To Everything, Turn, Turn, Turn

Embarrassed is an understatement.  It has been close to two years since my last post.  Could I have truly been so busy with all the importance of my life to put this on the back burner?  Well, yes.... I guess I did.  I did.

So much has happened since the last post.  "So", being a relative term.  The flashback of changes that have occurred and the comparison of the person I am now to the person I was nearly two years ago leaves even more questions.


Since November, 2012 I have:
1.) Changed departments where I work
2.) Enjoyed a promotion in the new position
3.) Experienced the interview process for management at my company
4.) Learned the lesson of grace despite adversity
5.) Finally figured out that it isn't all about me
6.) Became my granddaughter's primary caregiver
7.) Spent more time with my husband than I had in the past few years
8.) Competed and judged in my first CrossFit competition
9.) Worked more than I ever had in my life up to this point
10.) Lost people I love and admire through death, geography or circumstance

And those are just a few.

So, when do you cross that bridge to stop doing something you enjoy doing because time is shorter and shorter?  Well, for me it was when the pressure increased.  Pressure to learn something new and know it well.  Pressure, although, it is also joy, to give a little girl a childhood she deserves... no matter what.  Pressure to be there for the people who depend on me to be there, whether they know they do or not.  Whatever the reason.... I didn't post.

Well, that changes today!  After all, this is therapy for me and if someone happens to read it and like it... well, that's gravy on top.

The questions I have about myself may or may not be answered in this blog.  But there is value in the journey that inspires me to write.  I hope you enjoy my journey, too.

SHE'S BACK!!!

It's Never Too Late to Start....AGAIN!



October 21, 2012

September 8, 2012

I do not think my life to be extraordinarily interesting as a whole, nothing to make someone run to check out my bio or inspire burning questions about who I am. But I will admit that I occasionally have days that beg to be recorded because I truly cannot make up this stuff called life!

A few weeks shy of my 48th birthday, I am a bit introspective; it’s been the busiest year of my life. I have had challenges I never thought I would have. In one respect, I have accomplished more this year than I ever have before in my life, with goals yet to be reached. In another respect, every day I realize I am only scratching the surface of what I am meant to do. My mom always told me I could do anything. Well, she just might be right about that!

I began CrossFit back in 2009 in our driveway. My fitness freak and Taekwondo Grand Master of a husband, Mark, talked me into trying it with him and we began to invite another couple over to work out with us. In January 2010 we decided to open Trinity CrossFit. My husband has been Coach Mark at our box (Crossfit slang for "gym") since then. I have had a love/ hate relationship with CrossFit ever since we began. For various reasons I would not get on the same page as Mark about it. I would work out for a while.  I would stop working out. I would start again. I even jokingly referred to myself as the career "On Ramper", which is what we call a new athlete at our box. As of August 2012 I chose to jump in with both feet and try to be the best me I can be. I am more involved in the business aspect of owning a box than before. I am well on my way to getting my first pull-up and I plan on looking good in a swimsuit for the summer of 2013!

I am healthier and slimmer and STRONGER than ever before. I spend more time with my husband and I have made some friends that I hope will be lifelong. Oh, and the couple that came over to work out in the driveway? They still work out with us at Trinity! All this proves that it is just never too late to start doing something good for your health. Whether you are starting for the first time or you're like me and have started over and over before, just start!