My Own Personal New Years Resolutions

New Year-2010

As 2009 draws to a close, I reflect back on this year with a lot of mixed emotions: happiness, sadness, anticipation, fear. Some of my resolutions are short term; most are long term. But I hope to cross them off as the year goes by.
Personal & Family life~

1. Get my personal life in order.  My personal life is a mess. I need to prioritize and learn better balance.
2. Increase my circle of friends. I really do not have a group of people that I "hang out" with. I get so caught up in working or my own issues, that I do not really make time for others. So I need to get a little more social. I need girls night and a group of friends that I can talk to. Any volunteers?
3. Learn to maintain a positive outlook in ALL situations. I have so much to be thankful for, however, in certain situations, ususally personal ones, I tend to forget.
4. Spend more time with my children. I do not spend even close to enough time with them. We need more fun, quality time, instead of: "Is your homework done?", "why'd you do this or that?" , disciplinary time.
5. Take better cosmetic care of myself. I am simply not girlie. I always take care of my skin, but I need to start getting my hair taken care of, put on makeup every now and again, and endulging in pedicures. (This is Tina & Tracy's fault!)
6. Make more time for fun. I spend a LOT of time working. Gotta start enjoying life more.
7. Continue working on Tactfulness. anyone who knows me understands that tact is not my strong point. I have been working on it for years.
8. Stop being so critical of myself.
9. Donate through out the year to the MKAF.

Health & Fitness

1. Complete round of P90X, ChaLean Extreme, & Brazil Butt Lift.
2. Stay committed to my gym workouts.
3. Increases my cardiovascular endurance.
4. Complete a full marathon.
5. Drop BF to 10%.
6. Help at least 30 people reach their fitness, health and wellness goals.

Business

1. Begin teaching Turbo Jam.
2. Begin Teaching Hip Hop Hustle.
3. Attend Turbo Camp. (great for motivation & networking)
4. Grow in my Beachbody Coaching.
5. Increase Mary Kay clients by 150.
6. Build ICU Fit clients, in and out of the gym.
7. Get myself more organized.
8. Learn and implement better time management.

Well, that's gonna do it for 2010. I am going to be extra hard on myself to accomplish all of these things. What are your resolutions?
Yours in Health, Fitness, and Wellness,
Karen Williams-deCastro

Prelude to New Years

It's the day after Christmas. Have you thought about your New Years resolutions? Why not start them NOW? I have given my resolutions much thought. Little known fact? My personal life is a mess. So, in addition to my wellness, health and fitness goals, I had to take a close look at my life. Adjustments must be made.
The truth is, there is no rule that says that you have to wait until New Years to start these things.
This year, one of my biggest goals is to help as many people as possible reach their health & fitness goals, as well as possibly increase their income. That is why I want to be your fitness coach. As you see your success with your weight loss and fitness goals, you, too, will want to help others.
Go now to my Beachbody site and join My Team! There are two options: a free option or a pay ($2.99 a week) option. Read abot it there and decide! Go to www.beachbodycoach.com/icufit. Let's do it!

Help me please!

The Mary Kay Ash Foundation is dedicated to ending women's cancers and domestic abuse.


Throughout her life, Mary Kay Ash showed others how to live and how to give. She gave hope to women who lacked opportunity, self-esteem and financial support. Now her legacy of love lives on through The Mary Kay Foundation, which she began in 1996. The foundations mission is to eliminate cancer and to end the epidemic of violence against women.



My Goal is to raise $5000 for this charity to be delivered the first week of January, 2010. In order to do this I need to sell 770 tubes of lipstick. I chose lipstick because 1. it's low in cost 2. every woman loves lipstick and feels more beautiful with some on, and 3. because lip color is fun.



I have been a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant for many years and the MKAF is a charity that I enjoy giving to yearly. This year I would like to far exceed the amount I have been able to donate in years past. Please help. Heres how:

Go to my website: www.marykay.com/kwilliams-decastro. Go ahead and register. (I won't fill your email with a bunch of stuff. You can expect no more than two emails a month from me about Mary Kay items.)

Click on the link that says "Makeup". Then click on the link that says "lips". Add the colors you'd like into your shopping cart.See the colors on the website. SEND NO MONEY OR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION. I will email you an invoice for your selected items later. That way you can pay in a secure manner w/o worries or hassles. You may pay for your items via Credit Card through online invoice or, MO or Personal check via snail mail. After this event has ended, I will order all lip colors DIRECTLY from the company, and fresh, new product will be mailed to you within 2 weeks of events close. If you live anywhere from Key Largo - Islamorada I will hand deliver items to you. If not shipping is $1 for up to 3 lip colors and $2 for 4 or more.

I know it will be a challenge to sell 770 lip colors. Help me reach my goal.

This event will run from NOW until December 31. PLEASE HELP ME raise money for this event. Cancer and domestic violence are two causes that are close to my heart. Invite your friends and family to join.

No Crust Pumpkin Pie

A quick and easy dessert- just in time for the holidays.
No Crust Pumpkin Pie  This is so delicious you won't even miss the crust.

Ingredients:
1 (12 oz.) pkg. silken tofu
1 c. canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
1 (1 oz.) box sugar free vanilla instant pudding mix
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
Preparation:
Add all ingredients to a bowl and stir until smooth. Serve chilled. Makes 4 servings.
Nutritional information: Calories: 90, Fat: 3 g., Carbs: 12 g., Protein: 4 g.

ENJOY!
Yours in HEalth, Fitness, and Wellness,
Karen Williams-deCastro