Boy do I have something to tell you.....

I'm from Boston and I workout!!! YES, I said it," I workout" and it feels GREAT!!!! I decided to re-claim my life and my healthy comfortable weight/size a few weeks after my 34 birthday. Yes, I'm in my 30's. I have 2 kids and they keep me on my toes. What kind of mother would I be to just sit on the sidelines and not participate with them?

Since starting the "Squat Challenge" I've gained a number of new "sister friends". Though more than 1/2 of them are not in GA, they have become my motivation to keep going!! Not only do I squat, I jump rope, lift weights, I run/walk and occasionally play tennis,  I drink WATER like its going out of style. I also make it a habit to have a healthy smoothie at least twice a week.  This is becoming apart of my life. Although I'm not doing anything big like serious weight training, I feel good with where I've started and I look forward to doing more as time progress.

As most of you know, I'm a Boston Girl who has become a GA Lady. I was born and bred in Boston( minus the 6 or 7 years I lived in Florida). I'm sure you can imagine the heartache I've experienced this week due to the Marathon Explosions. More than 1/2 of my family still reside in good ole Mass. I experienced a few small scares on Monday after the explosions because my uncle could not find his kids( they did make it home safely) and others who I knew would be present BUT thankfully EVERYONE is accounted for and are safe( as is the entire state).

I've said all that to say, I have a challenge for you!!! There were lives lost and many people injured during this tragic event. To honor their lives, I will be walking/running 117 miles in honor of them( 117 is the number of marathons held to date). I would like for 117 people to join us but that's probably not going to happen. But if each of us could devote sometime each day, this will serve as our own way of honoring such a historic event and the ones who were their just to enjoy and celebrate. I know many of you who will read this are NOT Bostonians but in a time where the world is in need of healing, why NOT let the process start with you?

If you're interested in joining Me, the challenge will begin on this Monday 4/22 and will end on May 22nd,2013. It is totally your choice on how you complete the 117 miles. All I ask is that at the end, you email me a pic( c79hobbs@gmail.com), with 117 in the subject box so that I can thank you. My goal is to ultimately send a write up to one of the newspapers back home with ALL of us who participated.

I'm big on Giving Back and this is my way of giving back to the place that
birthedMe
educatedMe
taughtMe
and
lovedMe..... Won't you help me??

Signed,
Peace begins with ME