P90X-The First Day!

Well, being that I just had a baby a month ago, and I didn't have a mat to do the exercises on yet, I did pretty well! I'm doing the Lean Program, so I started off with Core Synergistics, which KILLED! This is NOT for the weak! I felt great though, just getting moving, stretching, and getting my cardio going! I'm looking forward to tomorrow, so hopefully I won't be too sore. Literally-I was sore after just the warm up STRETCHING! CRAZY!! :) I will definitely need motivation to do another 89 days of this!!!

P90X

So my husband and I decided with our busy lives and lack of time we would invest in P90X. Anyone who knows me knows I am NOT dedicated to working out, and I am a procrastinator, and lazy. I play volleyball, both sand and indoors, and though I have been in decent shape, I have forever been bigger than I have wanted to be. I am currently much heavier than I want to be, largely due to just having a baby a month ago. While she was completel worth it, I am now 65 pounds away from my goal. Maybe when this is over in 90 days and we see how I have done I'll tell you the real target weight...but for now just know my target weight loss is 65 pounds. We'll see how this goes!

On a side note, I have been talking about getting back into volleyball for quite a while and now I'm just waiting for the weather to cooperate. I really need to know some places to play and I am out of the loop when it comes to Ohio. I have been here for 6 years and STILL don't know where the good, competitive places are to play. If you know of any, please let me know!!

Rob Bell-Universalism??

Quickly before I go to bed, I watched an interesting interview by Martin Bashir with Rob Bell, a Calvanist pastor of Mars Hill Church in Michigan. It was very eye opening into the world we live in where we try to hide the truth of who Jesus really is, and what the Lord truly expects of us. Rob Bell wrote a book that's releasing soon called Love Wins and from the responses from those who have gotten an early copy, it looks as though he seems to tell us that in the end, no matter what we choose, the Lord will win us all over and it doesn't matter what we have done in the past, no one truly needs to ask for forgiveness. Now, I haven't read the book as it's not out yet, but please watch this interview with Martin Bashir, a Pakistani Christian who is very intellegent about the Bible and catches Rob between a rock and hard place. VERY good interview. What do you think?? Thanks Nick Rigano for showing us this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg-qgmJ7nzA

My Newest Money Maker!

So, here's my first creative idea and success. I learned from one of my associates at work how to make these cool embroidered cards. I have done some testing, and this is my best so far. You can get tons of patterns or even make your own. I have the thread and some needles, though I need better ones, and I just need to get some good thick cardstock. But basically you sew these cards and then put whatever message you want on them.

My goal is to sell them on etsy, where I already have an account, and make enough bulk to make little gift packages of them. Selling them as a kit, like 4 in a pack or something. This is just the embroider, not the whole card, (my mom took them back to MI when she went home, so I gotta start my own collection now.) Let me know what you think. What would you be willing to spend on a hand made card? I'll post when I get some good cardstock and make some actual cards, not just the base picture. Here's my butterfly!

Now, close-up it's not as cool as the overall look of the card, but here's one my friend did for me for my baby shower...it's pretty much amazing.

I already have one customer, for wedding invitations, so I better get started. Gotta find some rings patterns, or something elegant!!

What About Me?

WOW. First post!! SO much pressure!! I'm just going to start this blog by telling you a little about me and my life. First, I don't expect this to be super popular, but rather just an outlet for my life, the good, the bad, and the ugly, as well as new things I try and adventures I'll have! Thanks for reading!

 I am married to the most amazing, outgoing, and kind person I know, Doug Shotsky.

We met at Circleville Bible College, now Ohio Christian University, where I have my bachelor's degree in Business Management. We met in July 2005, started dating in October, got engaged in February of 2006, and married in July 2006. Quick, right? We are even happier now than then, and have two wonderful children. William,

who is 20 months, and Victoria who is just now a month old. What an amazing life I have! William is beyond brilliant!! (Of course I'm boasting, but he really is very smart for his age...and handsome to boot!) And Victoria

 is the most precious, awesome second baby ever. She's beautiful and sleeps so well!! :)

 The most important thing to take away from this blog is that I love Jesus with all my heart and soul. Somehow, beyond all my defects and faults, He loves me regardless and has given me a second chance at this thing we call life. Someday I will tell you about my testimony, but for now just know that I have been saved by amazing grace.
 I am a volleyball player at heart, though I love all sports. I have been so blessed with a great ability to play volleyball and I am excited to NOT be pregnant this spring and summer, as I look to start playing sand ball again very soon, if the weather ever cooperates!! I love the Chicago Bears, and intend on getting to a game there within the next year.
 I work at The Home Depot, and I have such a great story about God blessing us from there too. I'll get into that at a later date as well, but for now, I have worked there since January of 2009, going from cashier to Head Cashier in March, Front End Supervisor in November 2009, and I have just been promoted to the Sawmill store as the Operations Manager. I am super excited to start on April 12th, when I get back from maternity leave!
 In a nut shell, that's my daily life. There are other fascinating facts that I'll wait to blog about, but for now, thanks for taking an overview into my crazy/beautiful life! Write again soon!!

P.S. There will probably be days I write more than once, then weeks I won't write, just because that's my life! Thanks for understanding in advance!