's a lot. I mean, if you have a farmer's market, checking that out, we have one literally at the bottom of our hill that we go to and get a lot of our produce just to yeah, mix it up.
Lexi: 18:26
I think like that's peak. Uh, summer is going to farmer's market and trying different fruits and veggies and maybe cooking it in a different way than your parents used to, or just trying new things. But I think that, like adding color to your world, can mean a million things. With the wildflower season upon us and sunrises and sunsets, like adding color to your world in as many capacities as you can. Go to the deserts, go to the mountain. There's so many diversity of color that can remind you how amazing this life is. In just like a few few, square feet.
Jess: 19:03
Yeah, you absolutely sum that up so well. That's, yeah, not just color in food, but color in life, and even the simple act of mixing it up in any bigger small way can add more color and add more life, where you're like, oh, I've shifted myself out of this routine that I have somehow gotten stuck in many times over. Yeah, I like that a lot. And I think, going into our next point and, I guess, preface to this, I know we've talked about social media a lot, but we are thinking this in context of being present and that is slowing your scroll. But we are thinking this in context of being present and that is slowing your scroll.
Jess: 19:41
We so often pull out of romanticizing our life because we compare to what we see on social media. That is a normal thing. We actually have an episode coming up all about comparison and spoiler alert, spoiler alert. You will never stop comparing. It is such a human thing and it's not necessarily a bad thing.
Jess: 20:04
But if we can start recognizing when we're comparing and maybe that does mean slowing down our scroll, because we find ourselves comparing people to people on social media, because, especially summertime, like we've been talking about hiking, we've been talking about all these adventures.
Jess: 20:21
You know, you see people on big trips, doing trail runs, doing epic adventures, backpacking, doing all these big things, and maybe you've gone and done a big thing or a medium thing, or however you want to define it, and you're back home and then you're scrolling and seeing these people and you're like what, my life, this is a lot okay. And you start comparing yourself to what they're doing. So this is, uh, more that building awareness so that you can be present in your own life, making your own choices and you get to decide what you actually want or like reflect I think I was just thinking like reflecting on what you've already done, cause I don't know about you, like, see, but I'm totally that person that, as soon as something is done, well, actually I do know you're this type of person because we've had these conversations Um, something's done.
Jess: 21:18
And then you're like, okay, what's next? And then it's having to be intentional, of reflecting on, like you just ran your first marathon and literally 48 hours later we're sitting down and talking about what your next goals are. But you're also taking the time to reflect on okay, I just did this really big, cool, hard thing and what did I learn? Just did this really big, cool, hard thing and what did I learn? What did it mean? How hard did I work to get there? And, like, reflecting on that, to recognize I did this big thing. And then you can safely like be on social media as as if, like, you've already reflected and understood the meaning that that has for you. Does that make sense? Am I rambling? I think it makes sense.
Lexi: 22:03
Okay, One of the tips and this may be helpful, it may not be is that, like I made my account private and then I started posting more. I post all my adventures on my Instagram and I kind of use it as my time capsule and when I do get in a little bit of a like, oh wow, I'm like not going on as cool of hikes and I haven't done much or whatever, I scroll through my timeline and it like helps me re-romanticize everything I've got to see and do and even the small moments, the putting together the puzzle or hanging out with friends like that is meaningful to me in a way that hiking Kilimanjaro with a random person wouldn't necessarily be like finding that value and bringing it back to myself and how I want to romanticize like my own life, versus comparing other people doing what they want to do.
Jess: 22:54
Yeah, I think that's fantastic, because if you're able to reconnect with what you actually want out of your life, out of your summer, what are the things that are meaningful? It is those small moments of oh my gosh, we just spent the last five hours talking and now we're putting together a puzzle and you have this serious time of connection and friendship that's equally as valuable as the person who's climbing that mountain, for you, for the experience, for the fulfillment and for the romanticizing. So I think that that's yeah, that's fantastic. Okay, our next point is leaning into spending time with your pets, and we've been talking about Hank and Finn so much on this episode already. But, lexi, you can speak more to this, cause this was something that you brought up when you were going over.
Lexi: 23:49
It's just such the little things with your pet. Uh, I work from home and it's so fun to like look over and he's like dreaming and it makes me so much more present of like what this life is and getting outside and like slowing down because I want to let Hank sniff, I don't want to be in a hurry and just have to get through this walk with him. I want to slow down and romanticize the little things and like the joy he finds in swimming or being outside is like it just boosts like the romantic.
Jess: 24:23
Romanticism.
Lexi: 24:25
It boosts the romanticism of the moment so much, getting out there and slowing down and watching the just pure joy of kids or pets in a way that I feel like we lose sometimes as adults.
Jess: 24:39
I like that a lot. Yeah, I just think about dogs only ever live in the present, much like little kids only ever live in the present. They force you to be more present and, yeah, when you're like, okay, the dogs force me to get outside every day. And how do you make the most of that? And it's often for, like Blake and I, it's usually a morning walk and an evening walk and then maybe a couple in between, depends on the day and it depends on how hot it is. Um, but they're they're a nice reset, or it's a nice time for Blake and I to check in with each other or just hit that reset button of like I'm outside, I'm present, these dogs are happy.
Jess: 25:20
Um, but I think, to the other side of this with, uh, the dogs in particular, is when I climb in bed at night and I'm trying to wind down and like turn off my brain, finn always comes up to cuddle. I wish Hank cuddled. I'm sorry, but he'll tuck his little nose in my armpit and I'll pet his head. And his head is like velvet. It is so soft, little velvet ears, little velvet top of his head. It is so soft, little velvet ears, little velvet top of his head and it forces me back into the present of like. How soft are his ears, how sweet is this little boy. And he always looks at me we call them love eyes like when he's tired and he's just looking at you like I love you, mom, and it does.
Jess: 25:58
You're present and I like romanticize the heck out of like my wind down time in the evenings. I feel like we already so. The next point is taking advantage of what's around you, and I feel like this is something we've also kind of talked about of just like getting up out of your chair if you work from home, or even if you work in an office, and like taking advantage of the pool in your apartment complex, the coffee shop down the street, the park that's within walking distance, or if you're in a place like Portland has so many city parks, why don't you start making a list and checking those off, checking them out, but not being afraid to explore in your own city?
Lexi: 26:40
Take a new route home. Not everything has to be like a crazy adventure. A new route home. Not everything has to be like a crazy adventure.
Jess: 26:48
Check out a new museum, the novelty will do, you wonders. You said take a new route home, and my brain, like literally, was like, oh no, that like gives me anxiety because I get I'm not saying autopilot, but you're like I know that this route takes me 13 minutes to get home and that other route takes me 35 minutes to get home. So like, okay, maybe I'll embrace it, I don't know. And then, lastly, having a check in, check out routine.
Jess: 27:15
And this sounds kind of formal for when we're talking about, like, being present and romanticizing your life, but where we're talking about glimmers and small moments, being intentional about finding those because they're there.
Jess: 27:32
So I think for a while, lexi, you were making it a point to write down or post what a glimmer of your day was or something that you romanticized out of your day, and I think that there is power in doing that, versus, like the end of your day and you have your gratitude list, you're like I'm thankful for my dog, I'm thankful for my health, I'm thankful for delicious coffee the end and you're writing that when you're actually experiencing it.
Jess: 27:58
So you're documenting it, photo, video, whatever it is or just in that moment where you're like, oh, my God, I romanticized the heck out of that phone call with grandma today because I'm so happy that she's still around and I talk to her all the time Like that important. So maybe this is the homework piece of this episode of how do you romanticize your summer. How do you make the most of being present, of those small moments of yes, if you have big adventures, amazing. But being present of those small moments of yes, if you have big adventures, amazing. But how do you make the most of your world, of the people around you, the animals around you, the places around you, knowing that those small moments are what add up to be the big moment?
Lexi: 28:39
Finding those glimmers. Yeah, Find those moments, post them because we want to see them.
Jess: 28:47
Tag Sturdy Girl. Oh my God, girl, we want to see all of them. We would love to see how you romanticize your life, because it doesn't have to be. I mean, obviously, like Lexi and I, megan as well we love being outside. We know that not everyone loves being on trails or mountain biking, or trail running or hiking or whatever it is. So what, what are you romanticizing? All the little small things, even if that includes, like, pet pictures, like we want to see those. Yes, tag us at sturdygirl underscore on Instagram. We also, at the end of July, we'll be doing a little giveaway of our Sturdy Girl Summer shirts for someone who tags us. So get on that tagging and, yeah, friends, make a ritual out of something. Make it meaningful. Let this be a callback to the kind of person that you want to be and start acting accordingly. Did you have anything else?
Lexi: 29:46
to add Thanks, friend, this is so fun.
Jess: 29:48
This is awesome. Thank you for being so willing to learn these new mics with me and get on Sturdy Girl. We do have an official Lexi interview coming up soon, because she ran her first marathon, and not just any marathon. It had what? 4,500 feet of vert and it was at 9,300 feet. Start Just insane. And what? Seven months ago you ran your or ran well seven months ago. You did your first powerlifting meet. Eight months ago Whatever the heck Insane. And yeah, I can't wait to to interview. It's gonna be fun me too. All right, friends, thanks so much for listening to another episode of sturdy girl. We so love all of the feedback. It's been awesome to see people as you've been reviewing. Keep doing so, and we will talk to you next Friday.