100 Barre Classes!!

Happy Tuesday everyone! I have had such an amazing day and it is only 10 AM!!! 

HA!

I joined Pure Barre in January and mad a promise to myself that I would go everyday and work out! I have kept that promise!! YAY! This morning I hit 100 classes!! It is considered a milestone and you get to sign the barre on the wall!! Since my studio just opened in January I am the first to sign it!!! So awesome!

This was my app this morning!!! See how the 100 is cool looking!?!?!?
 

When I arrived at class at 5:30AM I saw this...

My instructor (and the manager of the location) Dina went all out and I was so happy and proud! Here is am signing the barre...keep in mind it is 5:30AM...not the prettiest of pics! HA!

There is my name!!! YIPPEE!!! I got a super cute tank top too!!!!

Here is Dina and myself...Such an awesome morning!!!

This location makes it easy to want to come work out! The instructors are amazing and the other women there are so supportive and kind!!!! This is my 5:30AM crew - although a few were missing this morning :-( They are sooooo awesome!!!!!

And I got this awesome tank free from the studio too!!!!! YAY! YAY! YAY!

If you are looking for a supportive and low impact but effective workout then barre is for you!!!! If you live in my area then I promise Pure Barre Robinson is the best around for awesome clientele and instructors!! If you are from the Harrisburg area; I hear the Pure Barre Harrisburg is pretty amazing too!!!! I also used to work out at Pure Barre Zona Rosa in Kansas City and they are phenomenal there also!!!!

As os today I am down 28 pounds since I started in January and today I completed the 90 second challenge in class which is holding your plank for 90 seconds without coming out!

Everyday I get a little stronger!!! I am super proud of myself for sticking with it and going to class NO MATTER WHAT! I think I will be floating through this entire day! HA HA!

I hope everyone has a day as fantastic as mine has been so far!

Do you have a favorite exercise regime? Do you like to work out with others or alone? Do you enjoy your exercise or is it a chore you dread? 

Hugs to each and every one of you!!!!

Where Have I Been?

Wow guys!!! It has been a hot minute since I posted or even read blogs.

I had a little holiday melt down and needed a break. 

I had every intention to blog each day of the cruise I took in mid-December but that ended up being a hot mess!!! I hated every second of it! UGH! That will be a whole post but I am sure you would not have liked to hear me griping and crying every day! It was that awful!!! UGH again!

Then I got home and Christmas hit like a ton of bricks. I was driving all over and trying to get things in order and then same issue for New Years. 

After New Years, I got sick...yes, I got that horrible hacking cough for the next two weeks! It was the sickest I have felt in a LONG time!!!!

So here we are...back to work to finish out a few months before my site closes and I have to look for a new job. Fingers crossed that goes well when the time comes...

Also, I have started back to exercise! I re-joined barre classes near work and I am AGAIN obsessed!!!

So, today let me tell you how important I think it is to have supportive and motivational people around me.... 

I was attending barre at a studio about 6 years ago and I LOVED it!! I could not wait to go everyday!! Everyone was super supportive of each other and it was a bunch of women encouraging each other daily! Then the studio was purchased by two young women that turned it into a catty, awful place. I can not explain everything but the whole dynamic of the studio changed. If you were not part of their group then you were just money coming in the door and you were not treated like the "friends". I hit my 250 classes and no one even remembered. They are supposed to make a big deal out of it and they did not AT ALL. But, when their "friends" hit 250 you woudl have thought the Pope was attending class! HA HA! Anyway. I was paying WAY too much money to feel like I was second best.

So, fast forward to this year! A new studio was opening in Robinson Township near my work so I re-joined! I LOVE it again! YAY!!!! I am attending two classes each day if I can. This morning I did the 5:30AM Empower and then the 6:30 Classic. Then to Starbucks for my free January coffee and to work.

If you all have never heard of this cup I will let you in on the secret! 

Every year for Christmas my sister gets me this mug from Starbucks. 

In December, Starbucks sells their January Refill mug for $40. You can use it yourself of gift it. The owner gets an awesome metal travel mug and one free brewed coffee or tea refill everyday!!!! EVERYDAY FREE!!! It is amazing if you drink plain coffee or tea! I love mine and get my free cup everyday! SCORE! My sister rocks!!!!

Also, just an update for those that follow my blog...

The dog owners still habe their dog!!! We (the Condo Board) have sent two fines (each for 4500) and they are not abiding by the rules and getting rid of the dog so we are now waiting to hear from the lawyers. UGH UGH UGH!!!!! Hopefully they wil give us direction on what to do next.

Okay, well, I apologize for the quick disappearing act but I promise I am back. Now, I am off to find out what all of you have been up to. I have missed you ALL!!!!

HUGS!!