Tag Archives: Changing Me from the Inside Out

Greetings from St. Maarten!

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Patti Fralix

Mike and I arrived here for our two-week vacation on Saturday. I am always amazed at the beauty all around. From the 37 beaches, (not that we have been to all of them!) to the mountains visible from airport road, … Continue reading →

Posted in gratitude, thankful, travel | Tagged Changing Me from the Inside Out, Fralix, friends, Joe's Jewelry, life, Patti Fralix, relationships, St. Maarten, The Fralix Group, vacation | 2 Comments

Letting Go

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Patti Fralix

This past year has found many of us at home more than ever. While there is always much that can be done at home, many, like me, avoid doing those things. I have never really enjoyed housework and have been … Continue reading →

Posted in change, family, life | Tagged A Year in the Life of a Recovering Spendaholic, change, Changing Me from the Inside Out, Fralix, having too much, letting go, life change, NC, Patti Fralix, purging, purging items, Raleigh, stuff, The Fralix Group, time, too many clothes, Too much | 2 Comments

Leading from the Inside Out

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Patti Fralix

Leadership has always been one of my driving forces. I think my interest in leadership comes from the influence of my given family, especially my mother, father(s,) and maternal grandmother. Some of the influence was not positive, but it all … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, Leadership | Tagged are you getting enough sleep, Changing Me from the Inside Out, exercise, inside job, inspiring and developing others, lead, leader, Leadership, leadership is an inside job, leading, leading from the inside out, Management, manager, nutrition, parents are leaders, Walk your talk | Leave a comment

And Then a Hurricane?!

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Patti Fralix

Life is so unpredictable. First the Coronavirus, resulting in devastating health outcomes for so many people around the world. The negative impact on the U.S. economy and many businesses has been beyond belief. We do not know when we can … Continue reading →

Posted in change, conflict, life | Tagged Caswell Beach, Changing Me from the Inside Out, commitment, coronavirus, Covid-19, Fralix, Hurricane, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Isaias, It can be done, Oak Island North Carolina, out of control, Patti Fralix, The Fralix Group, tragedy, unpredictable | 2 Comments

My Twelve Personal Insights from Staying-at-Home

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Patti Fralix

I have too much stuff, much too much stuff, and multiples of much of it. This includes furniture, books, make-up, clothes, kitchen items, etc. While I probably already knew this, staying at home with all of my stuff for weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged A Year in the Life of a Recovering Spendaholic, Changing Me from the Inside Out, coronavirus, Covid-19, exercise, family, Fralix, insights, Patti Fralix, staying home, stuff, The Fralix Group, utilizing space at home | Leave a comment

My Weight Loss Journey, Part 1

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Patti Fralix

This is the time of year that many people are trying to lose the weight they found the rest of the year. Thankfully, I am not on that journey this year. I have struggled with weight most of my life, … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged alcohol, Changing Me from the Inside Out, diet, eating, eating in excess, emotional eater, exercise, Fashion Scholarship Gala, food, Fralix, glass of wine, goal weight, healthy, Joshua Becker, Lifetime Weight Watchers, Patti Fralix, struggle, testimony, The Fralix Group, unhealthy, weight gain, weight goal, weight loss, Weight Watchers, wine, WW | Leave a comment

Do NOT Make New Year’s Resolutions!

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Patti Fralix

It is December 31, 2019. Not, you say! Well, it was when this was being written, although it posted a few days later; today, January 3, 2020. I am settled in comfortably in my PJ’s, so thankful that I have … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change | Tagged 2020, Changing Me from the Inside Out, commitments, decade, Gandhi, giving up wine, I commit, I resolve, managing money, New Year's Eve, new years resolutions, resolutions, time flies, weight loss, Weight Watchers, WW | Leave a comment

Shedding and Growing

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Patti Fralix

Soon the Summer of 2019 will be just a memory. The weather is beginning to cool down and Fall officially arrives in a few days. As one season exits making room for another, as the leaves begin to turn and … Continue reading →

Posted in change, family, life | Tagged books, Changing Me from the Inside Out, clothes, death, expectations, Fralix, Gramps, grandson, growing, inside out change, life, life is precious, Patti Fralix, relationships, shedding, shedding and growing, The Fralix Group, too many clothes, weight loss, yearbooks | Leave a comment

90 Days and Counting

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Patti Fralix

I wrote in May about a big change I was making, and that I would discuss it openly once I hit the 90-day mark without backsliding. I named it the “Big C.” I linked it to my return to Weight … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged 30 pounds, AA, alcohol, behaviors, Changing Me from the Inside Out, Chardonnay, commitment, Do what makes you happy, Fralix, martini, not drinking, overweight, Patti Fralix, The Fralix Group, weight, weight loss, Weight Watchers, wine, WW | 6 Comments

Changing Me from the Inside Out

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Patti Fralix

I went back to WW today, the first time since October of 2017. I have been paying monthly yet not going during that time. I have avoided the WW scale, although I get on my scale at home every day … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged Atomic Habits, Audible, authentic, be the change, best self, Brene Brown, change, Changing Me from the Inside Out, commitment, confidence, Gandhi, goals, habits, happiness, happy, health, I Thought It Was Just Me, identity, inspiration, James Clear, Patti Fralix, process, Stress Mess and Less, The Big C, The Fralix Group, weight loss, world desire, WW | Leave a comment