The pigeon hole

I’m having one of those days that just isn’t really good.  I do feel like I’m trapped in a nightmare.  The one thing I need to always remember is everyone has problems, right?  Everyone is dealing with something and everyone is having their own type of day.  I don’t want to be overly dramatic about it because it’s probably just a little blip on the radar.  Everything seems so much bigger when you’re going through it, right?

Blog don't box me inI had another blog post planned today but I wanted to be real.  The social media world presents our facade life.  You get to see the parts of my life that I want to share with you.  And honestly, I only choose to share with the happy times.  The times when I smile.  That doesn’t give you an accurate picture of the person I really am. All you see the happy, motivating fitness woman.  

But what about everything else? People often ask me: “do you struggle?” or “do you have bad days?”

Why yes I do.  But unless you’re uber close with me, those are things that you really don’t get to see.  Those are things you don’t get to know.

My favorite is: “do you do anything else besides workout?” P9080255

I do other things too.  Sometimes I feel like I need to fit into this box of being the weight loss poster child or the fanatic running girl because that is my life here at momworksitout.com.  I feel like the name has pigeon holed me into a genre that I don’t want to upset. I don’t want to be stuck in the pigeon hole.

No, I don’t think I am the poster child for weight loss but I do know people look up to Willie and I for what we have accomplished.  I know people have questions and want answers…and I want to provide that.  And I know I LOVE to run, but I’m a little more than that.  It’s an alienating factor that sometimes makes me unapproachable.

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The point of this post is to say, I’m not anyone special.  I’m still a person.  I laugh. I cry.  I break out into random song. I travel. I take pictures. I’m focused almost to the point of tunnel vision.  I watch bad reality television. I read chick lit and non-fiction. I have good days and I definitely have bad days.

And I hope that you’ll allow me to show that here on the little space I’ve carved out on the web.

Thank you and have a wonderful day.

Ask me a question and watch my two …

Ask me a question and watch my two NEW videos.

I would like to do a Q&A video once a month. If you have any questions at all you want to ask me, leave the questions in the comments of this post, tweet me, or subscribe to my channel and leave a comment on a video. Here’s your chance to ask me a question and get an answer. It can be about anything, health, fitness, eating, daily life, emotions, books…etc. Just ask! I’m really backlogged on my videos this week. The videos are going up closer to each other which isn’t always great. Check out my latest videos: The first…

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Five things Friday: videos and running shoes

Five things Friday: videos and running shoes

Happy Friday!  It’s time for this week’s edition of five things Friday, but first I want to catch you up on some things, like my refrigerator. It’s always so promising at the beginning of the week.  We can’t find places to put stuff.  It’s always so full and inviting but organized at the same time. But come Friday morning, it starts to look a little sad.  I opened up the fridge this morning and thought it looked very empty.  At least there’s some oats in there for tomorrow morning.  The good news is, the fridge will be full again come…

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Speak your fears

Speak your fears

Why does fear always get in the way?  I’ve written many times about fear and how it stops me from trying new things or talking to some people.  Fear is a crazy thing that creeps into my head when I don’t want it there.  Remember being a child and having no fear?  Adult hood has really jaded me because it’s not really the fearful act that gets me; it’s the consequences if I fail. I must always keep in mind that failures are not a bad thing.  Failures are learning experiences for the future. I’ve been trying something new lately.…

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The case of the job interview & new adventures

The case of the job interview & new adventures

It’s been a long day and I apologize for not blogging sooner today.  Everything was thrown out of whack today and I had to make some adjustments.  I’ll get to that in a minute. The one thing I did do this morning was a workout. I didn’t make it to the gym but I was able to workout at home.  I did some strength work and now I’m starting to feel it. There were some squats, lunges, chest presses, tricep kickbacks, bicep curls, shoulder raises and probably some other stuff that I’ve forgotten. And then I ran this evening on…

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Balancing life and fitness and adventures

Balancing life and fitness and adventures

Hello all.  I wanted to drop and get a little informal with you and just give you a catch up post on life.  It’s been a while since I’ve really checked in. First off, thanks to everyone who sent in their birthday wishes.  It was a great day even though I spent most of it in the car.  I asked if I should have cake but I eventually decided against it.  I probably should have suggested a cupcake because I probably wouldn’t have eaten half the cupcake anyway.  It’s lost on me.  But that doesn’t mean I didn’t live it…

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Celebrating my 34th birthday

Celebrating my 34th birthday

It’s my 34th birthday! How did I start off my birthday?  By teaching my cycle class, of course.  It’s the best way to start off the day. I’m still debating if I will partake in some birthday cake.  I know it’s a special day, but I’m still not sure. This was my birthday cake from a few years back and it was so yummy.  I’m easily tempted but I don’t always give in. Anywho, today is my birthday!Wow the years are rolling by and so many things have changed.  I was never one of those people who made a list…

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Don’t be afraid to accept a compliment

Don’t be afraid to accept a compliment

Believe it or not, people still give compliments but most of us are bad at accepting them.  Why is it so hard for people to accept compliments? Compliments are nice things that are meant to boost our self-confidence but most of the time compliments are turned into something negative. When someone issues me a compliment I know I usually turn it into something negative. The usual response is something like, “Thanks but man I’m…struggling/hurting/tired/etc.”   I don’t know how to accept it.  I’m not one for attention either so that is probably half the problem. Willie, on the other hand,…

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Weekend, meal prepping & looking for snack ideas.

Weekend, meal prepping & looking for snack ideas.

I’m enjoying some time off work to run some errands around town. There are lots of things to do plus it’s my BIRTHDAY week. I had to get my driver’s license renewed in person. I haven’t had to get a new picture in a long while because I’ve been able to renew online. This time I had to go in to get it done. I wasn’t there all morning but I was there for awhile. But I don’t think I look much different from my picture, right? I’m not really trying to celebrate my birthday all week but it just…

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Vegetarian eats this week: sloppy joes and some …

Vegetarian eats this week: sloppy joes and some rice “salad”

It’s been a long week and I realized that I didn’t share with you what we made this week to eat. There’s no time like the present to share. It’s nothing spectacular and was kind of a slow week in our house for no reason at all. But it’s the a time of the week where I show my vegetarian eats this week! We haven’t really changed up our breakfast in like 3 years so we’re still eating the same egg and overnight oats. It works. I don’t even do anything different to the overnight oats which I should. I…

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Another day and the best version of yourself

Another day and the best version of yourself

This post will be about nothing. I have a lot of ideas floating round in my head but nothing is sticking. I probably have too much floating around in there to focus on one thing. It’s not just a today problem, it’s been a week long problem. It’s Monday and that means I usually post inspirational/motivational things but I can’t just pin point one message today so you’re going to get many or nothing at all. That gray area in life doesn’t exist to me. I’ve really tried to come up with something to share with you today, but I’ve…

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