Endurance Thursday

Yesterday was a very busy day for us.  My "day"job has been picking up.  Case numbers are getting higher and there is much more work to be done.  Kevin has been recovering from the pro-show he had at his work earlier that week.

I had hoped to start our distributor applications during the day but never got to them.  I did remember to bring them home though!

My workouts have continued.  I used my fabulous HBO to GO app and watched another episode of the Newsroom (love it!) and walked over 3.5 miles.  One of my longest walks to date.

By the time I got home I was exhausted.  So I took Twiggy, the cat, on her short walk about the neighborhood and then a shower to freshen up. Kevin and I went to Cheddars for dinner.  Had the Spinach dip and a kids meal.  Went over calories but it was so worth it.  

We finished the night with a stop to Starbucks to see our favorite people and load up on coffee.  Once we got home it was application time!  We finished all three of the major applications we wanted to complete and will be sending them off today!  (Keep your fingers crossed)

Kevin has also created another side project using the boxes that Board Knight stuff has been coming in:

 

The cats are still exploring their newly built castle.  If we keep getting boxes this could take over the living room. 

We also received our sample products from Beanforest.  Very excited to carry their products in our store.  As we get closer to our store open, we will have some teaser images for y'all :)

Cheers!

Big Changes Are Coming

I'm keeping this blog to help me remember this very busy year.

A few weeks ago, my husband and I decided to open our own game store, Board Knight.  It has been a dream of his since I've known him and even before then.  Due to his wonderful employment benefits, we were able to acquire the start up money.

We have also been very fortunate to have strong support from the community including but not limited to our landlord, Decatur Gamers, friends, and family.  Fellow Decatur Gamer helped us create a simple yet very awesome logo:

We have filed the state paperwork and have received our approval to open June 1, 2013, received our tax ID number, opened the bank account, met with the insurance man (but I still need to get back to him about a few things).  Now we are working on filling out applications for game suppliers/vendors and hope to these these out soon!

It's very stressful for something like me how worries about everything (money, time, relationship, and I can even worry about stress).  

I am also in the middle of a lifestyle change. Since around this time last year I have lost 30 lbs.  I hope to lose another 15 lbs this year by May 2014.

Before:

Current:

I currently work out about eight times a week between cardio and strength training at the Downtown Fitness Center in Decatur.  It's in the basement of my work building so I have NO excuses.  My eating habits still need work but nothing can change overnight.

That wraps up the entry for today.  More to come tomorrow.  

Thanks guys!