Heart to Heart with Fran & Michelle: Mother’s Day
We find ourselves reflecting deeply this Mother’s Day. This has been quite a year, and mothers especially, were called to rise up and lead their families through so many trials and tribulations. Every single day we collectively seemed to face big decisions, children’s various concerns and anxieties, giant world problems, and on top of it all, continue to run households and careers!
Here’s what we learned (it’s always about learning, right?!), and what inspired us this past year!
Gratitude – We learned a daily gratitude practice makes all the difference in our frame of mind to tackle problems. The reason there’s all this talk of gratitude practices is that the effect of consciously being aware of all the pieces of life that make it great, actually changes your neurochemistry and physical well being. More than ever before, we felt such gratitude for our children who were so adaptable, our husbands who supported our endeavors, our co-workers and team who made us laugh and made work so much FUN!!!
Ritual – We all have different routines in our lives, but the early morning time (we’re 5 am’ers) is when these two moms thrive. Preparing veggies and fruit for the kids so they always have something healthy to grab, making pitchers of lemon water and healthy teas, and planning out our family dinners are part of our food rituals. For our workouts, we commit to some type of daily practice, whether it be with the kids, walking the dogs, or taking time for ourselves a few times a week to work with a trainer or yogi. This isn’t news, but exercise has dramatic effects on lifelong brain and heart health, and we learned this virus season that exercise has dramatic effects on improving immunity.
Music – This is a fun one and something we really embraced this year! We do a ton of driving and we also spend a lot of time in our restaurants. Music sets a whole mood and tone for our days, and we had so much fun focusing on this addition to business and life! We even made YOU ~ our loyal Krush guests ~ some special playlists that signify our love of music, friendship, life and the interconnection of it all. Check out Fran’s list here and Michelle’s list here! Can you find the song we both had in common?!? Let’s get down to…
Speaking of business, last week we had an awesome grand opening of our newest addition to the Krush Family of restaurants, La Fin Kitchen and Lounge! Located in Montauk, this is a fine dining farm-to-table, organic restaurant with the warmest hospitality in all of the Hampton’s dining scene! There was great music, great vibes, and food that made us feel amazing! Our lifelong promise and contribution to the restaurant world is that we will only serve food that makes you feel amazing.
So is it time to relax yet?! YES!!! This Mother’s Day Weekend you’ll find us on the Organic Krush patios, enjoying our families and our favorite spring specials. Sweet Crêpes for Fran, and the Mimosa Bundle with our Cold Pressed Strawberry Lemonade for Michelle :)! See you there!!!
XO
Fran & Michelle
