It's Almost April????

Wow!  I can't believe that three months of 2013 have already almost gone by.  I really have sat down many many times to write an entry in this blog.  I don't really have an excuse except that I have totally procrastinated doing it, and now, here we are, with three months of the year gone.  
I have had so many different ideas in the past few months of things to write about, but never took the time.  So today, I will write about what I am doing and where I am at today.

So, I am 6 weeks out from competing in my first Figure Competition.  I am training 6 days a week in the gym and following a pretty strict nutrition plan.  I am working with a Coach and nutritionist and I train with Crystal when she is in town, but it seems I am in the gym a lot on my own.  Right now it's about two hours a day in the gym.  I'm relying quite a bit on my Coach for some feedback, because I'm not sure if what I am seeing in the mirror is what I am supposed to be seeing.  I was doing pretty good mentally until the past week or two.  I didn't realize how much mental attitude was going to play into the whole thing.  I'm going to have to work on that part.  I'm confident in the gym, but as soon as I leave the gym, I need some reassurance.

Well, that brings me to where I am at.  Right now I am in Phoenix with my sister.  She was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in February.  Her treatment plan started with Chemo two weeks ago.  She has a wonderful husband who is great, but I want to be here for her too because although I know our mom would give anything to be here with her.  It's too tough for her and dad to go back and forth right now, but I have a bit more flexibility.  I plan on being here as much as I can, especially during her chemo weeks.  Thankfully I have a wonderful husband who understands how close I am to my sister.

She has her second Chemo treatment tomorrow.  I got here last Thursday because we expected her hair loss to begin any day.  It started yesterday.  We shaved our heads last night.  I had her shave mine, and then I did hers.  There was no way I was going to let her go bald without me doing it too.  I have it easy.  Mine will grow back fast.  She has a long road ahead.  It was tough this morning.  We did get wigs, but it's not quite the same as your own hair.  It's amazing how, as a woman, secure your hair makes you feel.

I'm down to my last month of training before my contest.  I'm training about every other week in gyms that I'm not familiar with.  My nutrition plan is going to be tightening up, I think, weekly.  I'm not that confident in how I am looking.  I just shaved my hair off.  But hey......I just ordered a beautiful posing suit!!!!