The short answer is nothing. Not really. Fitness doesn't usually have much to do with a hardwood floor unless you are discussing some workout involving sliders.
But this week, in my house, fitness had a tremendous to do with hardwood floors. You see, this week I paid off the floors for our our house and that is a pretty big deal to me.
I almost never talk about money. Part of me thinks its just awkward and another part of me is embarrassed. In my industry and in my company, I see so many stories from people I know of fancy new cars. over the top vacations, and paid off houses. While I'm happy for my friends and mentors and all their success, my business isn't there yet. I'm not the sole breadwinner of the house, I'm not on any ranking boards, I'm still paying off student loans, and I still drive a 14 year old hooptie. In short, I'm still very careful with money. My husband and I run a tight budget for everything from food to birthday presents to Aggie football (of course there's a budget for that), so I don't really feel like a success.
I think in my head, "success" means not having to budget every penny, but I'm in the process of revising that self-made definition and I'm trying to celebrate my smaller accomplishments. When we moved into this house two years ago, I HATED this house. Yes, I seriously hated the house. We moved for the school, the beautiful yard and the awesome neighbors, but the house itself was old, outdated and oddly built. There's crazy Burger King crown molding all over the place (still there), the walls were all shiny white (except the dining room that was some horrid wall paper), there are two showers and no bathtub in the carpeted (wth?) Master bathroom and the floors throughout the house were disgusting. The entryway had narrow, obsolete hardwood, the kitchen had small, white tiles and the living room carpet was ancient and gross. Even so, this new (ha! just new to us) house was much bigger and in a nicer neighborhood, so the move and the new house note meant that our budget became even tighter to accommodate. That meant there was zero money for the very necessary and important home improvements that desperately needed to happen.
So, Trey and I decided that my business would pay for our upgrades. The business that I never talk about about because I don't feel successful enough and I'm a little embarrassed. My small, seemingly insignificant business that I had original started so that I could just pay for my personal supplements without it stretching our household budgets. This week it does not feel insignificant. It feels powerful. Not because I'm featured at convention or because I'm in the millionaires club or because I'm driving around a new, electric blue mustang (*sigh* one day!), but because I was able to financially improve my family's life. I'm proud of my house and I'm proud of all the changes we've made to it. Now it feels like our house, and it will just keep getting better as I fund more projects.
I tell everyone that I am a Beachbody Coach because I love helping people get fit and because it keeps me healthy and happy. That is the honest truth and the heart and soul of my team, but I always fail to mention what else it has done for me. I've had some of the best training on how to help people, I've paid my personal way to conventions, seminars and trainings in Vegas, California and Florida. I've gotten my personal training certification, equipped a full private gym in my house, and paid for beautiful new floors. Today, I feel like a SUCCESS! Thank you, Beachbody!
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