22 @ 22

Hey everyone,

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for all the birthday wishes. You folks never cease to amaze me (: Todays post is short, but there's a point in every year where I sit around and think about the things I should have done, could have done, or wish I could do. So this year I decided to make a list of 22 things I want to do or goals I want to reach while I'm 22 (: Some are simple while others will take a bit of planning and a few will take lots of training. I only allowed half of these things to be fitness related.

1. Run a 5K
2. Attend 4 cultural events
3. Have my blog host over 40,000 viewers
4. Lose 100lbs
5. Compete in 5 CrossFit Competitions
6. Clean 200lbs
7.  Write 22 hand written letters
8. Not eat ANY fast food (excluding Subway)
9. Go to Las Vegas
10. Blog 5 times a month.
11. Stay current on world events
12. Back squat 320lbs.
13. Deadlift 400lbs
14. Do a pull up with 1 green band or lower.
15. Paint 4 paintings
16. Run a mile under 10 minutes
17. Watch Star Wars
18. DO a handstand
19. Save $22 a month - and buy something as a birthday present next year.
20. Visit New York City
21. Get my CrossFit Level 1
22. Make As and Bs in all my classes.

Some of these are going to be hard, but I'm excited! Thanks again for the birthday wishes!

A New Adventure!

Hello all!
Can you believe it?? It's been almost three weeks since my last blog post. I'm such a slacker!
But really, my life has been pretty hectic. All of the sudden it was like my life was out of balance and it's taken awhile for me to get back in the swing of things!

I'll be living THIS CLOSE to the BEACH.

The real reason I'm writing today, is to tell you some exciting news! A couple of weeks ago, I was offered an opportunity for the summer. I've spent a good bit of time thinking and in prayer on whether or not it was something I wanted to do, but I'm happy to say that it is!!

I will be working this summer in SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA! I have never been to Cali and am thrilled to be spending some time there. I will be interning at a program called Wellspring. I have not talked about it much in my blog, but I attended Wellspring a few years ago.

Wellspring is a weightless program that works wonders and I'm excited to guide kids through and play a part in them learning and understanding how to live a healthy lifestyle. From dietary classes to strength training, going on hikes, and playing sports all day, I'll be assigned to help a counselor of a girls group somewhere between the ages of 15-18. This will give me time to balance helping the campers and working on my own weightloss journey.

The idea of being a "counselor in training"  is to prepare me to go back as a full time counselor next year once I've reached my goal weight. I'm crazy excited to go to Californina and get to work out ALL DAY. This is going to be a summer to remember.

More about this fun experience later...
Have an amazing week y'all!

P.S. My number one question I've gotten is will you still do CrossFit!? The answer is YES. I've been in contact with CrossFit SoCal and they are expecting me! So exciting! Also, the campus I'm living on has platforms, plates, everything... Fingers crossed I'll have access!