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Facing Challenges & Changing Plans: Holiday Vacation Starts 2 Days Early


Yesterday Courtney (my 7 year old daughter) wasn't feeling well, so I took her to the doctor to discover she had the flu.  Therefore rather than working today and tomorrow, my holiday vacation started 2 days early. This would have been great expect I had plans to finish shopping and other errands during lunch yesterday and today.  Errands that I couldn't have the kids with me.  So rather than making excuses or becoming upset, I adjusted my plan.

 This morning, I headed to Kohls at 6am (they are open 24 hours until Christmas) for a few things and returned home by 7:15am.  The girls were just getting out of bed,  so I made them breakfast, turned on Barney and then headed downstairs for my workout by 8am. After the workout I spent 45 minutes trying to convince Courtney to take her medicine (yes my workout took less time than the convincing)...and when she finally did take it, it didn't stay down  

I spent the rest of the morning playing with Caroline (my 2 year old daughter) and the creating a calendar online (another last minute gift) luckily Walgreens has same day service through today!! After lunch the girls and I mailed the final Christmas cards and ran a few other errands. Courtney requested Baskin Robbins so we stopped for ice cream. Since Caroline didn't nap in the car, I took her upstairs to rock her for a hour and a half ago. During her nap I had a nap myself, scanned Facebook and Instagram and finished the book, The Compound Effect.

It wasn't how I planned the Tuesday before Christmas, but I've enjoyed the day with my girls AND got several things accomplished!! When you are faced with a challenges how do you handle it?  Are you able to make changes rather than excuses and still accomplish the items than need to be done?  Do you keep your fitness in check even when things don't go as planned?  Do you complete your workout even if you have to delay it a few hours?  I'd love to hear how you handle challenges and make changes when situations arise.

 As the year comes to a close and you start to think about 2015, what challenges can help you change and improve yourself? I started my list of challenges and goals (see pic below) and will post about them over the next few days, but if you want to hear about the "New Year, New You" Challenge first, email or message me!  







Off to finish wrapping and to rest before another fun day with the girls!!  
Have a great night & a Merry Christmas!!
Ashley
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