Hello Mamas!
Please vote on your top three outdoor schedules for when we move outside April 6th! We will be going to a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule with a family class the first Saturday of each month starting the week of March 9th.
What's with not having Sugarhouse as every option as before?
I was approached by some moms who wanted to see if we could meet at other locations rather than Sugarhouse on Fridays, and so to please the masses - I added some options to the polls. We'll see what the majority says - so make sure to make your voice heard!!
Thanks again for your thoughts and votes! See you in class!
Holly
Monday, March 2, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Polls are open...
With the slight feeling of Spring in the air, we are thinking about what to do and where to go when we actually can exercise outside. I know, I just had heart palpitations just thinking about it. Also, many moms have mentioned their excitement behind having a Friday class, possibly in addition or replacement of Thursday's class (even before we move outside).
Therefore, since we are all opinionated ladies, we have created some polls to survey the Fit4Mamas public. Please answer the polls on the right-hand side with your preferences - and we will arrange the schedule accordingly. We're hoping to add more classes in the Spring, so please mark all the days and locations that would fit into your schedule. And yes, we are already planning to have Friday classes at Sugarhouse Park (and calling it the "Sugarshack Attack!!"), so that is why it's the only Friday option. As always, please let me know if you have any questions - and we'll see you sassy gals in class!
Therefore, since we are all opinionated ladies, we have created some polls to survey the Fit4Mamas public. Please answer the polls on the right-hand side with your preferences - and we will arrange the schedule accordingly. We're hoping to add more classes in the Spring, so please mark all the days and locations that would fit into your schedule. And yes, we are already planning to have Friday classes at Sugarhouse Park (and calling it the "Sugarshack Attack!!"), so that is why it's the only Friday option. As always, please let me know if you have any questions - and we'll see you sassy gals in class!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Mama Motivation
In the past year I’ve been thinking about what motivates Moms. While being a corporate gal for the majority of my adult life, I was motivated by business trips to exotic locations (like Boise and Tempe), dress down Fridays, and morning meetings that included chocolate milk in addition to the standard donuts and OJ. I especially enjoyed it when my boss would get us string cheese and Pirate Booty to munch on during grueling ten hour workdays.
Nowadays, I’m the walking snack-pack. My bag is overflowing with fruit snacks and Froot Loops, and is growing Goldfish crackers like a mobile Chia-Pet. My current manager is half my size, 28 years my junior, and works me much longer than the FLSA ever wanted when establishing the 40-hour-work-week. I’m his meal ticket, personal shopper, and translator of his special dialect. I’m in desperate need of some solitude and a strong drink, none of which are coming my way. I asked my son for a few days off, and he chuckled and demanded I sing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” one more time.
So why do we do it? What drives us to endure the feedings, teething, and temper tantrums? Sure, you get to wake up to sweet, innocent faces and all the “blessings in heaven” jazz. But motherhood’s a hard gig, and yet we keep on keepin’ on. There’s no sticker charts or merit badges for our future, just the simple satisfaction that our efforts result in a happy, well-balanced humans.
I believe that as cliché as it sounds, the payoff lies in the little things. For me, I love when my son spontaneously counts things, sings the ABC’s, or asks to listen to his favorite musicians: Savage Garden and Sade. Truth be known, we’re each other’s favorite companion and wouldn’t spend our days any other way than together. All in all, I believe the work is worth it. Spending my days (and nights) as a mom is worth more than all the chocolate milk and exotic business trips in the world. And solitude or chaos, I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Nowadays, I’m the walking snack-pack. My bag is overflowing with fruit snacks and Froot Loops, and is growing Goldfish crackers like a mobile Chia-Pet. My current manager is half my size, 28 years my junior, and works me much longer than the FLSA ever wanted when establishing the 40-hour-work-week. I’m his meal ticket, personal shopper, and translator of his special dialect. I’m in desperate need of some solitude and a strong drink, none of which are coming my way. I asked my son for a few days off, and he chuckled and demanded I sing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” one more time.
So why do we do it? What drives us to endure the feedings, teething, and temper tantrums? Sure, you get to wake up to sweet, innocent faces and all the “blessings in heaven” jazz. But motherhood’s a hard gig, and yet we keep on keepin’ on. There’s no sticker charts or merit badges for our future, just the simple satisfaction that our efforts result in a happy, well-balanced humans.
I believe that as cliché as it sounds, the payoff lies in the little things. For me, I love when my son spontaneously counts things, sings the ABC’s, or asks to listen to his favorite musicians: Savage Garden and Sade. Truth be known, we’re each other’s favorite companion and wouldn’t spend our days any other way than together. All in all, I believe the work is worth it. Spending my days (and nights) as a mom is worth more than all the chocolate milk and exotic business trips in the world. And solitude or chaos, I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Welcome to the Fit4Mamas Blog!
Hello and welcome to the new Fit4Mamas blog!! This will be the new gathering of mama-esque blogging rich with realism and sarcasm. We hope you'll read often, and come back soon.
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