What You'll Find in This Edition:
🍅 Food: Peak season breakfast sandwich that actually satisfies
🧘♀️ Stress Relief: Birthday week boundaries in Virgo season (mine's the 27th!)
🏃♀️ Movement: Release "what's coming" stress before it builds
🍅 Food: Peak Season Breakfast Sandwich That Actually Satisfies
August tomatoes and cucumbers are at their absolute best right now - whether from your garden or the farmers market.
This week I discovered the perfect way to showcase them: a breakfast sandwich that lets the produce be the star. Fresh tomato slices, crisp cucumber rounds, homemade pesto, and an egg cooked however you like it on toasted sourdough.
The combination of sweet tomatoes, crunchy cucumber, aromatic pesto, and creamy egg on crispy-but-soft sourdough bread is like a party in your mouth.
Why it works: You're getting sustained energy from quality protein and healthy fats, plus hydrating vegetables and fiber-rich bread to fuel whatever your day brings - whether that's lazy August lounging or September prep mode.
🧘♀️ Stress Relief: Birthday Week Boundaries in Virgo Season
My birthday's August 27th, right as Virgo season begins, and I've learned something: you can celebrate AND prepare for what's next without guilt.
This year I'm trying:
Scheduling one special thing instead of cramming everything in
Using "I'm celebrating this week" as a reason to protect my energy
Planning my birthday dinner for the weekend when I can actually enjoy it
My Virgo energy wants to organize everything perfectly, but sometimes the best gift you can give yourself is permission to keep things simple.
The secret? Celebrations work better when they fit your real life, not Instagram's version.
🏃♀️ Movement: Release “What’s Coming” Stress Before It Builds
Feeling that September anxiety creeping in? Your body is probably holding tension you don't even realize.
Quick stress release sequence:
Shoulder rolls: 5 forward, 5 backward to release upper body tension
Gentle neck stretches: Look left, right, then gently tilt each ear toward shoulder
Box breathing: Inhale for 4, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4—repeat 3 times to reset your nervous system
Do this whenever you catch your mind racing about fall schedules, deadlines, or changes coming up.
The goal: Move the worry out of your body before it settles in and becomes your new normal.
Before You Go: 3 Ways I Can Help
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Remember: You can squeeze every drop out of August AND feel ready for fall. It's not either/or.
How are you handling the August-to-September transition?
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