It's Friday! Holla!!!

Who doesn't love making check-in videos in their garage on a Friday morning?!?!?

Cuz I know I do! :)

You Should Probably Know......

IT'S OFFICIAL!!!!!!!!!!

New Release Tuesday

What chased away the rain cloud that's been hovering above my head the past couple of days??? Answer - this song!!!!

I saw this video yesterday morning on VH1 and no exaggeration, it made me smile & perk up a little bit!

Hope it brings a smile to your face today!

Overwhelming Unhappiness

I'm so unhappy right now. This prep has really done something to my psyche....or at least that's how it's feeling today. I want to go to the gym with Tom and have the kind of workouts that leave me queasy, shaky, and feelin' like She-Hulk. However, that's not allowed (I'm pouting as I type that). It's hard to feel like you're in prep with you don't get to see the inside of a gym very often and you feel like your muscles are withering away.


BUT.....

This was the decision I made after the April show - I agreed to give this route a shot - and so I am - but don't get it twisted (you like the ghetto fab I inserted there...lol) - that doesn't mean I'm not going to whine about it now & then!

*I started this post this morning and then stepped away*

Post-breakdown!

 For some reason after I started typing this blog post this morning, I fell apart. By fell apart, I mean I took two steps away from the computer, collapsed on the couch, and started bawling my eyes out. I sent an emotional video message to The Boss explaining why I was so distraught. Tom, who is not freaked out by many things, does freak out when I start to cry (that's how rare it is that I do it!) so he decided that we needed to get out of the house & I could take out my frustration out on the weights. I walked in the gym slightly exhausted and empty but left feeling renewed & like I had re-entered "Beast Mode".

I'm human....this prepping/competing stuff is not for the weak...but that's not to say those of us who do it don't have moments of weakness.

The crying is over and I'm focused on finishing what I started. 

I'll leave you with some progress pictures from yesterday - there's still work to be done but anything can happen in 7 weeks. Like 8 time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman said in The Cost of Redemption, "Ain't nuttin' but a peanut!"

Would it have killed me to fix the bottom of my suit?!?! :)

Damn AZ sun causing me to squint ;)

 

Marriage Is..The Figure Competitor Edition!

I stumbled across this great blog post  entitled "Marriage Is.." by Faith of Life.Love&Marriage. I love her sense of humor and I think I said "true" to almost every bullet point!

After reading her list, I decide to make my own but with a twist!

So, I present to you....

Marriage Is...The Figure Competitor Edition!

• High-fiving each other when your freezer is stocked with chicken breast that was on sale for $.79/lb
• Your husband looking lovingly into your eyes on show day and saying "I love you....but you smell like ass!"
• The first thing out of his mouth on a Saturday morning is "Go pee...weigh in...don't forget to put lotion on your legs so you're not ashy...and I'll meet you out front for pictures."
• Finding pizza and beer in the refrigerator in the garage because he doesn't want to rub it in your face that he can eat food that you can't!
• Looking at pictures of half-naked women (competitors) and talking about their muscularity, glutes, or symmetry
• Having a husband who will grill 10 lbs of chicken, weigh it, and put it in individual Ziploc containers just so you don't have to!
• Having a husband who will add stones to your competition suit because it still needs more bling!
• Standing naked in your garage while your husband applies your tanner and discussing your daughter's report card like it's no big deal to be naked in your garage :)
• Not taking it personal when your husband says you could stand to lean out a bit more
• Sensing that you are physically and emotionally drained, he will walk up to you - put his arms around you - kiss you gently - and say, "Go to bed. I'll take care of the dishes and getting The Princess to bed." 
• Cherishing the look of pride when you step off of stage and giggling when he gives you a bear hug (despite the fact that you smell like ass!) while proclaiming "You killed it up there!!"

That's What's Up Thursday

Source

There are no words to describe
how much I love this woman's body!

Her muscularity +
femininity +
"I'm a bad ass" vibe =
 my new girl crush!

IFBB Physique Pro Dana Linn Bailey - now that's what's up!!!

New Release Tuesday

Here's what I love about this video....the eye candy (don't act like you didn't notice the hot men in the video...lol), the Doc Martens (I'm on the lookout for an orange pair!), and the chorus ("can't you hear that boom, badoom, boom, boom, badoom, boom bass?").

Here's what I don't love about this song....everything else that I didn't list above!

I have this love/hate relationship with Nicki Minaj....and I'm just not feelin' this song...#yeahIsaidit