How do you cope with change in your life?

 

What's New you might ask? Let's see....


After taking a month off running to recover my body and my mind, I am back on the road or trails to training for Honolulu Marathon 2015. I had come to this point where I was feeling completely burned out. I decided that time away from running might be exactly what I needed. During this time I realized something about myself, that if I had not taken time off, I may not had the chance to see. I realized that I am not the girl I used to be. I am so much more than the girl I used to be. I was able to take about 6 weeks of no running without feeling guilty, without feeling lost, without feeling like a failure, without feeling overweight. I realized that I am so much stronger mentally and physically than I used to be. I was able to enjoy waking up to a cup of coffee, sitting with my family enjoying their company, and more importantly enjoy eating! If you know me, then you know I struggled with Bulimia for years and it wasn't until I got pregnant with my son  5+ years ago, that I decided to change to my life. I decided that I would no longer criticize or abuse my body. For 5+ years I have been striving towards becoming a happier person inside and out, mentally and physically. My son changed me and I owe him my happiest self in this lifetime. I have learned to enjoy fitness of all forms, rather than abuse fitness. By no means am I completely healed or completely in love with food, but I have learned that I can take time away without gaining weight or thinking I am fat. Within those weeks of no running, I can honestly say I never cared once about my weight, nor did I catch myself looking in the mirror calling myself fat. That is HUGE for me!!! I learned to appreciate my body and mind even more within this time away. I don't exercise to lose weight and neither should you. You should enjoy fitness? Exercise because it makes you feel alive, it empowers you to become better at being who you are, it makes you sweat & we know sweating is sexy! Fitness for me is fun and if I lose that connection, then why am I even doing it. I started to lose that connection and that's why I decided I needed to back away for a bit. Backing away become one of the best decisions I made.
I'm now a couple weeks back into training and feeling rejuvenated and refreshed all over again. And I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA HOW MUCH I WEIGH, so don't ask me because I don't know and I don't care.

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Moving on - with whats new:

Nick bought franchise with Velofix. (The largest fleet of Mobile Bike Shops across North America - and growing!) Be on the look out Big Island because it will soon be serving you!

Trying to keep something this big a secret is not that easy to do, but we did it. It's been a couple of months worth of planning day in and day out, fine-tuning the details to make this opportunity happen. With help, support, and guidance from our family members, Nick is now able to bring Velofix to The Big Island! Our son Whistler, and myself couldn't be more proud of Nick.
I know it can't be easy taking a leap into something so big and basically starting all over, but we believe in you Nick. For the first time in our almost 10 year relationship, I have seen Nick in these last few months become more mature and driven than ever before. How could Whistler and I not support you in this dream, with as much passion as you have towards it.
It will require a lot of dedication and hard work, but I feel confident in Nick being able to manage things just fine.
Keep your eyes on the look out for this Big Red Mobile on the streets in Kona and serving the Big Island wide. 
We as a family are pretty Excited to start a new chapter and see where this may lead us...

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On another note: 

Our five year old son started Kindergarten 3 weeks ago already. It's crazy how time seems to move so quickly the older I get. The adjustment for Whistler has been incredible thus far. He has really surprised me with how well he is responding to school. Our son, let me remind you, is used to being with his momma (and his daddy too), but mostly his momma. Since he was born I have been lucky enough to stay at home with him while Nick works. I continued to teach yoga and other fitness classes here and there throughout the years. When Whistler was 2 1/2 we tried putting him into preschool, but that failed miserably. They would call Nick and I to come pick up Whistler because he was crying uncontrollably. We let the idea of preschool go and we made it work with me staying at home with him. Over the years I could tell he needed more than I was giving him. He was ready for kindergarten and learning. The adjustment has been great. There were a few tears the first couple of days school stared, but now there are just a couple of extra hugs and a few good reminders that I will be there before the bell rings to pick him up. He got a really good Male teacher who he responds to very well. And from what I hear, the word going around, is that all the little girls in kindergarten want to marry Whistler. Too Funny!

It's great to see him learning how to spell his name. talk about friends, and want to come right home to work on his homework (lets hope this lasts).

Whistler's first day of Kindergarten 

These last few months have been enough to create tension, stress, and all the above between the three of us. We as a family have seemed to get it right so far and can only believe it is going to get even better. I know I am looking forward to seeing this Velofix mobile here on the island with my man driving it! 
I am pretty darn proud of Whistler for being brave enough to start kindergarten. Nick, I am proud of you for being brave enough to leave a company you have been with for ten years, brave enough to challenge yourself, brave enough to dream bigger than ever before. I am proud of my boys for all they are accomplishing right now, and I hope that I can be strong enough mentally to support the both of them always...












When changes occur in your life, how do you cope, adjust, or handle it? I want to know because maybe the way you cope may help myself or someone else reading this...



~ just breathe, as I always say,
Brooke