I knew it was coming. I had a whole year of preparing for the BIG 4-0! But even then, I did get a little bit panicked the last few days leading up to my birthday. Like somehow this was going to be different. I guess we’re made to believe that age is a big deal and that the decade changes mean something else. I started making major changes over a year ago and will continue regardless of my age. But still, it does creep in your mind a little bit. I have been asked if I was 40 years old, for the good last 5-6 years of my life. It used to bug me, but then I decided to take it as a compliment. LOL “They just think I’m so mature and accomplished”, I would think or say to my friends. It worked pretty well, because I didn’t think must of it until the past few days. I would prefer not to get too many wrinkles that fast, but other than that, I’m ok with my age. I get sore a little bit faster. I can’t eat or drink crappy without it drastically impacting my sleep and daily functionality. (oh well) I still can throw 200# over my head though, and run pretty fast if needbe. I can still beat my kids in a game of HORSE, and I rock out at…
We started the process of building out the foundation and prepping for the future “she shed” that will house my home office and interview space for the Vlog. I realize that most of you don’t have really any idea what I am talking about, but to a few personal friends, it’s a big deal, and something I have been talking about for years! When I started to share my vision with those around me, let them in a little bit, what happened was pretty amazing! They started holding me accountable to make it happen. Not just nagging me on “come on, just do it” type of stuff. But, they all showed up last week, when we had randomly talked about having that be the day that we were going to start………over a month ago. And all I could think about was, “I was really looking forward to a hot shower and lounging, but ok, let’s dig a foundation in a thunderstorm.” This made me think about how blessed I am. I don’t know what other word you could use to describe the support that I and my family gets from the community around us. Since, we opened our business almost 6 years ago, it has been nothing short of amazing. I have had hundreds of hours donating by people in our community to execute on a very clear vision in my head. I once had a staff member say to me, “OH! I’ve…
When I decided to stop drinking 164 days ago, I thought of all the awesome stuff I would share with you guys about setting my goal and the journey. But, then I passed up my goal and everything seemed so much different and better, so I kept going and didn’t say anything. So……… now, I am backtracking and going to give you the “play by play” of what made me decide to stop drinking and what made me continue with it. Lot’s of “real talk”, which I think is the only way to truly find happiness and make big changes. Earlier in the year, my husband and I went and saw 3 Doors Down perform in Portland. While we were there, the lead singer shared how he had stopped drinking a few years ago. Ironically, I don’t actually remember his exact words, but something about the timing of it and him sharing his “why” it made me think, “If a rock star can do it, I can do it.” So, we made the drive back and I decided that I would quit drinking for 100 days. The year before I had done a 40 and 60 day stint of not drinking, (just to give my liver a break and make sure I could if I wanted to), so I thought that it needed to be longer than that. I am not a huge fan of 30-day challenges, mostly because it seems like instead…
There’s something that people do that has bothered me for many years when they are unhappy. I thought it was just something that happened at the gym with people, but then as I reflected on it, I figured out that it is human nature and something most of us do. When the shit hits the fan in some aspect of our life. We go to low blows. What I mean by that, is when we are in a bad place, or going through a rough time, we start to crap on the stuff that’s easy to crap on. Hang with me here………. -Your anxiety is high……..you start complaining about the wait time in Starbucks -Your marriage needs some work……..you start to blame it on the kids’ schedule -Your kids are behaving poorly………you start to blame the coach or teacher -Your not happy in your own skin………..you blame the gym you go to We look for the easy way out. When folks start having to deal with tough life stuff, guess where the gym falls on this list? Pretty low. People can say it is important, but when push comes to shove, it gets shit on. When people start to go through some real life challenges, all of a sudden, the class schedule is “not working”. (even though it has been the same for years) All of a sudden, the “programming” isn’t working. (even though hundreds of others see gains with it each month…