Boot Camp.

I'll update all of you as to what I've been doing to get myself in top shape lately...


At the beginning of January, I started a little class called "Boot Camp," at the gym I go to.


Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I wake up around 5:30 AM (yes, I can be a morning person if I try!!!).
Class begins at 6am, and goes for 45 minutes.  Ummm.... it's SO much work!  One day, we went to Carroll College, and ran up the Saint Charles steps (for those of you who understand this, HOLY COW!) and between running, we would either lunge up the steps or do pushups and squat jumps.  FOR 45 MINUTES. 


This class is not a laughing matter, and sometimes I feel like death at the end, but I LOVE IT!


My 8 weeks was up at the beginning of March, and by the time I was done, I improved on my fitness test by about 5 minutes.  Fitness test means.... you have 30 minutes, and within this time, you do five reps of:


5 laps around the track
20 ab exercises
20 squats
20 pushups
20 mountain climbers....


I loved how much more endurance I had after the 8 weeks, so ... I dragged Josh into it, and started another 8 week session on Monday :)


I love how much I have to challenge myself and push myself for this.  I'll add an update soon about how this second session is going.  Because of nicer weather, we're going outside more, which means more steps, and more track workouts- YIKES!  


I hope that if anyone reads this, you can think about something that would challenge yourself this year.  It doesn't necessarily need to be a physical goal, but I encourage you to do something you never thought you would do- it feels so awesome when your goal is accomplished.  :) Good Luck!

Motivation.

I recently asked what I could make my blog more focused on.  I was told to make it something I'm passionate about, or something that motivates me.  


I'm planning on taking this blog several directions... eventually.


Here are some of the things I plan to write about:


1. Children (in a HIPPA-appropriate way, of course) who have inspired me.
2. Hardships life has thrown in my face, and how I've overcome them. 
3. Running/wellness.
4. My divorce. (woah, that's blunt, I wrote it... just like that, right there!)
5. People in my life that have changed my life for the best/ people I know who are amazing.
6. Life with Josh and me :)
7. Tell my life story... woah, that will be interesting.
8. Who I am and why I'm that way... I could put a lot into that topic alone.
9.  Psychology behind things I've realized lately (since working at a Treatment Center for Emotionally Disturbed kids...)


More to come soon... :)  Thanks for the ideas!

question.

So... does anyone still read and follow this? If so, I need some ideas about what to blog on... some people blog about food, but I want to do something different, any ideas? I definitely think if I put as much into my blog as I do to my Facebook, it would be pretty successful : )  Please let me know... or maybe no one will write... hmmm?