My One Year Old

Here I am, tail between my legs because SO MUCH TIME has passed since I last sat down to write on this platform.

Motherhood is wildly more time consuming than I expected. Guillermo and I often laugh about how I insisted during my pregnancy (pre-pandemic) that I would be back to seeing a nearly full client load at 6 weeks postpartum. Here I am, a year later and squeezing in as many virtual sessions as I can, which is still only about 10 sessions / week. I work both Saturdays and Sundays, and every weekday morning before Guillermo starts his work day.

During Hugo’s naps, I scramble to tidy, or workout, or nap if he’s gotten us up at 5am so that I can make it through the day. It’s physically much harder work than I ever thought it would be, I’m carrying him most of the time. The ol’ spine is crying out for alignment!

Now, it sounds like I’m complaining, and I am a little bit. I’m complaining just a little given my surprise at how little time there actually is to do independent Jessica stuff. Even like work! However, he is growing fast. And the fact that I have the privilege to spend as much time with him as I do is something I do not lose sight of, nor do I fall short on gratitude.

I am hoping to revive some presence here, to share more health-related tips moving forward. This is my goal.

Today’s post is a life update.

I am currently working on my ACE Personal Training certification course. Yes, I’ve been a certified personal trainer for 20 years, however with the Canadian company CanFitPro. ACE is more widely recognized, the recertification process and courses are much better — for these reasons as well as simply having a great refresh, I’m completing this course this summer. I don’t have an ego when it comes to this work, the more education the better, even if it may seem I’m going back to basics. I have a bit of a plot for a growth platform, so this is the first course for that broader plan :)

I chip away at this on weekends and after Hugo goes to bed.

Hugo had his first birthday party this past weekend! By party, I mean we had a small group of vaccinated friends over to play with bubbles, entertain the dogs and eat cake. After a very long year of lockdowns and limited socialization, I was really feeling the blooming love of community.

Here are some shots from the weekend:

My little toddler-in-the-making is about to wake up now, so I will leave you with this for today.

I hope you are all keeping well, finding ways to see the light and the joy in most of your days as we continue wading through the pandemic, difficult news headlines and challenging days amid work and family life.

No matter what you are feeling today, your feelings are valid and please remember that change is the only constant. The tide never ends, and with each wave it brings some new and takes some old. We continue to shift, our lives continue to shuffle. There is absolutely always a way forward, there is always a clearing ahead.