You know the picture I’m talking about. The one on my website’s homepage under the heading “Newfound Fitness Junky”, the post work-out picture? I thought this photo was better than the cartoon picture I had originally plopped into that spot. This is the link to the blog about me after all. It has been brought to my attention that it could be seen as UNPROFESSIONAL. That thought hadn’t even crossed my mind and I will tell you why.

I am a professional by day, I go into my office and dress the part every day Monday to Friday. I come home every night, do the evening routine with the children and once the little ones are in bed I work-out anywhere between 30 minutes to 1 hour. It is my time and I work at me! I get all the stressors that I may have had during my day out, plus the endorphins that my work-outs produce allow me to finish the tasks I can now sit down to do.

I have many hats, trying to grow my bookkeeping business, writing for my blog, getting into my art room and let’s not forget the most important one being a mother to our five children. My fitness is vital in wearing all of these hats well. Along with my new fitness goals and achievements I have decided to trade in many of my bad habits for good ones. These changes alone, have brought a new brightness to my life. I feel empowered by who I am now at forty – three years of age. I want to strive to be the best version of me. I am proud of who I have become and the person I am growing into. When I am gardening in my cut offs and tank top, when I am at my kids soccer in leggings and a t-shirt-I am still a professional, I am just not that business attire professional you see 5 days a week, 8 am to 4 pm.

I hope you enjoy reading my posts- I hope you enjoy in the weeks to come my new art work, and if you need a bookkeeper, I hope you will consider me…I can assure you, you will not be disappointed with my work.  The way I dress for my workouts is not a reflection of how professional I am, nor should it be.