the daily struggle

Lately I've had such conflicting emotions that I want to share but then once I blog about them, I think that maybe it's just too personal and will be misunderstood. So I don't post. Everyone has their ups and downs, good days & bad. On those "hard" days there's certain things that lift me up; prayer, a phone call with a close friend, my husband, reading an inspiring story or blog from another mom and always....my relationship with God.  

I know that He has a plan for my life, and each and every person's life, and that I can't see those plans or the big picture but have to find a way to walk in faith. Some days, I just get in a rut and get stuck on what I'm struggling with that day. I can let it get the best of me and let it negatively affect who I am as a mom, especially, and as a wife and friend. It's hard to find a way to handle things that are completely out of our own control without letting them get me down. 

I guess most people struggle with something; their marriage, their children, their career, overwhelming responsibilities, financial struggles, their faith. For me, I think its the feeling that I should be doing more to help support my family. What a huge burden that must be on my husband's shoulders, to provide for 7 people! I ask God every day to bless his career, to give him wisdom as a father and a husband and to fill his heart with HIS love and purpose for his life.  I LOVE being a mom, obviously or I wouldn't have 5 little ones! It is the most challenging thing I'll ever do but there's nothing better than sitting with my husband and watching our children playing together.  My husband has been my best friend for the last 18 years and God has truly blessed our marriage. We struggle with one income and on the difficult days question God as to why it is this way, but I know that God has me where I'm suppose to be-- home with our children.

Being a mom and running a home is demanding and feels like a never-ending job. It makes me wonder how the working moms do it! I have nothing to complain about when I consider that I don't have to drop my kids at daycare and go to work 8 hours a day. My passion is health and fitness and has been since I was a teenager. I became a Certified Personal Trainer after having Brayden in 2001. I thought it was the best job I could ever have. I made my own hours, was paid a very well hourly rate, got to develop a relationship with my clients and take care of my own health and fitness all in the process. The downside of personal training is that its not a reliable income and it's hard to do on your own without working for a big gym that requires you be there 8-10 hours a day.

A little over 6 months ago I created a name for my Personal Training and decided that I could encourage others to get fit and live healthy thru my website and social media, without leaving my home or my kids behind. My intention was to build my personal training business  and hopefully find new clients especially moms in my area, as well as help others online with daily posts about quick home workouts, healthy recipes and fitness tips. 
It has been much more challenging than I expected! I knew that it wasn't easy considering I've been a trainer for 11 years, but I was very hopeful that I could get a group of people together in my neighborhood and the surrounding communities for morning "bootcamp style" workouts. I only needed a handful of personal training clients or a successful class to significantly help our monthly income. My little sister has kept me inspired! She is a Personal Trainer near Newport Beach, CA . Her boyfriend has built her webpage and helped her build her business over the last few years. She has gone from working two other jobs plus training, to hiring a trainer to work for her and maintaining over 60 clients! I am so proud of her! She has followed her heart and it has paid off.

"Persistence is key" is what I have written as my health and fitness philosophy on my webpage. I have to keep telling myself this when trying to build my business. But, there's days I just want to say "screw it!"   When you want something really bad, no matter how discouraging, you eventually keep going back to it. I'm going to keep at it no matter what. And even if I don't make a penny I will hopefully inspire others to take care of themselves, to exercise and eat right and pass that along to their kids and families.

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