What a fantastic week! Aside from my 'day to day' shit that is going very smoothly, my strength is back with a vengeance! I had some pretty amazing workouts this week. Once again, I'm rejuvenated and so excited to train!!! It's simply amazing how stress can affect every aspect of your life. Now that there seems to be an incredible calm after the storm, I've forced myself to shift my focus toward things that are important to me.

My sister recently moved back to the city. She also rejoined the gym where I train....she used to train there with me years ago so, I'm sure it'll be like old times. My sis and I are quite close, it's so nice to live in the same city with her again....we get to do 'normal' things together and just hang out like sister's often do.

The last while, I had really let the little and not so important things slide. When I say little things, I'm referring to painting my toe nails, and the not so important things are more along the lines of 'dusting' and other domestic crap.
I'm a toe nail polish fanatic! I actually take great care of my feet, I figure that feet are ugly to begin with so, a little effort will go a long way. My sis and I are planning to go for pedicures this week :) As for the domestic crap, I'm certainly not obsessive about cleanliness around home, I just prefer that my house is spotless at all times. I'd never lose sleep if the dishes weren't done before I went to bed though. My family and friends often drop by with only a moments notice so, I prefer to be prepared at all times. I'd be truly embarrassed if someone just happened to pop by and my house was a total disaster.....I can thank my mother for that one, that's how I was raised...LOL!

Our 2008 contest season here in BC kicks off 4 weeks from now. I have actually been invited to guest pose at one of the Novice level shows this year. Of course, I'm going to do it...and I'm pretty darn excited about it too! It serves as motivation to get my arse in gear, get in to shape and have some fun. I'll be judging this show during the day and guest posing at night...it should be interesting.



I'll have more info about the local news story soon. I'm meeting with a reporter for an interview this week...it sounds like they're planning to get some footage of me training now too...fun, fun, fun! Thankfully, I do not have issues with training infront of a camera :) I'm not easily distracted when I'm in the gym, I'm there for one reason and one reason only and that's to train, nothing else. Fortunately, my ipod, which I use religiously, filters out the surrounding noise of 'clanging' plates, chit chat and other possible distractions.

until next week.....

a few pics from the Mexican/St. Patty's day get together.

Jen & moi


the girls


prepping food alongside one of my oldest and dearest side-kicks....