Of course, my number one defining moment..before I ever even knew it was when I became a mother. Before I seen the extra pink line on the pregnancy test...a million thoughts went through my mind. I remember like it was yesterday, "Am I ready for this? Can I afford this? Does this mean my fun years are over? Am I going to be a good mom? Does this mean that I'm going to be getting married soon?" If you are not a parent, you might not know this yet..even though I'm sure there is something you have done this with in your life. In literally two minutes 1000 questions and concerns go through your head. Then that pink line came up, and I knew that I did not know all the answers to those questions, yet..but that together Trent and I would figure them out because we were going to be parents. Here we are five years later from that moment, and God has blessed us with a beautiful family of three--a boy and two girls. Zakery, Makenzie, and Paisley.
I could go on and on about each of them, but I'm not going to this post...I'm will save that for a different day. I will say this...the blonde one in the picture above. Her name is Makenzie. I refer to her as my shadow because if I'm going somewhere...she is with me. The other two will stay with their dad and grandma, but not her..she has to be with mommy. My baby girl..I love her so much. Because of these babies, I knew I had to do more, and be more. They were my driving force to completing my college degree because I knew that I could never ask them to do something I did not do myself.
Of course over the years I have had many defining moments. I wish that I knew what a defining moment was before now because I probably would have blogged about them. The next one...I had to think about what I was going to do for the rest of my life. I always thought once I got my degree that the money would just come, and I would be able to get a good job with great benefits. That's not the case. Has it all been worth it..YES! At the end of last year I was wondering what I am going to do with my degree so that I make enough money for me to put the kids in daycare, that does not take up so much of my time that I never get to see them, and that I love to do it. GOOD LUCK FINDING THAT!! My grand verdict..become a teacher! That's what I was going to do. Until I finished all the qualifications for that I thought that working for Weight Watchers would be good. I would have a flexible schedule like I wanted, and be helping people which is something I am passionate about.
Look at the dates above on my Twitter. I started a Twitter to try to keep track of my weight loss..sort of like this blog.. I started it December 4th, 2012...before I even had Paisley. I had contacted my favorite WW leader and asked her to be my mentor. I know their program works for some, but I did not work for me. NOTHING WORKED FOR ME UNTIL THE 24 DAY CHALLENGE! My Twitter went from Jan 14th to March 21st without an update ((because there was nothing positive in that time to report)). March 21st: The day of one of my favorite defining moments..the day that AdvoCare found me!
Long story short...I seen my mud run pictures, and knew it was time to change it up. I ordered my challenge that night and started immediately and thank Heavens I did. My life will never be the same. You know how when you're trying to lose weight all you want to hear is, "Wow..you look great!" or "Have you lost weight?". I LONGED to hear those words for people every day. Once I started my 24 Day Challenge..I heard that after my first week! Now I have some awesome before and after pictures, and am constantly taking them because my body is changing so much every single day.
IM SO GLAD THAT I DID THAT MUD RUN!! Seeing the pictures after that day woke me up to see what I really looked like. When you are running and eating right, it is easy to think in your mind that you are smaller than you really are. That was me. Now I have dramatic difference that I am happily sharing with the world.
I love that now I am inspiring and helping others do what I did. It makes it all worth it. I believe that I have found my calling. Once I came to terms with this..I have been sharing with my friends and AdvoCare started sending me checks. In about two months they have sent me $850!!! You know what that means??? If you do not I'm going to tell you. If they can send me checks for $200 and $300..why can't they send me checks for $2000 and $3000? In learning about the company I found out that the more people I help get healthy and even some to earn some money their self..the more I make. If you need help...hit me up!! I am happy to pay forward what I have learned.
Now..the whole inspiration of this post even though I have gone away from it completely. I just had a major defining moment this week. My friends and leaders in AdvoCare and I took a road trip to NC for the night. We went there to go to an event that our friend Z was having, and to meet my friend Karen. Karen had something come up, and I understand completely..that happens. Karen we will be meeting here really soon!! That night was a major defining moment for me. He and his wife Kim are Diamonds in AdvoCare which is just a pay level..he makes about 50K a month. Him and her just poured into us. I have worked for many people and many companies, and have never seen anything like this. They invited us in their home, and we sat around a table until 2AM just talking, sharing stories, and training. Z said, "See this here..this is AdvoCare." WOW! It was simply amazing a night I will never forget.
Those are some of my recent defining moments. Now that I know what they are, I will notice them more and more on this journey that I am on. I have only been a part of AdvoCare since the end of March and I have already seen more and accomplished more than I ever imagined I would be doing. I can't wait because there is so much more to come!!
