Crazy, Hectic and Frustrated

For those of you who don't know me well or have lost touch, I just got back from Iraq a little over a month ago.

For the first few weeks I did my best to relax and decompress. Needless to say with the lack of sleep and everything else, my training suffered. This made me feel even more crappy than I had already felt and I lost a lot of motivation for everything in my life. I also had a couple people contact me for training, but I just didn't feel 100%. If I can't give 100% to my clients, what good am I? So I communicated with them a lot to let them know I'm not blowing them off, I just need to get my life back on track.

I've been doing what I need to do to get my life back on track and things started getting a lot better for me and I was eager to start training others. Well, yippideedoo, guess what? I'm traveling for the next month!

So the things I'm dealing with now are:

1. My lease is up in Feb. I put an offer on a house here that is a short sale. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO APPROVE? If it's not before my lease is up, I'm going to have to do something so I'm not out in the street...I have a lot of KBs to haul around. :)

2. I'm traveling for work for the next month. Now while I can't complain that I will be in the Virgin Islands for 11 days, Ft. Walton Beach, Fl for 14 days and Washington D.C. for 6 days, it's putting me home at the end of Jan and a quick move out of here into a new house is not exactly what I want to do, but it is definitely a reality.

3. I had lost my motivation for everything and am now trying to get back into loving what I do again. It's a tough journey, but I think I'm getting back on the right path.

I just can't wait to have my housing problem solved and get into training others. Guess I'm waiting on that one, huh?

Damn these SCAMMERS

RKCs beware!!! I recieved a second scam e-mail just like the first from "Christine Cremas" only this time it's from "Mr. Smith Green" and his daughters name is Janet. HA! If you haven't seen the scam e-mails...they are as follows...

From Christine Cremas

Hello,

I am Mrs Christine Cremas.I contact you on Kettlebell Training.Well my Daughter (Jullie) is coming to stay with her freind for 2 months and she love Kettlebell. I want her to be coming to your training during her staying ok. So Note: My Daughter Jullie is just a beginner, so please kindly teach her well. Also kindly let me know your charges cost of the training,inorder for me to arrange for her payment before her travel. Please Advise back on

1. The cost for the training within these 2 months

2. Let me know your mode of payment either by cheque.

3. And your contact Name and address and including your phone number for the payment. I will be glad to read from you soonest.

Best regards,

Mrs Christine Cremas.

When I replied back to her, I recieved the following:

Hello Angela,

Thanks for your response,My daughter is 18 year old and she have little basic knowledge about these Kettlebell.And i want her to come down to your lesson in order to keep her busy during her staying.I will like you to understand that my Jullie will be coming from Singapore to stay with her friend in your location.But she will be staying for 2 months i will want you to teach her for 2 months (4 days training a week) .So kindly let me know the total amount i'm to pay for these 2 months (4 days training a week) plus any other expensives..Hope this is okay with you? If so kindly please advise back with the total amount i'm to pay,so that i can make the payment payable to you,including with your name and contact address including your phone number in which you will receive the cheque before her arrival next month November.
I will be glad to read from you soonest. Best regards,
Mrs Christine.

I knew it was a scam, so just for $h!ts and giggles, I asked when she'd be in Vegas and I got

SHE WILL BE THERE WITH YOU ON THE 15TH OF NOV.SO DO GET BACK TO ME WITH THE NAME AND THE ADDRESS YOU WANT THE CHECK TO BE MAIL TO OK.THANK YOU.

And today I recieved the e-mail from "Smith"

Good Day am Mr Smith Green.I contact you on Kettlebell Training.Well my Daughter (Janet) is coming to stay with her freind for 2 months and she love Kettlebell. I want her to be coming to your training during her staying ok.So Note: My Daughter Janet is just a beginner, so please kindly teach her well. Also kindly let me know your charges cost of the training,in order for me to arrange for her payment before her travel.Please Advise back on
1. The cost for the training within these 2 months
2. Let me know your mode of payment either by cheque.
3. And your contact Name and address and including your phone number for the payment.I will be glad to read from you soonest.
Best regards,
Mr Smith .G

At least he's original...so, bottom line is, don't give these tards your info.