(Note: I wrote this post almost a week ago, and then completely forgot to post it… Because this is my life!)

My life is so tied to my iPhone that it’s a little embarrassing. When it stops working, or I’m somewhere that doesn’t have service or wi-fi (which, seriously, its 2016… that shouldn’t be a thing) I feel lost. We recently moved out into the country (just a part of what caused my disappearance from the blogging world) and for several days had no real technology – cell service is spotty there, and our cable and wi-fi didn’t get hooked up until several days later.

(As a total side-note to the point of this, praise the Lord for DVR! My little man asked con-stant-ly for ‘mimons’ [that’s Minions for those of you who don’t speak B fluently!] and we had to tell him they went bye by. The only thing that made this bearable for him were the things we saved on our DVR for him to watch while we waited to be reconnected to the world! If I never see ‘Po’ [Kung Fu Panda] or ‘Raaahr’ [Monster’s University] again, I’ll be just fine.)

This whole bout of disconnectedness, during a time when I desperately felt like I needed to be connected (so that I could search Pinterest for the perfect paint color, or buy our living room rug online), really got me thinking. While my issue wasn’t due to a bug, how nice is it to just restore factory settings when something goes wrong?!?! Whether its our phones, tablets, smart TVs, or whatever, its great to be able to start fresh. Even our hairdryers and straighteners have a reset button, so that when things get a little wonky we can just start over.

I desperately need a Reset option in life. Get frustrated and raise my voice with sweet B – Reset! Oversleep and have a crazy, hectic, stressed-out morning – Reset! Indulge a little too much over the weekend (pizza, ice cream, margaritas, the works) and feel like absolute crud because of it – Reset! Start to get sucked into office gossip – Reset! Take out my frustrations/stress/anxiety on my fabulous husband – Reset!

No, I have not found a magic Reset button, but if I do I’ll be sure to let you know. (And this leads my brain down another rabbit trail, wondering if a Reset button would have the same unpleasant side effects like the remote did in that movie Click… but I digress.)

What I have found is an opportunity to reset my body chemistry, to reset my eating habits, to reset my thinking about food and nutrition, to get myself as close to ‘factory settings’ as I can. Since my last post, in the midst of the healthiest Fall of my life, I have fallen off the wagon, so to speak. 😉 It was all very gradual, but I recently found myself out of every healthy habit I had worked so hard to develop. The last month, especially, was full of its-our-last-time meals. “Babe, since we’re moving, this is probably our last time to get Hat Creek for dinner.” “On your way home from work, grab some Shakes… its probably our last time!” I am all about living life in moderation, but nothing but burgers and pizza and ice cream for a month did not do this body good.

So, I’m hitting Reset. 21 days to recalibrate, to reset, to restore factory settings. I’ll be eating clean, mostly vegan, drinking a ton of water, resting, and focusing on building new habits. For so many reasons. Self-care. Feeling good again. Clearer skin. Fitting into my clothes comfortably again. Less headaches. More energy. Setting a healthy example for B. I’ve also learned about myself that care and discipline in one area of life begets care and discipline in other areas. So, with eating in moderation, I’m hoping I’ll also wash my face every night. Get more consistent with a quiet time. Spend quality, distraction-free time with my family.

I’ll let you know how it goes!