Greetings from Dallas!

Whew.. there was a lot of turbulence.. but I slept through most of it.. but when it woke me up out my sleep I said OH LAWD GEESUS PLEASE LAND ME THERE SAFELY!!! lol  I mean I say my prayers daily and before I got on the plane BUT it made me worry I felt like I was on the CYCLONE and not an airplane!!!

We had dinner at RJ Mexican and I have to say.. ITS OFFICIAL.. FOOD WAS FAB!!!! Guac off da chain!!!

So I arrive in my room and well I’m pleased.. Nice corner room away from the elevator and EVERYONE lol… Where I’m staying they have a “FIT club” for their members of their presidential club.. I’m a member and lo & behold look what was waiting for me

I won’t lie I TOTALLY forgot about the program because I always bring my workout clothes with me anyway LOL but it was great to see my little basket with workout tee, capri pants, socks & shoes waiting.. only thing that wasn’t BRAND new was the capri pants.. but I called and asked for a new pair and they brought it up.. I say one thing.. I tried those supernova’s and DAMN they are comfy!!!!

I did 45 min this am on the treadmill and then 15 min of weights.. focus was upper body.. so a circuit of bicep curls, overhead presses, side delt lifts, front delt lifts, tricep kickbacks, triceps overhead and rows.. I did 15 of each 2 sets.. it may have been just over 15 mins.. I did no break btw them.. I went from one move to the other.. KICKED MY ARSE.. using 10lb weights.. I usually use 8 or 9 but I knew I could do 10 and with that being the only thing available LOL I had no choice!!

Ok so its 7:48 here and my meeting starts at 8am.. ugh.. I’m off!!!

Have a fantastic day..

In Fitness & Health

 

BK

 

psst ON I found Steve on 105.7 LOL so I’m getting my fix of the best morning show.. woohoooo

Work Travel

It’s that time again folks.. I’m off to DFW.. be there for a few days.. I’ll have my laptop with me since its midterm week for me and I’ll be working on my midterms..

So far I have an A in my HR class and a High B in my Econ class.. *thank you lord* LOL seriously I don’t know how I’m managing in Econ.. first midterm I got a 96.. I guess I understand more than I thought

Anywhoo.. I’m out.. off to the airport..

Be Easy,

BK

BK @ Work

It’s rare that a photo is taken of me in action while teaching.. This was on Mother’s Day.. LOL Oooh my arms are so sloppy LOL

Hope to see you in class soon..

In fitness & health

BK

I’m So Proud

Satruday was a BUSY day.. From one competition to the other.. BUT they were both champions.. and came out on top!!!

The picture above is of their achievements this past Saturday..

Bruce Leroy Jr got 1st place in forms & sparring and then he became the Grand Champion in forms.. That’s Mr. Technician. :)  My eyes were so big when I saw that the trophy was almost his height!!! My next ?? was WHERE IN DA HELL AM I GONE PUT THAT?  lol

Lil Debbie well she said I’m going out with a bang!!! She qualified for Nationals with all of her group performances and then followed it up with a 1st place in her category with her duet which also placed 5th pl overall in the Teen *13-16* category duet/trio.  1st place in her category with her solo which also placed 3rd pl overall in the Teen category solo.  One of her group routines got the Most Entertaining Award and the Ticket to Broadway award which allows for that routine to perform at Nationals “free entry fee”.  She also got invited to be in the circle of stars. 

Nationals for her is in B’more this year so its all good.. slightly lesser on the pockets but *with the price of gas* lol it might cost the same as a trip to FL.

They made my MOTHER’S day very very happy.. They both made me cards and I even got a foot massage from my son LOL

I taught this morning and had a great class.  A few mother/daughter pairs joined us.  We had a blast. 

Well back to packing.. Work travel beginning Tues.. *whoopee* yeah can you sense the sarcasm? 

If I get time while there I’ll try to post.  With my free time I’m going to try and get my mileage in.. my race is in 3 weeks.. AM I READY?

Be Easy

BK

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

To all of my readers who are moms.. YOU ROCK..

To all of the fitness mommy bloggers.. YOU ROCK..

To all of my GIRLZ that are moms.. YOU ROCK

and to the best mommy in the world.. MY MOM I love you Shorty!!!

Competition Day

What’s good family?

Again today is Saturday morning and I have a full plate.  Bruce Leroy Jr has a tournament that starts at 10am which means he needs to be there at 9am.  Lil Debbie BK has a dance competition that starts at 10am but her first performance isn’t until 1:30 so I have to get her there by 11..

I think the scheduling Gods were working with me for real today!!! Normally I have to drop Bruce Leroy & Mama Shorty off to meet his Master at some ungodly hour then hot tail it to Lil Debbie’s competition location.

Not only will I have ENOUGH time to get them both there with time to spare, the locations are all of 20 min apart.. Thank you scheduling gods.. for knowing that BK is TIRED and didn’t need to be STRESSED out Especially after coming in pretty late.. I went with my girlz to see Kat.t Wil..liams last night.. THAT LIL BAMMA is a nut!!! hahahaaa  The two female comedians HAD ME DONE and I could have done without the supposed rappers.. LOL.. All I keep hearing.. *With the Price of Gas?* hahahaaaa is that your new excuse? lmao and Poor Tink Tink.. but I digress LMAO…We are the GEMINI girls (our b’days are over the span of 7 days) and well celebrated last night with dinner @ Old Eb.bitt Gr.ill & the show since we won’t see each other again to actually hang out until June LOL..

So as I make my way to Crackbucks to grab a VENTI yeah a Grande just won’t do it today.. Venti Skim with whip White Mocha *yes with whip a girl needs to have some type of excitement in her life* drop off my mail to the winners of my giveaway.  Stop at the store and pick up a few snacks just in case we get hungry while at the competition and there isn’t a store CLOSE enough I’m ready.

So let me check off that I have everything and be on my way..

Camera - check

iPod - check

Bruce Leroy Jr & bag - check

Lil Debbie BK & bag, makeup case, shoe bag, wardrobe, you get the idea.. check

Momma Shorty with Mike & Ikes & puzzle book - check

Aight I think I have it all.. Ya’ll have a great saturday and I’ll be sure to update with pics of how fabulous they made my mother’s day weekend!

Be Easy,

BK

War of the Poses

A lot of people have asked me which yoga practice I prefer. HONESTLY I don’t.

I love Bikram because of the heated room and it allows me to fully engage my body and opens me up. The heated room (105 degrees) I thought I would hate but I actually LOVE. It helps me to stretch into poses and get deeper into them as I grow in the practice.

Ashtanga is great because if I can’t make it to a Bikram class I can pop in a DVD and go from there. It helps me truly focus on my breathing and meditation practice. It’s the first type of yoga I took.

I have only taken one Vinyasa flow class so I don’t truly have an opinion of it. I was on work travel and the health club in the hotel offered it and I jumped at the opportunity to get a workout in.

If I had to choose, I would do a combination of Bikram & Ashtanga classes LOL. Either way, becoming a yogi can be expensive. Classes average about $17-$20 if you pay per class. Unlimited monthly classes can average about $160 for Bikram. The Yoga center I also go to offers 12 week passes which for 1x a week can be about $200 and if you chose the 2x a week option its about $300.

In Fitness Magazine, May 2008 they have a great comparison breakdown of Bikram vs. Ashtanga. It gives the basics, benefits, gear you will need for each. It’s on page 62 if you’re interested.

With the school year winding down, kids activities slowing down *just a bit* I can actually practice more.  I look forward to it and the benefits it will bring to me as I incorporate it on a “more” regular basis.  It will definitely help with obtaining that BALANCE in my life and keeping me CENTERED.

In Fitness & Health

BK

And the Winners Are!!!

What’s good family!!! The winners to the Jazzercise Giveaway are below!!!

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Southerngal

Anonymous Nupe

La Bella Noire

Miss B

Trice

Congratulations to you all!!!! Email me with your address so that I can mail you your gift card!!!

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What’s good Fam?

I’ve been in a real FUNK lately. This entire Identity Theft shituation is really bugging me. It will get worse before it gets better I KNOW but it’s a little depressing now.

I recently found out since I’ve been stalking my credit reports that the culprit purchased a car “jointly” with someone back in late February.. BUT it was only reported in April.. WTFudge?? They also tried to open a few CC’s.. one they did manage to get and its already MAXED out.. WTFudge.. they also tried to purchase a friggin home.. LAWD BEGESUS TAKE THE WHEEL.. before BK looses her damn mind!!! This entire situation is trying and I’m THANKFUL for the resources I have to help assist me with this process. If I didn’t have the Identity Theft Insurance benefit at work.. I would have NEVER thought to even get it.. much less that I would have to use it.. I can say that is one of the BEST benefits I have through my company and I can’t sing the praises enough. The amount of ISH to go through, to file papers/complaints with the various agencies.. IS TRYING in itself.. but to fight with these credit bureaus to dispute shyt that isn’t yours and to contact these companies issuing credit to mofos in your name OH yeah its not easy.. but again I’M THANKFUL..

Anyway, good news is my IRS case has been assigned and I should have some resolution by mid June.. Let’s hope that comes to fruition. The criminal side of it is getting quite long and that process is tedious and trying on its own BUT I have faith so I’m not tripping. On another note, my life COULD be worse.. so instead of the half empty syndrome.. I’ll celebrate with the glass is half full mentality.

Lucky for me, I am able to manage and not rely upon my tax refund or stimulus payment to get by. The feeling of not having to live paycheck to paycheck feels GREAT and waiting on my interest free loan from the gubment doesn’t mean I’m stalking the where’s my refund/stimulus calculators a few times a day LOL.. I know a few who are and I know I used to be one of them BACK IN THE DAY.. so I’ve come a long way and I’m PROUD of it.

So to help me get out of my FUNK.. I was browsing around online.. realizing that my CD clock radio that I have on my desk has served me well for years but I want one in which I could listen to the radio and my iPod. I’ve seen a few and I said OH HELL NAW.. I’m not spending no money on that!!! $100? So not in my budget to spend.. I’ll just use my speakers to listen to the iPod and the clock radio to listen to my station during the day LOL.. YES I was being quite frugal.. then it hit me..

I’ve got Amaz.on gift cards.. My friend Beverly had given me one back in March.. just cause.. I think it was her way of saying thank you for covering for her at the last min outside of paying me to teach her class. The other I won back in February when Single Ma was feeling generous.

I LOVE IT.. So I am now the proud owner of this lil puppy

and I didn’t pay A THANG for it.. used both gift cards at $25 a piece and shipping was free..

I won!!

Thanks to Workout Mommy for the contest!!!

I won a Run U Mother tank!!

I’m going to wear it during my 10K on June 1st!!!

Speaking of contests.. don’t forget to enter to win the Jazzercise giveaway.. entries close at midnight EST on Thursday, May 8th.  Winners will be announced on Friday, May 9th.

In fitness & health

BK