For years, I have been wanting to get back to a blog about my health and fitness journey. Each year, though, adds more responsibilities and more things to 'get done.' I didn't want to add more stuff to my to-do list, but I have decided that the world in 2014 needs another blog. So, here I am.
The fall was VERY hard on my health and fitness. I was working a ton and had little time to focus on eating well (yes, excuses, excuses). I enjoyed what I was doing, but I am glad that the semester is over and that I am getting back to my normal school routine. I need to lose these last 20 pounds and get to a point where I know I can and should be.
Friends ask how I get it all done: teach at the university, coach for Beachbody, run a household, manage two small kids + a dog + a husband, volunteer with my dog, and still make time to do things for myself. Well, it's not easy, but I love EVERY thing I do. Each aspect of my life fills my cup in very different ways. Helping (volunteering, teaching, coaching) others helps me help myself (that sounds terribly selfish, but I hope readers understand). It gives me time to step outside myself and focus on what I can do for others which, in turn, gives me a better understanding of how I can help myself be a better mother, wife, coach, teacher, and person.
I'm dedicating 2014 to sharing more about my health and wellness journey in the hopes that sharing this will help others feel less alone on and less frustrated with their own journeys and that it will keep me accountable.
