LA Fitness Shooting!! 5 DEAD!!

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

I just got home from my zumba and seen on the news that another gym, about an hr from me, Bridgeville, PA was shot up tonight =( The dood went into an aerobic class... turned off the lights - and started shooting!! Witnesses said that it seemed like 20-30 shots were fired, at least!!!! The shooter did kill himself as well, and naturally they are seeking answers by the second... 9 or more shot - 4 dead!!!! (5 including the shooter) Assuming it is a lovers' quarrel gone bad.... What a shame!!

Keep the victims families as well as all witnesses in your thoughts over this trying time!!! Definitely a heart wrenching story!!!

Here is the article: cbs2.com/national/LA.fitness.shootin
g.2.1114997.html

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When will it get better?

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

I don't blog much - but I need to vent!! Here's some history.... I had my first son at the age of 15 and he has lived w/ the Gramma on his dad's side since he was 2.. I always paid support, about $250 a month, but when you only make $10 an hr, have a partially paralyzed husband, and a son that lives with us too - $250 was alot.

Well late last fall the older sons' dad got outta prison, where'd he'd spent 90% of his adult life, and the gramma hands him custody!! PA state laws are tuff on child support - they can take 55% of your income!!! (at the same time, I only get $20/mo from Tre's dad for him!! - So lose-lose for me!) He took me thru the courts, and my child support flew to $650 a month!!! (do the math - 40h @ $10 = $400 gross - taxes take another hundred, he gets $150 - I get $160.

What kept me going is the fact that I sell concrete additives and summer was around the corner... Tho it's only 2% commissions; it helps and I was looking forward to it soooo much!! I knew, if i could get a few good commissions - some could be put back to carry us on the winter months, and he is almost 17 and will graduate in 2 yrs -- so it is temporary!! I was really trying to stay optimistic - glass half full and all that!!

This is JULY and my commissions are (wouldn't ya know) down 80%!! I have this big acct - 60% of my sales came from this one acct!!! We had (what I thought to be) great rapport, and I really depended on them!! All year, they too, were down on sales, and she kept saying "next month" then in April she determined it'd prolly be July... I was counting the days to their big order.. Quoted them a week or two ago and never heard back :( Emailed them Monday to see what the status was -- never heard back (i had a hunch) So today, I nonchalantly emailed them asking if they got my last email - I told her I didn't see it in my sent folder and thought maybe it didn't come thru. She promptly replied and said she was sorry, but we were beat out on price.... I gave her my BOTTOM BARREL price!! Tho, had I known - I could've went to the boss about it, and attempt to accommodate - I told her this and she replied that she was so sorry - it was outta her hands and she didn't even know the bosses were price shopping.

I LOST IT - It takes alot for me to shed a tear and this did it!! My sales are so far in the hole already and now this - My biggest acct - GONE - POOF along with at LEAST $5-6K a year in commissions ON TOP of the 55% that junkee is taking!!

My DH and I bought our first home last August -- nothing fancy, a little 1.5 story home on a small lot - It was under what we wanted to stay under, so we took out another small loan for a fence for our girls (fur children) Between the mortgage and that payment it's about $700 a month... and I AM NOT BRINGING EVEN THAT IN!!My DH gets $975 in disability and tho it does help - it's just not enough to......... LIVE!!!!!!

I am just sick - IDK what the heck I am gonna do - or if I even CAN do anything - that prick won't budge to agree on anything - nor will the judge - They said even if I make $10K LESS it'd only go down $20/mo WTF>!>! Once again, middle class gets screwed!!

If you are still reading my rant -- thank you for listening and sorry to bore you so long.... I am just devastated.... So if anyone knows how I could make some spare money please lmk... Right about now I am up for anything (well almost. ;) I am at my wits end!!

#&$@

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CHALENE's NEW TURBO KICK

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Thanks to a fellow sparker/Turbo Jam fan, I recently found out about TURBO KICK... A new line that has been done as live classes and recently made available on videos as well. CHALENE DID IT AGAIN!! http://www.turbokick.com They are quite expensive... but I have watched them on ebay for weeks and my DH (the dear he is) went ahead and bought the one i wanted for me...My birthday is July 5th and it's not here yet anyways, but I am so ecstatic that i had to write about it!!

I went ahead and started a spark team to find out how many sparkers are already doing this kick a#$ workouts and your thoughts on it. All Turbo Jammers please check it out!!

Hope to see you all there -- http://teams.sparkpeople.com/TurboKick

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CHANGES!!

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Firstly, Nic and I hit the ZUMBA class again tonight and I've been so amazed with my calorie burning potential since going there (in comparison to Turbo Jam; etc) I burn at LEAST 100 more calories.... FOr example, as you can see on my exercise logs, I normally burn ALMOST 300 calories with a 45+ minute TJ workout... My first Zumba I hit like 386 -- 2nd 398!! AND TONIGHT I set a new record with 438!!!!!!!!!!! and 55% of those were FAT calories!!!

I am beginning to luv the push - the shove - the sweat and the results... It's odd cuz my measurements haven't changed much ANYWHERE but i see differences - The pants I wore today I could not even button in February and now, in May, they are baggy and loose *(and comfy ;)

CHANGE IS GOOD!!

For example -- I am PMS'g now (*real close)* and tho I do have fibrocystic breasts which are very painful, the cramps and bloating are normally so bad I bump a size and feel 10lbs heavier.... they are not near as bad as usual... and another thing that I am amazed with already - I have taken laxatives of some sort almost daily since my methadone days... NOW I actually have a BM after EACH MEAL!!! With NO laxatives/supplements; etc...ENERGY -- ahhh I LUV IT!!! Acne, only hormonal for the last 2 months and pretty clear between...

Who'da thunk it.... DIET AND EXERCISE was the key to ALOT of my problems... Now if I could just get it to clean my house and laundry I'd be straight ;) LOL!!


Thanks for reading :)

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POLAR SPARKTEAM ANYONE?!?!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Last nite, as I sat with so many questions on my HRM; standard heart rate; etc etc I tried to seek out a spark team, (for about the 3rd time) and to my surprise there are none... So I figued wth... and created one.... I do not know a ton about them, but figured between me and my members we can get er right :)

So anyone that owns or is considering owning a Polar or other brand, please do join so we can compare notes; etc....

Hope to see you all there!!!

**Will have to copy/paste link as I cannot get it to work for nada!!**

http://teams.sparkpeople.com/TheHeartbeats

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