A birthday gift to me

In October I turn 34. THIRTY-FOUR. t.h.i.r.t.y.f.o.u.r. Ugh.

I have so many things to be thankful for - two beautiful naughty ungrateful wonderful children, a loving husband, a solid career, a super fabulous sister and much much more. But, I also have my Grandmother Helen's arms. God bless her and her chubby German arms but I am not ready for them at 34. So, here we are. I have developed a consistent running schedule again and I feel great about that but it is time to learn some new tricks.

Enter from left stage, Amanda DeYounge, personal trainer. A drop dead gorgeous blonde with energy to spare and legs the size of my pinkie (on a skinny day). I purchased 16 sessions with DeYounge to prepare myself for the big 3-4.

Today was our first session, and regretfully, I may have called her crazy. I meant it in a good way. GOOD CRAZY, ya know? I cannot wait to see what develops over the next 15 sessions - I will keep you posted!

My burning thighs and I are going back to work.