Scrap Your Trip Adds 254 Items + 254 S*A*L*E Items

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Do you have any idea what you are really capable of?  I mean REALLY capable of?
 
As many of you know, I started at the gym at the YMCA about a month ago.  You got two free training sessions when you joined, to teach you how to use the equipment.  So I worked with one of the Wellness
Directors, and he showed me how to use the FitLinxx circuit equipment.  Since I am so motivated to get my body into a healthier place, I was really pushing myself. At least I thought I was…
 
Then last week I started with my personal trainer, Matt.  He’s this 25 year old from Alabama that calls me "ma’am".  I am going with he calls me that because he’s a "southern boy", not because of my age.   
 
Firstly, I meet him at the gym at 5:30.  That means I have to get up at 4:45.  4:45 comes REALLY early in the morning!  One of the good things about this is that it has broken me of my "hitting the snooze alarm five times" habit. 
 
When we started last Monday at 5:30, by 5:45, I thought I was going to die.  Or throw up.  Or both.  Matt kept getting me cold, wet towels to put around my neck and having me sit under the fan.  "Give me two weeks" he said.  "Two weeks from now you are going to laugh at how hard this was for you today!"  If you say so.
 
By 2:00 that day, I could barely get out of my chair.  At one point I was trying to get up and muttering under my breath and Laurie and Orita, our wonderful Customer Care Representatives, heard me and were laughing at my struggle to get out of my chair.
 
But yesterday morning, I bench pressed a 30 pound weight bar 45 times.  That’s 1,350 pounds! 

 
In just this short time, here is what I have learned.  I am capable of SO MUCH MORE THAN I THOUGHT I WAS! 
 
See, I thought I was giving it my all when I was working by myself.  But with Matt, my arms are shaking…my muscles are burning…I think to myself "I can’t do this"…and he says "Okay, give me five more."  And I do.
 
So this has really got me thinking. 
 
How many other areas of my life do I think I’m giving it all I’ve got?  How many other areas am I also capable of so much more?  Are there other areas of my life that I am limiting myself by my thinking?  "I can’t do this", but I really could?  Are there other areas that I give up before I reach my potential? 
 
How do you figure that out?  How do you have a "personal trainer" for your life, to push you into being the person you are capable of being?  Better yet, how do you do that for yourself?  It is possible? 
 
If anyone has any ideas or stories to tell, please post them on the blog! 

We have 254 brand new items for you to go ga-ga over this week, including the "Star Wars" collection from Creative Imaginations, "Happy Fourth" from Best Creations, "Sweet Treats" from Doodlebug, "National Parks" from Reminisce, "Island Lagoon" from The Paper Company, "MVP" from We R Memory Keepers, and the cutest animal collection from K& Co, called "Actopus to Zelephant".  All of the above collections have matching Bazzill Packs, except for "Star Wars" and "National Parks".
 
There are two layouts for these collections in our Shop By Layout section.  Click here to see:  Shop by Layout. 
 
The SYT designers were also working on the following themes this week:   Beach, Summer, Cruise, Faith, Ancestry, Kids, General Travel, Great Outdoors, Fishing, Asia, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Japan, Middle East, Morocco, Singapore, Switzerland, Cooking, Road Trip, School, Band, Baseball, Drama, Hockey, Mountain Biking, Music, Paddle Sports, Rodeo, Surfing, Watersports, Universal Studios, Alabama, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Dakota, Utah and of course Scrapbooking!
 
We have two custom school papers – 3 Line and Pin Stripe and two custom custom die cuts – a Heritage Name Plaque and a Baseball  – make them yours with any name you choose!
 
Click here to see all the new items:  www.scrapyourtrip.com/71509.html.
 
$35-$40 worth of stuff for $5?  Seriously?  Seriously. 
 
We made up grab bags of all our odds and ends, samples, seconds (might contain a slight flaw), papers with bent corners (not bent enough not to use, but too bent to sell as first quality) and they are yours for just $5!  Each grab bag contains at least15 sheets of paper and 5-7 embellishments.  All sorts of stuff..all sorts of themes!  Just add item GRABBAG to your cart along with at least $59 of additional supplies.  Enter coupon code GRABBAG at checkout and the price will be reduced to $5!  (Limit of 5 grab bags per order.  Only one coupon code per order, please.) 

We currently have 4 active coupon codes, so choose the one that is the best deal for you!
     1.  GRABBAG – $30+ value – $35-$40 grab bag for $5
     2.  EKAZSALE – 50% off EK Success A-Z products
     3.  FREESHIP59 – $11 value – Free Shipping on all orders over $59
     4.  GLOBAL – $5 shipping credit on International Orders over $59

Click here to see all the sale items:  www.scrapyourtrip.com/clearance.html. 

And remember, if you can’t find what you’re looking for, we can always make it custom just for you!  Click here to see all our custom options:  www.scrapyourtrip.com/custom.html. 

As always, thanks for your business. 

Julie Swatek, President
Scrap Your Trip®
www.ScrapYourTrip.com
‘cuz life is a trip worth scrappin’® 

7 comments July 16th, 2009