Update Time

 It's been such a long time since I've taken a moment to write down my thoughts. We arrived back in America in August of 2020. We purchased our very first home and are still getting settled into our new area. Over the last few weekends we've been busy digging up the yard planting trees and flowers.

I started selling Zyia Activewear in February 2021. I greatly enjoy representing a brand that I love and wear all the time. It's been a pretty great experience for me so far.

I've started making taking care of myself a priority. I've been doing home workouts on Beachbody on Demand. I'm currently four days into Barre Blend and I absolutely hate it - ha! It's incredibly boring to me. I was on round two of mbf and I tweaked my knee so I had to switch to something more low impact. I do like yoga, pilates, and dancing, but I do not like doing them every. single. day. I need a change.

I haven't ran consistently in a few years. My foot always seems to start acting up once I get into a rhythm. I've been doing several walking challenges. I completed an "I Am Enough" 100 mile challenge already this year and I recently started a 46 mile challenge to hike Mt Fuji.

In February I also signed up for NASM's personal training certification course. I'm a little over halfway through the program and enjoy it immensely. It was a huge step for me, but it's something I've talked about doing for so long. I'm excited to see where this new journey takes me.

With all these changes I figured I should come up with a "brand" name. Something that represents me and that I can carry with me on my journey while I sell Zyia and wherever my training certification takes me. After several days and many names, I settled on Patchworked Sole. It just spoke to me. There is something about it that brings me joy. I imagine a quilt full of the squares of my life. To me it's poetic and beautiful. Ultimately, how it speaks to me is truly what matters.

This image is a photo of a quilt that I made with pieces of my journey "stitched" in:

One more thing I've been up to lately is I started coaching run club again. My daughter wanted to run, so I signed her up for Girls on the Run in our area. They needed coaches so I'm one of three coaches for her team. I lead the run portion of all their runs. I absolutely love teaching kids how to run. It's so much fun! When I signed up for my NASM certification I also signed up for their Sports Performance and Youth Sports certification courses. I'm not sure where it'll all lead, but I'm loving the journey!

That's all for now! I hope to get back into blogging more regular now. Stay tuned!