I kept hearing that the full 42-day challenge seemed long, intimidating and a constricting, so I designed a challenge “lite” to introduce you to the Best Day Ever way of eating, moving, and sleeping without a huge commitment: a mini 7-day challenge. It starts Monday, April 3rd. It’s a chance for you to explore the concept, post what you’re eating, and enjoy the camaraderie of people all learning together. Best yet? If you like it and want to dive deeper, you can apply the $10 entry fee to the 42-day challenge.

What’s different about “lite” vs a “full” 42-day challenge? A lot actually. This is a starter challenge just for you to see if this is something you want to try. The full challenge gets daily educational emails, a recipe book, an online check-in system, and a private blog. The Challenge Lite is a Facebook check-in group with a Best Day Ever shopping list, accountability component with daily check-ins, and education posted in the Facebook group. It’s meant to introduce you to us and the Best Day Ever way of eating. And, if you like it, you get the full $10 entry credited toward the 42-day challenge.

Join us! We’d love to have you try Best Day Ever Lite on for size. Questions? Post them below and I’ll be sure to answer them quickly because I want you on this journey with me. =)

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Bramble Berry has been rockin’ and rollin’ with new product development (helllllo new best friend, my powerful stick blender). We just filmed new Soap Queen TV episodes (check our latest Instagram story to see sneak peeks before it disappears) and released some awesome all-in-one Handmade Beauty Box kits. I’m also starting to turn my eye toward the keynote at the Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetics Guild Conference in Las Vegas on May 1st and sketching out the talk.

It’s only been 2 weeks but so far, goals for 2017 are on track minus the sugar goal. What I thought would be the tough goals are making continual learning habit based and restarting my meditation habit. It’s been great to have my husband join me in getting up early so we can both do our daily planning before the children wake up. In addition to planning, I’ve been diving into Robert Greene’s books in the morning. They’re so dense, I don’t get much more than a few pages read before it’s time to make kiddo’s breakfast and start the school drop-off wrangle. Those few pages are worth it though. It seems like every other page is an ah-ha moment. Sugar on the other hand; man oh man, it is in **everything**.  Which leads me to the below statement…

If your 2017 goal was to lose weight, start working out, sleep better, fight chronic illness or (sheepish grin) dump sugar, I’ve got just the thing! Starting January 16th, I’m leading another fitness and nutrition challenge; join me here! This 42 day-long challenge is not designed to be a “detox” or an “elimination diet.” Instead, this challenge is designed to give you the tools to positively change your eating and fitness habits for a lifetime. It’s the perfect way to get 2017 off on the right foot to make that investment in yourself and your best future. Included in the challenge cost are daily support and education emails (example of that below!), 3 pre-challenge days to ease you into it, a meal plan, a shopping list, a downloadable journal and an “accountability page” that helps keep track of your progress. It’s less than $1 per day and it’s like getting a little dose of me every morning in your InBox and Facebook feed =) Speaking of the the Facebook group, there are 63 active, friendly, and supportive people and there and we would love to have you join us. We officially start Monday. Learn more and sign up here. (And now, I’m going to go finish a Star Wars themed DIY gift pack for a 7 year old’s birthday party. I’ll post a photo of the final product on my Snapchat bramble-berry when it’s done). 

I hope to see you in the challenge group. The past challenges have been so inspiring and rewarding. Helping others reach their fitness and nutrition goals is an amazing feeling. I love seeing the difference it makes in every aspect of life! Have the best day ever =)

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