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Inviting ease and clarity into our day. This seaso Inviting ease and clarity into our day. This season, while beautiful in so many ways, can often feel overwhelming for many of us. Feeling a need to “do it all”, while also feeling conflicted with wanting to slow down and be able to just ENJOY this season. This internal conflict. This pull we feel to “do it all” can often leave us feeling overwhelmed - even paralyzed at times. Not knowing what to do next. Who or where our time and energy should be going. Which creates unnecessary suffering or tension. A pit in our stomach or a feeling of lack (not enough time, every, money….). But by slowing down. Getting quiet, and truly learning to listen to our heart and bodies - we can find a little more ease. A little clarity. A little lightness. Which we all need now more than ever. My hope is that this short, guided, meditation helps you to slow down a little little. Helps you feel a little more ease and clarity - today and always 🤍🤍
First day. Of the last month. Of this crazy beauti First day. Of the last month. Of this crazy beautiful year. I took last week off to slow down, be present with my family, and start to soak in all that’s happened this year. What. a. Year. For all of us. Gosh, am I proud. Of you, me, us. We’ve done a lot this year. As I sit here and set an intention for the month ahead - I know exactly how I want to close out this year. I want it to feel soft and sweet. I want to feel proud. To take a moment to say “you did good, kid”. And then allow myself time to REST. And I hope you do too. Let’s end this year feeling so darn good and proud m of all that we’ve done and give ourselves these last few weeks of the year to just ENJOY LIFE. To wake up a little later, drink one more cup of coffee, read one more book with the kids, one more walk to the beach and just ENJOY these crazy beautiful lives we’ve created. We’ve done more than enough this year. It’s ok to ENJOY it 🤍 What about you….what intentions are you setting for December? How are you ending this chapter? #intentionalliving #createalifeyoulove #savor #slowdownandenjoylife #enjoyyourlife #enjoyyourday #begoodtoyou #begoodtoyourself #mindfulliving
I’m not sure where to begin or what to even say I’m not sure where to begin or what to even say right now. I’ve rewritten this post at least 10 times struggling to truly express myself. So I’ll just leave it with this. Thank you. For all you’ve given me this year. Your friendship. Your trust. Your compassion and vulnerability. You’ve given me a little piece of you. To say I am grateful would be an understatement. What this community, all of you, have given me this year has truly been one of my greatest blessings. You helped me find me again. Thank you just doesn’t se like enough. At the end of the day, I think all any of us want is to be seen, heard and loved. We are all worthy of that. So on this Thanksgiving Eve, if you haven’t heard it yet today - I see you, I hear you, I love you and you are worthy of it all. I’m grateful for you being here. Today and every day. Xoxo #abundancemindset #thanksgivingdinner #thanksgivingtable #feelinggrateful #gratefulheart #intentionalliving #mindfullife #livingintentionally
This post is about carrots (recipe linked in my bi This post is about carrots (recipe linked in my bio)…and also not. December 1st marks 11 months since I’ve had any alcohol. And as I’m sitting here this morning, setting my table for thanksgiving dinner I have to pause for a moment and ask myself if I’m setting out wine glasses. A question I can’t believe I’m even debating….but I am. And it sort of stopped me in my tracks. This our first holiday season sober, for both JP and I, in our home, and it comes with a lot of layers of questions for me. Reflecting on past years, past traditions. How I was for the past few decades this time of year and what I want for us and the kids moving forward. But this point isn’t about my sobriety journey (more on that soon) - but rather about not being afraid to change things up. This time of year bring up a lot of old patterns for us. “It’s just what we always do”. And a lot of that is wonderful. There’s a reason we hold on to some traditions or ways of doing things. But sometimes…in your gut, there’s a feeling that something is “off”. And maybe it’s ok to let that “way of doing things” go. So what if instead of going on autopilot this year - we start over, with a clean slate this holiday season. With everything. And consciously choose what we want. What feels good to us. What we want to preserve and hold on to….and maybe what we don’t. …..I’m doing the same over here as I’m looking at these wine glasses and trying to decide what I want for our family moving forward. It’s not always easy, but the peace you feel on the inside will always out-way the peace you try to keep on the out... Sending a little extra love and peace to whoever needs it today 🤍 The full recipe for these za’atar roasted carrots with a carrot top pesto, up on the blog and linked in my bio. #soberholidays #sobercurious #mindfulnesspractice #intentionalliving #choosingjoy #newtraditions #sobermovement
The house is quiet (and clean🙏), I have Adele p The house is quiet (and clean🙏), I have Adele playing on repeat, the sun is pouring in my kitchen window and I’m in this beautiful space cooking and prepping for one of my favorite days of the year. I remember years ago dreaming of a day like today. Where for a moment everything is “ok”. And I feel at peace, content. happy. I think today is one of those days 🤍 Last night JP and I did a big grocery run for the week and I was saying to him in the car that I don’t want to rush this week or feel stressed about any of it. I just want to ENJOY it (even going to the grocery store with him. I just wanted to enjoy it. Laugh. Hold his hand. Make it fun.) I don’t care how we cook the turkey, or if the kids want to make 3 extra desserts we don’t need, or I order the gravy instead of making it, or we have to use our outdoor furniture to have enough room around the table. I don’t care. It’s all ok. It doesn’t matter. It’s. All. Ok. (In fact it’s more than ok). I just want to enjoy this week. And I hope you do too. There are enough things to be stressed out about the world….the holidays this year won’t be one of them for me. Now, back to cooking for me, finding that warm beam of sunshine in my kitchen and hitting replay (just one more time) on Adele’s new album (sorry JP). Oh, and who else is hosting or cooking this week?!! #slowisthenewfast #savoringtheseason #enjoyinglife #choosehappy #mindfulliving #intentionalliving #joyinthejourney #gratefulmindset #abundancemindset #savoringthisseason #enjoyingthemoment #thanksgivingdinner #thanksgiving2021 #thanksgivingtable
Saying goodbye to “Grace in the Crumbs” and st Saying goodbye to “Grace in the Crumbs” and stepping out as just me, Katy Rexing. And it feels really darn good 🤍 A few of you may have noticed a new name in your feed yesterday (and maybe even wondered who the heck is “Katy Rexing”?). For the past four years I have lived and breathed in this space as “Grace in the Crumbs”. And while in many ways that girl was so good to me, and taught me so much. I think I’ve outgrown her, and it’s time to step out as the women I am today - confidently and proudly. So let me be the first to warmly welcome you and properly introduce myself. I’m Katy. The woman behind the former space “Grace in the Crumbs”, who is so excited for this next chapter. While I’m still figuring out what this new space is going to look like (including a brand new website coming soon 🙏) I can promise you what it will FEEL like - warm, welcoming, inspiring and authentic. My hope is that this space becomes a place where we can purposefully gather as women (both in person and here online), share our journeys, learn a little something from each other and find a little joy along the way. I just hit publish on a new blog post about this next chapter, and can’t wait to share more with you as things unfold. But if I haven’t said it already….gosh am I thankful for each of you. I truly believe this has to be one of the warmest and most supportive communities here. And it’s because of all of you. I feel so proud of what we’ve built, together. I love you all 🤍 Xoxo, Katy You can find the full blog post linked in my bio. #livingwithintention #mindfulliving #mindfulnesspractice #intentionalliving #purposefulliving #purposefulgathering #heartcentered #heartcenteredbusiness #creatingalifeyoulove #consciousliving #consciouscommunity
Today on the blog I’m sharing my most vulnerable Today on the blog I’m sharing my most vulnerable post to date. About why I felt called to host our retreat in Charleston and how I’m feeling in this season. I’ll be honest and say that I’ve gone back and forth a few times on whether or not to share this post publicly. Out of fear. Of what people will think or how these words may be misinterpreted. But in the end - I know I’m not alone feeling this way right now, so even if this helps just one person, it’s worth the risk. I’ve shared a lot on here about how this year has been a huge year of growth for me. And in many ways, I’m the happiest and most content I’ve ever been. But what I haven’t shared so openly is that this has also been a huge year of change, and even loss, for me. And I’ve found myself many times feeling alone. 🤍 Taking a big breath, and hitting publish. You can find the pull post linked in my bio. If you have time to read my words today, I’d love to hear your thoughts… And if I haven’t said it lately. Thank you. For being here. For being a space to share this journey with. My hope is that in turn I can give back to all of you, what you’ve give me. Xoxo Katy
Sitting on an early morning flight, heading home. Sitting on an early morning flight, heading home. with too many feelings for one post. So for now, I’ll leave it short and sweet. Put yourself out there. Trust your intuition and do the thing. Write the book. Host the dinner. Start the company. Call that person you’ve been thinking of. Send the text, the flowers. Book the ticket. We stop ourselves. Question ourselves. Doubt ourselves. All the time. And we hold back our gifts, our talents, our words - that the world needs. That the world is waiting for 💗 Life is short. We need each other. We aren’t meant to do any of this alone. So stop holding back and clinging so tightly to what you’re supposed to share. Open your heart and let it out. We need it. Closing my eyes now until I’m back home in Chicago hugging my babies. I love you all. #clarity #connection #mindfulnesspractice #authenticself #livinginalignment #whatspossible #intentionalliving
I’m Katy, and this is my life


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