Kiki Vogel – Living Vibrantly!

Who Is This Kiki Anyway?

Hi! My blog as my life is an ever changing work. I am on a quest to live my life vibrantly. Many times I have found myself coasting through certain phases in my life and I absolutely hate feeling that way. I love working from home but after so many years, I felt I also needed to get out and meet other people – sharpen my skills again in the outside world. So I am managing a real estate office during the day. However, I am still passionate about working from home. Admittedly, it’s been harder this past year to keep my income at the same level, so I do work in a few different venues. I currently represent It Works, but I do that strictly online. I LOVE their products; I believe in them, so I share the ones I love here. I am also an Advertising Executive – and I have done that for some time now – I really enjoy helping people learn to build their businesses online. So I do lots of things – I guess I just don’t like being stuck doing one thing. Doing several different things keeps me growing my skills.

I have been married to my husband for 21 years this coming May. We’ve been through so much over all these years.  That’s what marriage is all about – going through the struggles together.  The most important thing is we come out on the other side – always together and stronger.

We have three children – my blessings – each unique and wonderful in their own way.  My son is 20 now and my daughters are 17 and 12.  It’s a busy household and I love that.  My son is at the age where friends, work, cars and girls come first – but I take comfort in the fact that he is a really wonderful kid and wouldn’t do anything to disappoint us.  He just recently moved out on his own, so yet another adjustment to my lifestyle. I used to tease him and tell him it was time for him to move – but I knew I would miss him. I definitely do. My 17 year old is at the age where mom is just so “out of touch” with her world – but that’s OK – I know at some point she will come back and mom will be OK with her again. I see glimpses of that now and then – I can’t wait! My youngest is my girlie-girl – she loves all things pink and yet she has no problem letting you know when she is ticked off about something. I have realized though that the teen years loom ever closer! I am becoming that “out of touch” mom at an alarming speed this year! It’s ok though, I love them, they love me (whether they show it or not) and they each make me smile for different reasons.

I think with the 40 year milestone you begin looking at your life and deciding what is important and what isn’t.  While I strongly believe the best is yet to come. I also know that life is precious and we should be living it to the very fullest with the time the Lord gives us.

My quest continues to be about improving EVERYTHING in my life. Whatever it takes – I am going to make it better. I am definitely still a work in progress since making that decision – but I have seen marked improvements in several things and I can’t wait to see what else is around the bend. I know whatever it is – God has equipped me to handle it, learn from it, and improve something about myself through it. Currently, I am working towards getting my house updated, painted, and organized. (Will it ever really happen?) I’m just getting started on this, and it’s definitely going to take some time, but my goal is to eventually sell this house and move to a home that I love – I’m hoping it will be our last move. We’ve moved about 13 times during our marriage, so you’d think I’d be happy to stay here – but I am just not fond of this particular area. I love my friends, but this particular area – not my favorite.

It Works! – Inch Loss Lady, it’s about making yourself look and feel better as well. I offer bodywraps that detox your system and create inch loss over a 72 hour period that will not fade away for well over six months. We also offer supplements and skin care to make you healthy from the inside out. It’s different, it’s wonderful and I am having a blast. I represent this because I believe in their products!

I have done many things over the years and feel blessed to try new things and keep challenging myself.  I have looked into several different businesses – as we all do when we begin our search.  I even joined a few that just were not a good fit for me. As my life has changed – so have my goals, so I am not afraid to try new things. I am currently in a good place – but I am not afraid of change should that need to happen at some point.

I really had to take a hard look at what I was doing, I wanted to make an income from something I could work part time and the in the way that worked best for me – I like everything that I do and I don’t want to give anything up but I want to supplement my income so I can reach personal goals – the house being a BIG one. Another goal – I have three kids that are in or want to go to college – and I don’t have a lot of time to keep saving for that. Life & reality hit hard and I just knew I had to step out of my comfort zone and take a chance to really change my life. I knew I needed to add something more to reach these goals – so yes, I definitely keep myself busy with everything I have going on.

Something else I wanted to make a change with and couldn’t seem to accomplish no matter what I did was my weight and of course my health plays into that. I decided that I was tired of being fat and overweight – trust me, I was! After trying program after program, I decided to create a program that I felt I could live with. I had tried Weight Watchers and every book on the market – but I hadn’t yet really and truly tried low-carb. On the surface it sounds like a totally unhealthy way to eat in my mind.  HOWEVER – I was smart and I realized if I didn’t try something soon – I would spend the rest of my life very overweight and miserable. I created a plan that works for me – and since October 23, 2006 I have lost 142 pounds and I am much closer to being at my goal.   I am taking it nice and slow and with the help of my products and continuing to live my lifestyle – I know I will get there soon. I am super-excited about that and will be sharing what I do for those that need some support and ideas to finally find something that works.  For me personally, that is living without refined carbs – no sugar, no pasta, no flour.  Not everyone can or has to do that but please know, this will likely work for you if you haven’t been able to lose weight the “low-fat” way.

I am looking forward to sharing many things within my blog – from the serious stuff to business to the downright silly – life is too short to separate everything and put them each into little boxes – I am choosing to share it all because then you know me – both personally and professionally.

Living Life Vibrantly,

Kiki