Being snowed in these past few days has been quite fun, and productive. Playing in the snow was fun, and the productive part was Julie and I did some needed housekeeping which also allowed us to catch up on a few things from the chaos of our professional lives. We’ve been reading “It’s All Too Much” by TLC’s professional organizer Peter Walsh. Peter Walsh is considered an organizational guru and has appeared numerous times on Oprah.

I’ve only read one other organizational book, but this one is unique in that Peter’s approach focuses on helping people let go of the emotional and psychological clutter that drains the life out of your home. His book shows you how to face a BIG question: What is the vision for the life you want to live?
I don’t know about you, but that’s the first time I’ve ever heard that from a professional organizer and it was refreshing. If you are struggling with organization in your home or office and you feel consistently drained by just looking at the unnecessary clutter, I encourage you to go get this book. The techniques are easy to implement in a step by step plan.

So with the advice from the book we shredded tons of old mail and other junk, filled up close to 10 large garbage bags of stuff to give to Goodwill, and rearranged our office and the kitchen. The result was feeling a new sense of energy from all the freed up space and new organization to meet the function of the spaces we worked on.

Asides from the massive housekeeping, Julie and I trekked about 10-15 minutes from our home to the nearest shopping area everyday since last Wednesday. That’s roughly 30 minutes of walking up and down hills in the snow for each trip, and we did that twice today because we forgot something at QFC! It was great because we were definitely burning calories, especially being bundled up in thick jackets.
These past “snowed in” days prompted me to do a follow-up post to our “Post-Thanksgiving Workouts” segment. I recorded two quick workouts that can be performed at home with some bands, stability ball, and a weighted bag (in the video 2 I have a 50lb sandbag) just in case you can’t make it to the gym due to our fabulous weather.

Focus on performing all exercises in a fast manner with GOOD FORM. Intensity is key with home workouts or you’re just wasting your time. Choose a challenging resistance, do these workouts right, and you’ll easily burn 300 calories!

Work hard, stay strong!
- Rommel

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