My family is my life. PERIOD. I often get ask why I decided to start training and actually fighting again after fifteen years? I struggle sometimes,  more times than not with thinking, is it ok to have time for me? I believe they call that "mom guilt" and it is real, especially in doing something very outside the norm of motherhood. Sometimes I get caught up in ALWAYS wanting to be with my kids and giving them my all ALL the time. 

        For me I would say mornings. I use to be such an early riser, but being a busy mom of three and two big dogs, has made me want to absorb any sleep or rest I can, which is not much seeing as though my kids like to get an early start around 6:30,  6:00 on school days.

In life there is victory and defeat. That is just life. We all know that.  Sometimes we do our very best and still fall short, and no it doesn't make it ok, as long as in your heart of hearts you can answer yourself honestly. Did I do my very best?? Did I do everything I could?
 

                                                                                             "You are NOT  too old and it is NOT to late"

   
 Fifteen years had gone by in a blink and I walked back into Seong Hea's Martial Arts Academy with world champion/trainer Tommy Bach. After what felt like a life time my heart picked up right where it left off, loving kickboxing just as much as I did before I took a long break from it to pursue other things.

A cornerman is much more than JUST a cornerman!!! Most of these photos were captured while training at Seong Hea's Martial Arts Academy in Buffalo Grove, Il.