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My Journey/ About Me/ Visits from friends

Hi! This is my very first post on this Blog. I've tried doing other blogs but I wanted to start a new one mostly because I feel as though I'm starting a new chapter in my life.

I've always known that I wanted to help people and I have always been interested in reading about health and anything fitness related. I was also a competitive figure skater for over ten years and I coached for 5 years. However, my husband's job requires us to move often and not everywhere we move has an ice rink. So I got to thinking, how can I help people become healthy and boost their confidence? After much researching (over a years worth) I decided that I want to become a personal trainer. I enrolled in the Personal Training program at American Council on Exercise and have begun my journey to becoming healthier and helping others do the same.

With that said I will tell you a little about me. I am 24 years old and just moved to the South. I am originally from Wisconsin ( GO PACK GO) but just moved here from Arizona and before that Hawaii. I have a fur baby named Ninja who we adopted and rescued last year. I work as an Independent Consultant with Thirty One Gifts and help people shop, organize their lives, make their lives a little easier, and work from home.


This past weekend one of my best friends and her sister came to visit. We hung out on the deck, ate pizza, went to the pool, and even had a few drinks together! I loved visiting with them and can't wait until we can get together again. Usually I only get to see family and friends once a year but since I moved to the mainland I have been able to visit/get visits more often. When we went to the pool I was so excited to use my new Deluxe Utility Tote. It held everything we needed and I even used the outside pockets to hold our phones and our sunblock.

Well that's all for now. I'm hoping to be able to write in here at least once a week with my progress, what's going on in my life, and any ideas that I come up with.

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