Milestone

We are officially breaking even with the school!!! Hooray.

Now onto the next milestone.

Feels good. We have a good group of people and we hope they are spreading the word.

=)

tested for myself to see how i'm progressing with gaining strength back. tried something new just to see if i could fail. was ok the results either way. with a will and taking it a step at a time...and i did it.  there have been a few moments like this over the past month or so.  its coming back, my muscle.  and my mental state is so different now.   i appreciate so much more.  i am proud of reaching my goals. its the little things,  like "closing the gate" in thai pads, or gaining two blue stipes on my green belt in karate.  today we had 8 weights...100 punches each. i did it.

what was so great is that going into it, i was ok with failing i was ready with whatever the results. but i had will, and i paced myself.  i was proud.  i will get there..

in a couple of days, it will be officially 5 more months.  i'm excited to meet the person i will be in September.

Step by Step

Big news for us.  Another location wants us to teach, meaning I am needed to help teach at our after-school location. I'm glad my boss gave the ok, we need the money and its something I want to do.  So, our lives are even busier...but we are doing everything we can to make it all work.

In the last couple of weeks I've been asked what I/we do. At first I don't think its much, but after I say it out I realize we have our plates pretty full. Here is the conversations...

Mom of morning program: "So its ONLY just you two running KICK?"

Me: "Yep, and I work full time as an architect"

Mom: "And you have the after-school program?"

Me: "Yep, and trying to run our own place in Peabody"

Mom: "Wow"

Me: "Well we are doing everything we can to make this work

Man: "So do you do this stuff (Martial Arts)?

Me: "Yeah, a little bit"

Man: "So how often do you train?"

Me: "Oh, Karate 3x a week,  Muay Thai 3 or 4 times, Ju-Jitsu and Tai Chi once a week"

Man: "That is more than just a little bit"

Me: "Yeah, I do what I can"

This week I got compliments during class, and I'm starting to realize I am progressing. FINALLY!!!! That my goal of September, is actually achievable. For one reason or another I've let goals go, this time I don't want to. This feels something bigger than myself.  Feels good.  

Excited to be testing this month in Karate. Excited to be teaching once/week for four classes - my basics are gong to get really GOOD.  Maybe Blue Belt is achievable in June after all.  

Very exciting. Just realizing I can achieve my personal goals WHILE doing all this other stuff. This is HUGE.