...Dear Winter: PLEASE GO AWAY!...

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Dear Winter:

You are really messing up my groove.

I miss seeing and feeling the warm sun on my face.

I am not a fan of this white stuff that you are throwing all over the place

and i am not a fan of having to wear 3 layers of clothes to get out of my house.

Negative temperatures are not my favorite thing to encounter when i have to leave my house at 6AM.

And i am NOT a fan of constantly shoveling my drive way and steps to get rid of the inches of snow that magically appear while i am sleeping.

My winter clothes are not the cutest and i am sick f wearing my snow boots.  

Flip flops and summer dresses are my favorite things to wear and i am sure those are not the best things to wear right now. 

So winter...have your last few cold nights and days and quickly leave!

Sincerely,

Someone who enjoys Summer weather

...My Superbowl Sunday...

Monday, February 3, 2014

All of my friends KNOW that i am a huge sports fan

I love all sports and enjoy watching and playing them.

Well as i was getting my daily chores done i decided to turn on my TV 

to watch a little bit of the pre game show for the big superbowl game

TO my surprise this is what popped up on my screen...

MY CABLE WAS OUT!

Now two things popped into my head

(1) Why did this happen out of all of the days that i needed to watch TV

(2) i can not go anywhere because i had food in the over, on the stove, and on the grill ( i was making my meals for the whole week)

(3) i guess this is a sign that i need to be more productive and get some work done

I spent over an hour on the phone with technical support and it was concluded that there is something wrong with the connection in my house. Soooo i will have to wait until later this week until someone can come out and take a look at it. 

So what did i do? I tried to stream it on my computer (and ipad) but i guess there were so many other people streaming it that the connection was slow and breaking up every few seconds.

So what did i do?

I just sat in my kitchen, cooked all of my food, and got homework done and business work done. 

After scrolling through my facebook news feed and instagram feed i quickly realized that i was not missing much. so i was not 2 upset by the turn of events
And besides the best part of the super bowl is usually the commercials and the half time show...things you can catch on youtube...so that is exactly what i did. just scanned youtube and i didnt have to sit through the whole game to see it. 
I think this is something i may do from now on.  I will only watch the game if there are teams that i root for playing (lets go COWBOYS!! :-P ) 
But all in all it was not a completely ruined day. I got all of my homework done, got caught up on some business and managed to even call my family and speak with them.  So in return it ended up being a very product day!

...52 Week Money Challenge...

Monday, January 20, 2014

I was asked to attend a wedding in Africa in December of 2014. 
My first thought...how am i going to afford a trip like that!??
I am very good at budgeting and i am also good at traveling!  I am really good at researching and finding good deals.  and thank goodness for things like Groupon that make it easier to travel and get great deals on activities and places to eat. 
I was doing my usual blog browsing and i came across this graphic:

What you do is you get a jar...box...can...Tupperware...you get whatever you want and each week you deposit a certain amount of money in it. 

By the end of the year you should have OVER $1000 to do what you need to do with it.
My weakness is going to starbucks.  They have an amazing passion tea that I LOVE buuuut i does not agree with my budget each month.  my solution: i found a very similar tea on Amazon that i purchased (for a really good price) and i will make my own tea.  The excess money that i will have each week/month from those extra expenses that i am cutting back on will go towards this challenge.  
So at the end of the year when i am ready to go on my trip, i will have MORE than enough spending money to have fun with! I will not have to wait and fit the trip into my budget at the end of the year.  I will not have to stress about not being able to enjoy some good food or go shopping while i am there! 
So this is my challenge for the year.   Who else would like to join? Is anyone else doing any other challenges?   Please feel free to share! :-)

...Friday FITspiration...

Friday, January 17, 2014

This story has touched my heart...
http://www.wimp.com/womangym/
I encourage EVERYONE to try something for 100 days.  100 days....2400 hours...144000 minutes
100 days is all it take to make YOUR life better. No matter if it is something big or small  try to make a change in your life today! 

...2014: YOUR YEAR...

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

I know that i am a few weeks late 

buuuuutttt

Happy 2014!

Each year people always ask "What are your New Years Resolutions?"

And to be honest i say that i do not have any!!

Each month i will make monthly goals that i would like to achieve.

Being a personal trainer i have learned that making all long term goals makes it hard for people to actually accomplish. 

YES: I do have year long goals BUT i also have monthly goals that i would like

to achieve.  My monthly goals help me to lead up to my yearly goals.

I am a very goal oriented person and i am always striving to reach the next level. I want to always push and challenge myself in all aspects of my life no matter what it is.

So my suggestion: Make a lot of mini goals.  Start with goals for today or even this week.  Once you can get those done work towards making monthly goals and then you can create a realistic yearly goals. 

Setting goals is all about making realistic goals.  Why set goals that you know you will not accomplish?  That sets you up to be discouraged and upset.  It is a vicious cycle that a lot of people are caught up in.

...2014: The Year of ME!...

Thursday, January 9, 2014

*Welcome back...Welcome back...WELCOME BACK*

Ahhhhhhh

Well ladies and gents I am BACK in the Midwest. 

And after being in Florida for a week and in Texas for two weeks

the Midwest decided to welcome me with subzero temperatures and snow

*sigh* 

It makes me wonder WHY i still live here :-P

Anywho...

A LOT has been going on with me

With the ventures with my business...modeling...school...and dating...

Me and Mr. Awesome did not work out.

BBBUUUUTTT that is OK!
There are more fish in the sea and i have decided to jump back into the dating pool

I decided to join a dating site...and WOW

LADIES! There are some CREEPY guys out there! 

I have decided that my blog would be a perfect platform to use to teach girls AND guys the best things to do (and NOT do) when it comes to dating from my perspective. 

My first advice guys (and girls):

Please Please Please find a good topic to talk about...and when a girl says No...SHE REALLY MEANS NO!

Exhibit A:

Now class...can someone please tell me what is wrong with this conversation...
(1) His topic of choice was not the best... Stating: "Hi, did you know that the first two people on earth were of african descent and that we all are decendants of them. Would you like to talk with me. If not I understand not everyone is made for eachother. Thanks for you time..."
This is NOT a good idea...at least for me... This guy is not of African Descent.  Although it is a great topic for discussion...it is NOT a good topic when you are trying to speak to a girl for the first time.
And also...SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK SPELL CHECK! I am not saying that i am the worlds best speller and that i spell everything right. But if your previous statement is that you are educated yet you misspell easy words within that very same statement that is a red flag...
Last but not least...if you send a girl a message...and see that she is online and does not reply back to you..that usually means she does not want to talk with you.
There are several reasons i choose not to reply to guys who i am not interested in. The main reason is because i really just do not have to.  If i did that i would spend most of my time replying to guys who i am not interested in!  And you never know a "nice" way to say you are not interested. I have tried to flat out say that i am not interested...or give an excuse (such as their height) to show that i am not interested.  But some guys will not get the hint and will continue to message you. I guess they hope that you will eventually give in? I don't know...but when i say no...i usually mean NO...
*Phew*  that was my little rant for today. ooooh don't worry i have about a dozen more of these examples to share folks. It only gets better from here! LoL
So i guess you guys will be long for the journey of me finding someone.  I do have a few dates set up.
I will be kind and i will protect the privacy of these guys and not give any direct details (such as name or other personal details).  So like with the other guys i have dated i will give them nicknames just to keep things fun.  
So welcome to 2014!
Set some long lasting goals Make 2014 YOUR year (because i know it is mine!)  And i am excited to blog more (one of my 2014 goals) and share the ups and downs of my life with you :-) 

...Friday FITspiration...

Friday, November 29, 2013

“Most of us think we don’t have enough time to exercise. What a distorted paradigm! We don’t have time not to. We’re talking about three to six hours a week – or a minimum of thirty minutes a day, every other day. That hardly seems an inordinate amount of time considering the tremendous benefits in terms of the impact on the other 162 – 165 hours of the week.” ~ Stephen Covey

What is your excuse?  YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ONE!

...Friday FITspiration...

Friday, November 22, 2013

“The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.” ~ Anthony Robbins

Friday, November 15, 2013

Find FUN and CREATIVE ways to get your workout.

My favorite/fun workout....pulling out my weighted backpack!

I can walk, run, and pretty much do anything with it on! 

It helps to add another level of complexity AND it allows me to keep pushing myself.

,,,Friday FITspiration...

Friday, November 8, 2013

“To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.” ~ Buddha