The move

Yesterday (February 1st) we got the keys to our new rental house. We liked our old place, but there were some things we didn't love about it. The new place seems to have just about everything- the inside is actually smaller than our last place but the outside is to die for. We have a pool AND jacuzzi right in our backyard, plus lemon and orange trees!

We got in the jacuzzi for the first time tonight and it was wonderful! The owner stopped by to show us how to work everything...you'd think there'd be an "on" switch or a timer but that's not the case. There are 3 different levers you have to adjust then turn on the pump.

I will post pictures of the new house once we get settled in. We spent all day yesterday & today taking trips back and forth and we're nowhere near finished yet. *sigh* Moving starts out as an organized process- one box for x, another for y....then you hit the point where you just start throwing things into the nearest bag and hope it all finds a home. We're in the latter stage.

We haven't even started to tear down the gym and reinstall all our equipment over here. That's a huge project! Luckily we have the whole month of February to move.

Until tomorrow!

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Guess what happened?

I WORKED OUT!

Yay!

It was the first time in quite a while! And boy was it tough. I feel totally out of shape but I'm so glad I did it anyway!

We did the WOD from the main site today

7 rounds of:

7 front squats 65#

7 pull-ups (supposed to be chest to bar but mine were nowhere close)

My time was 11:18

The front squats were way heavier than I should have done. I did pack scaling which was biting off more than I should have since I haven't worked out in ...oh... forever. I got through it but I may not be able to walk tomorrow. ; ) I feel really out of shape- it's amazing how quickly that happened but it's been almost a year since I left my old job and working out became nonexistent for me. That's a long time.

I used a resistance band for the pull-ups and even then, they were tough.

We are moving next week (did I tell you we're moving?) so I'm sure working out will take a back burner yet again.

We went hiking on Sunday and it was awesome! It was a hike we've never done before and it quickly became one of our favorite hikes! The view changes every step of the way from being inside a canyon to the top of it. It was perfectly strenuous too! We went about 5 miles but also did some geocaching so it might have been more like 6 miles total.

Softball is officially over. We're planning to play again in an upcoming season because we all had a lot of fun.

Until tomorrow,

KelsaLynn

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Progress

Hi everyone! I suck at updating my blog lately but truthfully, I'm okay with that. It's here when I need it and right now, I just don't need it every day like before.

My focus these days is in creating balance and I guess that's where this blog is helping. Just like with working out or work or eating healthy, this blog helps hold me accountable and that's what I need right now!

I love so many of the ideas I get from people in their comments so THANK YOU! I had some ideas in my last post and here's some updates-

Overall, I'm making huge progress. I've set strict business hours & I'm sticking to them! I've scheduled working hours as well as days and even full days off! In fact, tomorrow is my day off and although a few people wanted to schedule appointments tomorrow, I said I wasn't available that day.

To gear up for tomorrow, I've updated my voicemail to say I'm out of the office on Tuesday the 17th and will return calls on Wednesday the 18th.

I'm taking lunch breaks and I'm no longer working Sundays. Both of those are huge steps in the right direction as well.

The only thing I still need to work on are my workouts. Like I said in my last post, I did in fact schedule all of them but so far, I haven't actually stuck with them. I worked out tonight but that's the first time since penciling them in. So I have to work on that.

Another idea I came up with this past week that I'm super excited about are "in-service days" or portions of the day- similar to what professors do! I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. There's so much work I do in addition to meeting face-to-face with clients that I need one day or a chunk of a few hours where I'm getting all that work done. GENIUS!

Any other ideas, I'd love to hear them. Either way, I'm feeling so much better with how things are progressing.

Just in the knick of time too, because we're moving in February so I'll be SUPER BUSY! Yikes... remind me that I wanted to move and that at one point, I thought this was a good idea! :)

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Balance

Maybe my theme for 2012 will be "Balance." I still haven't done any goals for the year and I'm starting to realize that maybe it will stay that way. But working toward balance is something I need to work on.

I left my old employer because of long hours and high stress. With my new business, I work even longer hours. It doesn't feel like "work" at all though because I love what I do and truthfully feel like I could do it all day long and never tire of it. But that doesn't mean I should. My husband made a comment to me last week - "You never watch movies with me anymore." And he's right.

My office is in the den off the living room. I can sit at my desk and still see the TV in the living room, so that's where I spend all my time. I get up at 6am and immediately sit at my desk. And lots of times at 11pm, I'm still sitting there working. I never turn it off.

So I've decided to make some changes right away.

1. No more Sundays. My phone is being turned off on Sundays and I'm updating my voicemail to say, "If this is a Sunday, I will return your call on Monday."

2. Lunch breaks. I'm taking at least 30 minutes each day over lunch and again, if my phone goes off, I'm not answering it until I'm done eating. No more letting my lunch get cold because I get a phone call.

3. Set business hours. I still need to be somewhat flexible but if I work late one night, I am blocking out my schedule the next morning or something along those lines. Maybe I'll just do one evening each week since some clients can only meet at night. But I'm penciling my day and my hours into my schedule...just because my planner goes until 9pm, doesn't mean I have to schedule that late :)

(as I type this at 7:12am, my phone is ringing...I'm ignoring it)

4. Schedule my workouts. I miss working out but work has my priority and I need to remove "exercise" from the back burner. I've scheduled my WOD's for the next 3 weeks and wrote down which workouts I'm doing those days.

I have a business partner I meet with regularly who is experiencing some of the same challenges. We're going to help hold each accountable. I might turn my phone on this Sunday just to call her & see if she picks up her phone! ; )

We'll see if any of this helps and if I'm able to stick to all of them or just a few. 2012 is the year of balance!

Until tomorrow,

KelsaLynn

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New logos

Hi Everyone! I hope you're enjoying your holiday season so far! I know we are. I had so much more fun this year than the past few years.

We spent a lot of it at Michael's parents house which is about an hour and a half west of our house- but in the Phoenix area. Aunts, Uncles, and cousins from Indiana and Michigan flew in and we all spent a few days together. It was a lot of fun!

I have some exciting news! I got some help from a graphic designer & now my business has an official-looking logo and mark. I am very pleased with how they turned out!

Also, I am now offering financial coaching to all 50 states! I have done a few practice rounds with family and feel incredibly proud of the results. So, if you or anyone you know could benefit from working with a budgeting pro, please check out my website- www.FiscalFitnessPHX.com! Free consultations for everyone so there's no harm in calling and arming yourself with all the information!

My clients are saving money left and right and I'm so happy with where my business is heading. I'm truly blessed!

What do you think of my new logo?

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