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Karissa Duda
Aug 16, 2018
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I have wanted to start a blog for a really long time now. I think the first blog post will be the hardest. I don’t necessarily need a following; I am not writing to be famous or to be the best. God knows I am not even close. But rather to challenge myself to read more, study more, and see what is really out in the world. In a world that is being swallowed up with information or misinformation, it is hard to make a difference. I want to challenge this statement and show that even little things can make a difference! I am passionate about bettering myself and helping those around me. I love Family, dogs, fitness, food, traveling, yelp, and social media. Yes, I said it. Social Media. It is the ultimate pass time and has lots of bogus information out there but it is also a way of connecting with the world and seeing everything and everyone I love. I hope to use social media and my writing, thoughts, and stories as a positive outlet. So here it goes! This is my Blog. It is called A Pep Talk With Me.

You may be wondering where I got this title. I have gone through numerous names for a blog and never really like what I came up with for my own. So, as I sat down to actually write out my ideas, I had a memory flash through my brain. This memory was actually yesterday, 8/15/18 during my early morning training session with my coach, Taylor. I kept siking myself out during obstacle course practice – specifically on the multi rig. Taylor had me do some circuits and then run through the multi rig which included rings, and ropes. I dread those dang ropes so much because I question my grip and getting across. I have successfully gotten through the ropes before, but when I attempted the rig multiple times yesterday I couldn’t get through once until Tay told me to run a quarter mile, have a pep talk with myself and that I WILL go through the multi rig completely when I get back. I ran and I had that pep talk demanded by Tay and then I got back and did the damn thing! I am my biggest critic! And if I think negative, then the outcome won’t be what I want deep down. I should trust my training, my hard work and my dedication. I have wonderful people around me and I am SO blessed! You will get to know many amazing individuals in this world through my blog. I am excited to start this process and to be reminded of the positivity that a pep talk has. Heck yah!

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ABOUT ME

I would describe myself as someone with a big heart and a slight obsession with dogs and babies. I have a boyfriend that enjoys outdoorsy fun with me and tolerates my spastic decisions. We have a dog named Laila and I make a whole lot of nicknames for her. I will explain some of them later. I am thinking of making a whole section of my blog for Laila Lu Lu (there is one nickname). I go to a kick ass gym, Fitness on Fire. I am inspired by the amazing athletes around me in every single workout I do there. In the past year, I have completed multiple Spartan races and have fallen in love with the hard work, competitive spirit, and fun in each race. I am pretty stoked that the boyfriend likes to compete in Spartan as well because it has turned into our weekend away time. I grew up camping in the desert with off-roading toys and have a real close relationship with both my mama and dad. They are super supportive and helped me along the way of every step of my life. I have a sister and a brother who are super duper tall and could probably step on me if they wanted and I love them a lot too.
I talked about being spastic. I will fall for any good sales pitch. I am talking about people just presenting me with a real nice product – I will get hooked. I promise. I also try to ball on a budget. When Adventures are presented to me, I try to make it happen! Adventures fill up my cup. My happy cup. There is always a way to get in an adventure and stay humble. Follow me if you want to see my journey but with some cool tidbits and ideas along the way. I will write about lifestyle stuff, travel stuff, and fun stuff. This is my first blog so let’s go! What an adventure I am presenting myself with.