Well, this has definitely been a learning experience. As many of my friends, family & team know - my social media was compromised by hackers on Wednesday afternoon. I’ve been completely locked out of all of my pages, groups, team events, and conversations via the big F-B. Now, I know they do this as an IMPORTANT security measure. But, unfortunately that means I am completely locked out of the lifeline to my business.
You know what I was most bummed about?
When I woke up on Thursday morning to see that my account was still “temporarily locked” I was so bummed that I couldn’t publicly recognize some of the COACHES on my team. I wanted to share on my page all that they are doing with their teams - because it is SO awesome - and I can’t. I just have to wait. I want to celebrate my coaches in the best possible way & give them the biggest virtual hug… but we just have to wait.
Please, I’m not going to lie & tell you I’ve been cool, calm & collected over all of this. I mean, this is where my business flourishes!! This is where I get to meet new people & help them on their journey! On the outside, I’ve remained calm. On the inside - I’ve cycled through a series of FREAK OUT - going to be fine - IT’s OVER - it’s going to be fine.
I’ll be putting a video together sharing my experiences and what I wish I would have known - that way hopefully I can save my team from some of this headache.
We went to church on Sunday morning {which was Day 5 of no access to my main social media…. aka on the verge of LOSING IT} and we talked about a ton. But one of the most important lessons I took away from that morning - something I could EASILY apply to my life is this… when I am going through a TOUGH time… simply ask myself - WHAT DOES THIS EXPERIENCE MAKE POSSIBLE? Because the questions we ask ourselves frame how we interpret our lives.
- PS if you want to listen to that sermon: FEEL FREE TO LISTEN.
With that sermon in my head & questions in my heart - I made a decision to control the controllable but even more, I decided to be PROactive in finding solutions, NOT freak out and waste energy there, but to give this all I have in order to prepare my team for possible hiccups in their own businesses. I have no fear of losing my business or suffering any long term effects - I TRULY just do not want to miss a beat in celebrating + supporting my team / encourage and coaching my challengers / and building new friendships with women who need what I’ve found. That motivates me to work very hard to find solutions - so if you think of it, keep this in your thoughts & prayers - it would be so appreciated!!
This weekend we had fun together. Loren leaves again for another month so we had Christmas pictures taken, we soaked up some puppy love, picked up a tree, got the truck stuck in the mud, decorated our home, finished picking out details for our guest rooms, and just had a lot of fun together. He is so supportive & this situation irks him just as much as it does me, but we are staying positive & doing what we can!
So, like I said, Loren & I spent a ton of time together over the last 5 days just shopping for small details for the house. We both love decorating & design - so this was a ton of fun. We ended up finding a ton of Black Friday deals {and we aren’t even “BLACK FRIDAY PEOPLE”!)
We live around a lot of FARM LAND - so it was fun to drive down to a tree farm this year and pick out our tree. The smell of a real Christmas Tree is what happiness smells like…. right?! SO good!! We spent the evening decorating our tree, finishing final travel plans for our family to come visit & listened to really weird Christmas Music on the music channels. I draw the line at dogs barking to Jingle Bells… haha! We went with a red & green theme this year. Last year, Loren was deployed and was stationed in Germany for a few weeks before doing some of the real work. It just happened to work out for me to fly to Germany for Christmas last year. It was really special to hang the German ornaments up on our tree and remember all the fun we had in Germany together!! We try to grab a Christmas ornament (or 5) from every place we visit on vacation together.
Our ECHO girl is getting so big!! On the left she was just 8 weeks and almost 8lbs. Now, on the right she is 12 weeks and weighing about 15lbs. She is an English Cream Retriever & the sweetest little sassy pup ever!! She LOVES eating bugs and eating mulch. She’s obsessed with her sister Ruca & is getting so cuddly. Of course, WE think she’s a genius - she’s house-training & crate-training like a champ. She’s a TON of work - but we are so happy she’s a part of our family now!
This is just a random selfie of me getting excited to switch out my Target banners - from FALL to CHRISTMAS! 🙂 They really do make a banner for everything don’t they!!? I got SO sentimental when we bought this dining room table a few months ago. I immediately pictured family dinners, middle-schoolers doing homework, scratches, and game nights. I KNOW… I AM SUCH A SAP SOMETIMES!!!!
Here is one of the 3 guest rooms we are working on! I will blog to share details of the furniture & decor in there if anyone is interested. This is one of my favorites though - so simple & small. That little end table was made by my father-in-law & was a piece of furniture we used in our wedding. I just switched out the nobs & am obsessed with it all over again. When this daybed + trundle was delivered the other day I INSTANTLY had thoughts of cousin sleepovers. Those little mattresses!! haha! SO FUN! I still have a few things to find for the walls and shelves, but its definitely taking shape! My favorite part of the room: the bear pillow & the little table lamp. LOVE!!
We like to call this room the CAT ROOM 😉 This is one of the best guest rooms I’ve ever seen because the layout is so nice. You can’t see the other corner but there is a big space to the right with a walk-in closet. We really wanted a room with reclaimed wood furniture. We fell in love with this set the other month & have been adding little details to it over the past few weeks. It’s coming along!! That random carved chair in the right corner - you’re like… what the heck is that? Yea, I know, because I asked the same thing. LOL. It’s a chair, hand carved from one of the villages Loren was staying in, in Africa. It means a lot to me because it symbolizes to ME that our family can do tough things together.
Its good to find JOY despite challenges and trials. I know God has gone before me here.
My social media problem is not the end of the world - there are much worse things. It is an opportunity for me to learn & to grow. And that’s what I am going to do!
A learning experience doesn’t always have to make sense at first.
I won’t let it slow me down!!
We just started a brand new Challenge Group today!! Over 60 women are COMMITTED to living healthy lives & reaching fitness goals before Christmas!!! That’s inspiring isn’t it!?!?
I also just kicked off my brand new New Coach Mentorship Training - for the new coaches who just joined my team & want to learn how to turn their fitness into a business. I teach them how to become entrepreneurs who HELP OTHERS for a living. Its the best job in the world!!
… AND….. the new fitness program The Master’s Hammer & Chisel launches TOMORROW!!!!!!! This is going to be SUCH an excellent program!!! If you are interested in more information about the program - definitely reach out!!! I’m hosting a brand new fitness accountability group for this starting THIS NEW PROGRAM at the very beginning of January!! You can email me or find me on Instagram for now. You can also fill out the form in the TAB above “TAKE THE FITNESS CHALLENGE”.
Thanks for listening to me vent & share a little life lesson. I appreciate all the love & support on my social media!! I’ll be back in no time - one way or another!
