Life is crazy... life is chaotic... but life is good. I haven't had a spare moment just to sit down and WRITE in ages. I still don't, in fact, but I figured I'd better send out a beacon or else you'd all think I'd abandoned this blog forever, and that's not the case!
The reader's digest version...
-I got approved to teach 3 more formats at work (strength, ab conditioning and boot camp) and have been busily subbing classes right and left ever since
-We've been working on potty training Mara AND Frank at the same time
-I'm heading out of town for a day trip this Sunday to central Oregon with my dad to look at real estate
-We're going to South Dakota October 1st for my Grandma's funeral
-Corky's marathon is coming up October 9th
-We're going to Canada for Halloween, so I've been working extra to try and make money to balance out the plane ticket cost
-I have been desperately trying to get in miles when possible because I am participating in this 1000km in a year challenge (have been since January!) and I'm running out of time
-I've got less than 2 months to sit for my exam for personal trainer, so studying like mad
-Trying to keep the house from looking a disaster all the time
-Keep myself and everyone else fed, clean, clothed and happy (except the dogs, who aren't clothed but are fed, clean-ish and happy!)
I'll be around... whenever I have a second to breathe! LOL
Friday, September 23, 2016
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Picture Dump part 2
I took the rocking chair out of Mara's room and all of a sudden there was so much more space! But... when did my baby turn into a little girl?!
Took little miss to Out of this World on a Saturday for a pizza & play date
Life these days
No caption needed here
Fall around here
Port LandCame upstairs and found this one evening...
My pretty little bug at school...
2 classes down, 1 to go!
That ponytail tho.....
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Picture Dump part 1
No rhyme or reason to these. Here we go!
Frank chewing on.... something. Lol.
Snap chat fun
Mara's Halloween costume
A girl and her dog!
My persnickety kid would ONLY settle for a "grilled seahorse" for lunch, so I conjured up this.
Mara grabbed a tomato and started eating it like an apple.
We have liftoff!
Wish us luck on this one!
My giant boxer boy
Friday, September 9, 2016
101 Years, 6 Months and 16 Days
My grandma passed away yesterday morning at about 7:30am. She lived for 101 years, 6 months and 16 days. I miss her already :(
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Boot Camp
Well, add another class to the list of things I can now teach: Boot Camp Conditioning!
Last week, my boss called me and asked if I'd be willing to sub a Boot Camp class on Thursday night. The conversation went something like this...
Boss: I need a Boot Camp sub on Thursday, can you help out?
Me: Well.. I've never actually taught Boot Camp before....
Boss: Have you taken it?
Me: Yes, several times!
Boss: If I send you the training materials, would you give it a shot?
Me:... sure!
So there you have it. It was great! I'm subbing it again tonight at a different gym and actually pretty stoked about it! :)
Last week, my boss called me and asked if I'd be willing to sub a Boot Camp class on Thursday night. The conversation went something like this...
Boss: I need a Boot Camp sub on Thursday, can you help out?
Me: Well.. I've never actually taught Boot Camp before....
Boss: Have you taken it?
Me: Yes, several times!
Boss: If I send you the training materials, would you give it a shot?
Me:... sure!
So there you have it. It was great! I'm subbing it again tonight at a different gym and actually pretty stoked about it! :)
Friday, September 2, 2016
Save It
Mara's napping.
I should be studying.
I should be cleaning.
I should be working out.
What am I doing?
Drinking tea and watching Air Crash Investigation.
It's all about balance.
Mama needs a recharge.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
The Quiet Time
It's 6:42am.
The house is quiet.
Nobody is awake except the dogs and me.
All I hear is the "sssshhhhh" sound of Mara's white noise machine coming over the baby monitor. The dogs have been let out into the backyard. The light is soft, the harsh sun is not yet above the tree line.
This is the quiet time of day. It will not come again until the same time tomorrow. Even after Mara goes to bed at night, it's not quiet because the dogs are romping around, the dishwasher is usually running, Corky is playing the TV, and I'm usually studying.
This is my "me time". My time to regroup, recharge and gear up for the day. I drink my coffee in peace. Even if I do get another cup of coffee (or five), I'm usually chugging it because there are 5 other things needing my attention right then. But this cup, I can savor it, enjoy it, sometimes it even cools off and I have to zap it in the microwave! When I drink coffee later, it usually scalds my tongue because I'm just trying to get it down my throat in a hurry for the caffeine kick.
Right now, the house is in a state of controlled chaos. Mara's toys have all been tossed into a cardboard box that came from Costco, that she's been using as a race car. Eventually, if I have the time, I'll put them all away in the bins where they belong but for now at least they're out of the way so nobody will trip on them and no dogs will chew them to pieces. The dishes in the kitchen need tending to, there are crayons all over the table, a pile of laundry on the landing of the stairs awaiting the thrill of the spin cycle. A group of chicken breasts patiently waits on the top shelf of the fridge, no doubt wondering whether they'll be paired with BBQ sauce or salsa in the crockpot.
But I'm not going to do any of those things right now.
Right now I'm going to sit here, drink my coffee and catch up on my favorite blogs. Sure, there are many other things I could (and maybe should) be doing but this moment is for my sanity, dammit, and that's more important than any other thing I could be doing right this second.
The house is quiet.
Nobody is awake except the dogs and me.
All I hear is the "sssshhhhh" sound of Mara's white noise machine coming over the baby monitor. The dogs have been let out into the backyard. The light is soft, the harsh sun is not yet above the tree line.
This is the quiet time of day. It will not come again until the same time tomorrow. Even after Mara goes to bed at night, it's not quiet because the dogs are romping around, the dishwasher is usually running, Corky is playing the TV, and I'm usually studying.
This is my "me time". My time to regroup, recharge and gear up for the day. I drink my coffee in peace. Even if I do get another cup of coffee (or five), I'm usually chugging it because there are 5 other things needing my attention right then. But this cup, I can savor it, enjoy it, sometimes it even cools off and I have to zap it in the microwave! When I drink coffee later, it usually scalds my tongue because I'm just trying to get it down my throat in a hurry for the caffeine kick.
Right now, the house is in a state of controlled chaos. Mara's toys have all been tossed into a cardboard box that came from Costco, that she's been using as a race car. Eventually, if I have the time, I'll put them all away in the bins where they belong but for now at least they're out of the way so nobody will trip on them and no dogs will chew them to pieces. The dishes in the kitchen need tending to, there are crayons all over the table, a pile of laundry on the landing of the stairs awaiting the thrill of the spin cycle. A group of chicken breasts patiently waits on the top shelf of the fridge, no doubt wondering whether they'll be paired with BBQ sauce or salsa in the crockpot.
But I'm not going to do any of those things right now.
Right now I'm going to sit here, drink my coffee and catch up on my favorite blogs. Sure, there are many other things I could (and maybe should) be doing but this moment is for my sanity, dammit, and that's more important than any other thing I could be doing right this second.
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