My High School Body aint got Shit on my Beachbody ;)

 Here are my stats:

Start - 200 pounds (YIKES!!); Size 18

Now - 141 pounds (Better!); Size 6

November 2, 2011 - Insanity: The Asylum

- 40 pounds and counting...

BIG DAY!! WOOT!! Unless I hit 50 next month...

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!! 

DIGGING DEEPER!!

Aimee Correa

Independent Team Beachbody Coach

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"A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard." ~Randy Pausch

Pure Cardio...F*#$!!

INSANITY!!

Day 1 of INSANITY...I literally must be INSANE!

Turbofire...CHECK!!

I just finished my first round of TurboFire today!! I am super stocked about the results I got with this program! I lost 33.4 pounds and am down 14 inches in my waist which equals about 5 jean sizes!! HELLS YEA!! This program was worth every penny!! I am also on Shakeology and that helped amp my weight loss tremendously!! I do feel more energized and able to tackle the world! It also helps curb my appetite and BONUS I get all the nutrients I need in one glass. This 3 month Journey has brought me from a shy frumpy fat girl to a more confident and able to take on life's challenges head on. This week alone proved to me just how far I've come in three mnths. I turned 25 years old and I feel this year is going to be an amazing year for growth for me. Although Ive completed Turbo Fire, I said I wasnt going to stop there...which is why I asked for a challenge and on August 14 a new 2 month journey will begin with INSANITY!!



Comin up on COMPLETION!!

I am near completion of Turbo Fire!! Next Work out I am going to tackle is ChaLEAN Extreme!! Down 29 pounds so far and that was on July 7...going to try not to weigh myself until I am DONE!! Yee-Haw! Loving the new me and just in time for my 25th birthday :D

HAPPY 25th Birthday to ME!!

Words to Live By

Howdy ya'll!! I am on the last leg of my TurboFire journey. Started on May 2, 2011 and I am down 27 pounds...4 jean sizes and it feels great!! I am a Beach Body Coach and Fitness Guru now!! I am loving this new life and just in time for my 25 birthday! As I sit here and think about all that I have accomplished in this short life, I am ever so grateful for even being given the chance to do what I have done. There have been so many people who have come in my life and made a HUGE difference. I cut around the edges of life and made some BIG choices with the people whom I surround myself with, not just anyone is allowed in my bubble. Thoses who always looked down and tried to make me feel bad about my life and my choices were cut out as well as those who constantly saw things as negative and are just to obstinate to see the positive in their lives are gone too. In order to fully enjoy life you cant see negativity everywhere; theres always a light in every tunnel! Now that I am getting older, I have realized that life has to be lived to be fully enjoyable!! Im trying to figure out how to get out of my comfort zone and learning to see the confidence within myself. This next year should be interesting :)

Words To Live By

It's not how much you accomplish in life

that really counts,

but how much you give to other.

It's not how high you build your dreams

that makes a difference,

but how high your faith can climb.

It's not how many goals you reach,

but how many lives you touch.

It's not who you know that matters,

but who you are inside.

Believe in the impossible,

hold tight to the incredible,

and live each day to its fullest potential.

You can make a difference

in your world.

Life is great...among other things!!

Aimee Leigh

Independent Team Beachbody Coach

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Guess who became a Beach Body Coach?!?

I finally became a coach!! YAY!! I am super dee duper excited about the endeavors that await me as a coach. I do believe that I am able to help others reach not only their physical weight goals butother goals as well. I dont think its just about being fit that matters but we all could use a boost in our confidence and outlook on life! I'm not quite sure how to get started but my coach is awesome and she has helped me alot. There have been those days where I just dont want to get my Turbo Fire on but my Beach Body Coach will Tweet me and remond me why it is I have embarked on this adventure!! I know that as coach I am to be held accountable to not only myself but to others as well. If I can do it and grow as a person with the help of physical fitness then I know others can too. If you want to know more about Beach Body and the products that they sell or what has worked for me, dont hesitate to email me :) or you can visit my beach body websites

http://myshakeology.com/aimeeleigh  - has various information about the Shakeology a meal replacement drink, which is AHHHHH-MAZING! Go ahead and google it...See if you can find a negative review, and if so let me know and I'll send you a sample so you can try it out on your own. You can also buy shakeology and I know you will see a difference!! :)

www.beachbodycoach.com/AIMEELEIGH - This is my Beach Body site, here you can look at the different programs that beach body offers and you can also buy them here as well. I personally have done the following programs: P90X, got amazing results and I was hooked to exercise after this program...Turbo Jam, again with the results lost more weight but I wanted MORE and a challenge so I went a step up from Turbo Jam and got....Turbo Fire, currently still doing this program and I have lost 20 pounds since starting on May 2, 2011. That's 20 pounds with only Turbo Fire and I am not finished yet. I have a month to go and my goal is to lose 30 pounds!

I hope to continue on this journey and keep moving closer to my goals, becoming a Coach will be a challenege but This Single Texan Gal Laughs in the face of a challenge because I know that I can do Anything that I set my mind to!!


"There Is No Next Time, No Time Outs, No Second Chances, Sometimes It's Now Or Never "

15 pounds and counting...YEE HAW!!

Things have been rough at work recently. Been traveling alot and that kind of makes it tough to maintain a healthy diet. Thank Heaven apples arent a security risk, LOL! I'll be traveling again on Sunday and Monday of this next week to place a child in a Residential Treatment Center and then again at the end of the week because an adoptive parent decided they didnt want the child. Stated they could not handle the child's behaviors. It literally tore me apart to hear this. I cried for the child. I cannot imagine how the child must be feeling after two failed adoptive placements. I have alot to think about as to what I should do about the child. Do I continue to seek an adoptive home with his behaviors being so erratic, do I place him into a residential treatment center to stabalize his behaviors, or do I throw in the towel and transfer the child to a permanent living situation?? Didnt know adoptions could get this tough and what exactly is in the child's best interest. Its even more tough because I have no children of my own :( *sigh* any advice would be helpful at this point.

HIIT IT!!

BRING IT, Turbo Fire Style!!

First Video Blog Post!! :)

Created my First Video Blog! Found it easier to say what I am thinking rather than writting it ENJOY!!

Back to myself well a better version of myself...WORD?!

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all...right?! ha! Well I have made a ton of new choice in the past few months. Been hit with some ups and downs, mostly ups ;), regardless, I have come out on top and a better me than ever. Let's start with my relationship with my money...

I have finally started to save my green. I must say it is not an easy feat to accomplish, given sudden emergencies that may arise. I was hit with one recently and it caught me totally off guard but it had to be attended to or risk further reprecautions later down the road. So there was a good chunck out of what I had saved. I did not let it get me down!! I repeat...I did not let that get me down! I dont know how much I could stress that. Life has its curveballs and they can bring a person down sooo fast there is no way to come back up for air. You just have to learn to not sweat the small stuff. I know what your thinking. Money is not a small thing, but if you compare it to your kids or your own life, well, it is!  Dont get me wrong, its what makes the world go round, but if you arent happy with yourself and your life then getting your money relationship on track is never going to be "small stuff". I also got hit by Uncle Sam and taxes...I HATE TAXES!! Seriously, I work my ass off for a HUGE chunk to be given to people who are too lazy to get off their ass and get a JOB!! But thats a whole new blog on my conservative side. Anyway,my money is starting to grow and its great to see. I feel like I am growing into a more responsible version of myself. I tranferred my 401K into mutual funds and saw growth instantly! That makes me excited and yes, I do know that I could lose it within a matter of minutes.  Its a risk and without risk, well what kind of life is that?!? Now my relationship with myself:

I have changed alot. Not only in regards to my finances but also with the type of people I surround myself with. I got rid of my facebook account. I didnt need that in my life. Honestly, it was taking up a majority of my time. I was checking it at least every 20 minutes when I could have spent my time in more useful ways. It also brought me down. You other singles out there can understand where I am coming from. Every damn time I would get on there someone is flaunting how happy they are with their boyfriend or how they are shopping for a wedding dress and who could miss the ones that said "Its a Girl!!" Screw yall!! I dont need to see that, I mean I am happy for them and I would write the obligitory, Congratulations to them and what not. But seriously...I mean come on! Anyhoo, I deleted it and the people that actualy matter do keep in touch with me by this thing called a PHONE. You see we humans use this to CALL other humans. Yea, we dont use it to POST a status update on facebook. Pssh, I do have twitter though, so I know thats contradicting but I would rather talk to people I dont know and probably will never meet my over than people I have met and wish I hadn't ( love that saying)! Anyhoo, its great not knowing whose getting hitched and whose knocked up from my past. I got rid of the luxeries in my life too, no more Sirius Satellite Radio or Cable for me. Sadness, but it had to be done so that I could increase my contribution rate for my 401K in order to get matched when I leave the agency I work for. I am working out twice a day, still up at 5 AM and working less on getting good time and more on form. After work, I do P90X but I also alternate it with TurboJam. I can see a difference in my energy level and its great to not feel like I am old, even though I am not :) I eat better and take care of myself overall. No sodas, well except on Sundays; Coffee only on Saturdays; Water ALL THE TIME!!

I guess, overall, La vita e Bella and so I leave you all with this:

"We tend to forget that Happiness doesnt come as a result of getting something we dont have but rather from recognizing and appreciating what we do have"

Will I be Pretty??

As I was Stumbling, I stumbled upon a really cool poetry slam video. Its about being "pretty" and I think it would have been cool if I would have seen it when I was feeling insecure as a child. I know now that I am not just pretty I am much more that pretty...I am PRETTY AMAZING, PRETTY INTELLIGENT, PRETTY CREATIVE, and that 5 letter word is unworthy of defining me!!

Finding financial freedom

Being young means alot of different things to alot of different people. I should be going out Friday nights with "friends" or seeing the world. I hear all the time from people that I need to enjoy my youth and stop worrying about my future. Let me tell you that I need to worry about my future. I need to make sure that my finances and myself are taken care of. I know that I do not have any children, but I do have extended family. I have been told that I am the "staple" for young people. I was flattered but I am not that at all. If anything I am making sure that God Forbid, if anything happens to me that my family will not have to scramble to cover my mortgage or even my funeral expenses. Last month was month 4 for my savings and finance plan. I had to get a Living trust and a will. I did both. Currently I am making sure that it is legal and getting a lawyer at work to look over for me for free. Then I will get both signed a notarized. It was tough to make sure that I made the right decisions in leaving my belongings to my family. It had to be done. What I did was something that I want other young people to do, especially young married couples with children. They should also make sure that they have life insurance. I got a policy for 30 years big enough to cover my home, car, funeral, and any debt that I may have. I also noted in my will that the rest be split evenly between all of my nieces and nephews with stipulations of course. I urge any young couple out there to get a will and life insurance, if not anything else. You need that security, I know its tough to thing about but do it for your furture. If you want to do this for no cost at all; you can go to www.rocketlawyer.com they are running a promotion during the month of April and allowing people to create a free will.

Another thing that I did during the month of April was to move my savings account into a bank with a higher Annual Percentage Yield (APY) than what I did have. A great bank to go to for that would be Ally. I did my research before opening it, but after using only .005% APY with my old savings; I feel it was a good move with an APY of 1.00%...how in the hell could I resist not seeing more growth out of my money. Yet another good move for young couples with children. You could see more growth for your children's college or open a ROTH IRA for them as well and not have to pay taxes on it. Unfortunately with savings you will be taxed, no way around that one.

Something else to do is to see if your retirement at work (401K) is set at the amount to where if you leave they will match it. Mine was not, I had to increase my deferral from 1% to 3% to ensure that when I leave, it will be matched.

This whole financially stable adventure has been freeing. Its made me realize that I don't need to live check to check, what I need to feel safe knowing that I am financially secure on my own because the truth of the matter is...I am Single, Living and Loving life :)

"Do you now understand why you have to go back to class to learn about your money. Don't depend on others to save you..."  --Suze Orman

Make Life SIMPLE

Life can be way complicated sometime; but it can also be really simple. That depends on the day too. I never thought that I would get out of touch with the simple things in life. I have though, You just got to learn to let go and LIVE! I guess I've let what really matters get past me and forgot how to just live. Yes, I am single and thats ok with me for now. Think maybe I have spent too much time looking for that special someone to comeinto my life that I've forgotten how to just have a life. My Mom and My Dad told me that he will walk into my life when I least expect it while Im living my life; that being said I ran across a list of 60 ways that will make life simple again:

1. Don’t try to read other people’s minds.  Don’t make other people try to read yours.  Communicate.
2. Be polite, but don’t try to be friends with everyone around you.  Instead, spend time nurturing your relationships with the people who matter most to you.
3. Your health is your life, keep up with it.  Get an annual physical check-up.
4. Live below your means.  Don’t buy stuff you don’t need.  Always sleep on big purchases.  Create a budget and savings plan and stick to both of them.
5. Get enough sleep every night.  An exhausted mind is rarely productive.
6.  Get up 30 minutes earlier so you don’t have to rush around like a mad man.  That 30 minutes will help you avoid speeding tickets, tardiness, and other unnecessary headaches.
7. Get off your high horse, talk it out, shake hands or hug, and move on.
8. Don’t waste your time on jealously.  The only person you’re competing against is yourself.
9. Surround yourself with people who fill your gaps.  Let them do the stuff they’re better at so you can do the stuff you’re better at.
10. Organize your living space and working space. Get rid of stuff you don’t use.
11. Ask someone if you aren’t sure.
12. Spend a little time now learning a time-saving trick or shortcut that you can use over and over again in the future.
13. Don’t try to please everyone.  Just do what you know is right.
14. Don’t drink alcohol or consume recreational drugs when you’re mad or sad.  Take a jog instead.
15. Be sure to pay your bills on time.
16. Fill up your gas tank on the way home, not in the morning when you’re in a hurry.
17. Use technology to automate tasks.
18. Handle important two-minute tasks immediately.
19. Relocate closer to your place of employment.
20. Don’t steal.
21. Always be honest with yourself and others.
22. Say “I love you” to your loved ones as often as possible.
23. Single-task.  Do one thing at a time and give it all you got.
24. Finish one project before you start another.
25. Be yourself.
26. When traveling, pack light.  Don’t bring it unless you absolutely must.
27. Clean up after yourself.  Don’t put it off until later.
28. Learn to cook, and cook.
29. Make a weekly (healthy) menu, and shop for only the items you need.
30. Consider buying and cooking food in bulk.  If you make a large portion of something on Sunday, you can eat leftovers several times during the week without spending more time cooking.
31. Stay out of other people’s drama.  And don’t needlessly create your own.
32. Buy things with cash.
33. Maintain your car, home, and other personal belongings you rely on.
34. Smile often, even to complete strangers.
35. If you hate doing it, stop it.
36. Treat everyone with the same level of respect you would give to your grandfather and the same level of patience you would have with your baby brother.
37. Apologize when you should.
38. Write things down.
39. Be curious.  Don’t be scared to learn something new.
40. Explore new ideas and opportunities often.
41. Don’t be shy.  Network with people.  Meet new people.
42. Don’t worry too much about what other people think about you.
43. Spend time with nice people who are smart, driven, and likeminded.
44. Don’t text and drive.  Don’t drink and drive.
45. Drink water when you’re thirsty.
46. Don’t eat when you’re bored.  Eat when you’re hungry.
47. Exercise every day.  Simply take a long, relaxing walk or commit 30 minutes to an at-home exercise program like the P90X workout.
48. Let go of things you can’t change.  Concentrate on things you can.
49. Find hard work you actually enjoy doing.
50. Realize that the harder you work, the luckier you will become.
51. Follow your heart.  Don’t waste your life fulfilling someone else’s dreams and desires.
52. Set priorities for yourself and act accordingly.
53. Take it slow and add up all your small victories.
54. However good or bad a situation is now, it will change.  Accept this simple fact.
55. Excel at what you do.  Otherwise you’ll just frustrate yourself.
56. Mature, but don’t grow up too fast.
57. Realize that you’re never quite as right as you think you are.
58. Build something or do something that makes you proud.
59. Make mistakes, learn from them, laugh about them, and move along.

Oh, and enjoy life’s simple pleasures.  They’re free and better than anything money can buy. 

9 deadly words

Quick note...

Look at you. You’re young. And you’re scared. Why are you so scared? Stop being paralyzed. Stop swallowing your words. Stop caring what other people think. Wear what you want. Say what you want. Listen to the music you want to listen to. Play it loud as fuck and dance to it. Go out for a drive at midnight and forget that you have school the next day. Stop waiting for Friday. Live now. Do it now. Take risks. Tell secrets. This life is yours. When are you going to realize that you can do whatever you want?

A Little bit Stronger

I stumbled upon this amazing song that just says it all. I turned on the radio in my car and it was on and I was listening to the lyrics and it just spoke to me. Its called A Little Bit Stronger by Sara Evans.


Woke up late today and I still feel the sting of the pain
But I brushed my teeth anyway
I got dressed through the mess and put a smile on my face
I got a little bit stronger

Riding in the car to work and I'm trying to ignore the hurt
So I turned on the radio, stupid song made me think of you
I listened to it for minute but I changed it
I'm getting a little bit stronger, just a little bit stronger

And I'm done hoping that we could work it out
I'm done with how it feels, spinning my wheels
Letting you drag my heart around
And, oh, I'm done thinking that you could ever change

I know my heart will never be the same
But I'm telling myself I'll be okay
Even on my weakest days
I get a little bit stronger

Doesn't happen overnight but you turn around
And a month's gone by and you realize you haven't cried
I'm not giving you a hour or a second or another minute longer
I'm busy getting stronger
And I'm done hoping that we can work it out
I'm done with how it feels, spinning my wheels
Letting you drag my heart around
And, oh, I'm done thinking, that you could ever change

I know my heart will never be the same
But I'm telling myself I'll be okay
Even on my weakest days, I get a little bit stronger
I get a little bit stronger

Getting along without you, baby
I'm better off without you, baby
How does it feel without me, baby?
I'm getting stronger without you, baby

And I'm done hoping we could work it out
I'm done with how it feels, spinning my wheels
Letting you drag my heart around
And, oh, I'm done thinking that you could ever change

I know my heart will never be the same
But I'm telling myself I'll be okay
Even on my weakest days
I get a little bit stronger

I get a little bit stronger
Just a little bit stronger
A little bit, a little bit, a little bit stronger
I get a little bit stronger

32 truths for MATURE Humans

HILARIOUS!!! Funny, most of these are true :) What do you Think?

Makes me that much STRONGER!!

Today started out like any other mundane day. Woke up, Ran, showered, drank some coffee, filled up my gallon of water, went to work, blah...blah...blah...


But it wasnt an ordinary day. I finally let it all out and vented about somethings that have been eating away at my mind for the part 3 weeks with an amazing friend from Jersey. Felt so good to tell her how I felt about the whole situation and how the situation had made me feel. She didnt judge me at all and it was refreshing to hear her thoughts instead of just my own. Maybe she was right too, maybe the situation is something that is just normal. Either way, I am super stoked to have that off my chest and hear from someone else. Thank you...You know who you are :)

Today I was also not nervous at all to go in front of the judge at court. Normally, I am all nervous as hell and I choke when I get on the stand to tell how the case is going; Not today!! I rocked that Bitch!! I think the whole situation really did make me Stronger! Confident! and I know what I want in my life now!



Ch-Ch-Changes!!

Got woken up early this morning by my Daddy and my Abuelo! What a Nice way to start my day. My Daddy wanted to borrow my Nikon DSLR 800x camera to take photos of his family this weekend at his uncles or my Great Uncle's 95th birthday. Of Coarse you can use my camera Daddy!! I got this camera 3 years ago for Christmas and its been nothing but fantastic! I took a forensic photography class in college and took what I learned there to take some professional photos. Mostly stills, and most at cemeterys. There was just something about the calmness there that is aestheticly pleasing.

Anyway, after my Daddy drove off, I hit the road and ran 3.5 miles in roughly 24 minutes. That brings me up to 31 miles this week. It's a great hobby and it keeps me healthy. It all started about 3 years ago. I was unhappy with the way I had let myself go and had put on some weight.



This used to be me...all slow and sluggish!

Now I can run a mile and a half in under 13 minutes!! I started out running that in 24 minutes, now that is my 3 mile time...Ive come a long way! I enjoy to run, its a great stress reliever for me and its gotten me through some of my lowest points in life. It's a great catharsis for me. Last year, my brother gave me what is called P90X...AMAZING program. I mixed that in with my running and last summer I lost 25 pounds in 3 months. I finish the program and fell off the wagon for the holidays in 2010. Now, I have decided that in order to be really happy. There are two things that I need to do to be completely happy and to feel confident with the SINGLE life I am making for myself.

1. Work on my relationship with MYSELF!!




ME!! Got me some new Spectacles too...Gotta take care of this Brown eyed girl myself!


I gotta feel comfortable with the person I am before I can shar a life with another. So that means, to me, take care of my body. There are many ways to do this. Eat right, Exercise often, and take care of the body I've been given. That means mentally, emotionally, socially, and actively. Strive for that well being!!

Now for numero dos....
2. Work on my relationship with my money.

If only I did have a money tree, I wouldnt have to work on my relationship with my money

Money, whether we all want to believe it or not, does make the world go round. Since I started my adoption job I havent really saved much. Recently, I was introduced to a lady named Suze Orman. Smart Lady, especially with money! I read her book and realized Ive been pretty reckless in saving for my future. Let's face it, I'm single and I have no man to help me save for my future. So I had to educate myself. I learned about savings accounts and IRA's RothIRA's, my retirement fund, CD's...I decided which one I wanted and what would be right for me. I chose to open a RothIRA. This was I cant touch my money for a few years. Its a good thing too :) I am about through payingoff all of my credit cards and have decided to only keep one for when I travel for work. So far, I am on the right path to making my SINGLE life, a good one for me.

So work on my relationships with me and my money. Letting go of looking for Love and hopefully it will find me. I am well on my way to creating a great life for myself...and Jasper...
Who needs a man for now, someday he will come but til then its all about taking care of me and my future!!!

Rewarding Moments at work

In January I started a new job, I was hired as an Adoption Specialist. I dont think I could have been blessed with such a rewarding job than this one. Lemme start from the beginning, in November of 2009 I was hired as a Child Protective Services Specialist as a Temporary Managing Conservator for kids that had been removed from their home. I never really like that job. What it entailed was this...dealing with Bitchy parents and making the best decision for their child because I had them in "my" care or the State of Texas did. Regardless, I was their "parent" for lack of a better word, while their biological parents worked services to prove to the State that they deserved them back. It was an emotionally stressfull position. I stuck it out for a year for the kids on my caseload. Throughout the year that I was there I got 6 terminations. A termination is where I terminated parental rights on biological parents because I felt it was in the best interest of their children. Talk about being hated!? I had enough of that job and was told that adoption had an opening and I jumped on that application, scored the interview, and made it my bitch!! A month later, I took a drug screen...and didnt pass! ha ha, I kid!! I passed and landed the job.

Here's where the reward come into play:

Let me explain my position, its quite simple. Say, I was still in my old position and I got one of those terminations. Well, what happens to the kid, yep. They go to adoptions. In adoptions, its my job to find that child a new "forever family". I get to know the child and ask them what they want in a family and a home. I take all of what they say and make a profile for the child. This profile is placed on a website, Texas TARE, and people from all over the country inquire about that child. Thats when the fun part starts! I'm all excited to see that all of the people are inquiring about this one child and I get what are called home studies. A home study is where someone comes into your home and literally studies your home, your family, your job, your past, your sex life, your finances...and they make a nice report about all of this and its sent to me to read for the child that the family inquired about on that website. I get hundreds and it takes me a long time to read through them. Although a few may sound really good, I believe that it is only fair to read them all and give everyone a chance. This process is called the "Selection" Process. Once I find the perfect family for the child I call them and thats rewarding! Once I called the prospective adoptive Father and he was so thrilled that his family was selected, he stated that he had to sit down and that he was so happy that he was going to be a father...talk about touching!! Another time, the adoptive Mother stated that the foster child had told her that she was excited to be apart of their family and that her case worker (ME) was her hero for finding a family for her.

BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE!!!

Today, I had the oppertunity to see an adoptive family meet the child. From TARE to meeting...its a very rewarding job. When I left the child he gave me a hug, I asked if he felt safe and he stated he liked the family and thanked me. I hugged that little guy so hard and walked him back to the family. As I was leaving, I put my hand out to the adoptive father, he took my hand and pulled me in for a hug. He stated that he was thankful that I gave him the oppertunity to be parents. I smiled. When I put my hand out to shake the adoptive Mother, she hugged me to and stated that I was family now. Ive only just begun my job and I Love it! Nothing makes life more rewarding knowing that I have made a HUGE difference in a child's life.

 * I LOVE MY JOB *



Finding myself

This is my first post, I decided to start a blog and document my life to the world. Its been a rough Month of March for me thus far...and its only the 11th of the month. I am not your typical 24 year old, this I know many of my friends can atest to. At 23, I finished college and moved back home with my parents. It took my roughly 9 months to find a good job. I mean a GOOD job. I  had entered the world was decided to buy a house. I had it in my head that I would much rather put my money towards something rather than waste it away on frivalous rent. Not sure if it was a good plan, but I did it. I bought my first house at the age of 23. I had gumption! Ive lived in my house for over a year now and its been great; I mean for awhile. I am now 24 and my 25th birthday will soon creep up on me. Like I said Ive accomplished alot for your not so average 24 year old.

My point now, I get hit at least once a day with a reminder of my single life. Ive done the dating websites, and nothing has come from them. I'm not too good at the dating scene and I can be kind of an introvert when I wanna be. Regardless, I am here to say that I have plans for me. I need to getmy relationship with myself in order and the relationship with my Money in check ( ahem, Thank You Suze Orman) before I am even ready to share it with someone else. My Mother told me that Ive created something good for myself and she's proud for the accomplishments Ive made in my short life. I mean come on, what 24 year old can say that they own their own home...in fact, what 24 year old WOMAN can say that. I CAN! I think this is just the beginning. I wanna blog about my life...my SINGLE, LOVIN' and LIVIN' Life :) This is me, There is no other Aimee, like me. And Guys, You dont know what a great catch I really am, but dont think Im easy cause not just any guy can have me. So here we go, Welcome to my world people...It should be good.

Things may get a little...BANANAS!!