Wednesday

Career in Unforeseen Times

Yesterday my husband had a heart attack. Words I pray you'll NEVER need to say. He is stable and recovering.

But you just don't know what life is going to throw at you. Life stopped. Every single thing I was doing, that seemed so important, faded. 

He's sleeping now, and I am working. By his hospital bed. I'm working because it's the one thing that seems normal and is uplifting in this whole thing. But, what if I was the one paying the bills and had to LEAVE work, the source of income for my family's livlihood?  That would have devastating consequences in already devastating circumstances. 

This isn't why I coach. But it is one more reason that I feel blessed that I do. And it made me think of all the tough times people go through. Being able to coach anywhere and anytime is a blessing. Coaching allows you to take care of your family financially during those times a typical J-O-B would not. 

Your son gets hurt and you have to miss work and stay home with him?
-A coach works from home. No problem!

You want to visit your ailing parents but you just can't afford to miss work? 
-You set your own hours and can choose to take that time off or visit and work when you choose. 

You are a caretaker but need financial security?
-You can definitely do that. 

You get laid off of work?
-You're your own boss!

What I'm saying is life throws curve balls at you. But the bills are still due. The mortgage still has to be paid. Groceries. Gas. It all is still there. 

I pray that you never have to go through any of these struggles, but at least as a Coach you can handle them-without the added burden of finances.

 If you've ever considered coaching-for ANY reason-or if you'd like to learn more, message me. We will talk. Decide if it's right for you. 

Saturday

For New Challengers

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Friday

My DIY Life: I Heart Painting Furniture

If you were to ask me, "hey, what's your favorite type of wood/stain/style for your home?"  Well, let's just say "cherry stained wood decor" would not make the top 3 ( or 10...or 100). You get my drift. Nonetheless, if you walked through the doors of our home you would honest to goodness think I MUST have an absolute infatuation with it!  The trip, the crown molding, the hard wood, the doors, ALL the furniture. Honestly, when we moved here EVERYTHING was cherry. And, had it not been for a little -umm, a lot- of loving me some painted furniture, we'd still live in a dark, but beautiful!- dungeon. (P.S. Not to mention that ALL furnishings were a nice, flaky, gold color. That was sarcasm. It was ugly.)


So, why oh why have I been so scared to tackle the dining room set?  Well. Namely, it's never my goal to ruin perfectly good furniture.

But, alas, I couldn't take it anymore. A few weeks ago I started tackling the chairs.  So far I've painted a couple Annie Sloan Old White and a couple the Paris Grey. Then I heavily distressed them and gave my best with her dark wax. I really wanted them to look like they have a history to them. 

I imagined a loving husband each evening pulling one of those chairs out from under his wife...Lol. Just kidding! Pulling the chair out for his wife at meals.  Or, a little kid using the side of the chair to scoot his way up to the table. And so away I distressed.  I really love them. I even recovered the seats with this beautiful fabric that is like burlap with a silver design. Shabby with some shine. I like that. 


The table.  Well, I'm not even going there right now. Remember my little mantra, "I don't want to ruin any furniture?"  Let's just say right now the table looks REALLY beautiful.  With a table cloth on it. Seriously. I'm not too worried, though. That's the thing about chalk paint. It forgives you:). So, when the table looks presentable, I'll show you some pics- maybe even the epic fail when I ran out of paint and was trying to water it down and then I thought ," hmm, maybe if I just wax it it'll look great!"  And when that didn't work I thought," hmm, maybe I can just use a whole lot of dark wax on it and just make it look old."  Yeah, it's as bad as it sounds.
painting furniture
Distressed Annie Sloan Antique White Chairs

Annie Sloan DIY Distressing Dining Room Chairs

using annie sloan paint

DIY

Using Grey and White to Paint Furniture

How to Paint furniture
Before of Cherry Dining Room Chair using Annie Sloan-too much CHERRY!



effect of two different paint colors
Annie Sloan:  Clear and dark wax, heavy distressing:  luuurrrve it!  I added just a little blue in some places.
annie sloan dark wax

distressing furniture with a sander
Before Distressing and Before Waxing:  This is a color option if you don't care for Annie Sloan Dark Wax or heavy distressing

painting with texture
My first finished chair:  Eli was sooooo sure this photo was all about him-

dark annie sloan wax
This shows how the dark wax really ages this chair, which I love, love, love.  But, look!  I love the fabric I found, too!  I'll find the name of the fabric-just leave me a message!

Heavy Distressing, Dark Wax, DIY
Annie Sloan Paris Grey- I love this grey.  It is perfect on, well...ANYTHING!  Here it is distressed!

Paris Grey Annie Sloan, Furniture Painting

grey annie sloan paint

Sorry!  These photos are not in order.  But, you can see the before photos of the chairs and both the Annie Sloan Antique White and Paris Grey.  Also, there is a photo before I waxed so you can see what you have to work with before waxing.  Waxing changes everything.  I wanted these to look like they had years of love and use, so the dark wax helped give that feeling, as did heavily distressing them.  You don't have to do that.  Do what YOU love....always.

Tuesday

Do You Want to Succeed? Here's How


A little Tuesday Motivation? This is a little long, but I want you to be amazingly successful - in all areas of your...
Posted by Jamie Michelle on Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Saturday

You Were Made For Something More!


I just have to ask you, seriously-are you happy with what you spend most of your life doing---your J-O-B? So many of my...
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Friday

Beachbody on Demand-How to Access Your Workouts from Anywhere!

Keep your fitness routine with you!! Email me if you'd like to learn more about Beachbody on Demand-the EASIEST way to get ALL YOUR workouts AND 1000s MORE-like Insanity, P90X, Chalean Extreme, The Asylum, Brazil Butt Lift, Active Maternity, and Turbofire!!! That's just SOME of the workouts included PLUS any Beachbody workouts you already own!





Ahhhhh! Now THIS! I've been waiting for! Beachbody on Demand (BOD for short) is like Beachbody Netflix. It's 1000s of...
Posted by Jamie Parker Snuffer on Monday, March 21, 2016