I have honestly been so busy redirecting my life that my blog has taken a serious backseat. This has come as a big surprise to even me since I thought it would be the exact opposite once I had more “time” to give to it but the reality is most of my time has actually been spent working and I couldn’t be more happy.

Now let’s be honest we have all heard the below saying a million times but finally for the first time I am the person screaming it from the roof tops and meaning every word of it:

“Do what you LOVE and you’ll never work another day in life”

It is honestly an unexplainable feeling to know that I am now in this very rare yet growing group of people that wake up every day excited and eager to go to work and I couldn’t be more grateful for that. A few months ago I watched the Alan Watts – What do you Desire video that was circling many of my friends blogs and Facebook pages (if you haven’t yet taken the time to watch it you really should Google it) but of all the memorable and moving points that were made the one that stuck with me the most was “do what you love and the money will follow…” and from there on that’s exactly what I have been doing.

Recently along with working for my father in law at Lightning Electric LLC I have also taking on the job and title of assistant gymnastic coach with Maui Tumblers LLC. Maui Tumblers is a locally owned mobile gymnastics company that provides noncompetitive learning to children in a fun and safe environment. I am currently assisting the owner (coach) with 9 different classes 12 hours a week and it is honestly the most fun, rewarding, exciting and humbling job I have ever had. Not only do I get to do gymnastics (one of my favorite sports ever) and get a killer workout I also get to teach, learn and mentor kids ages kindergarten to 5^th grade 3 times a week. The last 3 classes that I assisted in Melissa actually allowed me to be the lead coach in warm up’s and one way street (tumbling passes) which was awesome. She later told me that she couldn’t believe that I had never coached before because I was such a natural with the kids and the coaching. This was obviously a huge compliment and boasted my confidence in knowing I had made a great decision coming on board with her and her company. Since the school year is almost over I will also be assisting her with her summer programs and I can’t wait to see what opportunities will unfold as I grow and develop with the company, classes and students.

Although having a new job has been so fun my work at Lightning Electric has also been very exciting and rewarding. After several months of hard work we finally just launched our website for the company (www.lightningelectric.net) and I couldn’t be more proud. To experience first hand the happiness this has brought my father in law is unexplainable. Building this company has been a dream come true for him and I couldn’t be more grateful to be standing alongside him and my husband as we work our asses off to make it happen.

On top of working two jobs (that I love) I have also been training hard to get back into shape and ready for my first marathon in December. I am back in the gym full time and starting May 1^st my running schedule went from running 10-15 miles per week (or about 40 – 50 miles a month) to running 15-20 miles per week (or 70-80 miles a month). I am only 5 miles away from hitting my yearly running goal of 200 miles so I figured it was time to turn up the heat and boy can I feel it! This week Colt has been giving me a run for my money on our Nike running app and although I love seeing him so motivated and determined it’s a tough pill to swallow to have him sitting in the number 1 spot for the week (especially when he keeps taunting me about it) but the good thing is he pushes me to run harder and I can already feel the difference. Previously when running I would burn out by the third mile were as recently I am getting my second wind by the third mile which leads me to believe I am getting stronger and becoming more of a distance runner. Between the running, lifting and gymnastics my body doesn’t know what to do anymore expect fall in line and it feels great to be in such control. I can honestly say it is the first time in my life that I feel so connected (mind, body, soul) and it is euphoric.

I honestly can’t believe how much has changed in just a few short months but I guess I am living, breathing, proof that when you learn to free your mind, let go and take the jump the possibilities are endless…doing what you love is freedom, loving what you do is happiness, counting my blessings daily…”