I'm Very Proud!

Of my husband Scot, that is.

After two years of hard work, he and his business partner Ray have finished Baby Gizmo, a video series they developed for infants right through to school aged kids!



I should give you a bit of background about this. A few years back, Scot got laid off from the high tech company he worked for and was faced with the question of what to do next. Like most people would, he put out his resume everywhere and he got a few offers, but for jobs that he knew he would be unhappy doing. So instead, he and a former co-worker decided to form their own company. That decision came at a risky time because I was just starting my PhD program and could at best only take a part time job, which I did. I felt this was something I could do to help support his dream and I thought it was important that he worked at something he loved rather than hated. As with any new business, there were ups and downs along the way. He and Ray built this business from scratch and that involved a lot of research, time and sacrifice (on both of our parts). And as you can imagine, working pretty much only off a a part time salary when you have two kids is NOT easy! In fact, it has been anxiety provoking for me at times. BUT, seeing the end product of what they have worked so hard on has me excited and I can't wait to see how it will do. If you are interested in seeing a demo of what they have done, check out their website: www.baby-gizmo.ca

On the fitness side of things, I have been in training the last two days at work and was no where near my gym. However, I knew this going into the week, so I have been subbing my gym workouts with jogs at home. It's weird though 'cause it's like my body is craving to get back into the gym and lift some weights. In fact, I've kinda felt "blah" the last couple of days and I have a feeling it's because of not going to the gym. Can't wait to get back in tomorrow! We had catered lunches at these trainings and for the most part, I was good, though I did have a couple of little desserts (yummy!). There were surprisingly quite a lot of healthy choices which made it a bit easier. Weather wise, we have hit double digits these past few days which has made it easier to commit to jogging!