Who says summer is relaxing?

Okay, so here I thought I was such a rockstar and would keep my blog updated every week. Afterall, it is summer! The kids are out of school and have less places to be so I should have PLENTY of time, right? WRONG! The first thing I hear in the morning, "Mom, what are we going to do today?!" "Nothing," I say. "But, we'll be bored!" Heaven forbid they have to entertain themselves. Don't they know mommy has to work even when I am at home? So here is now what I have to do...get up over an hour earlier then them so I can at least get my emails done and make my list of calls for the day. We get dressed, go to the gym then usually the pool. Once they are good and wiped out I can go home and get my calls done while they relax. THEN, I get dinner ready and start planning out the next day. Once the kids are asleep, I get back to work. First my real job, then some side projects I have going. They are only going to want to hang with mommy for such a short time I am doing everything I can to take full advantage of this. But, I have to admit even I am sometimes overwhelmed.

I get a lot of emails and questions about my workouts and how hearing about my obsession helps to motivate others. I LOVE hearing that...at least my craziness is serving some purpose! Right now I am obsessed with the following:
1. Shakelology..if you are not having this everyday, you are missing out!
2. Pure Barre..KILLER...and I have started to LOVE taeching it as well.
3. Turbo Fire...for the days you must workout at home. Intense and short...there are 10, 15 , 25, and 30 minute DVD's that will kick your booty. Even better, you get all these DVD's in one package!
I would never promote anything I didn't actually do and love, pinky promise! You can find time...maybe not always the ideal time, but time nonetheless. You deserve 20 minutes (workout) and $3.00 (cost of shakeology) a day to keep your body healthy and feeling good. Put yourself on your priority list...when you feel better all other areas of your life seem to improve.

Until next time,
xoxo

Time Flies When Your Having Fun...

Holy Moly! I cannot believe another week has passed. It has been so hectic but then again, when is it not hectic. The Shakeology Cleanse was really not a big to do. I never felt starving since the shakes are so filling and I had my salad around lunch since that is when I am typically the most hungry. I kept up with my workouts and did Pure Barre and/or TKB each day. I never weigh myself and much prefer to go by how my clothes feel. I am such a Type A that I become too obsessed with a number then make myself crazy trying to achieve whatever number I think is the best. I have found it best for my anxiety that I stay away from the scale and instead rely on measurements. After three days, I lost a little over 4 inches total! An inch and half just off my hips. I was thrilled because my hips are my trouble area. Especially since having the girls. I also just felt GOOD. Nothing yucky left in my body...I cannot start my day without my Shakeology now.

This week I am practicing for my final Pure Barre exam like crazy. I want everything to go smoothly on the big day so I am fitting in as many classes as humanly possible. I have to go to Las Vegas for four days for work so I am a little anxious about getting it all done. Vegas sounds fun in theory, but when I go there to work it is more exhausting then fun. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but there is no rest at this convention. It is all day and all night and I typically end it hardly able to stand up straight!

I have also been running the stairs with a fun group three times a week. When I signed up for Beachbody, it was mainly because I get a discount on DVD's and Shakeology. But, I am just loving it because I am meeting so many great people! Other workout junkies like myself trying to fit in fitness. Little did I know all these great people were living right here all along, I wish it didn't take me so long to find them!

Summer is almost here and I can't wait for the girls to be home. They are at such a great age and I just want them all to myself! Although, G always wants to be with Grandma these days. The other day she told me she wanted to go with Grandma. I said, "Well, what about your mom? I want to be with you." She said, "Well, my gut is telling me to go with Grandma, and I gotta go with my gut, mom!" At least the dog still likes me....

Until next time...
xoxo