New Addition and Maternity Leave

At 4:30am on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, my water officially broke. Finally!! Nearly 40 long weeks later, we have action!! I labored at home for several hours, leaving us with the hour drive to the hospital. That was fun... Long story short, by 9:18pm, our family had increased by one!

In active labor at this point.

Meet Miss Hillary Jane! She entered the world screaming, but calmed down long enough for an adorable photo. She weighed 7lbs 10oz and was 20 1/4in long. I will be honest in saying we were totally expecting a boy, so she was a HUGE surprise!

Miss Hillary Jane

 Now our world is filled with pink, purple, and all things girly! 

Sleeping during tummy time

I am loving my maternity leave and being able to watch her grow a little bit every day. It's so crazy to see the changes she makes from one day to the next. At 7 weeks old, she is getting to the point where she wants to smile and interact more. So what do we do while Dad is at work? Watch the 21 Day Fix infomercial! Girlfriend loved learning a bit about what Mom does (see that smile?!).

Lazy Sunday with my love

Initially, Mike and I were super nervous about my nine week maternity leave. We have always used my income from Beachbody to pay off debt. Our steady paychecks from working traditional jobs pay for day living/bills, so it's nice to have supplemental income to chip away at those loans at a faster rate. 

Well, lucky for us, I am able to work from home while watching our little princess. I continue to run challenge/accountability groups, while helping others reach their health and fitness goals. Having this once supplemental income be enough to subsidize my paychecks takes a huge weight off of our shoulders. We are continuing with our usual bills, as well as medical bill incurred while hospitalized. All from the comfort of my own home, while loving on a newborn. I am BEYOND lucky for this opportunity!

Maternity Paychecks

Now I don't show this to brag, as there are many coaches earning far more than me. I'm displaying this so you can see what is possible. What would you do with an extra $200 a week? What about more? Would you choose to stay home with your kids? Travel? Pay off debt? I am able to enjoy my maternity leave thanks to Beachbody. Then, once that is over, I will continue to pay off debt. 

Even greater than this, I am helping people change their lives! With each of these paychecks, it shows the individuals who are choosing to live a healthy lifestyle. They are eating well, exercising, and enjoying life. (Seriously... they tell me they this!) 

If you have a passion for health and fitness and want to change lives, Beachbody is the company for you! Take control and be your own boss! I promise, you won't regret it!!

Apply here to be a coach on my team!

It's Finally Friday!

Wow! I can't believe I haven't posted since Monday... This week has been so busy, as I have been at a continuing education conference since Tuesday evening. The conference was at Purdue, so it was nice to catch up with old friends and former instructors. I missed seeing a lot of those faces. Plus, it was nice to be back at my alma mater. Purdue's campus is beautiful and so full of life!

Fantastic bumper sticker I found (not on a car)

As promised, I will talk about the new headband I purchased to help with fly-aways during my work-out. It is one from Under Armour that had pretty good reviews from people with big heads. I wouldn't say I have a large head, per se, but my hair is so thin and fine, the thin bands I purchased in the past never stayed in place. This one holds pretty well, however it does slip occasionally. If I bring it forward just a bit, it holds pretty well. It is the "Braided Mini," and I ordered it directly from Under Armour's website.

Sweaty in the hotel room!

Despite having a very tiny hotel room, I managed to get my exercising done. The Polar heart rate monitor says 33 minutes due to the fact that I started it before I was completely situated to work-out. Either way, not horrible for an Alpha Cardio day in a hotel room! 

I am super excited to be getting my Team BeachBody business up and running! Not only am I doing it to support others, but I am joining this great team to support myself. I find that their products work amazingly well (12.5 inches lost with Insanity, and +5lbs lost in 3 weeks so far with T25!), so it makes it easy to want to share with others. I am building relationships with individuals who support my goals of becoming a healthier person. Yes, their are financial rewards in this business, but that helps me overall, too. By having two college degrees, I have quite a bit of student loan debt. Yes, so does everyone else Katie. However I have made it a goal to pay off these debts in less time than anticipated (at the rate I'm going 25 years). I don't want this burden hanging over my head the majority of my adult life, so I'm taking action to bring myself out of it! 

So just know, if you choose me as your Team BeachBody coach, you are inspiring me as you make a difference to positively change your own life. Plus, you are also helping me support my goals, for which I can never thank you enough.