FlashFitGirl

Wow, its been WAY too long and I'm finding myself starting most blogs like that lately. Maybe we need to do something about that!   I wanted to share what has been going on in my life, where I've been and where I want to be headed! So since I was here in May, things have been well kind of the same-  I mean well semi the same.   Amanda Nicole Photography has been growing and it feels FANTASTIC! I feel myself more confident with it all. With knowing how to run a business, how to confidently work my camera, how to pose. ALL that comes with it! I am building a good clientele and have new ones monthly. Its headed in the direction I want it to be. Will there be weddings in my future? Most likely not, maybe small destination ones ;) but that's about it! LOL   My coaching business with Advocare is every day growing.  People ask me all the time " you still do that thing?" YUP. There will never be a moment in my life when I wont. I love what I do, I LOVE helpin

Lets be honest. LIFE is NOT easy. LOTS of choices to be made, and when you are a parent the choices you make no longer just effect you-they effect your children so life gets even harder.  I spend A GOOD amount a time a week self reflecting on how far I've come and where I want to go--we go through moments in our lives of "what IF" . I tell ya, I'm SO thankful that Advocare has come into my life. I think it has helped me grow as a person, a leader, financially and health wise. Ill take you back to my early 20s. I was a lost person, mentally. I didn't know where I belonged in life. I knew a few things-- I LOVED people, I LOVED helping people, I LOVED photography, but in those early years in our lives we are told "GO TO COLLEGE , GET A DEGREE, get a JOB and thats it" but I always thought of myself as 'DIFFERENT' I never wanted to just go behind a desk and work. I get BORED very easily and like to different things. Teaching, Psycholo

Wow, its been awhile and I can tell you that its hard to find that balance.      That balance between running 2 business', taking care of myself, my house, my family,  working  hours a week at the hospital, and my social life. Ill be the first to admit that it isn't easy and days go fast. There are a hundred and one things that I want to do and the end of the day comes and I only got a little of it done, working on it to get better! That is for sure! I really want to try to get back to blogging at least 1x-2x a week. I also am playing with the idea to start a VLOG but I know that takes even MORE work LOL <<<<<( see this is how my brain works ). It is RAINING HARD today with lots of thunder, it makes me extra sleepy, makes me want to just stay cuddled in bed.. but where will that get me?  Laundry needs to be done, packing for Texas needs to begin, and challengers need to  be chatted with :) This weekend was a good weekend as always, Friday we spent t

The holidays came and they left... of course like ANY other human out there we like to enjoy ourselves, maybe have 1 to many servings of the famous family traditional recipes.. Cookies?! Pie!? Yes its all there... We indulged & loved every second.  Well now that its over its TIME to get back to it.... So Monday I spent a lot of my time in the kitchen, cleaning out the cabinets -getting rid of any junk in it that didn't need to be there.  So I wrote out a list & got to the store. The IMPORTANT thing to do is to PLAN. Have your meals from Breakast-Dinner planned. This way you aren't overspending or wasting time on things you won't eat. I cut up veggies, only bought apples & frozen berries.  Gah, I had ALL of Aldis TO MYSELF. It was so amazing. So back home I go & the cooking begins... I put the oven on, throw some sweet potatoes in and get water boiling for hard boiled eggs & brown rice. Get my baggies, scale & olive oil spray out

2016 I don't know about you all but I HAVE been crazy all over the place.. what have I been up to?  WELL most of July & August I was somewhere other then home- I was in Texas ( twice ), Long island ( twice ) , Maine.. We celebrated Jeffs 30th, the kids spent a few days up here. It was NON stop but a GOOD non stop. Then the fall came and every other day I had a photo session to shoot or edit... I was loving life. This ALL means my business' are exactly where I wanted them to be... Moving right along. So here we are a NEW year. Ready to take it on AND not let anything get in my/our way. I/We have a pretty busy year of course... events, weddings, graduations, BIG birthdays..you know the big 3 0 for me ; )           BUT most importantly this is THE year we decided we will move right along in our relationship... we have a few plans and hopes for things so we will just keep doing what we need to do, have faith that it will all work out as it should. < 3 When I tu

Wow... 2015 has been a mix of INCREDIBLE & AMAZING.  Update on FLASHFITGIRL. Ive been so wrapped up in things I totally have neglected my blog--- BUT I am back & ready. I will be blogging 1x-2x a WEEK. Making a blog schedule & promise I will be here. I have linked it up to my photography page- So ill be sharing-- Life, my journey, Cooking..etc!  First official blog will be on Monday! <3 See you all then!