33 and couldn't be happier!

Wow, so I'm officially 33 - mid-thirties, I guess! Okay I don't like the sound of that...I'm deciding I'm early-30s for another year!!!

Last night my fantastic friends and hubby threw me a Surprise Party - I seriously had NO idea!! It was fantastic - and I was so excited when I took the blindfold off and saw tons of people coming out of my bestest's daughter's room...it was like a little stream! Talk about gratitude! I guess it's been a long time since I sat down and thought "Yeah, we've made a life for ourselves in Cali"...I didn't think that I'd ever be able to meet a new group of girlfriends that are so wonderful and dear to me...but I have and even better they all have amazing little people that Sadie loves and wonderful partners that my hubby has befriended....wonderful.

I want to make some resolutions...yes I know it's not the new year...but it kind of is for me! So let's see...some things for me to see and do in 33 - ps List is subject to change!

1-To-do List every day (whether it's 2 itmems or 22 - I'm getting SO forgetful in my old age and so disorganized and I hate it!)
2-Get preggers
3-Move out of our tiny 2 bedroom
4-Get my company "in the black"
5-Establish a skincare routine....if I don't take care of it, how can I expect it to take care of me
6-Fit in MY workouts each day - it's tough since I teach more days than not, but I really need to make sure I get my workouts in as well
7-Indulge in my love of stationary....and then put it to use, beautiful written letters and note cards versus emails!

Okay that's all for now and like I've said before...this blog is "All About Ally" so therefore, these resolutions are Ally-focused.

I love my life, my family and my friends...I truly am blessed! And now I must stop blogging to go and get a birthday cuddle from the bestest hugger in the world...the Little Miss!

Happy birthday me!
xoCaliAlly

Creating an Attitude of Gratitude!

I'm way too tired! No blogging...I'm having a fantastic week with my Mum and the Little Miss...and yes the Hubby in the evening!

But teaching every morning, and having fun all day every day, I'm beat!

But I wanted to let you all know, I'm adding a new Challenge to the side of this blog...Creating an Attitude of Gratitude. Each day I will list 3 things I'm grateful for...some days it may be as trivial as being thankful for Coffee...however lately I get myself into a rut, and that sucks...so perhaps by "forcing" the optimism it will in fact change back to my "cheery disposition"!!!!!

Hope this finds everyone well...ps Two more days of32...oooo what to do, what to do!

xoCaliAlly

Enough is enough!

Gosh, do you ever have those days when you feel "not good enough"/inadequate/dumb/...the list goes on and on! Holy beating herself up day...well mine isn't a day, it's a month! I'm stressing myself out so much that I'm going crazy. I'm moody, I'm not sleeping and therefore relying on caffeine way too much - I'm eating junk and my body and face are paying for it! UGH! Enough is enough...it stops here!

Yeah, easier said than done. My classes are struggling this month...well maybe not, but I feel like they are. I came off an amazing month in March and now class attendance isn't very high. So I feel like a failure. I'm second-guessing myself every minute of every day which let's be honest is very exhausting...

- do my participants think I'm a crap instructor?
- are my participants bored with my workouts?
- do my participants think they aren't getting their moneys worth?
- can they see through my "Life is Great" exterior and see that I'm totally shaking inside???

Ugh I cannot get through this...and you know what? We are talking about SAHMs here - who have a million things on their to-do list, don't get sleep, get sick all the time and probably their not coming to class has nothing to do with me...but that doesn't reassure me.

I wish I had gone to school to study kinesiology or exercise science - maybe I wouldn't feel so insecure...

I wish I had more money in my pocket not to worry if things don't pan out...

I wish I didn't beat myself up so bloody much...

I wish...

I wish...

I wish...

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I'm taking a shower and calling it a day...it's 1:15pm now, the Little Miss is sleeping...when I get out of the shower I start Thursday, April 16th over again - and you know what?? It's going to be a GREAT DAY!

xoCaliAlly

Skincare - help!

I'm begging on my knees - ladies help me out!!!!!!!!

I've been looking forever (like 32 - almost 33 years of looking) for the perfect (okay maybe not perfect - how about great) skincare regime - specifically for face. I have dry skin although I do have a temperamental T-zone.

I don't have a ton of time so I don't want to adopt a routine that's going to take 30minutes in the a.m. and in the evening...but I'm noticing how bad my skin is lately and how much I need to give it TLC, so I'm willing to donate some time to it!! I'm even willing to pay decent money if a skincare line/product is pure heaven!

So please...comment until you can't comment no more! I'm interested in your regime as well as your products!

Help Ladies!

Where's CaliAlly?

Wondering why you didn't hear from me last week??? Because that little upset tummy the Little Miss had WAS the Stomach Flu and her and I traded it back and forth for about four days. Miserable!

I was in the worse mood ever last week...I felt terrible all week, the apt was mess, the Little Miss felt terrible, it rained, I had poor attendance in all of my classes (even had to cancel one)...ugh it was just a bad week!

However, we had a fantastic Easter weekend (I never really was a big Easter fan...I'm loving it now! I love re-discovering all of the holidays for and through my daughter's eyes!), the sun is shining and will all week and it's just going to get warmer everyday this week...and...wait for it...

my Mum arrives next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WEEHOOOOO I haven't seen her since her last visit out here for the Little Miss' 1st Birthday back in September...and I miss her terribly...so for 9 days it will be my Mum, the Little Miss and I running around tearing up the Bay Area...oh and the Hubby will join for occasional jaunts!

Speaking of Hubby, he's demanding that we ask my Mum to babysit one night and go out for a proper date...not this eating dinner at 9pm because we want to make sure Little Miss goes down...he's talking about going out for dinner around 7 and then seeing a movie...I hope my Mum is up for it...I mean Hey, it is my Birthday, right?!!?

Words a Mother never likes to hear...

..."Babe, wake up, Little Miss is vomiting". These are the words I woke up to this morning and I swear they are the worst words a SAHM/WAHM can hear...immediately the following thoughts go through my head:

- I hope it's nothing serious
- Crap, how many loads of laundry will I do today?
- I wonder how long I have until I start vomiting!
- Please don't let Curt get it
- Please don't make it smell too bad ;)

Seriously...all of this goes through my head as I run from our room to the Little Miss' room...fortunately it was not a bug and just an upset tummy (Hubby accidentally used Cayenne Pepper instead of Paprika in our pasta last night!!!) or a result of a mini-coughing fit. We had the Little Miss' 18month Well Visit at the Pediatrician and I was able to get them to check her out at the same time and they did not find a fever or anything at all...she's been in great spirits and totally not lethargic!

Phew! We escaped it this time...but it's just a reminder to pop my wipes and sanitizers back into my diaper bag (I think I was getting cocky) and remember the importance of washing hands...especially after the park, before snacktime, etc!

It's such a gorgeous day out there...think we'll head out and enjoy the sun and warm temperatures and be grateful that I'm only doing one load of laundry today!!!

Baffled!

Okay so this is a total "fluff - woe is me - post":) So I'm busting my butt (literally) to lose all of this baby weight...can I still call it that if the Little Miss is over 18months?? Probably not! But anyhow, I'm still working on it...keeping in mind that I did get preggers on our honeymoon (lucky us) and was at my lowest weight in a long time, in honor of our wedding and my beautiful white dress!!

However, when I moved to California, I weighed 3lbs more than I do right now...do my clothes from then fit?! Oh heck no! And I know everyone says that your body changes, blah blah blah, after you have a baby...okay let's look at the facts...my boobs are bigger (lucky me!), my tummy is pouf-ier, my thighs are bigger, my hips are wider...and I'm 3lbs less?!?! I have 9lbs until I'm wedding weight but I guarantee you I probably wouldn't fit or look anywhere like I did on my wedding day. So seriously, where is the "weight savings"?!?!?

Actually, my toes have been looking rather thin lately...maybe the 3lbs difference is there!

Alas, I'm a Personal Trainer and my life is about balance and enjoying life...so while I am making it my mission to lose 6lbs by my 33rd, and love being active (working out is never a "chore" for me), I do enjoy a sweet treat with my latte! But I think due to the fact that I am obsessed about the body, both personally and professionally, I find myself baffled by this situation!!!!!!!

CaliAlly
xo