First Blog!!! WELCOME!

So I've been saying for years that I'll get around to this again... I had my fitness/promotional website a few years back that was very detailed and updated that I loved! It was a great way to get myself out there in the fitness world, stay connected, and update everyone on happenings. Well as that faded after I had my boys I decided to be more active on the message boards, and as fun and interactive as that can be, it can also become very time consuming with a lot of wasted time on things unrelated to my goals. Then there was facebook and myspace... fun fun fun but I'm not about to have one for my friends, one for my family, and one for my fitness peeps... I could never keep up. So after being suggest and INSTRUCTED with a check list by a good fitness friend ;) I decided to finally start a blog!!

My own little place to have a small, but sometimes not so small VOICE. I also like a blog because its a voluntary read. No one's forcing updates down your throat, if you're here its cause you want to hear what I have to say, and I don't have to worry about those who do not. I love this quote "let those who love you, love you, and those who don't twist their ankle so you can tell them apart with a limp" haha unfortunately sometimes "friends" are not your friends.

Those who have followed over the years know I love to write. When it fits my mood and my creative juices are flowing I can just go and go and well, facebook statuses are just not long enough LOL

So what will this blog be about?

Well first off things I can't promise...

• I can't say it will always be positive, as much as I TRY to focus on the positive hence the TITILE - TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED, we all have our days.
• I can't promise it will always be a great read, because sometimes things that ENTHRALL me, may bore you to tears.
• I can't promise the speediest updates - though I usually have a lot to say there will be periods of drought, because that's my life
• I can't promise you will always agree with what I have to say... the beauty of this is its MY VIEW, my opinions, and I encourage people to think outside the box and CHALLENGE what they have been taught or told. So I do not take offense if someone doesn't agree. Challenge is growth and makes you think, THAT CAN NEVER be a bad thing.

"BELIEVE NOTHING, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." ~Buddha~

• I can't promise that I will stay away from all controversial topics such as politics, religion, and morality. Although they won't be a focus, sometimes the oddest things inspire thoughts good or bad.

What I CAN PROMISE from this blog

• I can promise LAUGHS, at the very least... if you're not laughing, you're not living
• I can promise that I will be open, honest, and share info about fitness, my life, ideas, thoughts, news, and encouragement on how to juggle it all... IT being anything from fitness, to work, to mommy hood. NOT that I am perfect by any means, BUT bouncing ideas off one another and feeding off positive energy is what makes FIT MOMMAS, SMART MOMMAS, WORKING MOMMAS, STAY HOME MOMMAS, EVERYONE, thrive. And as I get tips and news, I share as well.

So you may check one blog and its strictly fitness driven, you may check one and its strictly marriage related, you may check one and its strictly kids related, or one that's just for fun, or one that's just updates... this is my free for all... ENJOY THE RIDE! I will try to add recipes, pictures, new workouts, maybe even videos if I can.

*Next Blog I will try to "formally introduce" myself and my family and touch on my fitness history and future goals... again I'm not even "BACK IN THE GAME" yet, so the goals may be small to start.

PS. LOVEEEEEE FEEDBACK and/or thoughts

Have a great weekend!