Moving Tips

Everyone does this at least once in their lives, and that is moving house.

It's expensive as well as extremely time consuming. In my life, so far I have
moved a grand total of 18 times. That number may seem staggering to most,
and it is. The one benefit of moving this many times is all the little tips and
tricks I have picked up through each move. 

Even the smallest things can really help you when you are short of time and energy.
Energy that I am just now recouping after our stressful move. Not only did things go
terribly wrong in the middle of this move, but it was storming as well. Some of our
things were stolen during the first day. On the second day there was a gas leak

near our new place; causing the roads to be closed to the area. This of course

caused us to stay an extra night at our old house. This was definitely one of the

hardest moves I've ever done. I will lost a few tips below that have helped me get

through.

  Tips:

1. Always pre-plan what to pack first
2. Get heaps of boxes, packing tape, and bubble wrap 
3. What items you are not currently using? Pack them first
4. Hire movers for larger items to minimise chance of injury
5. When one room is finished move items/boxes to one area
   so you can clean as you go
6. Schedule Utilities to be turned on at your new house before
   you arrive (up to 2 weeks ahead of the move)
7.  Write labels legibly for each box with a brief 
8. description of what is inside
10. Have a one day buffer to move in case something comes up
11. Keep a suitcase or gym bag with clothes/items you will need for
    the next 1-3 days while you're moving
12. Stay positive and don't let the stress of moving get to you
    

 These are all things I have found to be helpful. I hope this will help

those of you who have not moved before put together a plan on 

where to start. It is so important to stay organised! If you have any

questions or have a story about your move that you would like to share 

please comment below. 

Why I Stopped Crossfit

It's been a few months since I have written about my first week of Crossfit.
For many of you the name Crossfit conjures up images of super shredded
men and women doing insane physical tasks in the gym. There are also 
heaps of fail videos all over Youtube depicting people getting seriously
hurt attempting these tasks. That is why I am writing about why I stopped
my Crossfit journey to switch to weight training and boxing. 

At first when I joined this Gym that specialises in Crossfit I knew it would
be difficult, and challenging. I completely trusted that my trainer/coach knew
what he was talking about and instructing us to do. Even though I spoke with
him about me being a beginner and recovering from an ankle injury, he didn't
seem to listen. When I asked about how to do certain things that I knew I 
wasn't doing in the correct form, he would just say 'You'll get there eventually".

I knew if I continued doing some of these exercises without proper direction,
that I would indeed become injured. So I listened to him and tried my best
to keep up without hurting myself. He times our ability to complete our circuit 
training doing various exercises as quickly as we can. So this is the perfect
recipe for injury, and my husband at one point was a personal trainer so I 
am aware of what 'not-to-do'.  

So here is my breaking point

During my timed workout session I would go from Power-cleans, to Burpees,
to Skip rope, Squats, and Hand Stand Push-ups. At the time, I didn't have 
the upper body strength to do a hand stand much less push-ups while 
doing them. I pushed through, and got through most of the work out. 
When I got to my third set of Hand stand push-ups something popped in my 
elbow, and I lost balance and fell on my right arm. My arm was immediately
sore after that. My coach didn't seem to notice, and his mentality about training
really rubbed me the wrong way.

Hand Stand Push-ups (img crd: www.crossfitinvictus.com)

I didn't have a good vibe from this gym and it didn't seem to be anywhere
near the environment I had been looking for. I felt like my coach was almost
mocking in his comments, and felt awkward being around him. So every time
I went to go back I would break into a nervous sweat on the way there. It didn't
help that the coach had taken my number off of my forms that I had submitted,
to send me messages about training. At the end of the day that just creeped
me out.


I am now training at home or at the gym doing various weightlifting,
resistance training, boxing, and jogging. I feel much stronger and happier 
with what I am focused on right now. My husband has helped by showing
me proper forms and movements for exercise routine he has put together. 
This post is dedicated to him for helping me find fitness to be almost
fun again. 

How to Deal with Stress

Sometimes I ask myself how I handle such high stress situations.  

It took me a while to realize how much of a difference your own 

reaction to these situations can affect the overall outcome. For me,

I use my creativity as an outlet of sorts, by writing and making jewelry.

When I look take a step back and look at the 'bigger picture', it makes 

me want to take any negative thoughts or feelings and put it into

something that will be positive for me in the long-run. 

I see many bloggers/vloggers who have issues coping with depression,

anxiety, and stress in their daily lives. Unfortunately, life has it's ups-and-downs.

The most important thing we can do is control how we react and respond.

Freaking out about something you can not change will not affect the outcome. 

I find accepting whatever has happened in my life, and finding a positive direction
really makes a difference.


If I get to the point where I find myself dwelling on something to the point where
it affects my state of mind daily; I will write about it or push myself harder during
a workout. I hope that this helps even just one person, that would be amazing.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.