Manic Fit Mom

HEYO! Currently sitting in my skivvies enjoying a well deserved rest day after finishing week one of my new group - SHIFT SHOP .                   If you've been following my snapchat (SammiNorman) then you were the first to see it all unfold on the daily. Now it's time to get into the nitty gritty - I'll be totally honest, mostly because of the moving/unpacking stress and the wonderful monthly visitor we all love to hate, my nutrition was total CRAP this week. Still 1000x better than my best days 5 years ago, but compared to my normal 'on top of it' self, TOTAL SHIT SHOW. Even still, I felt GOOD this week. I felt good even when I ate like crap, because these workouts were challenging .  Switching between cardio and weights day to day is usually not my thing. I really don't like to do it that way actually, but this is meant to challenge mind and body, so, I figured let's go with it. Surprising, I actually really liked this structure. Monda

The happiness in this picture is off the charts, but don't be fooled - it wasn't always this way. Yes, my adult life started as a failure . Well, really, it started a few years before that, but I guess to get the whole picture, we need to go back a few years... Picture it - Summer 2010 after my sophomore year of high school. YIKES . Anyway, this picture was taken just before we left Wyoming and headed back to California, again. Headed for my 12 school in my schooling career, and my THIRD high school. Yes , we moved a lot . My dad was a dream chaser, which is probably where I got it from, so we went all over California, Wyoming, and a short stint in Utah through out my childhood. So, after leaving Wyoming again and faced with entering ANOTHER new high school, I decided to go into online schooling;so I could make money instead of new friends. Which worked out wonderfully! Until I decided after finishing junior year early that I didn't want to deal with sc

"Whether you think you can or you think you can't - you're right.' - Henry Ford How many times have you heard that one, am I right? It always seems to be the first phrase you hear out of coaches, teachers, mentors, guidance counselors:basically everyone who is trying to inspire you to be a better YOU. The real question is, why? BECAUSE IT'S POWERFUL SHIT ! You may have heard it so many times it's lost it's sheen, but if you really stop and soak it in, the message is astounding. It all comes down to your mindset . Yes, we're going to talk about that little voice in your head again. That little voice that tells you whether you can or cannot do something, whether or not you're skilled enough to complete whatever task, smart enough to do whatever job, pretty enough to do...whatever. You get it. If you need a refresher,  here  is the link to my last inner voice post(Tell Your Inner Voice to F*$%^ Off) It's time to revisit that

Guess who's writing this blog post from her phone 📱 because she already packed her laptop? 🙋 That's alright, I have better emoji's on here anyway.  That's right, laptop is packed, laundry is sorted and ready to be packed, and we're off on yet another impromptu trip 🙌 ! One of my main goals when I started coaching was to be able to take trips whenever we wanted, so it's only fitting we take a random trip right before I start another mentorship, right? 🤷‍♀️ Every so often, I hold a small group with other moms (and a few dads) that are curious as to what I do and how I became a full time stay at home Fit Mom boss, and I take a few under my wing and show them what, how, and WHY coaching is the shit. Next mentorship starts WEDNESDAY 😲 and will go through Sunday! Though this time around will be a little different... This time, I'll be on our mini vacay, documenting just what I do as a coach, how I got here, and how I balance it with the real wo