Big wheel keep on turnin', Proud Mary keep on burnin'

This is one of my favorite songs well first of all because it has my name in it, I mean what a great name I have =P.  But its a song that has a message to me, specifically.  That no matter what I do my wheels will keep on turning and I will keep on burning.  So far it has explained my fitness, I am on the ball this month of June, I have a calender in my room and mark it with my workout for the day, whether it be a three mile walk, 5 mile run or an hour of Zumba.

I am on track for "engineering" a new me.

Believe it or not I am turning 20 in July.  I only say that because my mom keeps reminding me how I look like a little girl still and my face hasn't changed since I was five.  Luckily for me I think I changed a little over the years I mean I don't have the huge afro or braces anymore lol  And for my 20's I wanna be in the best shape of my life, because a lot happens in your 20's.  No I am not talking about my 21st birthday, I am talking about graduating college, possibly grad school, working, meeting someone that I could possibly marry and have kids with.  Life changing stuff.  My weight isn't something I want "weighing" me down, when I am in my prime.

So every time my legs begin to hurt, I will push myself the extra mile.  When I want to slow down on a zumba song I won't because I know pushing myself will burn the extra calories.  When I wanna cheat on my burpees, I won't because then I am just cheating myself (even though they are a pain in the ass).  When I want to eat that ice cream or extra cookie, I won't because I know I should Eat Clean and Train Dirty, or Train Insane or Remain the Same.

And believe me I don't wanna stay the same.

The weather won't delay or stop me either.  I have to roll with the punches and I will do just that, can't be Proud Mary if I don't have anything to be proud of.

Here's to pushing yourselves past your limits, because just like rules , limits were meant to be broken.


Anybody with me??

Hey I just met you and this is crazy....

OK, a ridiculous title I know, a song that is more like a virus that gets stuck in your head and you can't get rid of it.  I personally LOVE driving around Canjo City to this song, but there is a deeper meaning in why I chose this song, believe me!!

I just recently finished my NBT Bank Teller Training, yes an engineer getting summer employment in the field of banking? It's not what you would expect a civil engineer to do but I mean it's me, I do some crazy unexpected things.  During training I met this woman,Tammy from PA, I know its crazy making a lady from PA come to the big metropolis of Canajoharie to do teller training.  But the weirdest thing is Tammy and I had so much in common, and I had an epiphany.  Its like a time when I would look back to one of those clever sayings you find in inspirational books like Chicken Soup for the Soul and find "People come into your lives for a reason".  And Tammy did just that.  She had curly hair, loved to run, her son was an engineer, and she had my exact personality.  Tammy was me, just the future me. She reminded me that "its never to late to start a new chapter in your life, to run everyday, and to look at yourself every day in the mirror and remind yourself you are beautiful".  Sometimes things in life really do happen for a reason, and Tammy was my motivation to keep doing what I am doing and to work harder.

So I have been home for a month, and I have accomplished a lot so far.  But its June, which means its Boilermaker season! Strict diets and running in the morning, oh gosh how I love my sleep but to be a successful runner getting up at 7 am to run everyday just seems right.

I only hope to accomplish more this summer, and to remember Tammy when I feel like giving up.  And that she would want me to always keep a smile on my face and to I run everyday even if its just a mile.


I will continue to believe that things in life happen for a reason,


Anybody with Me?