This is a blog for anyone who loves Cupcakes, Running and Fitness! When I dropped out of the Air Force to be a Domesticated Engineer (AKA Stay at Home Mom) I never thought I would find a new Escape from the Land of Crazy! My escape has become Running. I also had to find a way to work off all the Cupcakes I was baking! Running and Working out take care of both of these things! Since having my Daughter P, I have completed a 2 Half Marathons, A Full Round of Insanity and I just started PiYO. I am also training for my First Full Marathon in Lisbon, Portugal October 5th! (Never did I Imagine I would be writing those words) I had taken a break from my normal routines of working out since I have been running so much! I decided it was time to add back in strength training! It was perfecting time because the Release of PiYO was happening right as I was looking for a new workout. I decided it was time to order and I also decided it was time to be a Coach. I have been doing Beachbody Workouts starting back to the days of Yoga Booty Ballet! Since then I have done Turbo Fire, Insanity, P90X, P90X3, Chaleane Extreme, 21 Day Fix, and currently doing PiYO. I have had Amazing results with these programs and wanted to be able to share this with others!
So a little about me...
When I decided to get out of the Air Force I didn't know what to expect. It is amazing how you picture things in your head when you have no idea what you are about to get yourself into! I always envied the Stay at Home Moms. "That's the Life" I told my self. I had no idea what I was about to get myself into! So in May of 2013 I left the Air Force after 8 years to start my next journey in Life "Domesticated Engineer" (AKA Stay at Home Mom). I would change my decision for anything!
Life as a Domesticated Engineer is no walk in the park! Do not take this as me complain or whining, this is just a way for me to express what my life is now like! You are on call 24/7 not matter the weather or how you feel. There is no "late reporting" or "work cancelled due to weather". There are no "sick days" and no "long lunches". You are over worked and underpaid! But the best part is.... I chose this life! I get to wake up, if I even had the chance to sleep yet, to my girls! I would give up everything and anything for this!
Everyone is different in how they want to raise their children. After almost 2 years of someone else raising my child I knew what the right decision for me was. I only have a few short years with these two girls and when they grow up and leave me I have the rest of my time to be what I want to be. I had a teacher say once "Who says you can only be one thing when you grow up?" I don't remember much from High School but this quote has always stuck in my head. I grew up and was an Air Man in the greatest Air Force in the World. Now I am a Domesticated Engineer, and who knows what I will be next! I didn't give up my dreams to be a Stay at Home Mom, my dreams just changed for now.
So after a year of being in my new career I needed a few new hobbies. One of these hobbies became Baking CUPCAKES!! Well this hobby was starting to cause me to re think my eating habits so this is where RUNNING as become a factor in my life. I still Bake, but I am now training for Half Marathons and my First Full Marathon in October 2014. I am now able to bake my Cupcakes and eat them, on Occasion that is.
While running started as a part of my fitness journey it has now become part of my Life. It started out as a once a week thing. I still remember my first run after having my daughter Peighton. I had just finished my Saturday round of Insanity and decided to go for a run around the block. The next weekend it turned into almost 2 miles and then 3 and then 4 and so on till I was running almost 10 miles on a Saturday. Next thing I know I am signed up to run a Half Marathon. 13.1 Miles, what the heck am I thinking. Who knew I would be running 4 + days a week, most of those days with a Double Jogging Stroller. Before this I would only run when I had to in the Air Force. Now I do it for Fun. My girls even look forward to our weekly runs! To think It all started with "Hey Barry, I am going to go for a run around the block."
Here is just some info on me. I am growing, learning and changing every day. And I am still on the hunt for the perfect cupcake to enjoy in October when I run 26.2 Miles!
So a little about me...
When I decided to get out of the Air Force I didn't know what to expect. It is amazing how you picture things in your head when you have no idea what you are about to get yourself into! I always envied the Stay at Home Moms. "That's the Life" I told my self. I had no idea what I was about to get myself into! So in May of 2013 I left the Air Force after 8 years to start my next journey in Life "Domesticated Engineer" (AKA Stay at Home Mom). I would change my decision for anything!
Life as a Domesticated Engineer is no walk in the park! Do not take this as me complain or whining, this is just a way for me to express what my life is now like! You are on call 24/7 not matter the weather or how you feel. There is no "late reporting" or "work cancelled due to weather". There are no "sick days" and no "long lunches". You are over worked and underpaid! But the best part is.... I chose this life! I get to wake up, if I even had the chance to sleep yet, to my girls! I would give up everything and anything for this!
Everyone is different in how they want to raise their children. After almost 2 years of someone else raising my child I knew what the right decision for me was. I only have a few short years with these two girls and when they grow up and leave me I have the rest of my time to be what I want to be. I had a teacher say once "Who says you can only be one thing when you grow up?" I don't remember much from High School but this quote has always stuck in my head. I grew up and was an Air Man in the greatest Air Force in the World. Now I am a Domesticated Engineer, and who knows what I will be next! I didn't give up my dreams to be a Stay at Home Mom, my dreams just changed for now.
So after a year of being in my new career I needed a few new hobbies. One of these hobbies became Baking CUPCAKES!! Well this hobby was starting to cause me to re think my eating habits so this is where RUNNING as become a factor in my life. I still Bake, but I am now training for Half Marathons and my First Full Marathon in October 2014. I am now able to bake my Cupcakes and eat them, on Occasion that is.
While running started as a part of my fitness journey it has now become part of my Life. It started out as a once a week thing. I still remember my first run after having my daughter Peighton. I had just finished my Saturday round of Insanity and decided to go for a run around the block. The next weekend it turned into almost 2 miles and then 3 and then 4 and so on till I was running almost 10 miles on a Saturday. Next thing I know I am signed up to run a Half Marathon. 13.1 Miles, what the heck am I thinking. Who knew I would be running 4 + days a week, most of those days with a Double Jogging Stroller. Before this I would only run when I had to in the Air Force. Now I do it for Fun. My girls even look forward to our weekly runs! To think It all started with "Hey Barry, I am going to go for a run around the block."
Here is just some info on me. I am growing, learning and changing every day. And I am still on the hunt for the perfect cupcake to enjoy in October when I run 26.2 Miles!
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