My freewrite on Who my favorite teacher is.

Robin Mosely was the best teacher I ever had. She wasn't a school teacher but a fitness instructor. She was an inspiration to me and numerous of other people when it came to fitness. She is a great motivator with high expectations with a soft touch to it.
The qualities about her that I admire the most were her ability to motivate me to the point that I didn't know I could go.
When I met Robin I was 30 lbs overweight and didn't have a clue about being health conscious. I started going to the gym to lose weight but didn't have a clue as to what I was doing. I figured I'd start taking aerobic classes to start off with. My first class, I tripped over my bench in front of everyone. Soon I got the hang of the moves and how to move with the music. The more classes I attended, the more intrigued by the instructors I became. They were like movie stars to me. To get in front of a big group of people and teach a type of choreography and not choke was amazing to me. I wanted the confidence they had as they taught. People talked about them and looked up to them. I wanted that. I wanted to be a leader and a teacher.
I started loving the gym and spent twice a day there. My husband was deployed and I was making quite a bit of changes in my life at that time. Since my husband was gone, I was spending more time at the gym. The more time I spent at the gym, the more classes I took. I started researching what exercises worked best and how to eat better. The more involved I became with learning about fitness the more I felt the call to teach.
One day I expressed to Robin that I was interested in teaching and she said if I wanted to, I could teach the abs portion of her class. I was so interested that I went home and started making routines for a 5 minute abs section. When I gave the okay to Robin that I would do it, I chickened out. I was so nervous, I almost threw up. But Robin continued to reassure me and ask if I wanted to teach that day. For some reason she saw something (maybe potential) in me and continued to motivate me and challenge me to what I now think is the best thing I've ever done. After watching her class after class she became a role model for me. Robin strived to motivate people to care not only about their weight but their health choices. Usually Robin gave out recipes at the end of classes that were easy and healthy. I not only enjoyed the teacher and leader she was but I looked up to the person she was and the lifestyle she lead.
I think Robin is the reason why I became an instructor and the reason why I excelled to the top since I've been teaching. Robin saw the potential in me as a leader and a teacher and pushed me to overcome my fears of teaching and leading a class in fitness.

The Simpsons

When I read this article I was amused and educated all at the same time. I like how the author criticized the Simpsons but obliviously watches it enough to critique it they way he did. My husband and I watch The Simpsons almost every night. I was not allowed to watch this show growing up and I know why watching it as an adult. But it has become a ritual between us to watch this show together. I’m sure we could find something a little more educational but I make the point we are adults and can decipher the good from the bad.
There was a part in this article that made me laugh out loud. The writer was talking about how Otto is a late pot smoking bus driver. It occurred to me that he probably got high but I never thought that in depth about it. He went on to stay that nobody knew Homer’s job title and that he repeatedly got fired and then rehired for no reason. I was also tickled when I read that the show pokes fun at politics, government, and church. I sat back and thought at some of the episode that I had seen and remember the jokes that were directed towards these certain groups. He picked apart the opening credits of the show in such detail that I never viewed it that way. I’ve always understood that Homer was the definition of an irresponsible drunk, and incompetent father. This show has no positive message. But the writer does go on to say that even though the show lacks morals and values, the show shouldn’t be taken seriously.
This article was intriguing to me and I will now look at the Simpsons in a more critical critiquing type of way!

A new life

Well since we didn’t have any reading this week, I’m going to write about what’s on my mind. I’ve spent the last 4.5 years as a military wife. This has it’s pro’s and con’s. The pro’s are medical is paid for no matter what, I have a roof over my head with no additional bills except what I accumulate and a steady paycheck. I have worked most of the time we’ve been in and we have saved for a rainy day. I think that rainy day may be coming. We are going to be getting out of the military with neither one of us finished with school and a new daughter in tow. To say the least, I sit up almost every night worrying if we’ll make it comfortablely. I wish I could have more reassurance. I have the reassurance that God will provide what I need but I still worry. Why? Because I’m not in control and that makes me nervous. We don’t have jobs lined up or and idea of where to work. It seems as if my husband isn’t that worried. When we do talk about it, I get a “We’ll be fine, God will provide.”
I’m a nervous wreck all the time in my brain. It goes non stop of what we will do and how we will achieve it. Another thing that is extremely hard for me is that I’m not taking into consideration what God’s will is. What does He want me to do? It’s like I ask but I don’t get the answer. Maybe it’s that I’m not listening or even know how to listen. I just wish I knew what was best for me and what God wants me to do so I’m not pulling my hair out trying to figure it out. Or worse, listening to the voice that is not the one I should be listening too. Make sense?