Our little family is really starting to expand, in every sense of the word. We started with just Little Love and I, then added Andy, then Love Bug, and now little Harrison is on the way. I'm scared... This pregnancy caught us so off-guard and it's been a whirlwind of overwhelming since. I'm not necessarily saying that's a bad thing; it's just...different. I know nothing about little boys. I think that's what's the most disconcerting.
Expansion is usually positive in the sense that things are growing, whether it be family, business, etc. Just in the past week, we've purchased a new vehicle, Little Love started Girl Scouts, and I added a new member to my Thirty-One team! After finding out we were pregnant with Harrison, we knew we needed a larger vehicle. A Hyundai Elentra and PT Cruiser just can't handle 3 children in car seats. We were originally thinking of purchasing a smaller SUV because I've always been stone cold set on NOT having a mini-van! Well, after looking at prices and sizes, we got a mini-van. Although there's really nothing mini about it. It's an 07' Dodge Grand Caravan. I've always owned small vehicles so driving this monster has been interesting to say the least. So far, I'm really happy with our purchase and our growing family has plenty of space now so hopefully we won't feel like sardine's when we head to the beach this year!
Little Love had her first Girl Scouts meeting this past Thursday. I'm not sure she knows exactly how she feels about it yet. She did say that she was disappointed because she thought that they'd be going camping and having s'mores and doing that kind of stuff. I tried to tell her that this is her first time and those things will be coming up, just not today. LoL! I'm a little nostalgic heading into the weekend because I'll be visiting the 4-H store where I used to shop for my patches and Girl Scout items to get Little Love's vest and patches. I can't wait to see her in her "uniform"!
Thirty-One has been pretty steady so far this year. My goal for this year is to grow my team. I would realistically like to have 4 girls under my lead by the end of August. I'm not sure how feasible that is since Harrison will be born in June, so June, July, and most of August will be consumed with adjusting to life with a new baby plus a toddler and not-so-little kid! I'm definitely going to try though. I've pretty much mapped out my game plan for the coming month's of what I'd like to have happen so we'll see how it all falls in to place. My first recruit signed up yesterday and I'm totally stoked about that! She's going to be a fantastic consultant! Now comes the learning process for me of being a mentor. :-)
Well, that's about all I have for now. I'm going to get ready for the day before Love Bug makes her appearance. Until next time, much love and many blessings!!
♥Courtney♥
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Monday, January 9, 2012
Overwhelmed
That completely describes my mood today. I don't mean just a little, but completely, totally, 100% overwhelmed--by everything. I don't even know what brought on this feeling; well, yes I do. After I got up this morning, the realization that I'm 35 weeks pregnant and in 3 weeks I'm going to have a squirming little bundle of joy crying every few hours really hit me (and I don't remember having this feeling with Kris). I started thinking about absolutely everything I still have to do and get and organize and just freaked! Her nursery is no where close to even being started. Thankfully, we're picking up the crib and changing table this weekend so at least that will be taken care of. I still have to go through bags of clothes that were given to us and figure out a place to put them. My plan was to make her crib set (the bumpers, skirt, sheet, valance, etc.) although now that's not looking like an option due to financial constraints. We haven't purchased the diapers yet and I'm not sure how or when we'll be able to do that. Then I started freaking because I need to find someone who can stay with Kris for the few days I'll be in the hospital so that she can still go to school--and that's not even half of what was racing through my mind today! I'm not going to bore you with my emotional, hormone-driven freak-out so let's move on to goals...
Business:
Tomorrow, I'm sitting down and mapping out the individual action plan(s) for each months goals. I know that having individual steps and breaking down the larger goals will help me be successful in achieving what I want. Once those are mapped out, it's on to putting them in motion.
Spiritual:
The goal that I set for myself was to spend a minimum of 15 minutes each day to read, ponder, and pray about scripture. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened. I have done some reading, especially each night with Kristi, but not the amount I wanted. I definitely need to step it up on this one.
Relational:
I've been in contact with more of my family and friends in the past week and have made some plans for get-together's--so far, so good!
So on that note, I don't really have anything else to talk about so I'm calling it an early night. Until next time, much love and many blessings!
♥Courtney♥
Business:
Tomorrow, I'm sitting down and mapping out the individual action plan(s) for each months goals. I know that having individual steps and breaking down the larger goals will help me be successful in achieving what I want. Once those are mapped out, it's on to putting them in motion.
Spiritual:
The goal that I set for myself was to spend a minimum of 15 minutes each day to read, ponder, and pray about scripture. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened. I have done some reading, especially each night with Kristi, but not the amount I wanted. I definitely need to step it up on this one.
Relational:
I've been in contact with more of my family and friends in the past week and have made some plans for get-together's--so far, so good!
So on that note, I don't really have anything else to talk about so I'm calling it an early night. Until next time, much love and many blessings!
♥Courtney♥
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The first of the year
The first of each year is supposed to bring about change--change from old habits, change towards new goals--change. When I sit down and think about 2011, there are so many great and wonderful memories like marrying my best friend, finding out we're expecting, being in both of my sister's weddings, my honeymoon, vacation with the Echterlings, and a multitude of other things. There are also many things I had hoped to accomplish but did not. I'm not so sure I want to roll over those goals or not. What I do know is that goal help propel us forward, no matter what area of life they relate to. I have many different types of goals like business, knitting, blogging, personal, spiritual, and relational. Each area has its own set yet they are all intertwined and create the fabric of my life, essentially: me. So as I sit here and think about what it is I want to accomplish this year, I'm not only pondering specific things I want to accomplish but also how that will fit into my neat little box of time. Without further ado, here are my 2012 goals:
Business:
I've sat down and thought about this/these goals many times. I've had one main goal and that was to be an Executive Director by a certain time. I have yet to hit that. I'm revamping this to not reflect a position level but an actual dollar amount. By the end of 2012, I want to be making enough money to not only replace my previous income but also bring Andy home with me. That is my long-term, yearly goal. Here is how I'm going to get there:
Knitting
I know I usually keep this part seperated from this blog since those posts alone can be pretty lengthy but I'm talking about goals. I have to include these because it's such an integral part of my life, my spirit, my being. So here's what I'm going to accomplish this year:
Blogging
Last year, my goal was blog everyday, even if only something minute. That obviously didn't happen so I'm going to revamp that one a little too. I find that sometimes I just don't have anything to talk about. Instead of blogging every day, my goal this year is to blog at least twice a week. If I do more, great. I think this will be helpful not only to help me remember things (we all know how incredibly forgetful I am), but also help update family members who I don't always get to talk to on a regular basis on the happenings at the Kramer household. So this is number one for this week!
Spiritual
Last years goal for this was to have a quiet time every day. I started out pretty well with this but have since slacked. I don't have an excuse nor will I even attempt to make one. The simple fact is just that I need to do this every day. My goal to start out is to spend a minimum of 15 minutes reading the bible and pondering what I've read/praying about it. As of right now, the best time for me to do that is right after Kristi gets off to school. I have a few hours before Andy wakes up for the day in which to do that.
Last but certainly not least...
Relational
What I mean by relational is relationships. I'm very bad at keeping in contact with people. I say I'll call back but always forget (sorry mom!) and I don't make plans with people much. So my goal this year is to make more time not only for my friends and family, but also more quality for Kristi, Andy, and I.
Okay... so that about sums up goals for the year. I'll definitely be reflecting on these each week as well as revising them throughout the year so be sure to stay tuned! Moving on to the family part of this...
We celebrated Christmas with Kristi this past Monday. Andy's parents came over to join us for the day which was really great. It was so much fun spending time with them and letting them enjoy Kristi opening their gifts. We started with a pancake, egg, and turkey bacon breakfast (and of course coffee). Then moved on to preparing for his parents to arrive. I have to say that I was very proud of how patient Kristi was in delaying the opening of her presents until his parents arrived. We watched Kristi open all her gifts from them and Santa's gifts and then had lunch. We had steamed shrimp with potato salad and both were amazing! Next up was supposed to be watching the traditional Ruldolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (original 1964 clay-motion version), Frosty the Snowman, and A Charlie Brown Christmas. I downloaded and burned the movies the week before; however, failed to check the DVD and realized after trying to play it that the sound didn't work on the DVD. I stupidly already deleted the files from my computer so I couldn't even hook that up to the TV to play. So we watched Percy Jackson in HD instead. LoL! Not exactly Christmas but that's okay. We ended the day with a small ice cream dessert while Kristi tried out her new Innotab (her "kid" iPad as she likes to call it). Here's a couple of photo highlights:
Well, that's about all I have for today so until next time, much love and many blessings!
♥Courtney♥
Business:
I've sat down and thought about this/these goals many times. I've had one main goal and that was to be an Executive Director by a certain time. I have yet to hit that. I'm revamping this to not reflect a position level but an actual dollar amount. By the end of 2012, I want to be making enough money to not only replace my previous income but also bring Andy home with me. That is my long-term, yearly goal. Here is how I'm going to get there:
- By February 29, be making a minimum of $2000 a month and supporting at least 25 clients
- By April 15, supporting at least 25 clients and have a minimum of 3 health coaches
- By May 31, be making a minimum of $3000 a month, supporting at least 25 clients, and have a minimum of 5 health coaches on my team
- By July 31, be a certified health coach
- By September 30, be making a minimum of $4500 a month, supporting at least 30 clients, and have a minimum of 7 health coaches
- By December 31, be making a minimum of $6000 a month, supporting at least 30 clients, and have a minimum of 10 health coaches
Knitting
I know I usually keep this part seperated from this blog since those posts alone can be pretty lengthy but I'm talking about goals. I have to include these because it's such an integral part of my life, my spirit, my being. So here's what I'm going to accomplish this year:
- Create at least 5 patterns with only 2 of those being dishcloths
- Knit one gift for every family member for Christmas and/or birthdays this year
- Have at least 15 completed projects by the end of the year
Blogging
Last year, my goal was blog everyday, even if only something minute. That obviously didn't happen so I'm going to revamp that one a little too. I find that sometimes I just don't have anything to talk about. Instead of blogging every day, my goal this year is to blog at least twice a week. If I do more, great. I think this will be helpful not only to help me remember things (we all know how incredibly forgetful I am), but also help update family members who I don't always get to talk to on a regular basis on the happenings at the Kramer household. So this is number one for this week!
Spiritual
Last years goal for this was to have a quiet time every day. I started out pretty well with this but have since slacked. I don't have an excuse nor will I even attempt to make one. The simple fact is just that I need to do this every day. My goal to start out is to spend a minimum of 15 minutes reading the bible and pondering what I've read/praying about it. As of right now, the best time for me to do that is right after Kristi gets off to school. I have a few hours before Andy wakes up for the day in which to do that.
Last but certainly not least...
Relational
What I mean by relational is relationships. I'm very bad at keeping in contact with people. I say I'll call back but always forget (sorry mom!) and I don't make plans with people much. So my goal this year is to make more time not only for my friends and family, but also more quality for Kristi, Andy, and I.
Okay... so that about sums up goals for the year. I'll definitely be reflecting on these each week as well as revising them throughout the year so be sure to stay tuned! Moving on to the family part of this...
We celebrated Christmas with Kristi this past Monday. Andy's parents came over to join us for the day which was really great. It was so much fun spending time with them and letting them enjoy Kristi opening their gifts. We started with a pancake, egg, and turkey bacon breakfast (and of course coffee). Then moved on to preparing for his parents to arrive. I have to say that I was very proud of how patient Kristi was in delaying the opening of her presents until his parents arrived. We watched Kristi open all her gifts from them and Santa's gifts and then had lunch. We had steamed shrimp with potato salad and both were amazing! Next up was supposed to be watching the traditional Ruldolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (original 1964 clay-motion version), Frosty the Snowman, and A Charlie Brown Christmas. I downloaded and burned the movies the week before; however, failed to check the DVD and realized after trying to play it that the sound didn't work on the DVD. I stupidly already deleted the files from my computer so I couldn't even hook that up to the TV to play. So we watched Percy Jackson in HD instead. LoL! Not exactly Christmas but that's okay. We ended the day with a small ice cream dessert while Kristi tried out her new Innotab (her "kid" iPad as she likes to call it). Here's a couple of photo highlights:
♥Courtney♥
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Fall is Definitely Here
Oh yeah, fall is definitely here! This morning I took stock of exactly why I was feeling more of fall today than other day this year thus far. I'm thinking it had something to do with the 51 degree weather upon waking up and walking the dogs, the pumpkin bagel with homemade pumpkin cream cheese for breakfast, and sipping on my homemade pumpkin spiced coffee (and by homemade I mean I added pumpkin spice to the coffee grounds). Yeah... I absolutely love this time of year. Not only is it the return of everything pumpkin, but it's that much closer to winter and Christmas, which is hands down my absolute favorite time of the year.
I'm really excited that next Monday is Halloween. Halloween usually doesn't do anything for me, but this year, I actually get to take Kris trick-or-treating. I haven't been able to do that since she was very little. The last time she was here 2 years ago, I was really sick and unable to take her. This year, she's being Ariel from The Little Mermaid (big shocker!). I love that she's so much like me and this is one thing she and I can share together. Sometimes I feel a little left out in that area because she has the He-Man/She-Ra/Thundercats thing with Andy. Anyway...
Business is going great. I had a meeting with my business coach today which was completely invaluable! I have never felt more at ease with this business thing. I have found it so completely overwhelming and she really helped me see that it's not overwhelming at all. Just take things a step at a time, map out a plan, and manage time efficiently is about all I need to do. It makes me feel great and oh-so-excited to work for myself and be here for my family whenever I'm needed. :-)
This week has been pretty crazy so far. We've been dog-sitting Matt's two adorable dogs, so that's been crazy in and of itself. Our family is definitely not used to having to pick every little thing up and closing all our doors. Needless to say, they drank out of the toilet a few times (clean mind you) and chewed up a couple of Kristi's things but all in all it wasn't too bad. Monday I hung out with Wendy a little. After getting my hair done, we went for lunch at Chili's (love that place!). Yesterday we had a play date with one of Kristi's classmates. That was our second play date so far and both have been fun for both the kids and moms. I'm excited to spend some time with another mom which I definitely don't get to do very often. Today was mostly just working my business, knitting the rest of the ornaments for Carol, and spending time with Kristi. Thankfully, the rest of this week isn't terribly busy (definitely a blessing). Kris has a birthday party on Saturday and Sunday we're heading to York for Carol's birthday party. I'm really excited for that. It's not very often our whole family gets together so it'll be nice to spend some time together.
This past weekend was my sister's bridal shower and it was totally awesome! Everyone had so much fun. Here's a couple of pictures from the party:
Well that's about all I have for now so until next time, much love and many blessings!
♥Courtney♥
I'm really excited that next Monday is Halloween. Halloween usually doesn't do anything for me, but this year, I actually get to take Kris trick-or-treating. I haven't been able to do that since she was very little. The last time she was here 2 years ago, I was really sick and unable to take her. This year, she's being Ariel from The Little Mermaid (big shocker!). I love that she's so much like me and this is one thing she and I can share together. Sometimes I feel a little left out in that area because she has the He-Man/She-Ra/Thundercats thing with Andy. Anyway...
Business is going great. I had a meeting with my business coach today which was completely invaluable! I have never felt more at ease with this business thing. I have found it so completely overwhelming and she really helped me see that it's not overwhelming at all. Just take things a step at a time, map out a plan, and manage time efficiently is about all I need to do. It makes me feel great and oh-so-excited to work for myself and be here for my family whenever I'm needed. :-)
This week has been pretty crazy so far. We've been dog-sitting Matt's two adorable dogs, so that's been crazy in and of itself. Our family is definitely not used to having to pick every little thing up and closing all our doors. Needless to say, they drank out of the toilet a few times (clean mind you) and chewed up a couple of Kristi's things but all in all it wasn't too bad. Monday I hung out with Wendy a little. After getting my hair done, we went for lunch at Chili's (love that place!). Yesterday we had a play date with one of Kristi's classmates. That was our second play date so far and both have been fun for both the kids and moms. I'm excited to spend some time with another mom which I definitely don't get to do very often. Today was mostly just working my business, knitting the rest of the ornaments for Carol, and spending time with Kristi. Thankfully, the rest of this week isn't terribly busy (definitely a blessing). Kris has a birthday party on Saturday and Sunday we're heading to York for Carol's birthday party. I'm really excited for that. It's not very often our whole family gets together so it'll be nice to spend some time together.
This past weekend was my sister's bridal shower and it was totally awesome! Everyone had so much fun. Here's a couple of pictures from the party:
Well that's about all I have for now so until next time, much love and many blessings!
♥Courtney♥
Friday, October 21, 2011
What Not to Crave
So two weeks ago I got a hankering for chocolate. Since most chocolate hurts my teeth (I have extremely sensitive teeth), I thought I'd try eating a Twix bar instead. Big. Mistake. OMGosh all I have wanted and craved in the past 2 weeks is Twix! I never realized just how much I LOVE them! I've been doing really well with eating healthy my whole pregnancy so I thought I'd treat myself and by a small bag of the fun-sized bars. Again I say... Big. Mistake. I have come to realize that I absolutely CANNOT control myself with these babies. That bag was seriously in my house less than 24 hours. So, being the health coach that I am, I now recognize that under no circumstances can Twix bars be in our house. I'm not really sure how I'm going to handle Halloween yet, but I have another week to figure that out!
My second and only other pregnancy craving so far has been muenster cheese. This was my absolute favorite cheese when I was a kid. I haven't had it since moving in with my husband 3 years ago. Although, now that I really think about it, I don't think I've had any since I was a tween. Oh wait, that's a lie. Anytime I've eaten at Isaac's, I've had it. I forgot it's on the Boardwalk Gull. LoL! Anyway... I was at the grocery store the other day and picked some up. Cheese has never tasted so good to me. :-) If you haven't tried muenster cheese before, I highly recommend it. Cheese is definitely one of those funny foods you have to be careful with. I mean, in the health sense. There are many positive attributes to cheese like calcium, protein, etc., but if you're not careful, it's very easy to eat more than the recommended amount; therefore, eating excess calories and fat. I've been doing great on that front so far. Speaking of...
On Monday, we had a baby appointment. I got to see my favorite doctor and ask lots of questions. One of the things I wanted to discuss with her was my weight. I guess as my stomach continues to grow, I'm noticing that that isn't the only thing growing. I wanted to make sure I am on a positive weight track with this pregnancy. One of my biggest regrets with Kristi's pregnancy was not eating healthy. And because of that, I am making a conscience effort to eat healthy with Trinity. Granted, I slip-up (um.. read above) but I can say that overall, I'm eating very well in comparison (thank you TSFL!). She said that I am actually under for my weight gain but that it's okay since I was a little overweight to start. As of that appointement, I have only gained 15 pounds and can gain up to 23 pounds by this point so that made me feel really good. She also discussed us getting a level two ultrasound. Since my last one was at 18 weeks, the technician was unable get very clear anatomy pictures. That's scheduled for Nov. 7th so we'll get to see Trinity again (yay!!) and verify that she's definitely a girl. LoL! Andy still thinks we're going to find different anatomy or he just likes teasing me about it. :-) Moving on...
TSFL is going well. I haven't actually signed up any new clients as of yet, but this week I made the decision that this is it. It's either now or never--I'm either going to do this or not. I've been dabbling with this since April of last year and haven't been focusing on my business; although, I still haven't quite figured out why. But this past week, I made the decision that it will be my primary focus. So I've started looking at the training videos, renewed my license, ordered the new file system, set goals, and am continuing to master my craft. I've made it a priority to do something everyday, whether it's 10 minutes reading the Habits of Health or an hour of phone calls--just something. I have found that when I constantly surround myself with it, my momentum stays up. I don't want to just be a health coach--I want to be a GREAT health coach; someone my clients can depend on. I want to work from the comfort of my own home and be in my pj's. I want to watch my children grow up and not miss a single step or milestone in their lives. Most of all, I want my family and I to be happy and healthy and stress-free (yes, I understand we'll never be completely stress-free). I want to be able to participate in functions at school and be an active member of South Hamilton's PTA, more than just going to a meeting every month. I want to volunteer more of my time at church and be a part of all the wonderful opportunities that are there like choir and Upwards Basketball. Being in business for myself will allow me to have all these things and then some. I'm just not sure why it's taken me so long to realize that.
Tomorrow is my sister's bridal shower. I'm so excited for her and can't wait to spend time with her, my mom, and bestie. We're going to have a lot of fun. I'm really looking forwad to her wedding in a couple of weeks as well. It's going to be beautiful as will she. Kris and I had our first fitting for our dresses tonight. I'm really surprised that she only has to shorten Kristi's straps. I thought she was going to have to take the sides in some. On mine, she has to take in the bust, add some extra boning in the back, and hem the bottom. All in all, not too much and she does amazing work!
On that note, I'm going to work on Carol's birthday present so until next time, much love and many blessings!
♥Courtney♥
My second and only other pregnancy craving so far has been muenster cheese. This was my absolute favorite cheese when I was a kid. I haven't had it since moving in with my husband 3 years ago. Although, now that I really think about it, I don't think I've had any since I was a tween. Oh wait, that's a lie. Anytime I've eaten at Isaac's, I've had it. I forgot it's on the Boardwalk Gull. LoL! Anyway... I was at the grocery store the other day and picked some up. Cheese has never tasted so good to me. :-) If you haven't tried muenster cheese before, I highly recommend it. Cheese is definitely one of those funny foods you have to be careful with. I mean, in the health sense. There are many positive attributes to cheese like calcium, protein, etc., but if you're not careful, it's very easy to eat more than the recommended amount; therefore, eating excess calories and fat. I've been doing great on that front so far. Speaking of...
On Monday, we had a baby appointment. I got to see my favorite doctor and ask lots of questions. One of the things I wanted to discuss with her was my weight. I guess as my stomach continues to grow, I'm noticing that that isn't the only thing growing. I wanted to make sure I am on a positive weight track with this pregnancy. One of my biggest regrets with Kristi's pregnancy was not eating healthy. And because of that, I am making a conscience effort to eat healthy with Trinity. Granted, I slip-up (um.. read above) but I can say that overall, I'm eating very well in comparison (thank you TSFL!). She said that I am actually under for my weight gain but that it's okay since I was a little overweight to start. As of that appointement, I have only gained 15 pounds and can gain up to 23 pounds by this point so that made me feel really good. She also discussed us getting a level two ultrasound. Since my last one was at 18 weeks, the technician was unable get very clear anatomy pictures. That's scheduled for Nov. 7th so we'll get to see Trinity again (yay!!) and verify that she's definitely a girl. LoL! Andy still thinks we're going to find different anatomy or he just likes teasing me about it. :-) Moving on...
TSFL is going well. I haven't actually signed up any new clients as of yet, but this week I made the decision that this is it. It's either now or never--I'm either going to do this or not. I've been dabbling with this since April of last year and haven't been focusing on my business; although, I still haven't quite figured out why. But this past week, I made the decision that it will be my primary focus. So I've started looking at the training videos, renewed my license, ordered the new file system, set goals, and am continuing to master my craft. I've made it a priority to do something everyday, whether it's 10 minutes reading the Habits of Health or an hour of phone calls--just something. I have found that when I constantly surround myself with it, my momentum stays up. I don't want to just be a health coach--I want to be a GREAT health coach; someone my clients can depend on. I want to work from the comfort of my own home and be in my pj's. I want to watch my children grow up and not miss a single step or milestone in their lives. Most of all, I want my family and I to be happy and healthy and stress-free (yes, I understand we'll never be completely stress-free). I want to be able to participate in functions at school and be an active member of South Hamilton's PTA, more than just going to a meeting every month. I want to volunteer more of my time at church and be a part of all the wonderful opportunities that are there like choir and Upwards Basketball. Being in business for myself will allow me to have all these things and then some. I'm just not sure why it's taken me so long to realize that.
Tomorrow is my sister's bridal shower. I'm so excited for her and can't wait to spend time with her, my mom, and bestie. We're going to have a lot of fun. I'm really looking forwad to her wedding in a couple of weeks as well. It's going to be beautiful as will she. Kris and I had our first fitting for our dresses tonight. I'm really surprised that she only has to shorten Kristi's straps. I thought she was going to have to take the sides in some. On mine, she has to take in the bust, add some extra boning in the back, and hem the bottom. All in all, not too much and she does amazing work!
On that note, I'm going to work on Carol's birthday present so until next time, much love and many blessings!
♥Courtney♥
Monday, August 15, 2011
Getting up to speed
Okay.. So here's the super-quick run-down of what's been going on my life since I left you hanging for a whopping 3 months (I know... the horror!).
The last time I updated, I talked some about starting a new job and the wedding. The job is going okay. Since starting in April, I've moved through 3 different positions. To be honest, I'm not really liking this new position but it is what it is and I'm making the most of it.
The wedding was fantastic! It was everything I hoped it would be. We had a beautiful ceremony that was picture perfect. I felt like a fairytale princess in my wedding gown. Andy's step-dad walked me down the isle to marry my love and best friend. The reception was so much fun. We had lots of dancing, visiting, and eating. I was very happy with how everything turned out, especially since most of it was done myself! (Go little crafty me!)
June was a fairly uneventful month, so not too much to report there. Although, one big thing did happen... Andy and I found out that we're expecting our first child! We're super stoked and can't wait to meet our little bundle of joy. Kristi is just as excited as well. Kristi also officially graduated kindergarten. :-)
July was pretty eventful with my birthday, Kristi's birthday, Katelynn's birthday and party, my first doctor's appointment, Sarah's wedding, and our honeymoon. We didn't do anything special for my birthday but on Kristi's birthday, I took her to The Carousel for ice cream. We had a blast trying not to get the ice cream all over us since it was hot as snot outside! Katelynn's birthday party was a ton of fun with amazing food and a pool to swim in. I was really proud of Kristi because she swam in the deep end with no floaties or a vest and was diving head-first into the water! <3 She's growing up so fast! I had my first doctor's appointment before leaving for OC. We got to see our little bundle of joy which we've lovingly nicknamed Peanut. We got about 20 printouts of him/her. I also got a ton of information and free samples (who doesn't like free?). Peanut is perfectly sized for how far along I am which is awesome. We also found out that our due date is February 14, 2012. :-) Moving on to Sarah's wedding... Sarah, Kristi, and I left for OC, MD on the 20th. We spent the first day lounging. The second day we dug in and started with the cake preparations. After looking at the recipe for the one cake and finding out it was going to take over 9 hours to make (not including decorating), we scrapped that one and went with Andy's family's recipe for Hawaiian Wedding Cake. It turned out amazing (of course!). The main cake was a strawberry-shortcake that turned out fantastically better than our first attempt. The table set-up was beautiful and I got lots and lots of complements on the presentation and taste (score!). The wedding ceremony was gorgeous and not nearly as hot as I thought it would be. The reception was a blast as well. The honeymoon was amazing. I try not to complain too much about how little I see Andy because I do realize that there are some husband's and wives who don't see their spouses for months or years on end. I'm so used to being able to see him or talk to him and since starting at Rubber Sheet Roll, I'm lucky if I get a 5 minute conversation a day during the week. Our weekends are so jam packed with things we need to do together that we don't ever seem to spend "quality time" together. So having the honeymoon really helped us bond more. We got a lot closer and I seriously fall more in love with him each and every day (although sometimes I wonder how that's even possible).
August so far hasn't been too eventful. Kristi starts school in 2 weeks so we started her bedtime/school routine. That didn't go so well this morning when she had to wake up earlier than she's used to. We got all her school clothes this past weekend and she and I picked up her sneakers, book bag, and folder tonight. She's set and anxious to start (although I think that's more because she wants to wear her new clothes... Not that she REALLY wants to start school.. LoL!).
A quick update on goals:
Business: Waugh Street Note Service is officially no more. I found out that the founder of the institute where I did my training for a hefty fee has since laid all his salesmen off and is potentially filing for bankruptcy. Lesson learned. TSFL, however, is officially starting to take off. Although I haven't signed up a new client yet this week, I'm confident that working with my business coach will get the results I need in order to stay home. My goal is to be an Executive Director by September 19th. I know it's going to be hard but it'll be worth every minute I put into it. I really think the biggest obstacle to my success has been fear. Fear of not knowing what's going to be on the other side; fear of not knowing what my life is going to look like as a successful business woman; and fear of how much (or maybe little) my life is going to change. Up until this past week, that fear has driven (well, not driven) my success with TSFL. There are so many supports with this company so I'm never in this alone. That, to me, is more amazing than anything else. I don't HAVE to be the expert. I don't HAVE to know everything in order to be a fantastic and successful coach! I can't even begin to explain how freeing that is! I'm one of those people who feels I have to know everything about a position before I can truly "be in that position".. If that make sense? (It does in my mind.) Anyway...
Quiet time: My original goal was to set aside time every day to do this. I know I need to but I just never seem to quite get there. So, I'm revamping this one a little. I'm making more time to spend with God, it just isn't always "quiet time". I'm reading my bible more, mostly listen to Christian music (I know this isn't a necessity but this is one of the ways I praise God each and every day), and praying more. This is a journey and He knows I'm not perfect. Beating myself up about it only brings me that much farther away from Him so I'm happy with where I am at this time in my life. :-)
Okay, it's been so long that I can't even remember what the other goals were... I know there were like 4 but eh... Oh well. They obviously weren't THAT important. On that note, it's way past my bed time and I've talked your ear off enough for one evening. Until next time, much love and many blessings! <3
Love,
Courtney (now Kramer) <3
The last time I updated, I talked some about starting a new job and the wedding. The job is going okay. Since starting in April, I've moved through 3 different positions. To be honest, I'm not really liking this new position but it is what it is and I'm making the most of it.
The wedding was fantastic! It was everything I hoped it would be. We had a beautiful ceremony that was picture perfect. I felt like a fairytale princess in my wedding gown. Andy's step-dad walked me down the isle to marry my love and best friend. The reception was so much fun. We had lots of dancing, visiting, and eating. I was very happy with how everything turned out, especially since most of it was done myself! (Go little crafty me!)
June was a fairly uneventful month, so not too much to report there. Although, one big thing did happen... Andy and I found out that we're expecting our first child! We're super stoked and can't wait to meet our little bundle of joy. Kristi is just as excited as well. Kristi also officially graduated kindergarten. :-)
July was pretty eventful with my birthday, Kristi's birthday, Katelynn's birthday and party, my first doctor's appointment, Sarah's wedding, and our honeymoon. We didn't do anything special for my birthday but on Kristi's birthday, I took her to The Carousel for ice cream. We had a blast trying not to get the ice cream all over us since it was hot as snot outside! Katelynn's birthday party was a ton of fun with amazing food and a pool to swim in. I was really proud of Kristi because she swam in the deep end with no floaties or a vest and was diving head-first into the water! <3 She's growing up so fast! I had my first doctor's appointment before leaving for OC. We got to see our little bundle of joy which we've lovingly nicknamed Peanut. We got about 20 printouts of him/her. I also got a ton of information and free samples (who doesn't like free?). Peanut is perfectly sized for how far along I am which is awesome. We also found out that our due date is February 14, 2012. :-) Moving on to Sarah's wedding... Sarah, Kristi, and I left for OC, MD on the 20th. We spent the first day lounging. The second day we dug in and started with the cake preparations. After looking at the recipe for the one cake and finding out it was going to take over 9 hours to make (not including decorating), we scrapped that one and went with Andy's family's recipe for Hawaiian Wedding Cake. It turned out amazing (of course!). The main cake was a strawberry-shortcake that turned out fantastically better than our first attempt. The table set-up was beautiful and I got lots and lots of complements on the presentation and taste (score!). The wedding ceremony was gorgeous and not nearly as hot as I thought it would be. The reception was a blast as well. The honeymoon was amazing. I try not to complain too much about how little I see Andy because I do realize that there are some husband's and wives who don't see their spouses for months or years on end. I'm so used to being able to see him or talk to him and since starting at Rubber Sheet Roll, I'm lucky if I get a 5 minute conversation a day during the week. Our weekends are so jam packed with things we need to do together that we don't ever seem to spend "quality time" together. So having the honeymoon really helped us bond more. We got a lot closer and I seriously fall more in love with him each and every day (although sometimes I wonder how that's even possible).
August so far hasn't been too eventful. Kristi starts school in 2 weeks so we started her bedtime/school routine. That didn't go so well this morning when she had to wake up earlier than she's used to. We got all her school clothes this past weekend and she and I picked up her sneakers, book bag, and folder tonight. She's set and anxious to start (although I think that's more because she wants to wear her new clothes... Not that she REALLY wants to start school.. LoL!).
A quick update on goals:
Business: Waugh Street Note Service is officially no more. I found out that the founder of the institute where I did my training for a hefty fee has since laid all his salesmen off and is potentially filing for bankruptcy. Lesson learned. TSFL, however, is officially starting to take off. Although I haven't signed up a new client yet this week, I'm confident that working with my business coach will get the results I need in order to stay home. My goal is to be an Executive Director by September 19th. I know it's going to be hard but it'll be worth every minute I put into it. I really think the biggest obstacle to my success has been fear. Fear of not knowing what's going to be on the other side; fear of not knowing what my life is going to look like as a successful business woman; and fear of how much (or maybe little) my life is going to change. Up until this past week, that fear has driven (well, not driven) my success with TSFL. There are so many supports with this company so I'm never in this alone. That, to me, is more amazing than anything else. I don't HAVE to be the expert. I don't HAVE to know everything in order to be a fantastic and successful coach! I can't even begin to explain how freeing that is! I'm one of those people who feels I have to know everything about a position before I can truly "be in that position".. If that make sense? (It does in my mind.) Anyway...
Quiet time: My original goal was to set aside time every day to do this. I know I need to but I just never seem to quite get there. So, I'm revamping this one a little. I'm making more time to spend with God, it just isn't always "quiet time". I'm reading my bible more, mostly listen to Christian music (I know this isn't a necessity but this is one of the ways I praise God each and every day), and praying more. This is a journey and He knows I'm not perfect. Beating myself up about it only brings me that much farther away from Him so I'm happy with where I am at this time in my life. :-)
Okay, it's been so long that I can't even remember what the other goals were... I know there were like 4 but eh... Oh well. They obviously weren't THAT important. On that note, it's way past my bed time and I've talked your ear off enough for one evening. Until next time, much love and many blessings! <3
Love,
Courtney (now Kramer) <3
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