Whether you are eons away from the world of back to school, are going back to school yourself, or sending your mini me’s off…September just feels like a time for fresh starts!
I looooove the summer. Love the sun and swimming and longer days, but I have to tell you, I get a excited when coolness starts to drift back in. I seriously was daydreaming about wearing jeans, boots, and sweaters yesterday. And then I jumped in the pool for the most blissful laps. Lucky for me right now in Southern California I get cool mornings, sunny mid 80s day and then cool evenings were you need a sweater! So, I have the best of both worlds for now.
Anyhoo, the shift of weather and seeing back to school goods everywhere, and all of the Facebook photos of friends sending the littles off on their first day calls me to set some new intentions for myself moving forward. New Year’s Day is not the only day of the entire year for us to set intentions to strive for!
So to inspire you to set some new intentions, whether they be mind or body, my sister Sophie over at Philosophie Superfoods (who I wrote the Nourish Cookbook with) and I have teamed up to offer you a super fresh start package for one lucky winner!
If you aren’t familiar with her amazing brand of superfood products, get familiar! They are full of the best ingredients and they TASTE GOOD! Sophie is a mom to two little one and uses her superfood powders in just about everything to add extra nutrition. One of my favorite recipes of hers (besides the ones in our cookbook) is this Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookie recipe that she adds Green Dream into. She is a true inspiration to me in so many ways.
Sophie and I put together our favorite products from our lines to inspire you to make shifts in your life as a new season approaches. This gift set is worth over $150 but really it has so much more value than that. Value that you will feel and pass along to loved ones for years to come!
One winner will receive:
8×10 Gold Foil Art Print of your choice
Mini-Journal of your choice
Own Your Awesome Affirmation Deck
Pin Set
Philosophie Superfood Starter Pack (Green Dream, Cacao Magic, Berry Bliss!)
Philosophie Coconut Bliss Raw Coconut Butter infused with Berry Bliss
Philosophie Cacao Bee Honey Raw Honey infused with Cacao Magic
The giveaway starts now and will be open to enter through Wednesday, September 9th midnight PST. The winner will be announced on Thursday, September 10th! Unfortunately this giveaway is only open to residents within the USA, but we love you and do ship worldwide!
Enter! Share it! And think about what intentions you are setting for yourself for this month and/or the rest of 2015!
Thank you all who entered! The entry picked at random was Marisa Everitt!
I plan on cleaning up the house a bit and spending more time outdoors
Been following Tricia for I feel like forever! Which led me to follow PhilosophieMama for a few months now. You both are a source of inspiration and motivation for me, inmore ways than one. I used to teach yoga, but had my daughter early last year and never got back into the swing of it. I also used to be vegan (now a vegetarian – mostly for desserts :p) and eating healthy used to be fun and exciting for me. My son is due in November and I’m desperately seeking to get back into my old healthy lifestyle. My husband & I went through a really tough year due to external and internal circumstances. He has put himself on the right path again, exercising, eating healthy and working on his addictions. I want to hold up my end of the bargain but find myself putting my daughter first and slacking with myself. I know a happy & healthy mama makes for happy & healthy babies… so even if I don’t win, I’ll take this as a sign the universe is supporting my desire to get my butt in gear 😉 thanks for offering this opportunity to win your awesome products ! XO
Thanks so much for the chance at the give away and an introduction to your sister’s great food line.
I’m putting my desires into action, because that’s the only way they have the chance to become real.
I am sooo excited for a fresh start this fall! Eating healthier as a family, and focusing more on what matters for US, not caring about what others are doing.
My plans for the upcoming fall are to work at taking better care of myself. I am a public school teacher and tend to take care of everyone except me, so I want to really make that my goal for change.
I’m going to try very hard to make my project a reality. I want to be an employee at my own Life and Project 😉
I plan to freshen up the fall by committing to a daily meditation practice.
YES! I love the back to school fresh start time of year too. I’ve been feeling the same thing.
I’m in the vision board process. I’m so ready to ready to turn the dial up on my dopeness in this next chapter. I have so many ideas, and I am ready to take ACTION. I allowed myself to play for the last few months, and I’m ready to get back to business.
I’m going to push myself to ACT quickly without too much thinking and belaboring and procrastinating, and working on pushing myself at the point when things get hard. This is so on time!
Thank you for this post. I think it’s only right that I go pull one of my cards from my deck now.
Love this! I’ve seen many recipes involving Sophie’s goodies over the past few weeks (for example, the popsicles on The Chalkboard Mag) and have wanted to whip some up. I’m also committing to a few creative + soul fulfilling projects this fall such as participating in a group for following The Artist’s Way, and submitting more of my writing to publishers. And, because I think Fall is the perfect time for this, I’ve emotionally committed to worrying less about what an “extraordinary” life may look like to others, and focusing more on what a meaningful, “ordinary” life is to me. Basically, what feels really succulent and nourishing to me on a path of self improvement/discovery vs. the fears behind “what will they think?”. Cheers to you both! Happy Fall 🙂
I realize I am probably one of the few “dudes” here, but when it comes to “being” better, I think it’s important for everyone to get on board and create a life worth living… and sharing. I plan to freshen up the fall by not only having intention around my own aspirations and passions, but by also helping those around me do the same.
I’m excited to cook so many fall vegan recipes!! Apples!!!!
I plan on freshening my routines this fall by trying some different forms of exercise and starting to ride my bike to and from work.
I’m so eager for a fresh start this fall! I feel like I need to treat myself with more compassion and acceptance. This giveaway would be a perfect gift to myself 🙂 ty!
I plan to freshen up my fall by making sure I keep my dorm room organized and clean to create a free mind. I also am finally following my dream of pursuing music so I’ve created positive mantras that I say to myself every day to affirm my talent, worth, importance, and other things! This fall I want my mind to be at peace and focused only on beautiful and uplifting things!
As I enter another season of life, I am taking moments to breathe, to focus, to center, to truly hear what my body, heart, spirit are asking for…and what I’m needing to grow and to heal. I’m beginning anew, starting fresh and cleaning up every aspect of my existence. Perhaps in the spring much will be ready to fully bloom. 🙂 <3 Thank you for this gorgeous opportunity to reflect and review…and for the chance to win! Blessings to you!
my plans for the rest of this year is to start networking within the theatre community where I live.. and to be in one play by years end
I plan on enjoying the Fall by spending time caring for myself so I can take better care of my family. This means exercising, stretching, eating healthy, nutritious meals and meditating.
My goal is to spend more time meditating each day for myself and to have a healthy shake every day. I find it better to make specific goals which are easier to stick to and measure. Thanks for your ongoing inspiration!
I plan to reorganize, de-clutter, & focus on myself a little more!
I’m focusing on regaining my heath this fall, more activity, more nutrient dense foods and less caring about what everyone else thinks. 😀
My fresh start will be all about my new rescue puppy! His name is Oski and I got him in August.
Autumn is my very favorite season and a time I spend reflecting and beginning again. I plan to continue healing from my illness, truly giving into meditation and simply loving everyone around me and loving those I haven’t met yet. 🙂 xo
I plan on starting a new fall looking for a job. This will be my first fall not in school after graduating and I am looking forward to my future. Job hunting is very stressful and this give away will add some joy to my search and help a starving graduate. Thank you for this opportunity.
I plan on freshening up my fall by getting some organizing done around the house now that the kiddos are back in school. I may need to do some redecorating, too.
I plan to freshen up for fall by organizing my home and trying my best to eat a bit more clean!
I plan on cleaning up my diet and getting into a less sugary lifestyle. It’ll be a challenge, but I’m feeling willing to work on it for real.
I am so glad that I have discovered this site. This is a lovely giveaway. For my fresh start this September I plan on decluttering my kitchen and staying organized for the school year. I plan to train for a 1/2 marathon. I plan to cleanse my body of my sugar addiction. I plan to say “I love you” more often to the people who count.
I’m doing a 30 day cleanse to “freshen up” my insides and set myself up to make healthy choices for the rest of the season!
I plan to freshen up my fall by focusing on yoga and mindfulness, nourishing my body with the food it requires to perform to the best of its amazing ability, and to work on using any stress I experience in a positive way!