Well, hey everybody, it is Melanie Mitro, the host of the Melanie Metro Show.

And we're back.

It's a new week.

It's a new episode.

And hopefully you are thriving in the September energy and momentum of back-to-school season, kids

getting back into routines.

And I know for me, I have been, I really have been craving some normalcy and some routine. And one of the things that I

actually have been sharing in my stories is over the summer, I really gave myself permission to do

whatever I wanted. And not that I didn't work. I actually was very intentional. I showed up. I

had some huge momentum months over

this summer, but I also allowed myself to be a little bit more free and flexible in my schedule.

And that meant that my workouts sort of were happening whenever and our bedtimes were a little

later than usual. And we allowed ourselves to sleep in more than

more than normal but I will tell you when the boys went back to school I was really ready to get back

into a rhythm and routine and so here we are we're a couple of weeks into September and my husband

and I have found ourselves finally in a good routine where we get the

kids on the bus and we do our workout, maybe do a sauna session, take the dogs for a walk,

and get into the workday.

And it just feels really good to have that cadence and that rhythm and routine.

And I find that a lot of people around me are also doing the same thing.

Everybody is finding their new rhythm and routine.

And here's what always ultimately happens is that anytime somebody doubles down and decides that they're going to go all in,

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