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What’s in Michele’s Water Bottle?

Aren’t you the least bit curious? I bet you’re hoping it’s something sneaky like Tequila. Or maybe since I absolutely love COFFEE, I’ve filled my water bottle with the best part of waking up … Perhaps it’s pre-workout — you know — because caffeine from my coffee just isn’t enough “get up…

Gym Rats Spotted at Jungle Gym

For the past 6 years or so, I have been traveling to Tulum, Mexico, what used to be the Yucatan’s best kept secret that is now on the radar as one of the best places to vacation. Most of my time is spent right smack dab in the middle of the Mayan Jungle in an…

Coffee Talk: My Journey – “Is it REALLY necessary?”

“I thought you were a professional personal trainer … “ I am. “But I thought you had been doing this for over 25 years … “ I have. “Wait, don’t you own a successful business that you started by yourself from the ground up … ?” Yes. Yes I do. “Soooo — connect the dots…

Coffee Talk: My Journey – “The 3 Pronged Triad”

REDUNDANCY. “3-Pronged” & “Triad”. Yes. I know. And using redundancy in naming this entry is quite intentional. Why? Because, truly, it takes being redundant moment by moment, day after day, week after week, to establish habits and to eventually see results in WHATEVER IT IS I choose and you choose to tackle. WARNING: …

Coffee Talk: My Journey – “The Decision”

I’VE HESITATED, hemmed, hawed, backpedaled and have had inner debates with Joe, (my cuppa), as to whether or not to discuss this with you. Joe says, “Go for it, girrrlll — I GOTCHU!” And though most days I trust Joe with all my inner musings, his hopped-up-on-caffeine, eager beaver mentality has me doubting. Why do…

You’ve Schooled Me!

Who ME? You ask. Yes. Yes – YOU! Over the last 25 years I have sat at my proverbial desk, holding my mental notebook in hand and jotting down notes in my mind. And you, my friend, have totally SCHOOLED ME! ———- REWIND First let me back up a bit. I am an educator by…

A Swift Kick to the O’s

It was a beautiful scarf … silky, multi-colored. And she wore it well. Barb entered my training studio on that blustery day in early September when the weather in Colorado begins its schizophrenic frenzy. The tails of her head scarf swirled in the breeze as she walked in the door – a questioning look…

Welcome to the Jungle

She plopped down right beside me. “I know you!”, she said, smiling. “You’re Michele.” I’m racking my brain. Let’s see … I’m in Creede, Colorado, a teeny, tiny little town I’ve never visited, sitting in a restaurant I didn’t know existed. Now – mind you – I’ve been in some very “off the beaten path”…

LIEability

Deep In My Own Head… I was deep in my own head the other day. There’s a lot that swirls around in there – a veritable storm most days not unlike a tornado that blows through and violently collects all things in its path, mixes them together and creates havoc. There’s the gamut of right…

That Tribal Dance

I love some good music and some fun dancing. Sure, I’ve been known to do a little jig all by myself in my kitchen while mindlessly cleaning or prepping meals for the upcoming week. However, that’s not exactly the dance I have in mind here, though there are some very similar elements between what it…