As part of my goals for 2013, I have taken on the challenge of getting healthy and fit FOR ONE LAST TIME. Yep, that's right ONE LAST TIME! I dont ever want to have to do this again...lose 15, gain 15, lose 15, gain 15...so frustrating and really defeating. 

I have tried it all and with much success...Weight Watchers, Jillian, The Core Balance Diet, The Fat Flush, and I have loved each one while I was "in the mode"(you have to get "in the mode"). Most recently I have been using LoseIt which I really like alot! I have even spent two years training with a personal trainor...only to gain the weight back and lose the muscle tone when I got a kidney stone and had to have two surgeries to remove it. It took me 6-9 months to feel like doing anything at all and at that point...well, you know the story...I would have to start all over again.

The reoccuring problem for me(and maybe for you) is that when I STOP using the plan and get back into my normal routine...the weight slowly comes back. So slowly in fact, that it really feels like I have control and then BAM! My pants feel a little tight and the zipper is starting to pull, my clothes look a little more lumpy than they had before...Dang it!! It really makes me crazy!!!

How many times have I been there...too many too count! So what's the solution? I WANT to be healthy and fit and that seems like it should be enough but it isnt. Simply wanting it should work but it doesnt. The problem lies in that I actually have to MAKE IT HAPPEN and it's alot of hard work. In fact, most of the time(as I am sure you have experienced) it requires changing my entire life from dawn to dusk which is probably why it doesnt last, it's unrealistic at least for me. 

So what's the solution?

I was listening to a Tobi Fairley Mastermind Telecall today(she is my business coach and I love her telecalls!) and she was talking about "DESIGNING" our design process from initial client contact to installation. She wanted us to chart our process from beginning to end marking along the way our services that make our client's feel special; a really interesting topic of discussion and one that is essential to establishing great client satisfaction and referrals.

Hmmm....I pull together design projects for clients everyday. From start to finish, I "create"  beautiful, comfortable lives for them within their homes. I create a life that functions for them daily in a very beautiful way.

Light bulb moment!!!

WHY AM I NOT DOING THAT FOR MYSELF???

Why am I not "DESIGNING" a healthy and fit lifestyle that works for me? Why am I struggling to make someone else's plan fit my life...it's never going to work. That's like trying to make a sectional sofa fit in a tiny room...not gonna happen because it isnt what you need! I need my own plan, my own menus and schedules that work in my life. The way I like to live it. :) Is it really that plain and simple? 

WHAT works for me? WHAT works for you?

Being at the gym at 5am everyday??? Ummm, I dont think so, I REALLY enjoy my sleep and for the first time in the past twenty years, I can sleep-in because I dont have to take children to school. So, sorry, but I have earned the extra z's and I intend to enjoy them! BUT, being at the gym by 9am, two days a week...now that's appealing and something that could happen and I would really enjoy :)

And what about food, that's a biggie right? Every diet that I have ever tried has RESTRICTED my food intake and the types of foods that I could eat or at least that's how it felt when I was following the plan. "DON'T eat this, you CAN'T eat that". I always feel like I am a two year old and am constantly being told that I cant have something. Anyone that knows me, knows that that boat ain't gonna float!! Tell me NO and I immediately start trying to figure out how I can get around the NO and have what I want.(I see my Mom and my Hubby shaking their heads in agreement, lol)

Just starting a diet makes me feel deprived and that is a recipe for disaster.

I LOVE food, really love food. I am a "Foodie" and proud of it! Love organics, love chef prepared dishes, love to eat out at REALLY GOOD restaurants and I LOVE to cook when I am not rushed; so cooking dinner after a long day's work doesnt interest me...I want to be fed. I want comfort. And comfort is not preparing a meal that may or may not be eaten because my family is all over the place with their schedules. Solution? 

"DESIGNING" a menu/dining plan that FITS my lifestyle. One that comforts me when I need comfort and one that allows me the leisure time I require when I want to prepare a meal. One that has food available for my teenagers when they appear in my kitchen and for my hubby after a long days work...sometimes 7-8pm at night which is long after I have become hungry. This plan will take some work to get it right but do you see where I am going with this? 

For me, a "DIET" isnt going to work but a custom "DESIGNED" plan for the life I want to live just might do the trick!!! Why didnt I think of it sooner? I have only been "DESIGNING" for twenty years!!! lol

So what about you? Are you struggling with your weight too? Stubborn 15-30 pounds? Why not spend the time creating a plan that works perfectly for you? I think it's a brilliant idea!! And I am really excited to get started on mine!

Stay tuned for more thoughts on creating my healthy and fit, beautifully "DESIGNED" new life for 2013! I can't wait to share it with you soon! 

I LOVE designing beautiful homes for the lives of my clients. If you are looking for someone to assist you in the area of design, please give me a call :)

(Photos are the property of Kim Hoegger HOME. Please "Pin" away! But please also give credit to Kim Hoegger HOME for the photos. Your kindness is greatly appreciated.)

Have a wonderful evening!

And CHEERS to a beautifully "DESIGNED" life in 2013!

Warmly,

Kim 

I decided to write today's post in color because I really want to get your attention. I have really exciting news!! 

Kim Hoegger HOME will be offering design workshops in 2013!! I know!!!

I am so excited too!

The FIRST of my design workshops will be called "workbook" and will be held on Saturday, February 9, from 10-4pm, in my brand new design studio in downtown Rockwall.

In that class we will be creating and putting together a design project binder for you to use on your very first design project. I will be personally assisting you in creating your very own design project binder like I use on every design project. Personally designed with your own creative touches and packed full of helpful folders, dividers with labels like "Floorplans" and "Quotes" and nifty pockets for fabric swatches and other interesting inspirations; all neatly organized to make your next design project a cinch!

See how a real designer puts together a project so that you walk away with the organizational tools to DIY!

Doesnt that sound fun and inspiring???

The workshop is open to a VERY small group. So be quick to secure your place as I am only taking 10 students. I want to keep the group small so that I can give you my undivided attention.

Cost of the workshop is $95.00 and includes all the supplies needed for creating your binder, along with snacks, beverages, an adorable sack lunch and of course, my undivided attention :)

I know....such great value and so inexpensive!!!

Hurry, secure your place and save a seat for your bestie :)

It's going to be so much fun!

Leave me a comment below and let me know you are interested in attending and I will send you all the details via email.

Isnt it time you had a little fun and learned something too?

More design workshops to follow soon!

Next on the agenda is

"Finding your personal style"

This workshop promises to be the perfect starting point

for your next design project.

(Students must have attended my first workshop(above) entitled "workbook" to be a part of design workshop 2, as we will be working from your newly created design project binder)

Warmly,

Kim

Hello all, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

(Me and my sweet hubby)

I can hardly believe it, 2012 is officially over and 2013 has begun...WOW. Where does the time go? With the new year comes new goals and resolutions, right?

Ever heard of non-goals? I hadnt until my business coach mentioned them to me this week and I was very intrigued by the concept so I thought I would share it with you. A non-goal is something that you have accomplished; a moment, a habit or a choice where you were really great in the past year and you want to note and repeat. The concept of the non-goal encourages us to give ourself credit for working hard and accomplishing great things. I love that dont you? How often do we give ourselves credit for our accomplishments? Not often enough :) So in the spirit of good self-care I think we should try this non-goal thing.  

Hmmm...let's see, what would my non-goals be for 2012? What are yours? What have you accomplished in 2012 that is worth noting and repeating? 

2012 was a year of change for me. I feel like I have grown so much, learned so much and implemented so many new things into Kim Hoegger Home. It has been a great year, one certainly worth noting :)

Non-Goal No. 1  One of the greatest changes I made in 2012 was hiring a business coach. I felt it was time to focus more on the design side of things and really dive into my design business. With that decision came the closing of the store in downtown Rockwall. It was a hard decision but a good one for me personally and professionally as my design business is stronger and more productive now because of the choice. I am proud of myself for being brave enough to make such a really hard decision and stick with it! Yay me!

Non-Goal No. 2  Part of focusing on my design business meant focusing on my design work and spending the time and money to capture it with photography. I decided to  start with my latest project which happened to be our family's new lake house. Having never professionally photographed any of my work, it was quite the challenge and a lot of really hard work! The work paid off and my work has been considered by House Beautiful, Traditional Home and others. WOW! To be considered by the TOP shelter magazines in the country...little old me? A year ago I would have never considered that a possibility. It was just a dream. And now, my work on the lake house will be published in a lake publication this Spring and our guest house will be published nationally this Spring as well! Yay me!

Non-Goal No. 3 I love to write...blogs, journals, whatever, I love to think and share my thoughts on paper. I was blessed with the opportunity to write a design column this year for a local online publication, Savvy Texas Magazine. I have thouroughly enjoyed the experience and am fortunate to have been asked to consider writing a column for yet another magazine. Really, me, writing for magazines and sharing design tips with readers? Who would have thought that I would be accomplishing this task a year ago? Not I. Yay me!

So, do you see where I am going with this non-goal thing? What are your non-goals? What are the things that you deserve a pat on the back for? Give yourself some credit, a high-five and a great big hug, you deserve it! Start 2013 off with loving yourself and acknowledging all the hard work you have done thus far. It feels great! And what a great way to start 2013!!!

Congratulations on being a wonderful you :)

Warmly, Kim

For those of you who are designers and would love more information on Tobi Fairley's Mastermind Group, please watch the video below. It's amazing and you will love Tobi! If you are interested in being a part of Mastermind, be sure to register for the upcoming telecall on January 7(yes, that's Monday and it's FREE!) Click here. If you decide that you want to grow your business and become a better "you" like I and so many of my designer friends have done, please do join us in Tobi Fairley Mastermind! We would love to have you and you will be so glad that you did, it will change your life :) And if you would be so kind to mention that you have discovered Tobi Fairley Mastermind via reading my blog,  I would be ever-so grateful as we are praised for sharing our group with others and it would mean the world to me that you mentioned me :)

Watch the video here: 

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Stay tuned for some really fabulous news regarding upcoming Design Workshops in our new studio in Rockwall!! We are going to have so much fun!!! 

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Warmly,

Kim