...Oh, Snatch!

Workout 12.2 of the CrossFit Open was posted this evening:
      Women - includes Masters Women up to 54 years old
      Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 
            10 minutes of:
      45 pound Snatch, 30 reps

      75 pound Snatch, 30 reps
      100 pound Snatch, 30 reps
      120 pound Snatch, as many reps as possible

Tomorrow's workout at the gym will be going through the movements and putting a game plan together. It's definitely going to be a hard workout... but I'm looking forward to it!

...A Crazy/Busy Life

I think my life is about to become a lot busier in the next few weeks.

If you didn't know, I passed the ACE Certified Personal Trainer Exam last Tuesday!!! It was the hardest test I've even taken and thought I was going to have a heart attack while waiting for my test score. The girl taking a test next to me probably thought I was dying. ;)

I've got a lead on a part-time evening trainer position from my CrossFit trainer, Rob. I really hope it goes through! I know it's going to be hard and awkward at first; I'm going to cry at some point due to being overwhelmed, it's inevitable. The work/life balance might be thrown off a bit and take a while to get use to, but I know it will be worth it. I can't wait!

In other exciting news, last Saturday was the first workout of the CrossFit Open. It was AMRAP in 7 minutes of burpees to 6 in above your reach. I got 76! Here's a video of the workout if you don't know what I'm talking about: http://games.crossfit.com/workouts/the-open. This week's workout is suppose to be posted this evening. I'm excited to see what it is!

This Saturday I'm headed down to Louisville with the girls to celebrate Jessica's 25th birthday & Amy's 24th birthday! Jimmy Buffett is down there on Saturday so I'm sure there will be crazy people all over the place. Maybe they'll buy us drinks? ;) I love my girl friends and being able to hang out with them all the time!!!

And... I'm still trying to decide on a new blog name. Maybe something in the next few weeks will inspire a great blog name or give me an idea of what I want this blog of focus on. I'm open to any suggestions!

XOXOXO!

...Reality

"Are you prepared for your exam in 4 days?"

The reality is kicking in big time. I'm taking the ACE Personal Trainer Certification exam in 4 days. I'll have 3 hours to complete 150 multiple choice questions. I've already taken a practice exam (which I did not get a passing grade on) and believe me, these aren't easy-breezy multiple choice questions; they are tricky. I wouldn't expect anything less though. People are going to be looking to me for guidance and they expect me to know my shit, and rightfully so.

A big part of me wishes I hadn't told anyone when I was taking my exam. There is a possibility that I will fail. I'm not okay with failing (I'm a perfectionist, I want 100%), but I've accepted the fact that it could happen. What I don't like is the fact that I'd have to pay again to take it a 2nd time. That's the little budgeting freak inside coming out. ;) So, I'm going to get to studying, for the budget's sake.

P.S. Coco is going to have to accept the reality that she's getting her nails clipped and a bath today.

Trying to fit on my bean bag chair when she has a perfectly good bed behind her. :)

...Exhausted

I don't know why, but I've been waking up every morning this week completely exhausted. I'm not going to bed late; I'm getting the usual amount of sleep that I have been (6-7 hours... I want to get more though). I've cut back the amount of days I'm working out... maybe that has something to do with it. My schedule change is really reeking havoc on my body. Whatever it is, I hope I figure it out or it starts to cooperate.

Last night I was out celebrating a friend getting a new job and she mentioned that she really wanted to get in shape. She's got some things coming and wants to look good. Who doesn't?! Anyway, it got me thinking (not always the best thing since once I start thinking about something it doesn't usually go away)... Do I also want to train a few close friends/family out of my house? What would all of this entail? I've read a bit but would need to formulate a plan more. Gotta get this plan together... she wants to start ASAP! :)

UPDATE: My sister, Sarah, thought of a great idea for a new name for my blog... but of course the web address is already taken. I posted on the dude's site (he has one post and it's from 2006) to see if he would release it... if not, I think I have another one in mind... maybe. I'm still taking suggestions.

XO!

...New Blog Title & Other Things

I've come to the decision that I don't really care for my blog title or the boring layout. The problem is that I can't think of a really good title. Maybe if I stop thinking about it, it will just come to me. Ha! Me stop thinking about something once it's already in my head, highly unlikely. This is going to be on my mind ALL DAY LONG... Any suggestions let me know!

I set a goal to take more pictures, which I have. In addition to the quantity of pictures, I want to increase the quality but haven't gotten there yet. Here's one of my pup, Coco. 

She was hanging out with me in the office while I cleaned it thoroughly at the beginning of the year.

I also set a goal to read one book a month... FAIL. I started 1st to Die by James Patterson and I'm only halfway through. Mike told me to give myself some credit since I've been spending most of my waking hours studying when not at work or the gym.

Speaking of the gym. I'm having withdrawal. Big time. I've been going to the gym 5 days/week for a while now. Maybe 7 months? Starting this week, I cut that back to 3 days/week. I realized that I wasn't getting enough studying done so something had to change. I'm definitely able to study more and feel like my life is a tiny bit less crazy for the moment. I did go to the gym on Tuesday and the workout was a 3,000m run. I was pretty fast. Like a 7:39 min/mi pace! (Hopefully the course was a legit 3,000m...)

Oh, one more thing. If you've never made a massive extra payment toward your debt (in the horrid event that you have debt), you should try it sometime; it feels AWESOME!!!

Love you!