This morning started off like any other Monday morning… at the gym!
Twenty minutes of cardio on the elliptical followed by my beloved BodyPump class. Only one more week of the ‘Pump and then it will be out of my life foreverrr. 
Okay, maybe I’m being a bit dramatic. The gym we’ll likely join in Ocala doesn’t have the ‘Pump, but I am seriously considering looking into becoming certified to teach it myself if the gym would be open to offering the class. We’ll see!
Walk
After my workout, it was Sadie walkin’ time!
Ryan joined us for our usual walk around the lake because he has the whole week off work.
Woo!
Ryan planned to have a week off between jobs and we’re planning to use this week to finalize our housing situation in Ocala (or set up temporary housing), pack and move. Eek! It’s a big week in the Fagan household.
Of course I will be doing my usual work thang, as I have a couple of freelance pieces due this week and some blog to-dos as well. I wrote (and baked!) for a few hours yesterday so I would feel better about taking a few hours off in the middle of the day today.
Ryan and I have an appointment with a realtor in Ocala at 10:30 a.m. to see four potential houses to rent. We’re very hopeful one of them will work out, but if not, at least we’ll know it’s time to seriously look into temporary housing.
Needless to say, our morning walk was dominated by discussions of our housing hopes and plans.
Breakfast
Once we arrived home, I took a quick shower before it was time for breakfast.
On the menu for today was a coffeefied green monster… aka a mocha protein smoothie… aka DELICIOUS. 
A lil’ caffeine plus a lil’ chocolate, served in my favorite Anthropologie mug = Win!
And now I’m feelin’ a little jittery! It’s amazing how much a little bit of caffeine affects me. It makes me chatty. 
I’m glad I’ll have a road trip buddy to talk to as we head to Ocala in a bit!
Catcha later, alligators!
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Good luck with the hunt today, really hope you guys find something you love!
Wishing you good luck on the house hunt!!! Fingers crossed you find something you LOVE so you don’t have to move twice 🙂
thanks so much, kaella! we’re hopeful!
Good luck! I hope one of the houses works out for you.
Before I even finished reading that first paragraph I thought, you should totally look into teaching it yourself. Go for it!
Take pictures of the four options so we can help you choose!
…what do you mean you don’t want us to decide where you will live the next year of your life? 😉
haha i will! i’d love your opinions! 😀
What a great idea– you should totally be a BodyPump instructor! Even if the gym ended up saying no, you would know all the routines and could have a BP class whenever you wanted 🙂
That smoothie is breakfast and coffee in one. Efficient, me likey!
Fingers crossed you find something today!
Getting certified is a great idea! 🙂
Good luck today! I have my fingers and toes crossed for you!!
Ah! Caffeine jitters! I sort of love/hate those…sometimes they make me SUPER chatty and energetic, too which is fine and other times it makes me go, go, go and then crash!
I feel the same about body pump…I totally want to teach it!!! I figure I’m there 3x a week in the class, might as well teach it and potentially be paid/get a free gym membership out of it lol! I’m not in shape to teach it now but in a few months I will be. Already talked to the instructors and expressed my interest so they are helping me with my positioning and challenging me to up my weights etc.
Def talk to your instructor before you leave and speak with the group class coordinator! You’ll be paving the way for the Ocalaians to LOVE body pump hehe 🙂
Good luck with everything this week! I’m positive it’s all going to work out.
I also just want to say that your dedication (to everything) is so inspiring. I love how you plan out your day and get . things . done!
That would be awesome to become certified…I hope that works out! Best wishes for the housing situation too!!
Mocha Smoothie…mmm:)
Have a wonderful day!
no offense you are going to hate Ocala. after college i lived there myself for a couple of years due to my job. it was horrible for young professionals. not much to do, very little nightlife. the most popular place to go is a chinese restaurant inside the holiday inn.
we know it’s a small town, but we’re homebodies at heart and are really looking forward to being close to the national forrest and some amazing hiking trails. it’s a good move for us and ryan’s career goals at this time so we’re trying to be positive about it. i’m sorry you had a bad experience. fortunately different people like different things, so hopefully it will be a great fit for us!
i think ocala will be the place to BE now that you and ryan and sadie-bug are moving there. do it to it girl!
You never fail to leave me wanting a thick chocolatey smoothie in the morning. Made only better by being “coffeefied” 🙂
Good luck with the housing situation – I have a good feeling for you guys that it’s all going to work out!
Good luck with the housing search today! Not knowing where you’re going to live is the worst!
Good luck, lady!
Good luck with the realtor today! I have a good feeling about today. Let us know how it works out! 🙂
How awesome would that be if you were certified to teach body pump! you should totally do it! 🙂
Good Luck! I hope one of the houses is just what you are looking for!
I’m the same way — a little bit of caffeine wakes me right up — sometimes too much and my hands start to shake!
I’m glad you’re thinking of teaching BodyPump!
I don’t know a whole lot about Ocala, but I’ve got a feeling you guys are going to be really happy there! 🙂 It’s kind of exciting to go somewhere off the beaten path, you can really make it your own!
Sounds like there will be lots of space to spread out (and no mice!) and places to take Miss Sadie to play! Sending lots of good luck your way for a house today!
just out of curiosity, do you read all of your comments?
p.s. good luck on the house search!
Every single one!
You also have the option to choose temporary housing and then wait for the house you liked in the first place, but was not available til September…. Good luck!
That is definitely in the back of my mind!
Yum your smoothie looks like a chocolate mousse!
Good luck with your housing search today 🙂
Good luck today, I hope you guys find something! My husband and I are going to be in your shoes soon because we are gonna have to move for his job and house hunting is nerve racking but exciting at the same time!
Wait a second, did you forget the spinach? Does it taste better without it?! And also, the only thing more fun than househunting is house decorating once you find your home! Good luck!
No it had spinach! I think it just looks darker and not as green b/c I also used cocoa pwdr.
Good Luck with the house hunting! ….Crossing my fingers for you!
I LOVE coffee, it brings me from a B+ teacher to an A+ teacher in the blink of an eye! ….I can do ANYTHING if I have enough coffee, or at least I tell myslef that!
Best wishes with your house hunt! As you said if the four you see don’t work out today at least you’ll know what you need to look for!
That smoothie sounds delish! 🙂
You should definitely look in to getting certified to teach the class! Since you love it so much, you’ll be a great instructor! The best instructors are the ones who are really passionate about what they’re doing! 🙂
Good luck to you and Ryan today! I am keeping my fingers crossed for you! 🙂 It’s a much easier process to go out with a realtor. They can usually offer some good advice and find places that normally you wouldn’t be able to find.
I wish you and Ryan good luck with the house hunting! Hope everything works out for you two! 🙂
Good luck in Ocala!!! I hope you guys are successful :). That smoothie sounds awesome..and I love those anthropologie mugs. I LOVE that you read all of your comments (I’m stalkerish and saw the one above that you replied to). I’m glad that everything I write to you doesn’t go unnoticed haha.
Haha of course not!! Comments are the best part. 🙂
Are there seriously bloggers that don’t read all of their comments? That seems insane to me. Why blog if you don’t read the comments? People could be saying all kinds of things!
Good luck on the house hunt!!!
You may want to look into workout DVDs as an option – I use Netflix for at-home workouts. I really like Jari Love Get Ripped DVDs – users have commented that they are similar to Body Pump. All you need is a few sets of hand-weights.
Good luck!! Hoping you’ll find something perfect. I think you should totally do the BP certification- it seems like it would be so fun and motivating to get paid to do BP, and I think you would be an amazing teacher.
You should Definitely teach bodypump!!:) lobe that mug!
Good luck in Ocala with the housing situation! And that’s great that Ryan’s got the week off. I think you’d make a great BP instructor! I’m not sure about in the US, but here it’s just 3 days of training – rather intense training, but doable – and a video submission. Let me know if you have any questions about it. Have a great day Julie! 🙂
thanks a bunch, angela!
Good luck today! I hope something works out and I love weeks off.
Good luck on the house hunt!
I love the braid in your hair this morning!!!!
good luck with the house hunting!!
Jitterbugs tend to be pretty productive bugs, so I think you’re set for the day!
You’d be an awesome Pump instructor!
Good luck on the house hunt today… fingers crossed for you!
You should TOTALLY teach pump!!! Now that you’ve got me hooked, I don’t think I could give it up!
I was JUST going to suggest that you either 1)BEG your new gym to incorporate ‘PUMP into their classes or 2) YOU teach it! ha! I know you would be great at it.
Uh! You go girl! Get certified. That’s SUCH a good diea!!!!!
I took a week off when I changed jobs and it was the best decision I could have made! You should totally get certified!
You should totally get certified, that would be AMAZING! and such a great idea 😀 Wishing you the best of luck with your house-shopping today, hope it goes well, and you find somewhere great! <3 xyx
OMG girl get certified! Les Mills has the most inspiring trainers and the trainings are seriously the best experience. For real, you would love teaching it, it’s a blast. 😀
You would make a good body pump teacher!! You should totally go for it. Teaching classes is so much fun.
You should teach body pump! I know everyone else has said it too, but bring the joy of the pump to ocala with you!