I am Ch4nel and I will be posting about family, homeschooling, fitness, faith and freedom! Introduced by @matthewdavid - Ready to Steem the World!

Introverted SAHM turned fitness professional finds Steemit and decides to make friends!

Hello Fellow Steemians! My name is Chanel (yes, just like the perfume, although, don't tell anyone, I've never really cared for No. 5!) I'd like to invite you along as I post about the joys (and sometimes pains) of striving to live a more conscious, meaningful, healthy and joyful life. Follow us as we open up about what's it's like to homeschool 4 of the most precious gifts given, garden (way up North in a place where summer is merely 3 months), run a small business, and pursue ways of living a life where liberty and self-reliance are the rule, not the exception!

Steemit?

My husband, @matthewdavid, first told me about Steemit in June and I immediately realized how valuable and extremely powerful this cryptocurrency and social media platform could be. It was heartening to hear about a technology that finally would give people a voice to express whatever they felt was important, without the fear of being shutdown by some conglomerate tech company simply because those views don't line up with a particular narrative. I am also grateful that content creators are rewarded based on a system of meritocracy. Do good work, reap good rewards. Refreshing to say the least!

Needless to say, I was excited to be apart of this community. But, become a blogger/vlogger? This would definitely push me outside of my comfort zone, not to mention the enormous learning curve involved in becoming well versed in cryptocurrency, video editing and social media. Phew!

Then, my 7-year old, @kid-coder, joined the Steemit community . . . and I thought, "I should be able to do this. Let's do this!"

And here I am. Ready for the challenge. And so far, it's been wonderful. I've read many thoughtful posts, posted a few comments and have already connected with Steemians from around the world! Can't wait to continue this journey and to tell others about it as well.

So, what's your focus?

Well, the sky's the limit, really.

• As a personal trainer, I believe that having a healthy diet and exercising are extremely important. I have had my own struggles and triumphs. I hope to share about this and how our family maintains good health.

• School - If you could be a fly on the wall in our home during school hours, you might be entertained, but hopefully you'd learn a thing or two as well. Expect posts about what we do and how we do it!

• Faith - Tell someone you're Torah-Observant but believe in the Messiah Yeshua and there might be a long conversation that follows. Would love to share more about this.

• Liberty! As a believer, we trust in a higher being and as such understand that the injustices of this world are temporary. However, maintaining an existence that is more free then not, wherever we are in the world during this lifetime, is better in my opinion, then oppression. So, we challenge ourselves and our children to think deeply and to lead and to follow none but One.

More About Chanel

Age:

35

Location :

Somewhere Way up North where it gets entirely too cold in the winter!!

Occupation:

Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, Mom!

More stuff:

Former print news journalist, high school journalism teacher and later SAHM for 9 years

Favorite Foods:

Nearly anything with Mint and Chocolate . . . Combined! Yes Please!

Favorite Ways to Train:

Sprint 8 and Tabata for Cardio, Lifting heavy at the gym a few times per week!

Major Goal:

To travel extensively, to become World-Schoolers!

Here's a pic of the Littles

(From Left to Right - @kid-coder aka Noah, Amaya, Nathanael and Jonathan)

Want to Hear From You

So, that's it. I can't wait to make more posts, help build this community and to hear from all of you lovely Steemians! If you have any questions or comments, don't hesitate! Would love to connect. Here we go!