Fitness Midwest!

It really was wonderful weekend! The girls were absolutely gorgeous on stage! They rocked it out! I'm so proud of their efforts!

Melissa J, Melissa G, Nicole H, Leaders K, Christy D, Jessica W, Andrea W, Staci B, and the out-of-town Savage Girls did a great job! Multiple Placings and lots of fun galore! Jessica K was a show stopper with her wins in Bikini and Fitness.

Nicole M and Stacy S put on a great show. I hope to do it myself next year.

I slept for 14 hours straight last....I guess I was tired! I lost 3lbs over night! I heart sleep! >

I took another day off from the gym today. I'll be back in force tomorrow. I have fitness girl workout and weights in the afternoon. Then I have my hip hop dance class with Regan @ TeamiFit in the evening. I'm taking it with my girl Mindy! Yay!

In Sickness and in Health....

So I haven't been feeling my best these days. I caught a wicked cold somehow and I haven't been myself for almost a week now. But no worries. I'm resting and getting alot of sleep and giving my joints a break so it's not all bad. I do miss the gym. My appetite was almost non-existant the last few days.

Anyways I'm happy to say I finally found a serger and a cover stitch machine I like. So in about a week I'm hoping to have them in my home so I can start experimenting with them. Just hope the coverstitch machine comes in on time. I've been waiting for about a month for these machines.

In other news, I had a photoshoot with Lisa last week and it went great! She's so good with her camera and we had great lighting in the condo. When I'm done resizing them in PhotoShop I'll be sure to post them. :)

I'm excited for tomorrow's Sunday Session too. It'll be the first one at LA Fitness. It'll be a great place to help girls prep for shows and just stay connected with one another. On the 27th we'll be having out Pose for Pink charity event. :) Should be alot of fun!

That's all for now.... xoxo

Not feeling well but doing good!

Today was a great day. Got to see Lisa! She came by and took head shots of me and fitness magazine photoshoot style pictures. They turned out very good. She's so very talented and I'm very lucky she's helping me out. Once I edited the size of them in PhotoShop I'll be sure to post one...or two, haha! But my PBO homework is going well so far.

In other news, I'm very excited about the upcoming Sunday Sessions. First one will be on Sept 13 and the next on Sept 27. They should be great and some new girls will hopefully attend! The Sept 27th SS will be a special SS because it will be a Pose for Pink fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Network of Strength! :)

I am not feeling particularly well right now. Its either allergies or a cold. But either way it's bugging me. I can't breathe and my throat is very sore.

My workouts are going great. My body is responding to my diet and workouts again and that's amazing. I never realized how badly stress can affect your life.

Only real stitch I have is my right foot/ankle. It's killing me. I can't do plyos really. Jump rope doesn't help. And I have to be very careful with putting alot of weight on it. So training as intensely as I would like is very difficult as of late, but I am training around it. I still bust my buns doing everything I can to get my booty in the best shape possible. I'll get there....patience! :)

Camp Savage Chicago

Camp Savage Chicago has concluded for the year. It was a fabulous weekend full of fantastic women from all over the country. So hard to believe it's over. It went by so fast. But this was one of the best years. I'm glad I was able to be part of the staff and help the girls with questions. It's exciting to think about upcoming Sunday Sessions how much fun it'll be with the new girls attending!

Only unfortunate thing to happen during camp was my right knee gave out. I'm not sure what's wrong with it since I won't be able to go to the doctor until the 9th of Sept. But it's on my mind and it troubles me. Talk to my Fairy Godmother about it and she said with my ankle and foot giving me problems over the last few months more than likely contributed to my knee issues. I also figured out that my legs are imbalanced. I need to work on my hamstrings and glutes. My quads are still over developed.

Cathy and I were able to nail down a competition date. I'll be competing in May at the Illinois State Show in Chicago. I'll compete in Fitness for sure and maybe Figure, not sure if you can cross over. We'll see how I end up looking by then though. But it'll be fun to have something to shoot for. And what's great is my friends wanna do that show too so we'll have our own crew going into it. I'm so excited about it! :)

The day after I'm hoping to get everyone to hook up and meet at North Avenue for a picnic and photos on the beach! We'll be the best looking group out there! It'll be the girls and Brian...fun fun fun!!! I hope we can have matching bikinis and all. :)

Anyways, I should go to bed...I have a posing appointment and a full workout tomorrow. Later!

In the beginning....

Well this is it....Fisher Price - My First Blog. It was inevitable. But also very exciting.

I am about to leave for the airport to pick my mom up and she's gonna help me start my new business of suit design. :) It's also a chance for her time have some time to herself away from family obligations. It should be a nice 10 days. I've really missed having her close by these last few years.

I also just got home from my Danseafric class (African Dance). It's great cardio and challenging. It was the last class to be taught by Lorenzo E. He's moving to Wisconsin for Law School. He'll be greatly missed. He asked if I'd consider teaching the class. Which was A) a great honor and B) really cool since I love to dance and would like some steady income since my recent layoff and until I get paid for my suits.

Anyways, I should go...but I can't wait to blog again! :)

Kameko