Finding My Way

So, how did I get where I am today?  I've asked myself that many times and then look back at this journey called life.  As I was growing up I was always trying new things, I wanted to experience everything; dance, baton twirling, arts & crafts, sports, band, scouts and I'm sure there are plenty more.  After high school, I went to college for a while, then fell in love, got married, had kids and so on.  I felt pretty blessed being able to stay home with my kids, but I felt I needed more.  I never could figure out what was missing, but I just felt that there was more to life.  Don't get me wrong I absolutely loved being a stay home mom.  So the journey of trial & error (failing) began.  I started off with scrapbooking and had a ton of fun with that, so much fun that I needed to sell it!  It was my first time at selling something through having "home parties."  I was meeting new people, scrapbooking and making money, plus I could still be a stay home mom;  what could be more fun?  Oh wait......I forgot to mention, yes, I was making money, but it doesn't quite work out when you are spending way more than you're making.  So I quit selling.  Hmmmm, what to do now?  Well, why not try selling something else, I'll sell makeup!  I love makeup and I could make enough to get my own makeup "free" and even get a pink car someday, hahaha....NOT!  I spent too much money trying to make more money, YIKES!  Had to quit that.  So, on to the next direct selling company, and the next, and the next....on and on.  I think I finally realized that I didn't make a good sales person; I was too nice and not pushy enough I guess.

After realizing direct sales wasn't my thing, I tried other part-time jobs.  I knew I loved being at home with my kids, but I also knew I needed to get out of the house once in a while.  So, I tried a few different things; one of them was personal training.  I went through the certification process and got a job at a local gym.  I loved it; I was helping clients learn how to be healthy and exercise.  I knew this was it. I got to pick my hours, work around my kids schedule and I made great money.  Everything was awesome, except this wasn't God's plan for me because he kinda slammed that door for me.  We had gotten a new owner and he pretty much fired everybody to start with a clean slate.  I believe that getting fired is a big fat NO in God's plan.  Subsequently, on to working very part-time at our taekwondo studio (we all took taekwondo together as a family); I worked in the office and thoroughly enoyed it.  I was meeting new people and learning a lot about all of the families at the studio.  USMAC is the studio I worked at in Lacey, WA; and let me tell you.....I will never forget my time there because I learned so much about myself.  The family that owns this business is the most generous, caring, respectful, protective family I have ever met.  They are so involved in the community and made such a positive impact on every family involved at USMAC.  Here are some of my fun times at work:

                                            At a community school event.

                                                  Halloween safety seminar

                                   My family at our Karate Kid demo at the theater.

                           USMAC supporting the breast cancer Race for the Cure.

                                            Fun in the CPR/First Aid training.

                                            Mom's & kids at USMAC

As you can see, I was involved in many things with this job.  Everything was going great and life was very fulfilling at this point.  Even though I thought things were great, God had other plans.  Something I had thought would never really happen; my husband was being transferred to a small town, let me rephrase that, a VERY small town.........Stay tuned for the rest of my story; it gets better.