Great time

My daughter and her husband are home. They arrived last Tuesday night and it has been such a great week with them. Yesterday we went to Ohio and visited Mike's family. Unfortunately, it was very short notice and we didn't get to see everyone, but some of the sisters, his mom and the cousins showed up. How great to see them and everyone is doing so well. Brian was always a favorite of mine and he looks great. After some bumpy times, it looks like he is finally doing well. I met his 8 year old daughter, Celeste, who is really beautiful but quite a handful.

Sand and Dan totally gracious, as always, and it was just soo good but emotional too to see them all. Mom looks great and still seems to have those "illness" but is glad to be back in Ohio and close to her girls.

Today, is going to be a mother/daughter day along with Aunt Cheri and Grandma. The girls are off shopping and lunch. The weather has been great while the kids were home and everything has just worked out well.

Bo's dad is home too so these kids have been extremely busy running from family to family and trying to fit it all in. I understand the pressure of that, but if my daughter things she isn't coming home again she is nuts.

Slacking

My darling daughter sent me a text yesterday that I am slacking on my blog. she is right. Time seems to be at a premium lately. There is always so much to do and I do not understand how people can ever be bored. I love time home and alone and can always manage to find something to do.

today, I rediscovered an old unfulfilled goal that I am going to work on. I went down to the track to walk and ended up jogging. I had started intervals two years ago and learned that I love it. One of my goals two summers ago was to jog one entire time around that track. I never made it, then I bought Curves and time became very elusive. This year time is a bit easier to come by, although that may change if my sister takes the other job. I am going to again make this a goal. I really want to be able to jog one entire time around that entire track. I can do about a fourth, then walk, then another fourth, then walk so it is going to take some time and some effort.

However, I love challenges, goals and to do lists so this is going on my list of goals, and my to do list will carry this also. Check out www.30daypush.com for a great site to help with your goals and to do list.

We had a great day today, went to Hazen, first time in years, then over to My Garden. We are still having problems clearing up the pond and John loaned us his "Green machine" so hope it helps. It's been running since we got home and we have cleaned the filters twice already. We are hoping to wake up to a clean, clear pond tomorrow.

Have a happy and safe fourth!

And Marie makes 3

Who would ever have thought that someday i would own and manage my own business? I have worked for so many "bad"bosses and the past few years it had become something I would often say to fellow co-workers. "If I am ever in a position to manage employees, the boss has shown me what I don't want to do." No mandatory meetings in a different town without pay. No walking past and not speaking. No taking someone elses word over theirs. No basically treating employees like dirt.

Who would think that for the past year I have owned my own business and had two employees and now three? Paula was there from day 1, Cheri started last summer and just this past week, I hired Marie, who is still training with me this week and will probably be on her own come Thurday.

What alot of changes in my life. I really do need to learn to think before I speak however, I sometimes make too quick of a comback answer and it sounds quite snappy. Did that with a member on Friday and not happy with myself over it at all.

Have a great day!

Celebrating Women Campaign

Today I received a letter from our hospital. It was telling me that I had been nominated by someone who knows me" for the hospitals Celebrating Women Campaign, this was designed to honor women throughout the region whose heart, courage and strength of character are an inspiration to others." It goes on to state that "Peggi has helped keep a lot of people healthier through her work at Curves. She showed great compassion and generosity by adopting a needy family for Christmas. She as also raised money for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. She is an inspiration to everyone who comes to Curves." You can imagine how honored I am at this.

This to me means the world. They are having a photographer go into the hospital center and I have to go in for a professional photo shoot and the photos will hang on a Wall of Honor inside the Women's Imaging Center to provide inspiration to women who come into the Center for Care.

Better at this

I really need to get better at keeping up with this. I miss posting. There has been so much going on. Life is fast and hard to keep up sometime. there are just so many things I want to do in a day.

Just finished a really good workout. Used the gymboss, which I love. Check out www.gymboss.com I set it for intervals of 2 minutes and 1 minute. Did eliptical 2 minutes, then strength for 1. Different strength exercises using weights and body weight. It felt awesome.

I am on a goal to lose some body fat. I know where I want to be and how to get there, its just a matter of doing it. If I track it better and have some accountability its going to happen sooner. I am in a position where I need to set an example, so this is good.

I've just recently become a dealer for juice plus. I have used their products for years and decided it makes sense to be a dealer and get my own discount even it I don't sell anything. You can investigate that here at www.peggiyeagerjuiceplus.com

Make it a great day everyone!

Relay for Life

We held our 24 hour fundraiser over the weekend. Not sure of the exact totals we brought it but think its probably about $2500. What a fantastic time we had. Our ladies are absolutely the best. Lunch was fantastic, we served about 100 people and made $500. Chinese Auction, thanks to the generosity of the local individuals and businesses was amazing. Over 80 items to choose from.

Wasn't that bad staying awake that long at the club, we had heat, bathrooms, coffee, friendship, movies, food, popcorn, Zumba and the Circuit the entire time. We even took time to tan.

A great time was had. The salad eating contest was a riot and next year they want to do a spagetti eating contest. Should be interesting.

Kettle Bells

Time sure has a way of getting away from us. My life is so busy with the business and Zumba that my only real day off is Sunday anymore. I am working some half days since hiring my sister, Cheri, however, now we do Zumba on them. I am not complaining, I truly love my life. This morning I had time,finally, to go downstairs and do my kettle bell workout. I love still fitting in my own exercise at home even with Zumba and Curves.

That 30 minute cardio/strength with the 5 pounds Kettle bells is a real workout. Spring is coming and I need to fit in more time with this.

I have also recently become a beachbody coach and I am using Shakeology for either breakfast or a snack daily and that is really great.

This is my year to reach the health and fitness goals along with my business goals. Chalenes 30 day push challenge has really helped to bring alot of perspective to what I want to accomplish.

Zumba Classes

Who would ever have thought? In the past year I have become a small business owner, a licensed Zumba instructor and am now participating in things around our community quite regularly. I am reading articles and books on running a business, becoming a better leader, fitness and nutrition and I am learning daily. God really does work in mysterious ways and I know that if it was not due to my becoming so ill 6 years ago and being lifeflighted, my interest in health, fitness and nutrition would never have developed.

At this stage of my life I finally feel like I am were I belong. Buying Curves is like coming home after being gone for years. It is a shame it has taken me 55 years to learn that, but better late than never.

I never really intended to become a business owner, it was not really a dream of mine, however, I have always liked the idea of a career more than a job, and this is definately that. Yesterday I was at the business expo and made quite a few contacts. We gave away free weeks to all the ladies that wanted them.

Next month we are having a 24 hour fundraiser for Relay for Life, that should be quite interesting, we are asking for donations for a Chinese Auction and of course cash donations to help our team. There will be a lot going on and we will be open to the public, should be quite a fun, interesting time. Come on down and visit us the weekend of March 18 and 19.

Zumba in the Circuit

Wow! The past year has been awesome! I am a business owner, and now a licensed Zumba Instructor and member of Zin. I taught my first class last night. We did two Curves Circuit with Zumba Fitness classes back to back! What a riot that was! The first class was full and very loud and they really worked it! We had tons of fun, the second class was supposed to have been full but a few people called that they were sick. It was a bit quieter, but still fun. I had thought I would be sore today, but am not.

this past year has just been amazing for me. I have doubled the size of the business, I absolutely love the women, the job and being able to help others get healthy and fit. We are going to be teaching Zumba classes every Thursday night and now we are going to add Tuesday mornings also.

I did forget a few of the steps, but just added some other ones in. I will keep getting better at this! We loved it and everyone had a great time, I am sure the ladies will be talking about it for quite a while!

Coming up..

Almost a year has passed since I decided to buy Curves. What alot of changes there have been in this past year. How much our club has grown and what a lot of fun we have had. I just got back from the weekend in Philly completing a Zumba Fitness workshop. Curves and Zumba have teamed up to offer the Curves Circuit with Zumba Fitness and I was not able to find an instructor. So went to learn it and be able to teach it myself. The class was intense, about 7 hours of Zumba Fitness/Dance and sitting on a hard wood floor in between. I passed and am now authorized to teach Zumba, once the instructor gets me registered on the Zin site I will be able to get on their and see what I need to do to get authorized for the circuit, I understand that is another class, but on line. Then comes the choreography and music. I will need to create play lists and put the dance steps together with it, this should be interesting. Will take some time I am sure and in the meantime need to keep practicing my own moves to make it better and more fun.

I am glad to have that workshop in and glad that Heidi went with me, about 65 of us there and I would have been really nervous without her. She made it more fun and easier.

Happy New Year!

I love firsts, always have! First days of new Months are always great, it gives you so much to look forward to. It always feels like new beginnings, first days of the New Year are even better. A whole, clean, fresh new year. things that went wrong in the past year are now totally behind us, we have a fresh, clean new slate to write on. Kind of like new notebooks, new journals. We can start clean and fresh. change what we don't like and start over.

I love starting the new year with a clean house and being organized, this year that is even more important, now that I am a business owner. I have so many goals for the business and for myself. I need to help the ladies get healthy and fit, need to help them lose weight. I need to increase our membership and think that Zumba will help with that. I need to lose the belly fat myself, need to be a great example for my ladies.

I need to get off my butt and get moving, its early, 7:09 am on New Years Day, I need to get in my workout. didn't do any yesterday and my body is crying out for some real movement.

Happy new Year everyone!

Just because..

Note to self.

Just because it's Christmas and..
Just because it's there...
Doesn't mean you have to eat it!

Remember, there will be more food later or tomorrow.

You are not starving. You did not have to eat everything you ate yesterday and you do not have to eat everything again today. There is more food, there will be more food.

Just because you want it and can eat it doesn't mean you should!

Just because you did not gain any weight this entire year doesn't mean you need to eat all the creme puffs, cookies and candies you want.

Just because it's Christmas does not make it okay to overeat

Merry Christmas!

Well, I am mad at myself. We took the camera to my parents last night and never took a picture. Not one! Not anyone. We will be sorry for that someday and I already am.

I am the same weight today as I was on January 1, 2010. Considering the average person gains 2 pounds a year I guess that is a good thing, however, considering I wanted to lose weight that isn't so good.

On a brighter note, I do not need to eat everything in the house right now, just because its there. We will still have food come tomorrow. I noticed when we moved to the kitchen last night at our house we all sat and munched just because it was on the table. Mindless eating. I preach against it!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Chocoholic

Hi, My name is Peggi and I am a Chocoholic. I know that a small portion of dark chocolate is good for you. That isn't the problem. However, the two or three small candy bars, the handful of chocolate covered almonds, or the chocolate covered cherries are. I am trying so hard to reduce the body fat, and to lose the belly. I love working out and that is not a problem either. However, the chocolate is the problem.

I think I either have to give it up completely or find a way to just limit it and stick to it.

Going to try severly limiting it and see how that goes.

Wish me luck