FEBRUARY IS HERE ALREADY

Wow, I cant believe its February already. Where did January go? 

Well it went on me covering my boss's job while she holidayed in New York. Yep for 7 or so weeks I was the director during an uncharacteristically busy time. By choice my weekends were low key with little to no socialising - I just didn't have the energy or inclination. Sadly I really struggled in the last week. I wasn't in a good head space, made poor food choices justified by the "oh I'm so stressed" excuse, blew off my training and indulged myself in a "woe is me, I just want to wallow in my pity party" mood. Even Peter gently commented about where I was and where I need to be to be in my happy place. God bless him, patiently supporting me through those tough times that I (and all other people) hit.

I can say unequivocally though that being a full time exec would not be my choice. Sure the money is good but a lot is demanded and expected of you and I found myself going home and sitting in a vegetative state on the couch on some nights. Funny, I'm actually happier as a 2IC. My boss is great to work for and I'm happiest supporting her by managing my part of her portfolio.

So sadly January didn't end well but never fear as the solution for getting me out of my slump was in place. I had booked into a health / fitness / wellness seminar run by the gorgeous Amelia Ricci from Living Beauty . So on Sunday I spent the day listening to Amelia and her assistant coach Gemma Dawson talk about the LB lifestyle covering diet (eating for a lean body), training, recovery, tuning up the mental toolkit, planning for success (time management, goal setting, positive attitude etc) and debunking diet and fitness industry myths. Amelia is a yoga instructor as well and she did a 40 minute class of various yoga moves and stretches.

The workshop exceeded my expectations. Amelia is a smart and successful woman in her day job. She is intelligent, articulate and passionate about living a healthy lifestyle and sharing what she knows, having found out the hard way by experimenting with different diets and gimmicks. Not just that though, it was really obvious that both she and Gemma radiate positive energy galore. Not once did I feel like they were hard selling their business and that was a real bonus.

So I immersed myself into the day, took lots of notes (mostly of tips and advice about mindset) and just let the inspiration wash over me. I left feeling like a new person ready to say no to the crappy food and several glasses of wine (1 was enough that night LOL) and the personal pity party.

I guess we all have different things that rock our world but for me it was a really enjoyable day and I got a lot out of it.

:-) M