Update on the Tiny House

Hey guys!

It's been a while since we've updated you on the house. 

We've been living in it for about three months now and it's going great. There's a few things that are harder when living in a tiny house compared to a regular house, if you guys want to see a blog post on that, let me know and I'd love to do one.

Also exciting news!

We will hopefully have the outside of the house painted by the end of this week. We're shooting for the outside to be done before the end of October. 

Here's a before picture of the house and it all prepped and ready to be painted

October is already my favorite month and there's a lot of exciting plans that Travis and I are making. First is finishing the house, completely (and before winter that's our number one priority), then Halloween; lot's of adventures that I'm planning on making videos on, i.e. haunted houses, Oktoberfest, parties, etc. Lastly, Travis and I are finally planning our first big trip together. We'll let you guys know where we go :)

I'm excited for this coming month! Lot's of changes and exciting things happening! I hope you guys enjoy and continue to follow along our journey with us!

What Motivates Us: Fitness Edition

Motivation

Since starting this fitness challenge, Travis and I have talked a lot about motivation. We talked a lot about how we stayed motivated with building the house and now we constantly talk about how we stay motivated with getting in shape.

The key here is that motivation is an ongoing process in life. It's what separates us from other animals. Motivation let's us reach our goals.

There are five big ways we stay motivated;

1. Emotion. We become sad and angry with where we are physically and that pushes us to work harder to get to where we want to be.

2. Paying for a gym membership. Paying for a gym membership motivates you? What? Hear me out. 
I really dislike wasting my hard earned money. Whatever I buy, you can bet that I will get as much use out of it as I can. I look at a gym membership the same way or investing in gym attire or a gym bag, I don't want to waste my money by not putting those things to use. This can also apply to other things in life, for example; buying an organizer to help manage your time better, as long as you use it. You bought it, why not put it to use? Don't waste your money.

3. Measuring progress. Whenever I'm in a funk and I'm trying to motivate myself, I think about how far I've come physically already. I think about how I used to hate how my clothes felt and not being able to wear my favorite jeans. This helps me work harder to not feel that way again. I used to weigh 150lbs. and now I weigh 120lbs. That's progress no matter how you look at it.

4. Finding a gym routine you enjoy. This is my number one motivator! I have to enjoy at least one thing in the gym for me to actually walk through the gym doors. I enjoy changing up my routine. Lot's of people like group workouts such as; dancing, Zumba, yoga, pilates, etc. Try and find something that you enjoy and I promise it will make you excited to work out.

5. Imagine where you'll be in a year. The last thing that motivates me, not only with working out but with other aspects of my life, is to constantly think about where I'll be in a year. Last year I was just beginning to build a tiny house and now, a YEAR LATER, that tiny house is finished and I'm living in it. If I keep going and work hard to achieve my goals then I will be that much closer, if not already, achieving my goals a year from now. A year is not very long if you think about it.

Next year I'll look back and imagine how I felt in my body in this moment and I can imagine how great I'm going to feel. That motivates me to keep going and reach my goals.

These are our top motivators when it comes to working out. I'm going to be honest here, I don't always enjoy working out, but when I think about these five things before I hit the gym, it brings me right back to the fact that this is our one and only life. We have one life to make everything we dream become reality and I see working out and being healthy as a starting point. 

It's the foundation to reaching my dreams.

Get to Know Us More!

Hey guys!

We thought the video for this week should be something fun and for you all to get to know us more!

Hope you guys enjoy and don't get too grossed with everything!

As always any suggestions would be awesome! Also subscribing to the channel and giving the video a thumbs up if you enjoyed it, is always helpful and appreciated!

Enjoy guys!

Our next challenge is.....

Oh the wait is over guys! Our next challenge is fitness!

Travis and I are setting up a series of challenges for ourselves, and we want to document and share it with everyone to show that you can set goals and achieve them, and to never settle for less. 

My life mantra has always been to never settle. I whole heartedly believe if you're not happy in your current situation, with anything, you shouldn't settle! Change what you want. In a bad relationship? Change it. Unhappy with work? Change it. Do not settle!

Not happy with the way your body looks? Don't settle! Don't think about how hard it will be, because it'll probably be the hardest thing you'll ever do. But that's ok. Accomplishing your goals and dreams is much more satisfying than a big bowl of ice cream or a big bonus from a job you don't like.

I have a vision of our YouTube channel being a place where we can all get together and be a community; share our ideas, help each other out with our goals and encourage one another.

Lastly, while we are working on getting fit, we will be doing other small challenges. So, leave a comment saying "hi", I'd like to see who watches the videos. If you have a challenge or anything fun you'd like to see, let us know and make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_VbdHrKqdSEuHlf0joDuXQ

Bye guys!