Happiness is Now
Please turn off your cell phone before reading this blog. Be considerate of other readers as they try to get through this complex narrative. Nothing is worse than that customized ring tone of “I Ain’t Got Nobody” disturbing the otherwise peaceful tranquility of reading. If you are driving, why are you reading this to begin with and you should definitely not have anything to do with a phone at this point. You’re probably the guy swerving in front of me as I hammer this out on my iPhone’s keyboard at the traffic light.
Well, it has been an interesting week. Last week was a sort of “break week” from P90X’s regular hard core fitness routines so I was actually standing up straight for the first time in three weeks. I was doing “easy” things like stretching and the yoga that I’ve come to know and love. I also got Hip Hop Abs which is so much fun I can hardly believe it counts. We’ll see if the six pack emerges from all this. I am now onto my second 30 days and it has become a family affair. We all gather around the TV at night and sweat until we are delirious. I especially love seeing my 15 year old waking up from his Xbox coma to MOVE!!!! One thing is for certain, Beachbody has changed our lives.
Last week I also went out with my girlfriends to see John Corbett of “Northern Exposure,” “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and “Sex in the City” fame. He has a honky tonk band that tours and he played in our beloved Harold’s in Cave Creek. We had our usual good time and managed to stay until the very end and stick around to meet Mr. Laid Back himself. He isn’t quite like his usual stereo typed characters – but he has a touch of that mellowness with a little scatter brain built in – at least that was my 3 hour opinion of him. Bo Derek, who is his love, can write to me and disagree if I am wrong.
So I want to talk to you about my Dave Ramsey class last night. It was a really good topic….BUYING stuff. He talked about how often we trade in our security tomorrow for what we perceive as something we NEED right now. An interesting example he used was there was a young man who was rather successful in real estate in the 80’s and had some extra cash to use for a new Mercedes which was his dream car. The story goes that when the guy went down to the Mercedes dealer he thought long and hard about the opportunity cost of the car. For the $40,000 it would cost him to buy his dream car that would depreciate the minute he drove it off the lot, after doing some quick math, he realized that if he took that same money and put it in a mutual fund, after 20 years he would have over $300,000. He decided not to buy the car.
I really liked that story because it showed that if we think things through a little better, we can make so many wiser choices in our lives and set up our futures in a manner that will allow us to do so many things we would enjoy in our older years. As Dave always says, “if you live like no one else, LATER, you can live like no one else.”
But there was one other VERY important piece to the lesson yesterday that stuck with me. Dave was saying how we always think we will be happy when….(fill in the blank). How often have I thought that through. I will be happy when the baby is more independent. I will be happy when I make more money. I will be happy when I have furniture. Whatever it was I was always looking past today. Dave Ramsey really hit home when he said “Happiness is NOW.” If we always look to another day, to more STUFF, to a different situation for our happiness, we will never enjoy the reality that we have so much to be grateful for and happy with today. Time flies whether we’re having fun or not my friends.
So take stock folks. This isn’t a dress rehearsal. If you’re not having some joy in your life you need to find some – fast. If you want to get in shape, call me or write to me at fitnessempress@yahoo.com, I can help! If you want to get your finances in order, go to Dave Ramsey’s website and find a local class, I can’t tell you how much it is helping me and thus my family. If you are lonely or bored, go on Meetup.com to find some groups that do the things you enjoy like hiking, wine tasting, political events, book clubs – whatever you enjoy it is there. And there are so many things you can do that won’t cost a dime.
I came home from class last night and looked at my baby girl who…well – she really isn’t a baby any more. Next month she will be four. Wow did that go fast. She immediately wanted me to hold her and rub her back as she fell asleep. I thought about my lesson. I didn’t need to watch TV. I didn’t need to read a book. Looking at Ashley, my precious little girl drift off in my arms into a peaceful slumber, you bet, happiness is now.
Until next time,
Empress OUT!
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Nothing Like the Stomach Flu to Keep My Weight Loss on Track
Nothing Like the Stomach Flu to Keep My Weight Loss on Track
By
The Fitness Empress
Hello to my fine readers all across the globe. I hope you are well. Unfortunately, as you may have noticed from my lack of timely blogging, I have been unwell. Yes, the stomach flu hit in its usual Spring Time frenzy at my house. It all started with my youngest, Ashley throwing up on the carpet. If that doesn’t start a Monday morning out right, I don’t know what does. I never realized that a successful part of being a mother was teaching your child that if they can’t make it to the bathroom, please be sick on something that can be washed…like my shirt…which was where she got sick next. Vomiting lesson complete.
It then proceeded to spread and before you know it, I was out for the count myself. Of course nothing is better than the aches and pains that accompany the bouts of nausea hence the lovely “flu” part of stomach flu. Oh joy.
But I am here to tell you that I’m back! My concoction of ginger tea, fresh lemon and fresh ginger cut up in the tea cured me super fast. Shakeology was the first thing I could keep down. Probably because of all the pre and pro biotics. There is a silver lining to all rainy days my friends and that is that I will achieve my weight loss goals thanks to my lovely illness. There is that line in “The Devil Wears Prada” that goes, “I’m only one stomach flu away from my goal weight.” Well folks, I wish that were true. I think I’m about 5 stomach flus away. My goal weight is still about 20 pounds more, however, I am satisfied that I have now been making some progress on this very determined course of P90X that I am on. Quite frankly, I would rather do Yoga X every day of my life than have another stomach flu.
This is the last week before my first 30 days are through. That means I only have 60 days to total hotness! I mean, 90 seemed like a long time, but come on…60? Piece of cake! I mean, piece of lettuce. I have been receiving comments like “you’re wasting away” and “wow you’ve really lost a lot of weight” which would be really nice compliments if they were true. Nevertheless, I know that I LOOK thinner and you know what they say in 12 step programs: “fake it till you make it” Uh huh!!!! You KNOW one day I will no longer need to wear spanks or suck in my gut and hold my breath while I try to impress people of how thin I’m getting. This four child gut is gonna be gone. And yes, Tony Horton, I will personally thank you at the Coach’s Summit next year when I’m up on stage for my awesome success story.
Folks, this fitness program does NOT include the stomach flu. Please do not purposefully contract this illness to aid in your weight loss goals and contact your doctor before engaging in any movement that might raise your heart rate. I’m just saying it gave me a little kick start. Boy do I feel lighter! Time to do some pull ups!
Fitness Empress out.
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By
The Fitness Empress
Hello to my fine readers all across the globe. I hope you are well. Unfortunately, as you may have noticed from my lack of timely blogging, I have been unwell. Yes, the stomach flu hit in its usual Spring Time frenzy at my house. It all started with my youngest, Ashley throwing up on the carpet. If that doesn’t start a Monday morning out right, I don’t know what does. I never realized that a successful part of being a mother was teaching your child that if they can’t make it to the bathroom, please be sick on something that can be washed…like my shirt…which was where she got sick next. Vomiting lesson complete.
It then proceeded to spread and before you know it, I was out for the count myself. Of course nothing is better than the aches and pains that accompany the bouts of nausea hence the lovely “flu” part of stomach flu. Oh joy.
But I am here to tell you that I’m back! My concoction of ginger tea, fresh lemon and fresh ginger cut up in the tea cured me super fast. Shakeology was the first thing I could keep down. Probably because of all the pre and pro biotics. There is a silver lining to all rainy days my friends and that is that I will achieve my weight loss goals thanks to my lovely illness. There is that line in “The Devil Wears Prada” that goes, “I’m only one stomach flu away from my goal weight.” Well folks, I wish that were true. I think I’m about 5 stomach flus away. My goal weight is still about 20 pounds more, however, I am satisfied that I have now been making some progress on this very determined course of P90X that I am on. Quite frankly, I would rather do Yoga X every day of my life than have another stomach flu.
This is the last week before my first 30 days are through. That means I only have 60 days to total hotness! I mean, 90 seemed like a long time, but come on…60? Piece of cake! I mean, piece of lettuce. I have been receiving comments like “you’re wasting away” and “wow you’ve really lost a lot of weight” which would be really nice compliments if they were true. Nevertheless, I know that I LOOK thinner and you know what they say in 12 step programs: “fake it till you make it” Uh huh!!!! You KNOW one day I will no longer need to wear spanks or suck in my gut and hold my breath while I try to impress people of how thin I’m getting. This four child gut is gonna be gone. And yes, Tony Horton, I will personally thank you at the Coach’s Summit next year when I’m up on stage for my awesome success story.
Folks, this fitness program does NOT include the stomach flu. Please do not purposefully contract this illness to aid in your weight loss goals and contact your doctor before engaging in any movement that might raise your heart rate. I’m just saying it gave me a little kick start. Boy do I feel lighter! Time to do some pull ups!
Fitness Empress out.
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
I'm not perfect, but part of me is each day
I’m not perfect but a part of me is each day.
Ever met a food separatist? They don’t like their green beans touching their mashed potatoes. I’m life separatist. I have about four Facebook accounts. Three MySpace accounts and about five domain names that each go to something different. I don’t need to constantly have my professional life intermingle with my personal life. Not everyone wants to hear my political rantings either, so I separate that much of the time. What I can’t seem to separate is my sense of optimism for EACH area of my life.
And guess what…I’m not perfect. Okay Mom, I know you think I am, but to the rest of my 2.45 readers, the world and especially to myself, I am hopelessly flawed. But that is what I like about having different areas of my life that I have separate goals for. Remember the other day when I told you about the mess on my kitchen counters of toothpaste and shampoo sitting there for days disguised as reminders for my kids to brush their teeth or wash their hair, well guess what…I CLEANED my kitchen and it has for the most part remained clean! Success story. On the other hand, when it came to waking up this morning at 5AM for my workout, somehow that little voice that said, “but you can sleep for an hour more” with visions of me lying on a beach drinking a pina colada sounded REALLY good and I hit snooze instead of getting up to do my workout. Not, so successful at that point in my day. But guess what, I will still work out – squeeze it in during nap time or after dinner if I must, but I WILL get it done.
What I like about having these distinctions in my life is that if I don’t complete something just the way I would like to, or if I completely have an epic FAIL on something, I don’t end of feeling like a failure myself. It is just that one part of my life that I have not done so well at that particular moment in time. So sure I didn’t meet some of my goals such as get my bank account balanced or read today’s chapter of “How to Get Your Workout Done at 5AM Every Day in Spite of That Stupid Voice that Tells You To Sleep In”, but I DID keep my kitchen clean, feed the children, keep them happy and loved, I worked on my fitness business and Coach Dan said he was proud of me. EPIC WIN if you ask me.
Too many people defeat themselves by lumping their success into one big picture each day and if something goes by the wayside, they lose motivation, feel depressed and listen to that voice that says, “See, you can’t do it.” I’m not saying I never have those days, but I really conscientiously try to take my challenges in stride by focusing on the things I DID do right.
Today I WILL workout. That means Kenpo X. It is a fun workout that isn’t going to kill me. I have finally started to be able to walk without a limp again. You see, another success and some day, I may be able to bring a fork to my mouth. But for now, I am happily drinking my shakes anyway and a straw works just fine thank you very much.
Stay tuned because guess what…next week is the last week before day 30 and I will have some results to report for P90X!!! I WILL POST PICTURES (gulp). ACKCKCK!!!!
WHY did I say that!!! Now I have to really work HARD! Oh yeah…that’s right because I have to do things every day that counter balance the little evil voice. You won’t catch this chick sleeping in next week. I might be a life separatist, but I still want each item on the plate to look good. ;)
Have a great weekend folks!
Empress Out.
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Ever met a food separatist? They don’t like their green beans touching their mashed potatoes. I’m life separatist. I have about four Facebook accounts. Three MySpace accounts and about five domain names that each go to something different. I don’t need to constantly have my professional life intermingle with my personal life. Not everyone wants to hear my political rantings either, so I separate that much of the time. What I can’t seem to separate is my sense of optimism for EACH area of my life.
And guess what…I’m not perfect. Okay Mom, I know you think I am, but to the rest of my 2.45 readers, the world and especially to myself, I am hopelessly flawed. But that is what I like about having different areas of my life that I have separate goals for. Remember the other day when I told you about the mess on my kitchen counters of toothpaste and shampoo sitting there for days disguised as reminders for my kids to brush their teeth or wash their hair, well guess what…I CLEANED my kitchen and it has for the most part remained clean! Success story. On the other hand, when it came to waking up this morning at 5AM for my workout, somehow that little voice that said, “but you can sleep for an hour more” with visions of me lying on a beach drinking a pina colada sounded REALLY good and I hit snooze instead of getting up to do my workout. Not, so successful at that point in my day. But guess what, I will still work out – squeeze it in during nap time or after dinner if I must, but I WILL get it done.
What I like about having these distinctions in my life is that if I don’t complete something just the way I would like to, or if I completely have an epic FAIL on something, I don’t end of feeling like a failure myself. It is just that one part of my life that I have not done so well at that particular moment in time. So sure I didn’t meet some of my goals such as get my bank account balanced or read today’s chapter of “How to Get Your Workout Done at 5AM Every Day in Spite of That Stupid Voice that Tells You To Sleep In”, but I DID keep my kitchen clean, feed the children, keep them happy and loved, I worked on my fitness business and Coach Dan said he was proud of me. EPIC WIN if you ask me.
Too many people defeat themselves by lumping their success into one big picture each day and if something goes by the wayside, they lose motivation, feel depressed and listen to that voice that says, “See, you can’t do it.” I’m not saying I never have those days, but I really conscientiously try to take my challenges in stride by focusing on the things I DID do right.
Today I WILL workout. That means Kenpo X. It is a fun workout that isn’t going to kill me. I have finally started to be able to walk without a limp again. You see, another success and some day, I may be able to bring a fork to my mouth. But for now, I am happily drinking my shakes anyway and a straw works just fine thank you very much.
Stay tuned because guess what…next week is the last week before day 30 and I will have some results to report for P90X!!! I WILL POST PICTURES (gulp). ACKCKCK!!!!
WHY did I say that!!! Now I have to really work HARD! Oh yeah…that’s right because I have to do things every day that counter balance the little evil voice. You won’t catch this chick sleeping in next week. I might be a life separatist, but I still want each item on the plate to look good. ;)
Have a great weekend folks!
Empress Out.
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www.shakeempress.com
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
I'm living in a Sea of Garbage
I think I’ve lost a few readers over the past couple of days. So I’m back to Hi Mom! How are you doing? There are absolutely no swear words in this message.
My son asked me yesterday, Mom, why do you have all this shampoo and toothpaste on the kitchen counter. To which I answered “To remind you to wash your hair and brush your teeth of course.” But between you and me, it is one of those things I struggle with…clutter. Why would I leave that stuff sitting on the counter for three days and not walk it to the bathroom? I think that not only do I need to clean up my finances and my body weight but I also need a good dose of FlyLady too. I am not a born organized person. I have to work very hard to keep a clean house. That isn’t to say my house is a disaster, but it gets undone as fast as I can clean it up and declutter. I can’t tell you how many big black bags of garbage I have thrown away in the past year…of just STUFF I didn’t need or want any more.
I envy those to whom it comes naturally. I mean really, do these people live to clean or something? Personally I think it is witchcraft. Start the trials! Quite frankly I like the Anne Taintor card that says “I understand the concept of cooking and cleaning, just not as it applies to ME.” Now don’t get me wrong. I love to COOK. I just don’t really appreciate the mess I make when I’m doing it. I have also discovered that apparently I only like to cook expensive meals. Things like Filet Mignon and Rack of Lamb and Lobster Bisque. Beans and Rice? Not so much. And my budget right now is more of the Beans and Rice variety.
That is where FlyLady.net comes in. You get an assignment every day - the idea being that if you do a little bit each day – by the end of each month you will have cleaned every inch of your house. You start with a simple task “shine your sink.” You will be surprised that if you just begin with this easy chore, suddenly it jumpstarts you into cleaning your whole kitchen. If you are like me, give it a try. If you are a born organized person, please do not rub it in and you’ll get yours at the new Salem Trials.
On to my “body clutter.” I have been so diligent about working out. I can’t believe it. I don’t think I have EVER worked out this many days in a row in my life. Last night, instead of doing my regular workout, I went running, then walking then roller skating. Yes, I know I’m a very unique person. No I don’t care if I look like roller girl with my iPod dancing while I skate around the park. It was dark anyway. This morning, I ache in places that only roller skating can reach. So I added yet another variation to my workout. How P90X of me!
Today it is raining again in Phoenix. Hello Phoenix, do you know you’re supposed to be sunny every day? I’m going to need light therapy soon. Well at least I haven’t pulled a muscle shoveling snow like the group of followers I have back east.
So off I go to do my FlyLady.net chores for the day. I’m getting my sink shiny and magically the rest will follow. Unfortunately, I still don’t understand why this must be part of my lifestyle. Amanda and I made a joke on the way back to Vegas (a story for another blog) once that I would be living in a “Sea of Garbage” because Troy, her boyfriend, who was watching my home forgot to take out my trash. It has since become a running joke that I don’t want to live in a sea of garbage. So off I go to do the dreadful chores. That’s okay, tomorrow it is supposed to be sunny and blue skies again.
This is the Empress and I approve this message.
Empress Out!
My son asked me yesterday, Mom, why do you have all this shampoo and toothpaste on the kitchen counter. To which I answered “To remind you to wash your hair and brush your teeth of course.” But between you and me, it is one of those things I struggle with…clutter. Why would I leave that stuff sitting on the counter for three days and not walk it to the bathroom? I think that not only do I need to clean up my finances and my body weight but I also need a good dose of FlyLady too. I am not a born organized person. I have to work very hard to keep a clean house. That isn’t to say my house is a disaster, but it gets undone as fast as I can clean it up and declutter. I can’t tell you how many big black bags of garbage I have thrown away in the past year…of just STUFF I didn’t need or want any more.
I envy those to whom it comes naturally. I mean really, do these people live to clean or something? Personally I think it is witchcraft. Start the trials! Quite frankly I like the Anne Taintor card that says “I understand the concept of cooking and cleaning, just not as it applies to ME.” Now don’t get me wrong. I love to COOK. I just don’t really appreciate the mess I make when I’m doing it. I have also discovered that apparently I only like to cook expensive meals. Things like Filet Mignon and Rack of Lamb and Lobster Bisque. Beans and Rice? Not so much. And my budget right now is more of the Beans and Rice variety.
That is where FlyLady.net comes in. You get an assignment every day - the idea being that if you do a little bit each day – by the end of each month you will have cleaned every inch of your house. You start with a simple task “shine your sink.” You will be surprised that if you just begin with this easy chore, suddenly it jumpstarts you into cleaning your whole kitchen. If you are like me, give it a try. If you are a born organized person, please do not rub it in and you’ll get yours at the new Salem Trials.
On to my “body clutter.” I have been so diligent about working out. I can’t believe it. I don’t think I have EVER worked out this many days in a row in my life. Last night, instead of doing my regular workout, I went running, then walking then roller skating. Yes, I know I’m a very unique person. No I don’t care if I look like roller girl with my iPod dancing while I skate around the park. It was dark anyway. This morning, I ache in places that only roller skating can reach. So I added yet another variation to my workout. How P90X of me!
Today it is raining again in Phoenix. Hello Phoenix, do you know you’re supposed to be sunny every day? I’m going to need light therapy soon. Well at least I haven’t pulled a muscle shoveling snow like the group of followers I have back east.
So off I go to do my FlyLady.net chores for the day. I’m getting my sink shiny and magically the rest will follow. Unfortunately, I still don’t understand why this must be part of my lifestyle. Amanda and I made a joke on the way back to Vegas (a story for another blog) once that I would be living in a “Sea of Garbage” because Troy, her boyfriend, who was watching my home forgot to take out my trash. It has since become a running joke that I don’t want to live in a sea of garbage. So off I go to do the dreadful chores. That’s okay, tomorrow it is supposed to be sunny and blue skies again.
This is the Empress and I approve this message.
Empress Out!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
You can tell a lot about someone from their blogs. For example, from reading MY blog you can tell I am a witty, intelligent albeit perhaps slightly flabby girl that is oh so publishable. From someone else’s blog, you might be able to infer that he or she is a communist as my aunt discovered about her daughter’s boyfriend when reading his blog.
What is it about our youth that makes them want to forget the roots upon which this great country was founded? Why on earth has capitalism become a bad word to so many people? I think in some respects, it comes from our upbringing of “sharing”. We are told all throughout our young lives to share. “Now Shelley you should SHARE your Celebration Barbie with Pam.” And that is all well and good. Then we become young adults and we don’t have much when we are starting out so we think…”sure, I’ll share my Kraft Macaroni and Cheese with you.” At that point in our lives we all have friends who are equally living lean and mean off raman noodles. We think that everyone deserves a fair chance at success which they do.
What some of us fail to realize as we get older is that while we all deserve a CHANCE at success, we don’t all deserve SUCCESS. Do you understand the difference between deserving a fair chance at success and actually achieving success? Some of us get there and some of us don’t. What is the difference? Hard work. Perseverance. Sometimes, just a bit of good luck too.
Knowing we’ve done all we could on any given day to be a productive member of society, to achieve our goals during our lifetime and to be a good person is all we have right now.
It isn’t enough to WANT things. It isn’t enough to think you have goals or dreams. If all you do is think about what you want to achieve in life, I don’t care how much of “The Secret” you read, you aren’t going to reach those goals. You must work hard and you must work hard right now and for many years to come.
I know a lot of people and I mean a LOT of people who are down and out right now. They have BEEN working hard and fallen on some really rotten times, some of which have been beyond their control. But none of us is guaranteed success without bumps in the road. Many extreme success stories come from people like Dave Ramsey who were very wealthy and lost it all only to come back bigger and more successful than he was before. We can only learn some hard lessons from our mistakes and pick ourselves up and start again. We have to work harder, leaner, tougher and wiser. Don’t wallow; you don’t have time for self-pity. Don’t be resentful, precious moments tick away while you feel that anger. Just put the blinders on and look straight ahead remembering the lessons from what roads are behind you now.
Make more mistakes. Remember with each mistake, you get closer to the idea that works. With each failure, you get closer to the success you want to achieve. Don’t be afraid of the chances you take that don’t work out, keep taking them, working harder and harder until one day you will see that you found the right formula for you. Remember too that your formula might work today, but not tomorrow so always reevaluate your strategies.
Be aware of your shortcoming and take steps each day to fix them. That is what I like to call putting your money where your mouth is. Don’t just talk about it. DO IT. Don’t give me excuses, give me action. Believe me, I’m talking to myself too. So open up the books and do an inventory. Look at where you put your time, resources, and money. You can tell a lot about why things are happening for you or not happening for you by honestly evaluating these things. Where is your money? No….don’t tell me…SHOW me. Put your money where your mouth is.
Empress Out.
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BRING IT!
What is it about our youth that makes them want to forget the roots upon which this great country was founded? Why on earth has capitalism become a bad word to so many people? I think in some respects, it comes from our upbringing of “sharing”. We are told all throughout our young lives to share. “Now Shelley you should SHARE your Celebration Barbie with Pam.” And that is all well and good. Then we become young adults and we don’t have much when we are starting out so we think…”sure, I’ll share my Kraft Macaroni and Cheese with you.” At that point in our lives we all have friends who are equally living lean and mean off raman noodles. We think that everyone deserves a fair chance at success which they do.
What some of us fail to realize as we get older is that while we all deserve a CHANCE at success, we don’t all deserve SUCCESS. Do you understand the difference between deserving a fair chance at success and actually achieving success? Some of us get there and some of us don’t. What is the difference? Hard work. Perseverance. Sometimes, just a bit of good luck too.
Knowing we’ve done all we could on any given day to be a productive member of society, to achieve our goals during our lifetime and to be a good person is all we have right now.
It isn’t enough to WANT things. It isn’t enough to think you have goals or dreams. If all you do is think about what you want to achieve in life, I don’t care how much of “The Secret” you read, you aren’t going to reach those goals. You must work hard and you must work hard right now and for many years to come.
I know a lot of people and I mean a LOT of people who are down and out right now. They have BEEN working hard and fallen on some really rotten times, some of which have been beyond their control. But none of us is guaranteed success without bumps in the road. Many extreme success stories come from people like Dave Ramsey who were very wealthy and lost it all only to come back bigger and more successful than he was before. We can only learn some hard lessons from our mistakes and pick ourselves up and start again. We have to work harder, leaner, tougher and wiser. Don’t wallow; you don’t have time for self-pity. Don’t be resentful, precious moments tick away while you feel that anger. Just put the blinders on and look straight ahead remembering the lessons from what roads are behind you now.
Make more mistakes. Remember with each mistake, you get closer to the idea that works. With each failure, you get closer to the success you want to achieve. Don’t be afraid of the chances you take that don’t work out, keep taking them, working harder and harder until one day you will see that you found the right formula for you. Remember too that your formula might work today, but not tomorrow so always reevaluate your strategies.
Be aware of your shortcoming and take steps each day to fix them. That is what I like to call putting your money where your mouth is. Don’t just talk about it. DO IT. Don’t give me excuses, give me action. Believe me, I’m talking to myself too. So open up the books and do an inventory. Look at where you put your time, resources, and money. You can tell a lot about why things are happening for you or not happening for you by honestly evaluating these things. Where is your money? No….don’t tell me…SHOW me. Put your money where your mouth is.
Empress Out.
www.fitnessempress.com
www.shakeempress.com
BRING IT!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Pain Makes You Beautiful
There is a song by the little known Judybats that is titled Pain Makes You Beautiful. I have to say that I have to agree with that notion. Our society is so geared around NOT feeling pain. We are accosted each day with anti-depressant ads, ways to stuff our feelings and our faces with every possible food or beverage you could want, and the temptation of watching the Biggest Loser eating a bowl of ice cream rather than being a winner in life is just a part of the problem that we face in the times we live in.
No one wants to feel pain. No one wants to delay gratification and work hard now for the great results we get later. We want to feel good now and when we can’t feel GOOD, we just avoid feeling altogether. This is not what working an intense program like the P90X or going through the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University is all about. Being the person you want to be, is about doing the hard work NOW so that you can have the life you want to live in the future. Dave Ramsey has a wonderful saying that you hear all through his classes. He says, “If you live like no one else, later, you will live like no one else.” I say Amen Dave.
Some of us reach 40, like I have and think “Its too late to start now.” It is never too late. NEVER. But a year from now, you will wish you had started today. Ten years from now you will REALLY wish you had started today. Don’t wait to get in shape. You WILL have a health crisis all too soon. My best friend’s very good friend from childhood was diagnosed with breast cancer and is having a radical mastectomy and cancer treatments. She had been rewarded with monetary success in her life and had many of the material things we all wish we had. But money can’t keep you healthy. Now I’m not saying that there aren’t people who are in great shape that still get cancer. Healthy people do still get sick but there is NOTHING more important than your health. You greatly reduce your chances of getting sick if you are healthy, however. You will greatly improve your health if you ARE sick if you exercise and watch your diet, just ask Coach Dan’s wife Cammie who has MS. You can have all the money in the world but if you were faced with death or being rich, which would you choose? If you are neglecting your health right now, I want you to stop. Figure out what you need to change and change it.
Our health is first and foremost. Nevertheless, don’t wait to work hard and start building wealth, you will surely wish you had been doing it all along when you are 65 and want desperately to retire and travel the world. Find something you love to do and then find a way to make money doing it. For me, I am doing several things that bring me great joy.
Helping to raise beautiful little children is quite an honor and privilege. There isn’t a day that goes by that one of my little darlings don’t make me laugh because they are so darn cute. There isn’t a day that I don’t feel proud of them for being so smart or sweet. People trust me to teach their children and place their most precious parts of their lives with me for the majority of each day. What an amazing compliment that is.
Starting my coaching business also makes me happy and I know that my hard work will pay off. I am loving the chance to help other people lose weight and get control of their lives. It is just an incredible opportunity. To help someone else transform his or her life is a reward too good to pass up.
We don’t get to reap the rewards we want in life without a lot of hard work. Look at the lottery winners. They are suddenly rich and before you know it, they are suddenly worse off than they ever were before only with a big yacht getting rusty next to their trailer home. The only way to get the life you want is through the pain of sacrifice now. Don’t wait. Start now and remember: Pain makes you beautiful.
Fitness Empress Out.
No one wants to feel pain. No one wants to delay gratification and work hard now for the great results we get later. We want to feel good now and when we can’t feel GOOD, we just avoid feeling altogether. This is not what working an intense program like the P90X or going through the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University is all about. Being the person you want to be, is about doing the hard work NOW so that you can have the life you want to live in the future. Dave Ramsey has a wonderful saying that you hear all through his classes. He says, “If you live like no one else, later, you will live like no one else.” I say Amen Dave.
Some of us reach 40, like I have and think “Its too late to start now.” It is never too late. NEVER. But a year from now, you will wish you had started today. Ten years from now you will REALLY wish you had started today. Don’t wait to get in shape. You WILL have a health crisis all too soon. My best friend’s very good friend from childhood was diagnosed with breast cancer and is having a radical mastectomy and cancer treatments. She had been rewarded with monetary success in her life and had many of the material things we all wish we had. But money can’t keep you healthy. Now I’m not saying that there aren’t people who are in great shape that still get cancer. Healthy people do still get sick but there is NOTHING more important than your health. You greatly reduce your chances of getting sick if you are healthy, however. You will greatly improve your health if you ARE sick if you exercise and watch your diet, just ask Coach Dan’s wife Cammie who has MS. You can have all the money in the world but if you were faced with death or being rich, which would you choose? If you are neglecting your health right now, I want you to stop. Figure out what you need to change and change it.
Our health is first and foremost. Nevertheless, don’t wait to work hard and start building wealth, you will surely wish you had been doing it all along when you are 65 and want desperately to retire and travel the world. Find something you love to do and then find a way to make money doing it. For me, I am doing several things that bring me great joy.
Helping to raise beautiful little children is quite an honor and privilege. There isn’t a day that goes by that one of my little darlings don’t make me laugh because they are so darn cute. There isn’t a day that I don’t feel proud of them for being so smart or sweet. People trust me to teach their children and place their most precious parts of their lives with me for the majority of each day. What an amazing compliment that is.
Starting my coaching business also makes me happy and I know that my hard work will pay off. I am loving the chance to help other people lose weight and get control of their lives. It is just an incredible opportunity. To help someone else transform his or her life is a reward too good to pass up.
We don’t get to reap the rewards we want in life without a lot of hard work. Look at the lottery winners. They are suddenly rich and before you know it, they are suddenly worse off than they ever were before only with a big yacht getting rusty next to their trailer home. The only way to get the life you want is through the pain of sacrifice now. Don’t wait. Start now and remember: Pain makes you beautiful.
Fitness Empress Out.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Couch Potatoes Anonymous (a.k.a. CPA)
Hi my name is Michelle (Hi Michelle), I am a new P90X addict and it has been 10 days since I have walked normally. (Keep coming back – it works if you work it.) Thanks, I needed to hear that.
My friends and family have started calling me Gimpy which wouldn’t be so bad if they also add “skinny” to the gimpy - a la Skinny Gimpy. But I got on the scale today and I hadn’t lost a pound yet. Okay…it was exactly 1 pound that I have shed since I started this program.
I looked at that number and thought “maybe it’s the Bloody Mary’s?” – but I’m sure that can’t be it. Then I realized my body has been doing nothing but building muscle for days and days and days. Which would explain why I can’t walk properly or lift my arms over my head without a grimace (which made yoga a VERY attractive session today - SO sorry you had to miss it.) Muscle is heavier than blubber so voila! That is probably why my weight loss is not quite what I need it to be yet. I am confident that I will start to shed those pounds soon.
One thing IS for sure and that is that I LOOK leaner. My stomach is not paunching out like it was for the past three years. My legs feel firmer and my arm flab isn’t hanging lower than my breasts when I hold them out. As a matter of fact, when I flex my arms there are these cute little bumps that arise out of the barren wasteland of what was once flab. Amen and Halleluja!
I’m thinking I’ll have to start going to church every week now because I’m pretty sure at about 100 points during the past year I uttered the words, “Lord, if you just let me lose this weight, I swear I will go to church every week.” Well, I AM going to church every week…only it is for my Dave Ramsey class. Does that count?
Well today was Yoga again…Guess what, it still is Yoga from Hell. Tony Horton you are killing me. I just barely made it through the first 45 minutes and then I just had to hit the pause button for while. Unlike last week, however, I WILL finish it tonight. Coach Dan said the second half isn’t as intense as the first. I will let you know if Coach Dan is right tomorrow. If you don’t hear from me ever again, you know he was NOT. Either that or I’m on my way to Nebraska to have some words with Coach Dan about what “less intense” means.
I’m pretty sure now he just called up Beachbody and asked to have me moved to a different coach. Don’t do it Dan!!! You will miss my funny stories and I promise I will make it through Yoga with no problemo! Okay off to make the coffee and set up the chairs for my CPA meeting. Hope to see you there. It works when you work it folks.
Fitness Empress
My friends and family have started calling me Gimpy which wouldn’t be so bad if they also add “skinny” to the gimpy - a la Skinny Gimpy. But I got on the scale today and I hadn’t lost a pound yet. Okay…it was exactly 1 pound that I have shed since I started this program.
I looked at that number and thought “maybe it’s the Bloody Mary’s?” – but I’m sure that can’t be it. Then I realized my body has been doing nothing but building muscle for days and days and days. Which would explain why I can’t walk properly or lift my arms over my head without a grimace (which made yoga a VERY attractive session today - SO sorry you had to miss it.) Muscle is heavier than blubber so voila! That is probably why my weight loss is not quite what I need it to be yet. I am confident that I will start to shed those pounds soon.
One thing IS for sure and that is that I LOOK leaner. My stomach is not paunching out like it was for the past three years. My legs feel firmer and my arm flab isn’t hanging lower than my breasts when I hold them out. As a matter of fact, when I flex my arms there are these cute little bumps that arise out of the barren wasteland of what was once flab. Amen and Halleluja!
I’m thinking I’ll have to start going to church every week now because I’m pretty sure at about 100 points during the past year I uttered the words, “Lord, if you just let me lose this weight, I swear I will go to church every week.” Well, I AM going to church every week…only it is for my Dave Ramsey class. Does that count?
Well today was Yoga again…Guess what, it still is Yoga from Hell. Tony Horton you are killing me. I just barely made it through the first 45 minutes and then I just had to hit the pause button for while. Unlike last week, however, I WILL finish it tonight. Coach Dan said the second half isn’t as intense as the first. I will let you know if Coach Dan is right tomorrow. If you don’t hear from me ever again, you know he was NOT. Either that or I’m on my way to Nebraska to have some words with Coach Dan about what “less intense” means.
I’m pretty sure now he just called up Beachbody and asked to have me moved to a different coach. Don’t do it Dan!!! You will miss my funny stories and I promise I will make it through Yoga with no problemo! Okay off to make the coffee and set up the chairs for my CPA meeting. Hope to see you there. It works when you work it folks.
Fitness Empress
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Karma is only a bitch if you're not doing the right thing
Karma is a bitch only if you aren’t doing the right thing
To my four readers: I’m pretty sure about half of you know what the past few years have been like for me – to the other half and the random person who called out sick from work today just because you felt like it and are now surfing the web aimlessly – I’m sorry you landed here. This is a very tedious and boring blog and you’re far better going to something on People’s website or the E Channel where you will find far juicier stories with lots of crazy drama and intrigue. Wait, maybe you will find that here. Okay well – either way – don’t tell me you weren’t warned.
The birth of my youngest daughter came on the heals of a brief separation from my now ex-husband. She was the reconciliation baby and a joy to my then 36 year old accomplished life. Life is never easy though and there are no happily ever afters…at least not without some major forks in the road and roller coaster rides.
Fast forward three years, and my marriage fell apart for good for more reasons than I would get into on a blog but after being with someone for 19 years, it is still a huge adjustment to suddenly be on my own – let alone be a mother of four and be alone. I had been involved in my ex-husband’s family business and what was left of it stayed with my ex-in-laws which left me without a job and income source. My house was suddenly upside down by about 200 thousand dollars and was going into foreclosure. Within a matter of months I found myself in a rental home, desperately trying to make ends meet with four children to support.
Slowly but surely I found ways to make money. One income source came from running a preschool in my home. At this point in my life, a corporate job is out of the question. With four children there is always someone sick, or someone with a half day or a day off – and of course I have my little Ashley who doesn’t go to school yet at all. So I have to be creative. I make some extra money doing web/graphic design but business with the economy is very slow and those jobs are few and far between.
There were many times where I felt life was just so unfair. I had worked hard. I had been a good mother and done the best that I could to make my marriage work. I had always been room mom or girl scout leader. I was the one outside playing street hockey or taking the kids for a walk or to the park. Yet I was amazed how many times I thought I just got hit over and over with bad news, bad luck and just plain meanness.
During the worst times, I was amazed at how out of the blue various people would show up and help me. Some of my family members lent me money, some people donated furniture. One of my clients actually purchased furniture for ALL FOUR children’s rooms after they had been living with just mattresses in their room for a year. Every single time I thought I would be out on the street in weeks, something happened. I would get a new client, or someone would send me money or pay a bill even. I have been all too close to having my car repossessed about three times during the last year.
I had to make tough decisions like whether or not to buy groceries or pay the electric bill. Some weeks I had to have a spur of the moment garage sale or sell my jewelry, just to keep my gas or water on. But through it all, it was like there was this constant lesson that I just needed to do the legwork and have a little faith and everything would be okay. Every day I woke up and put one foot in front of the other. Looking back now, I honestly don’t know how I didn’t fall apart completely – but that which doesn’t kill us….
After the worst year passed, I found that I was ready to put my life back on the front burner. I realized there were some major areas of my life that needed changing. At the top of the list, my health was not so great and my weight was making me feel less than a beautiful now single girl. I was sitting alone on a Sunday morning when the infomercial for the P90X came on. I don't think I even watched the whole thing before I decided I wanted to get the program. The only problem was, I didn't have the extra cash to sign up for even the monthly billing option. I had to set the goal just to fit it into the budget to purchase it.
I knew that being overweight was a problem for me – that I could not get past the stage I was in until I got my life together, including my health, my finances, my clutter and my confidence. Once I got the program, I knew this was going to be the beginning of a new life for me. I was and am ready to do the work to complete this program, lose the weight and then keep doing it so I don’t ever get to the place where I’m not healthy again.
One of the interesting things is that I was blessed with having a coach assigned to me (which btw is one of the awesome parts of working one of the Beachbody programs like P90X) and he has been there every day to encourage me and to laugh at my disdain for certain parts of the program (did you read my entry on Hell Yoga?) and he also opened my eyes to a whole new way of life. One of the things I’m finding out is that I want to be like that for other people! Imagine having a positive impact on someone’s life to the effect that they completely change their health and even their finances. Coach Dan and his wife Cammie are showing and helping me how to start a business of being a Beachbody Coach too. They are amazing and wonderful couple who have had their share of challenges along the way too. Cammie has MS and has seen a great improvement in her life from doing the P90X. Dan has some great stories to share too between his own story and some of his family members. They are a kind and generous couple who are taking me under their wing to help me succeed as a Coach myself.
Yeah…you can stop laughing. I did say Coach. Yes, I know I never exercised a day in my life with any regularity before. Yes, I know I have four children and work full time. What do you mean I like my wine too much? I can be lean and still have a glass of wine or two once in a while. And the vodka is only in the morning with my bloody marys. Gosh you’re a real downer. Would you please go read someone else’s blog now? Or better yet, let me be your coach and prove you wrong. You’ll see. The proof is in the pudding that I’m not eating any more. When you see my 30/60/90 day pictures…you’re going to say “Damn that girl was right.” And I’m always right, just ask my best friend Amanda.
Bye the way, this is going to make me look REALLY good in my Dave Ramsey class too. You can’t get to your financial goals if you don’t make more money and save it. It will be nice to work hard and see some amazing and tangible rewards.
So stay tuned…slowly but surely you will see my new life unfold. A new body, a new business, a new life.
Fitness Empress Out.
To my four readers: I’m pretty sure about half of you know what the past few years have been like for me – to the other half and the random person who called out sick from work today just because you felt like it and are now surfing the web aimlessly – I’m sorry you landed here. This is a very tedious and boring blog and you’re far better going to something on People’s website or the E Channel where you will find far juicier stories with lots of crazy drama and intrigue. Wait, maybe you will find that here. Okay well – either way – don’t tell me you weren’t warned.
The birth of my youngest daughter came on the heals of a brief separation from my now ex-husband. She was the reconciliation baby and a joy to my then 36 year old accomplished life. Life is never easy though and there are no happily ever afters…at least not without some major forks in the road and roller coaster rides.
Fast forward three years, and my marriage fell apart for good for more reasons than I would get into on a blog but after being with someone for 19 years, it is still a huge adjustment to suddenly be on my own – let alone be a mother of four and be alone. I had been involved in my ex-husband’s family business and what was left of it stayed with my ex-in-laws which left me without a job and income source. My house was suddenly upside down by about 200 thousand dollars and was going into foreclosure. Within a matter of months I found myself in a rental home, desperately trying to make ends meet with four children to support.
Slowly but surely I found ways to make money. One income source came from running a preschool in my home. At this point in my life, a corporate job is out of the question. With four children there is always someone sick, or someone with a half day or a day off – and of course I have my little Ashley who doesn’t go to school yet at all. So I have to be creative. I make some extra money doing web/graphic design but business with the economy is very slow and those jobs are few and far between.
There were many times where I felt life was just so unfair. I had worked hard. I had been a good mother and done the best that I could to make my marriage work. I had always been room mom or girl scout leader. I was the one outside playing street hockey or taking the kids for a walk or to the park. Yet I was amazed how many times I thought I just got hit over and over with bad news, bad luck and just plain meanness.
During the worst times, I was amazed at how out of the blue various people would show up and help me. Some of my family members lent me money, some people donated furniture. One of my clients actually purchased furniture for ALL FOUR children’s rooms after they had been living with just mattresses in their room for a year. Every single time I thought I would be out on the street in weeks, something happened. I would get a new client, or someone would send me money or pay a bill even. I have been all too close to having my car repossessed about three times during the last year.
I had to make tough decisions like whether or not to buy groceries or pay the electric bill. Some weeks I had to have a spur of the moment garage sale or sell my jewelry, just to keep my gas or water on. But through it all, it was like there was this constant lesson that I just needed to do the legwork and have a little faith and everything would be okay. Every day I woke up and put one foot in front of the other. Looking back now, I honestly don’t know how I didn’t fall apart completely – but that which doesn’t kill us….
After the worst year passed, I found that I was ready to put my life back on the front burner. I realized there were some major areas of my life that needed changing. At the top of the list, my health was not so great and my weight was making me feel less than a beautiful now single girl. I was sitting alone on a Sunday morning when the infomercial for the P90X came on. I don't think I even watched the whole thing before I decided I wanted to get the program. The only problem was, I didn't have the extra cash to sign up for even the monthly billing option. I had to set the goal just to fit it into the budget to purchase it.
I knew that being overweight was a problem for me – that I could not get past the stage I was in until I got my life together, including my health, my finances, my clutter and my confidence. Once I got the program, I knew this was going to be the beginning of a new life for me. I was and am ready to do the work to complete this program, lose the weight and then keep doing it so I don’t ever get to the place where I’m not healthy again.
One of the interesting things is that I was blessed with having a coach assigned to me (which btw is one of the awesome parts of working one of the Beachbody programs like P90X) and he has been there every day to encourage me and to laugh at my disdain for certain parts of the program (did you read my entry on Hell Yoga?) and he also opened my eyes to a whole new way of life. One of the things I’m finding out is that I want to be like that for other people! Imagine having a positive impact on someone’s life to the effect that they completely change their health and even their finances. Coach Dan and his wife Cammie are showing and helping me how to start a business of being a Beachbody Coach too. They are amazing and wonderful couple who have had their share of challenges along the way too. Cammie has MS and has seen a great improvement in her life from doing the P90X. Dan has some great stories to share too between his own story and some of his family members. They are a kind and generous couple who are taking me under their wing to help me succeed as a Coach myself.
Yeah…you can stop laughing. I did say Coach. Yes, I know I never exercised a day in my life with any regularity before. Yes, I know I have four children and work full time. What do you mean I like my wine too much? I can be lean and still have a glass of wine or two once in a while. And the vodka is only in the morning with my bloody marys. Gosh you’re a real downer. Would you please go read someone else’s blog now? Or better yet, let me be your coach and prove you wrong. You’ll see. The proof is in the pudding that I’m not eating any more. When you see my 30/60/90 day pictures…you’re going to say “Damn that girl was right.” And I’m always right, just ask my best friend Amanda.
Bye the way, this is going to make me look REALLY good in my Dave Ramsey class too. You can’t get to your financial goals if you don’t make more money and save it. It will be nice to work hard and see some amazing and tangible rewards.
So stay tuned…slowly but surely you will see my new life unfold. A new body, a new business, a new life.
Fitness Empress Out.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Scorpions Suck and no that is not a swear word
Scorpions Suck
Good morning to my one reader…how are you? Today I am going to open with a few thoughts on scorpions. They suck. Truly. I’m so tired of seeing these horribly ugly critters with their stingers poised crawling around my house.
Yesterday my older daughter was playing hide and seek with my younger daughter. She went and hid in the closet when she felt what she described as “prickers” on her arm. She thought she had some cactus remnant on her jacket, but on closer inspection we saw two puncture wounds on her arm and her arm was getting tingly and numb. That sounds like a scorpion to me. I did the prescribed remedy of icing her arm, giving her advil and just having her rest. In the meantime, we took our UV light and searched high and low for that bugger but he was no where to be found. GREAT. Now the kids are all scared to go to bed and to do anything without shaking or looking all over the place for those hideous creatures.
The good news is…I’m tough folks. About 18 years ago when I moved here to Arizona, I used to lie in bed and just pray I never saw a scorpion. I thought, if I did see one, I was packing up and going right back to scorpion-free New Jersey. The good news for me was that I never saw a scorpion except for at the zoo until about 5 years ago when I moved to the foothills in North Phoenix. The mountains sure are pretty here, but they are the breeding ground for scorpions. Who knew?
Now at this point I can’t just pack up and move back to NJ. So that means I have to face my terror and squish those things so I can deal with life in the desert. I used to cry at the sight of a spider let alone a venom filled scorpion. Now, I just go and get a glass and smash it down on its crunchy little body and then go back to drinking my chamomile tea. Not bad for a woman who barely slept with the lights out until she was 18.
With spring approaching it will mean the enemy will be trying to invade even more. Off to the pharmacy to get some Boric Acid to sprinkle around the house to keep them away. Apparently it is the one thing that can get into their little cracks and crevices and kill them. Wish me luck.
The good news is, that will me slimming down with my P90X, now if I DO get stung myself, I have a greater chance of a scorpion hitting bone rather than a nice fleshy part and making the sting more painful. Arianna was lucky because that is exactly what happened to her and she suffered minimally. See….who knew that being thin could help even with Scorpions? There is no end to the benefits of getting in shape and I don’t care HOW sore I am and that I’m crawling on all fours just to get around right now.
I’m just praying that SOME day within the 90 days portion of the P90X, I will stop being sore EVERY DAY. The pants aren’t as tight though folks…I’m inspired! I’m thinking of accelerating my weight loss by adding the protein shakes and bars too. Stay tuned. Gotta look good for my book tour.
Happy Monday.
Empress Out
Good morning to my one reader…how are you? Today I am going to open with a few thoughts on scorpions. They suck. Truly. I’m so tired of seeing these horribly ugly critters with their stingers poised crawling around my house.
Yesterday my older daughter was playing hide and seek with my younger daughter. She went and hid in the closet when she felt what she described as “prickers” on her arm. She thought she had some cactus remnant on her jacket, but on closer inspection we saw two puncture wounds on her arm and her arm was getting tingly and numb. That sounds like a scorpion to me. I did the prescribed remedy of icing her arm, giving her advil and just having her rest. In the meantime, we took our UV light and searched high and low for that bugger but he was no where to be found. GREAT. Now the kids are all scared to go to bed and to do anything without shaking or looking all over the place for those hideous creatures.
The good news is…I’m tough folks. About 18 years ago when I moved here to Arizona, I used to lie in bed and just pray I never saw a scorpion. I thought, if I did see one, I was packing up and going right back to scorpion-free New Jersey. The good news for me was that I never saw a scorpion except for at the zoo until about 5 years ago when I moved to the foothills in North Phoenix. The mountains sure are pretty here, but they are the breeding ground for scorpions. Who knew?
Now at this point I can’t just pack up and move back to NJ. So that means I have to face my terror and squish those things so I can deal with life in the desert. I used to cry at the sight of a spider let alone a venom filled scorpion. Now, I just go and get a glass and smash it down on its crunchy little body and then go back to drinking my chamomile tea. Not bad for a woman who barely slept with the lights out until she was 18.
With spring approaching it will mean the enemy will be trying to invade even more. Off to the pharmacy to get some Boric Acid to sprinkle around the house to keep them away. Apparently it is the one thing that can get into their little cracks and crevices and kill them. Wish me luck.
The good news is, that will me slimming down with my P90X, now if I DO get stung myself, I have a greater chance of a scorpion hitting bone rather than a nice fleshy part and making the sting more painful. Arianna was lucky because that is exactly what happened to her and she suffered minimally. See….who knew that being thin could help even with Scorpions? There is no end to the benefits of getting in shape and I don’t care HOW sore I am and that I’m crawling on all fours just to get around right now.
I’m just praying that SOME day within the 90 days portion of the P90X, I will stop being sore EVERY DAY. The pants aren’t as tight though folks…I’m inspired! I’m thinking of accelerating my weight loss by adding the protein shakes and bars too. Stay tuned. Gotta look good for my book tour.
Happy Monday.
Empress Out
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