As the story has it, one day I headed to the opposite side of the globe – the Flipside. I arrived in Korea February 16th, 2005 and thought I’d do a year, then leave. I was wrong. I stayed, launched my first company, Flipside Fitness, and then opened Korea's largest boxing club, Hulk's Boxing (now called Hulk's Club).

After 11.5yrs in Korea, I then picked up one day and returned to Toronto, Canada. But then I left again.

Now I live in the Philippines where I am the CEO and head coach of Empowered Clubhouse, the Philippines' first and only boxing clubhouse exclusively just for women. I also am the founder of the Lil' Sistas Project, CEO and designer of Slay Gear and Baa Baa Black Sheep .Ph.

Friday, December 28, 2018

When Can I Work Again?!... Friday, December 28

I'm on a "forced" stay-cation -- a week of no training and no coaching.

I can't remember the last time I had a vacation let alone a stay-cation.  I've always been busy with work and with training -- boxing, rugby, weight training and running.  But now, I'm being forced to "relax".  How do I do that though, seriously?

I'm not really into TV or Netflix but did spend part of my afternoon watching what ever show was playing on the TLC Channel.  I watched a bit of "90 Day Fiance" but it's like watching a train wreck happen.  You know it's going to be bad, you know it'll crash, but you can't not look.

I occupied my time with cleaning up the condo a bit and then taking the boys out for a walk.  But with it raining outside, all day and everyday since Sunday, that walk was more like a pop outside and then a pop back in.  Cassius and Balboa hate the rain; they're a bit of princes' in that sense.

I did laundry.
I rearrange my clothes in the drawers.
I cleaned all my boxing gear.
I took out the garbage.
I cleaned out the fridge.
I followed up on some potential client leads.
I reorganized my client files.

...and then I found myself going a bit stir crazy in the condo.

I started researching how much it'd be for a Japanese-style bathtub, one where you sit up in it.  I also did some dabbling in the cabinet with the teas I have, of all things.  I tried to break open some of the tea bags and more or less create my own blend.  It seemed to work until I realized that hassle I'd have to go to with draining the water of the tea leaves.  Too much work so down the drain I poured it.

By mid day, I was hating this stay-cation and back on the computer, working on the numbers for Empowered.  If 2019 is to be my year, then I'm not going to end 2018 on this note -- going bonkers because of a forced stay-cation.  

Monday is New Years Eve so I'm assuming my Tuesday clients will be a no go.  The plan is to be back at coaching by Wednesday but back at boxing by this Monday.  This week off has been anything but relaxing.  I want to work and I want to workout!!!

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