Life update- july 2017 |
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Does anyone else feel like everything happens at once in their life and sometimes you feel a little overwhelmed and don't quite know what to prioritise? Well, I can feel myself drifting into that state of mind at the moment. So, I thought if I wrote a post about what I'm getting up to at the moment, my fitness routine and so on, maybe that will help?!
A little life update for you all because honestly, even though it's a little overwhelming, I really cant complain at how great everything is going at the moment!
A little life update for you all because honestly, even though it's a little overwhelming, I really cant complain at how great everything is going at the moment!
Fitness
I am generally really happy with my fitness routine at the moment. Strength has been one of my main goals this year and only last week I managed to do three unassisted pull-ups ALL BY MYSELF!! I wouldn't really say I have a routine as such- I generally just workout when I have the time and when I feel like it at the moment. It could be 3 times per week or it could be 5- it may be that in those workouts I only do one weight training session, or it may be that I do three. I am just taking each day as it comes at the moment and if I can fit in a workout then perfect! if not, then I'm fine with that :).
I am supposed to be training for a Marathon- see my 'I'm running a marathon' post for more details- but this has taken a back step the past couple of weeks. It just hasn't been a priority (I know it should be) but I have been doing other types of training instead so I don't completely fall out of love with running! Not all hope is lost! I'm planning on picking it back up after my trip to Barcelona this weekend.
As for my general fitness level I am pretty happy with it. I may not be training as much some weeks but I still have muscle and I actually love my body more than ever before!
I am supposed to be training for a Marathon- see my 'I'm running a marathon' post for more details- but this has taken a back step the past couple of weeks. It just hasn't been a priority (I know it should be) but I have been doing other types of training instead so I don't completely fall out of love with running! Not all hope is lost! I'm planning on picking it back up after my trip to Barcelona this weekend.
As for my general fitness level I am pretty happy with it. I may not be training as much some weeks but I still have muscle and I actually love my body more than ever before!
Work
As some of you will know I have two jobs- I run this blog as a business, doing freelance work and recipe developing for brands- and I also work in a children's nursery part-time over four days a week. Sometimes it can be a little tricky trying to balance both jobs. I absolutely LOVE my blog and working with brands and ideally that would be my full time career (THE DREAM!) but, let's be honest, I don't earn enough to pay the bills with it! Hence why I have to have another job. I know in comparison to some my life is a doddle! There are so many of you holding down full time jobs as well as blogging that I honestly hold my hat off to you!! You do AMAZING!
I have also recently started a new blog- The Northern Food Guide. The idea behind this blog is to bring you 'Good Food Up North'. It's a place dedicated to reviews of healthy places to eat in the north of England because I know how hard it can be visiting somewhere and having no idea where there is somewhere that serves healthy and wholesome meals!
So yeah! Work is going well- I'm extremely grateful that I have made my blog work and that potentially someday I could do this on a full time basis. It's not only made me realise what my true passion is, but it's also led me to so many other health, fitness and food bloggers and people in the industry that I would have never met if it hadn't of been for blogging/freelancing and attending some incredible events!
I have also recently started a new blog- The Northern Food Guide. The idea behind this blog is to bring you 'Good Food Up North'. It's a place dedicated to reviews of healthy places to eat in the north of England because I know how hard it can be visiting somewhere and having no idea where there is somewhere that serves healthy and wholesome meals!
So yeah! Work is going well- I'm extremely grateful that I have made my blog work and that potentially someday I could do this on a full time basis. It's not only made me realise what my true passion is, but it's also led me to so many other health, fitness and food bloggers and people in the industry that I would have never met if it hadn't of been for blogging/freelancing and attending some incredible events!
Travel
Travel is kind of a new passion of mine. I have always loved going away on holidays but this year has managed to be the best yet for travel and exploring. I've been lucky enough to travel to places I wouldn't have ever even thought of last year! This year I've done Prague, Mexico, Mallorca and I'm heading to Barcelona this weekend! I've also been lucky enough to have several trips to London for events including Be:Fit and Balance and I've worked/attended two BBC Good Food Shows with Oppo!
Exploring new places is definitely something I want to continue doing and I have a bucket list of places that I want to visit! It would actually also be truly amazing to collaborate with travel brands/companies to bring some healthy travel guides to people so if you know of anyone then let me know!
Exploring new places is definitely something I want to continue doing and I have a bucket list of places that I want to visit! It would actually also be truly amazing to collaborate with travel brands/companies to bring some healthy travel guides to people so if you know of anyone then let me know!
Some other pretty awesome shizzle that's happened recently-
- I have been asked to do a cooking demo at Refresh Festival in September alongside some AWESOME people!
- I recently became a brand ambassador for Oppo ice cream
- I can confidently say I love my body and love my life
- More and more people are making my recipes which makes me SO HAPPY
So it's definitely happy times for me here and now I don't feel so overwhelmed and I feel better for writing this post! Yay!
I just want to say a MASSIVE thank you to all you guys that follow me, read my posts, comment on my posts and that are just generally there in my life- my close friends/family and social media squad- without the support I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing!
Much love
Amie xxx