Okay just a quickie post - I'm tired (but have drunk too much coffee and can't sleep) and don't have a whole lot to say...
Today I choose 7-Write a thank you note -not an email, but a real handwritten card or postcard- to someone who has made a difference in your life. Mail it today.
I have to write the Thank You notes for birthday gifties, so I will do those this afternoon and put them in the mail this evening :) Thank you Mamapreneur for keeping me on the ball!
xoCaliAlly
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Challenge: Day 2! & Skincare Update!!
Today is Day 2 of the Challenge...yep I'm still committed (a pretty good thing for me)...I did tell Hubby and the Little Miss about how much I love them and why they make me laugh...I think they really liked that - well at least Hubby did. Except now he thinks he can tease me and act like a goof all the time because really it makes me laugh - uh oh!
Today I choose to do #3 Do 15 sit-ups, 15 push-ups, 15 jumping jacks.
I'm working today at a Baby Expo/Fair with two other Franchise Owners promoting Baby Boot Camp and I know I'm not going to get much physical activity in especially since we go from about 8:30-4:30...when I get home I'll be done :)
Oh yes and Skincare update - thx to everyone for their messages and comments, I had a huge array of products to choose from! I decided to go with L'Occitane - and let me tell you, after 5 days (I know, not that long) I'm not regretting it at all!! I chose the Olive line and am loving how my face feels and looks - they promise radiance and so far I'm definitely seeing that!
And on a side note...are you wearing SPF? Sometimes you need more than just what is in your moisturizer. I found the neatest SPF - apparently it's been around for a while but maybe I just noticed it this year since this is the year of Ally...and with teaching classes outside almost every day, I really need some coverage on this "radiant face" I'm creating! So I bought Bare Escentuals' Mineral SPF - SO COOL! I struggle with heavy oily SPF on my face and I hate the feeling of most of them, not to mention the greasy application - so rarely do I re-apply. I used to just use my Moisturizer's SPF and be done for the day - not good...I KNOW I need to re-apply. Anyhow, this stuff is great! You don't feel like it's on, and it's a small container that can pop in my diaper bag/beach bag no problem and super easy to reapply without a mirror and no streaky-ness...now how well does it work? Okay I haven't been able to test that yet (thank you Bay Area rain) as the one day I taught with the sun, I also had my visor on...but I will let you know!
Okay now back to those pushups, sit-ups and jacks! 1...2...3...
xo CaliAlly
Today I choose to do #3 Do 15 sit-ups, 15 push-ups, 15 jumping jacks.
I'm working today at a Baby Expo/Fair with two other Franchise Owners promoting Baby Boot Camp and I know I'm not going to get much physical activity in especially since we go from about 8:30-4:30...when I get home I'll be done :)
Oh yes and Skincare update - thx to everyone for their messages and comments, I had a huge array of products to choose from! I decided to go with L'Occitane - and let me tell you, after 5 days (I know, not that long) I'm not regretting it at all!! I chose the Olive line and am loving how my face feels and looks - they promise radiance and so far I'm definitely seeing that!
And on a side note...are you wearing SPF? Sometimes you need more than just what is in your moisturizer. I found the neatest SPF - apparently it's been around for a while but maybe I just noticed it this year since this is the year of Ally...and with teaching classes outside almost every day, I really need some coverage on this "radiant face" I'm creating! So I bought Bare Escentuals' Mineral SPF - SO COOL! I struggle with heavy oily SPF on my face and I hate the feeling of most of them, not to mention the greasy application - so rarely do I re-apply. I used to just use my Moisturizer's SPF and be done for the day - not good...I KNOW I need to re-apply. Anyhow, this stuff is great! You don't feel like it's on, and it's a small container that can pop in my diaper bag/beach bag no problem and super easy to reapply without a mirror and no streaky-ness...now how well does it work? Okay I haven't been able to test that yet (thank you Bay Area rain) as the one day I taught with the sun, I also had my visor on...but I will let you know!
Okay now back to those pushups, sit-ups and jacks! 1...2...3...
xo CaliAlly
Friday, May 1, 2009
A New Challenge
So in case you haven't figured out...I love Challenges - any and all kinds!
A colleague of mine up in Portland belongs to this Entrepreneurs group - Mamapreneurs Inc (which I SOOOOOOO wish had a Bay Area location - what a great support group) and they have a May Challenge which I've decided to take part in! It's 31 tasks to take part in throughout the month of May - best thing is that some of them require quite a bit of work and others barely any - and you don't have to do the tasks in order! Okay sign me up!!
So today, I choose - 14-End your day by telling each person in your family that you love them along with one reason why they make you laugh.
I will tell Hubby that I love him and that although his "goofyness/playing around" drives me crazy and I may ask him over and over to "Cut it out"...secretly I'm laughing and smiling inside because I love that he is so carefree around me. I looked for 27 1/2 years to find a person I can feel 100% comfortable with and vice versa - it's also one of the reasons I know my hubby is my soulmate.
I will tell Little Miss that I love her and that although I call the evening "Witching Hour" because she's exhausted, very unpredictable and a little crazy, it's my favorite time with her...she's clingy and wants hugs (LOVE IT), she's swings from happy to angry (and I can't help but laugh on the inside at her clenched fists and other expressions of frustration) and lastly she is seriously crazy (and makes me laugh so hard) when she does these little voices or her fake laugh or anything she possibly can at dinner to make us laugh...this is also one of the reasons that I'm a stickler about Family Dinners...it's 30minutes of good food, great company and TONS of laughter!
What will you tell your loved ones tonight??
xoCaliAlly
A colleague of mine up in Portland belongs to this Entrepreneurs group - Mamapreneurs Inc (which I SOOOOOOO wish had a Bay Area location - what a great support group) and they have a May Challenge which I've decided to take part in! It's 31 tasks to take part in throughout the month of May - best thing is that some of them require quite a bit of work and others barely any - and you don't have to do the tasks in order! Okay sign me up!!
So today, I choose - 14-End your day by telling each person in your family that you love them along with one reason why they make you laugh.
I will tell Hubby that I love him and that although his "goofyness/playing around" drives me crazy and I may ask him over and over to "Cut it out"...secretly I'm laughing and smiling inside because I love that he is so carefree around me. I looked for 27 1/2 years to find a person I can feel 100% comfortable with and vice versa - it's also one of the reasons I know my hubby is my soulmate.
I will tell Little Miss that I love her and that although I call the evening "Witching Hour" because she's exhausted, very unpredictable and a little crazy, it's my favorite time with her...she's clingy and wants hugs (LOVE IT), she's swings from happy to angry (and I can't help but laugh on the inside at her clenched fists and other expressions of frustration) and lastly she is seriously crazy (and makes me laugh so hard) when she does these little voices or her fake laugh or anything she possibly can at dinner to make us laugh...this is also one of the reasons that I'm a stickler about Family Dinners...it's 30minutes of good food, great company and TONS of laughter!
What will you tell your loved ones tonight??
xoCaliAlly
Sunday, April 26, 2009
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
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
Friday, April 24, 2009
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
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
Thursday, April 16, 2009
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
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
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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!
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!
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