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My dear readers,

Before I get back to sharing the goodies with you, I feel the need to offer a little bit of personal information.  As this blog has never been so much about ME and what’s going on in my life as it has been about conveying pertinent information about experiences I’ve had to you, I have had little reason to provide explanantions about where I’ve been or what I am up to.  However, given my current circumstances, and how they are affecting my ability to focus on this blog, I think I ought to say a little something just to keep you “in the know.”

I recently learned (right around birthday time — what a gift)  that I am going to be having my second child.  My husband and I are overjoyed, but, as you moms can attest and others can imagine, my energy level has dipped way down.  I find myself conserving at work and home as much as possible so that I can give when it really counts — in class, with my family, and when work pressure demands it.  The other phenomenon I am experiencing is what I call “Heavy Brain.”  My thoughts are very cloudy and thinking seems laborious to me.  To that end, this blog, being somewhere at mid-level in my priority list, will from time to time go unattended.   I have to keep myself balanced, and I hope you will understand. 

I look forward to getting to Trimester 2 when the energy returns and I will most certainly be posting whatever pre-natal experience might be useful to you as instructors who have not had the fun of bearing children.  Check back from time to time and keep me in your prayers!  Also, for those of you who have provided your comments and emailed me your thoughts, I thank you.  It is very helpful and encouraging to know what has been working for you!  I hope you will keep sharing.

Sincerely,

Krista

It may not be very incredible to you, but I am astonished that it has been exactly one year since my very first post on this blog.  It has been an incredible year, and I am still amazed and humbled by how rewarding this process has been.  I had the honor of being interviewed (first one ever — how fun!) a couple of months ago, and if you have ever wondered what my purpose in doing this whole thing is, you can read it on Biray’s blog. 

I think birthdays are the perfect opportunity to reflect on the milestones of our life and to measure ourselves against the goals that we have set.   Have I grown and gotten closer to my ideals?  Where have I fallen short?  What did I learn along the way? 

 My initial goals for Group Fit Power were very simple:  provide valuable content and advice to other group fitness instructors and see if anyone is interested in what I have to say.  Well, it appears that you *are* interested; and, even I have found my own advice to be valuable, as writing on each of these topics reminds me not only to “practice what I preach” but also to be sure that what I “preach” isn’t hype, and it isn’t over-fluffed.

 Many thanks to you for returning here regularly to find spinning profiles, choreography and tips on being a better-than-average instructor.  As we move into year 2, I hope to find new ways to provide content and useful tools for you.  I am working to take this blog further, and I hope you will come with me!

 Finally, if you have been lurking (and, yes, you have), please take a moment today to leave a comment.  There are ways to do it anonymously, so you don’t have to sign up for anything.  I would love to hear any thoughts you have about what we can add to this concept to give you more of what you were looking for when you landed here.  What tools do you want to have access to?  What content do you want more of (or less of)?  I appreciate you and want to hear your thoughts.  Please take a second and say hello.  Letting me know how you can be better served is definitely a good thing for you!!  If you aren’t comfortable with commenting, you can email me:   ABCkmXYZleopold123 [AT ] yahoo [DOT] com.  To actually reach my email box, you will need to remove the ABC, XYZ, and 123 and then make the appropriate [replacements].  Have to outsmart the spam bots, you know.

 So, Happy Birthday, GFP!  It has been a fun year, and I couldn’t have done it without you!

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