Welcome 2010

Most people were excited to see 2009 pass, but not me. 2009 was the best year of my life; I married my best friend. I hope that 2010 is as great as 2009!

Mr. Hoosier and I had a BLAST ringing in the New Year with friends. We had a great dinner and then went out!

As 2010 begins, most people have New Year resolutions, but not me. I don't believe in New Year resolutions because most people forget about them after the first month. However I set goals for myself.

Here are my goals for 2010:
1. Read 20 books this year
2. Run 2 Half Marathons
3. This is still iffy, but I think I might want to run a full marathon... I will get back to you on that as it is still in contemplation.
4. Through Girls on the Run, I would like to inspire 5 parents to run a 5k along with their daughter.
5. I want to take a trip to NYC.
6. My goal for Girls on the Run is to use 2010 to make GOTR well known in our community and have solid partners and sponsors before we begin our first season in February 2011.
7. Health/Fitness wise, my goal is to continue to keep my body healthy through working out and eating clean!
8. Cook 2 NEW eat clean recipes per week! This doesn't include our regular faves such as eat clean sweet potato fries..mmmm! I will try and post the recipes that I cook, but don't rely on that ;)
9. Take my dog on more walks- 3 per week is what I am shooting for! Mr. Hoosier is much better at this than me.
10. Call my grandpa more- at least once a week!
11. Be a good, loving, and supportive wife!

Happy New Year, friends. May 2010 bring you the happiness you have always wished for!

Until next time,
H :)

Fabulous Opportunity Thrown My Way

Life is good! 

As some of you may know, and others may not, I am so very interested in fitness and nutrition. In fact, I have plans to go back to school to become a registered dietician.  I have been trying to get into teaching group exercise classes for awhile now, but with no luck.  

Then, one day after my honeymoon I was the Group Exercise Coordinator at my gym (YMCA).  I never run into her because I am always there in evening and she is during the day.  Well, since school is out I was working out in the afternoon.  I went up to her, introduced myself and asked her about any positions to teach Group Exercise (Group X); she had me fill out an application on the spot.  Well, after a few weeks of constant communication with the Group X Coordinator, I had an interview yesterday and was hired on the spot!  I am so pumped.  I will be teaching a strength and endurance class, interval class, and a class for young girls that also contains a nutrition component.  

Although this job will only be 4 hours a week; this job is all about opportunity.  I am hoping that this job will just open doors for my future.  I love fitness, I love nutrition, and childhood obesity is a strong interest of mine and such a sad epidemic in our country.  I can't wait to see where this opportunity takes me.  I am excited to get going, and to meet other people who are interested in the same things as me.  

One other exciting thing about this job- my supervisor, the Group X coordinator is awesome! She, like me, is  so enthralled by Tosca Reno and the Eat Clean Diet.  We talked about it in our interview for about 30 minutes; I was pumped!  She also has done fitness competitions, and was talking to me about doing one as well.  That is something I have thought about before; maybe I will do one some day.... but after my full marathon, of course! :)

Life is good!