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Right now Tally is upstairs fast asleep and I’m catching up on work I’m making a conscious effort to reach out…TO YOU! Call or email- set up an appointment.

In January I will be opening up my afternoon schedule. There will be Happy Hour workout deals and packages! So Come back often-

This month is the first of more, FREE beginning mat class. And it is FULL! Four wonderful new clients are going to get have Six week beginning mat class FREE! Would you want to be in on that?

In December I will be putting up a NEW YEARS schedule. On it there will be the days and times for the FREE 45 min Mat Class. They are small classes, so you will want to sign- up ASAP, because this one filled up in a matter of TWO WEEKS… I know awesome!

I’m so excited for 2012! 2011 had so many blessings and moments of  happiness, sadness, excitement, being scared, brokenhearted ,  heart warmth , soul discovery, falling deeper in love with people, feeling God’s love, presences,  being in awe of His miracles, and falling more in Love with HIM and of course of my family. phew- I’m ready to bring on some new clients, who want a change! The strength that you will find is unbelievable. Read some of the testimonials about how Pilates has changed their life.

 

 

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New office

As most of you know I work a lot at home, being that I’m a half stay at home mommy, and “working” mommy. (I say “working” because staying at home is WORK.) Moving on: So, a lot of paperwork gets done at home, as well as at the office. It’s a juggling act Also, Noah is getting older has homework, projects, and likes to play games on the computer…and then you have Tally who, likes to draw, use the phone, and would like to bang on the computer.

One thing my hubs complains about the most, and I do agree, is that the kitchen table seem to always get piles on it of….crap. He always says with a sigh….”oh man, our table always has so much crap on it.”  So, I took charge, and took my HGTV learning to use. I redid the home office. Luckily, my parents owned their own businesses, the “new” desk came right out of my mom’s garage. Here are some phone, pictures I did of before

Sorry the picture is soooooo small, but here’s the deal, L shape desk, and a bench….nothing exciting…. Here’s the new and improved:

Now we have a Long desk which BOTH sides are being used, one is Noah’s side, other Mom and Dad’s.  Extra desk space for homework, games,projects, a bookshelf and a small futon. I also moved my white board from kitchen to office, however I do find myself wanting a white board for the kitchen still. :/  Everybody loves the new office, and all that “wasted” time spent watching HGTV has paid off.

Peter keeps saying something about a TV in here…but I stand firm… NO TV!!!!

More really cute pictures of Tally being mommy’s office helper

video review….#754.5

At times, I do feel like I’ve done that many workout videos, just because, I made a list of all the different ones I’ve done in the last 7 years. I’ll get to them-

The video I just got done with was “New York City Ballet” you have to say it in a low male voice and kinda like James Earl Jones, maybe even a little English accent with it…anywho. This came with two videos but I have only done the first. First thought, overall, if you want your legs to slim down, you want a little bit of Pilates, and you are dreaming of being back in the dance studio this is your tape. I enjoy doing, plies, tendues, attitudes, turning out at the top of my thighs, stretching, moving my leg to passe….all of the above. I also liked this tape because it had a simple warm-up that got your heart rate up, stretches, floor bare, center work, jumps, and a cool down aka, reverence. It was like being in a ballet class,….go figure. I think that anyone with a good understanding of the body could do this. It was also a full hour long.

What I didn’t like….much to forgive, simply because I love dance. I found myself asking, “ok??? am I following what the dancers are doing  or what you are telling me to me do??” The lefts and rights were mixed up for a lot of the tape. When on the floor with my head down, there wasn’t great cuing, but again, you are doing this tape more than twice, so looking up isn’t going to kill you. I didn’t like how they dressed the girl ballet dancers either, not the most flattering outfit, but all of them where toned to death! Peter even said something about how toned the dancers where….Dance, it’s serious!

So, I did this tape, 1 to 3 times a week, I noticed a big slimming in my upper thighs and worked up a sweat.

Go try it and comment

No, No the OTHER guy in my LIFE

Would be of course NOAH… I really can’t express in words just how much I LOVE this kid. He is the one of the best parts of my life. God knew exactly what He was doing when He blessed me with him (hhmmm imagine that though- God knowing what He’s doing..:)). I am blessed. It’s been nice since Tally has been in the picture, because Noah has started really wanting my time again. Before Taliah, he was so independent, that I thought I was never going to get a hug out of the guy again. But again, God knew what NOAH needed…Tally. Man, he just loves her- makes me wanna cry ;*). Well, back to where I was- Now at night when I’m putting Tally down, and Noah’s turning off the lights, he will stand there, all skinny legs and long eye lashed and ask in his soft ‘love me’ voice, “mommy, will you lay down with me.”  To tell you the truth, this is where I sometimes feel like an over worked mom- I want to- but sometimes, I really just want to hit the showers and have quite time. But I know that these days are the “good ol days” right now and I really need to stop before  getting ahead of myself and miss them- So after  Tally falls asleep I climb up his ladder and snuggle….and actually….I love it- Peter does too- There’s a night light so we do shadow puppets  sometimes, but mostly we practice, spelling words, memory verses, hymns, or just talk about anything. It’s sweet pillow talk. So, tonight as we made butterflies, mice, identify a knee and a foot, we talked about baptism.

I did not have him baptized as a baby, because in the bible the verse says, “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved…”Mark 16:15 . For me one must BELIEVE and a baby can’t believe- children are taught how and who to love.  It’ s our job to teach them about our Lord and Savor, and when they believe, they will ask, just as Noah has….”Mom was I baptized?” Great question Noah! So that was tonight’s topic.

I try not to stay up there too long, just for the reason I could fall asleep and I don’t want to fall coming down that child ladder. Plus, we would end up talking all night, and he needs his rest as badly as I need my mommy time. But as I left him tonight I just had one of those moments, like they do with tv when they do playback of all the old episodes, and  begain to think-

Noah, in his 7  years of life he know me as a dancer and a Pilates trainer, a God fearing women who, when she fell down  got back up again, a mommy always looking for a kiss or a hug or the annoying mom who honks her horn when he gets out just to bug him .

The funnest part about Noah lately, is since he’s in karate he’s working on his splits. Well not until the Mother Day’s workout  did he even care to know that I KNOW HOW TO DO THE SPLITS! so now I’m “cool”. So, now when he comes to the studio he want to get on the reformer or use the magic rings to stretch those legs- and now it’s a conversation topic between he and I….

“mom, did you know how to do the splits from baton?”

“mom you know how to do the side splits.”

“mom, look how far I’ve gotten.”

aaawww the good ol days!

Noah 2006/ Pilates studio in the garage/ big barrel

and his favorite the disc/ he spins around and around from sitting to standing….let me see you try

2008 rolling out with my mom AKA Oma

2010 open house for the Pialtes studio with our dear friend, Eve

Noah at his second belt promotion!