January 28th

So I have not done any personal workouts outs since I slipped. I am much better, doc said just some bruising and a strained calf muscle. My butt is still slightly tender today. I noticed I have to modify and not do a few of my Aquafit moves.

Some good news, I went for an interview with the City of Oakville to see about teaching classes for them and they want to take me on. The City of Burlington has offered me two extra classes so I only had one time slot I could take for Oakville and it got filled the morning of my interview. However they would like me to come on as a sub. I also got hired for a birth in May yesterday. Overall a great day. I observed a Gentle Aquafit class and will start teaching it next week. This might be really hard for me as I am a very "let's go" kind of instructor. I have done more mellow classes before when I taught in Hamilton I will just need to chanel my serene doula self. So now I need to put together some ideas in between the mountain of laundry and two Aquafit classes I will be teaching today.

Have a great weekend.

January 26th

I have had a bit of a set back. Yesterday morning I fell on the stairs, banged my tailbone a few times and pulled the muscle in my right calf. I still taught Aquafit but that was pushing it. I spent the rest of the day on the couch, medicating, resting and icing. I am off to the doctor today to make sure I didn't do any serious damage. I hope all is well and another day of TLC brings me back to a functional state.

January 24th

So it seems I am great about starting to blog on Monday and then things fade, probably because my workouts slip.

I had a lot of great insight last week. I met with a life coach and chatted things out with a few other people and have come to some exciting conclusions. One which I knew but needed to be reminded of was when I skip my workouts my energy suffers and so does my sleep. So back on the band wagon. Two I am most definitely a server. I love working for people to improve their lives and bringing them joy. It energizes me and helps to bring me purpose. So the next step is to explore a new path that will bring me the benefits I enjoy, not cut into much more of my family time and draw in some income. Two options I am exploring is becoming a reflexologist or a doula trainer. Hee hee.Working with a life coach will be great because she will help me uncover options I hadn't considered and push me to set new, achievable 90 day goals (for I am fantastic at procrastinating). What a journey this year has been and I look forward to the new direction it will be taking as I get my health and well being into a wonderful balance. Thanks for sharing it with me.

January 11th

Yesterday was a fantastic day. Being back at the YMCA is great. I missed the people and we had a fabulous workout, they were so grateful. The spa was lovely. I got a body scrub, wrapped in mud and facial, showered and moisturized. A big thank you to my client for that gift certificate. Went after and got a not so great haircut. Had an awesome dinner with the family, watched Elizabeth do a very impressive job at swimming and had the inlaws pop in after.

This morning I got up and did a dance DVD. It was good. I didn't think I was working that hard until the stretch when I realized as I lifted my arms that I forgot to put on deodorant. Oops. This morning I am out to teach Diaperfit on a crazy hot pool deck (who needs a sauna), picking up groceries and writing and putting together a way over due birth story. Tonight I am off to teach my muscle conditioning and if I haven't been able to finish it I will complete the birth story. Oh for the holidays screwing up my schedule. At least I have a short break in my doula work that I can catch up.

Hope everyone has a great day. Chat with you tomorrow.

January 10th

Happy birthday to me,
I am 33,
I finished my workout
and drank some green tea.

Now for a healthy breakfast and I am on my way to a super fun, relaxing, indulgent (but healthy) day. 33 is going to be great.

January 7th

Wow, January 7th already, that is disappointing. It has been a rough month for my goal. February is rapidly approaching and I have been in a self-defeating mode for the past month. I knew I needed to start becoming more accountable so I got on the scale this morning. On the first day of my cycle but the over-indulgence this month has brought I am back up to 170 lbs.

But let's not focus on the negative. Here is the good news. Today I turn a new page. Healthy, happy, clean living as I gear up for my 33rd birthday. On Saturday I will go to Zumba in the morning. Monday begins my return to the YMCA. I will be teaching Monday's Cardio Challenge class (followed this week as a special birthday treat to a Detox treatment - massage and mud wrap at an spa in Oakville), Tuesday morning is Diaperfit ending the evening with Muscle conditioning, Wednesday I will return to Nia from 9 - 10 am and teach Aquafit at 11 am, Thursday and Friday are Aquafit again at 10 am. Along with my own strength training. I hope as well to fit some rock climbing every two weeks or if I can convince Marc every week. We need the exercise and together time, don't you agree honey ; )

So my outlook is positive. By the summer I will look my best, dressed in Juliet's swimsuits, as I clean my pool.