Work, Work, Work All Day Long

Name that song... come on any country lovers out there?!  I'm country to the core...country music that is, I would never claim to be a country girl.  I don't like dirt or dirty things or smelly things, but not to worry I'm not a prissy city girl either... right in the middle :)  Okay, total tangent!

The past few days I literally have work, work, worked all day long, so tonight I am EXHAUSTED!  BUT, since I have been working 8-12 hours a day for the past month (minus 1-2 days off a week) and have had absolutely NO social life, I decided I'm not going to blow off our work social!  I'll be out the door in just a few minutes to go join my Momentum co-workers, who are the funniest group of people ever, at the Green Mill. The company is going to fit the bill for the appetizer tonight since they are half off! As a matter of fact, they are going to treat us and any of our clients to half price apps the last Friday of every month!  That is what I love about this place... it is much more than a workplace, both clients and staff alike really work to get to know each other and a lot of us have become friends since meeting at Momentum.

Fitness
Today I did the same interval/ab workout that I did last week... we'll see if my abs burn again for 2 days!

Tomorrow I am supposed to do my long run, 8 miles, but I work 5:45 am - noon and one my girl friends is in town tomorrow so I may end up switching it to Sunday.  I'm not a very good afternoon/night runner, so if I don't do it in the morning sometime it's going to be tough for me to do it.

What are everyone's weekend plans?  Alright I'm out to have my some half price apps and a brewski!  Hope you all have a wonderful night!

Internship Love

Some of you may know I have been in and out of blogging this past week and a half, the reason being twofold:  I moved and I started my internship. :)

I mentioned it a few times that I was moving from La Crosse back to Eau Claire where my family and boyfriend are, and it finally happened on Wednesday.  I wasn't planning on moving quite that early, I actually expected to be in La Crosse for another week, but my internship start date pushed my plans up a little.  Here's a sneak peak of my new place (more pictures to come once things are in place)...

Excited about the desk since I didn't have one before

What you might not have known was that I was moving in with my boyfriend.  I didn't really advertise this, because I wanted to wait until it happened, but I guess now it's out! It has been fun, yet challenging (which I'm thinking of doing a series on) moving in with him.  

Internship

Today was day two at my internship... I can tell already that I am going to LOVE it!   I got two shirts to wear as my uniform (the perk of being a trainer you don't have to dress up!).

Momentum Sport Fitness

Motto of my life

Momentum Sport Fitness

My new mantra

They have let me work with a couple clients on my own already, which is really cool that they trust me and my abilities to let me do that.  There are a number of things that I love about this job/career move:

1. I get to meet new people and hear their stories
2. I'm learning a TON of new/unique lifts and conditioning drills (Momentum is all about unique, challenging training)
3. Getting to workout on the job
4. I get to use the gym for free = no membership fees for at least 6 months!
5. I work with athletes, people trying to lose weight and people looking for general fitness training

Tomorrow I will be spending my day in La Crosse cleaning my apartment and turning in my keys... blah!  Looks like I'll be rocking out to some good tunes all day :)

What are you doing/have you done this weekend?

Do you have a "life moto" or a mantra you use?

Another Semester in the Books!

As of noon this morning, I finished my final full semester of classes!  What's next up for the completion of my Human Performance Masters?...

1. A summer class
2. A semester internship with Momentum Sport Fitness 
3. Graduate in December 2011!

So close, yet so far away!  

Shopping Monday (doesn't have the same ring as Sunday)

Normally I do my grocery shopping on Sundays, but I opted to study for my exam last night and save the shopping for today after I completed my exam.  What day do you generally shop on?

• Hummus
• Pita chips
• Veggie chips
• BBQ sauce
• Ranch dressing
• Spinach
• Hazelnut creamer 
• Cottage cheese
• Vanilla yogurt
• Paprika
• Roasted red peppers

• Frozen fruit (mixed berries, raspberries)
• Singles cheese
• Tortilla shells
• Dried mangoes
• "Stop light" peppers
• Cucumber
• Cantelope 

I would say I can't wait to dive into all the new groceries, however, I darn near demolished the hummus in one sitting today! I love hummus!  It is my go to grocery!  What is your "go to" grocery?

Have a great night!