Well, I can honestly say,, I have never blogged before. This is the first, ever... I wanted to share about myself and a bit about our company, Infinite Labs.

I could say I would keep it brief, but that isn't even possible:), But to Start....... Yes I run Infinite Labs, no I am not a model. Yes, I became an IFBB Pro Fitness Competitor. No I have not always been in shape.

Those are the most common questions, so now that I got them out of the way.

I grew up in extreme poverty. Not just, the kind when you can't buy the new video game when you want.

It was more like, living in shelters as a child, eating at soup kitchens. There was one time when we lived in a tent in a park in Omaha NE. In Pennsylvania we slept at the Y, but had to leave in the a.m , not allowed to return till after 7. We hung out in the libraries ( hence my love of books) ate with the bums in the churches that gave out lunches.. In West Virginia, we didn't have plumbing, or running water. There were times, when my mom couldnt feed or give us a roof, so she would jsut drop us off at a foster home, Usually splitting us up. Then return months later to pick us back up. I have a ton of these stories.. waking up one morning in West Virginia, so cold ( we only had a wood burning stove), and our feet stuck to the floor from the ice. We drew water from the springs. We washed our clothes at times in a creek..Sounds like something our Great Grandparents would talk about, but it was my reality.. none of these stories are exaggerated, in fact I tone most of them down.. lol.

There were six of us kids, my mom, and well whomever she was married to or dating at the time. I went to 18 different schools in my 12 years of schooling. No we were not military kids, we were always moving on, so social services could not take us away.

We tolerated horrific abuse, and witnessed things no child should be subjected to, to go into detail would not be fair to anyone reading.

I can say, I survived,,, to get out, I got married at age 16. I am proud to say that I did finish high school. Even was offered a Volleyball scholarship. However due to becoming pregnant with my first daughter in my Junior year of High school. I lost that offer.

It wasnt easy,, my husband was, well lets just say, not helpful. I had a daughter, going to school, working two jobs after school. I would work in a candy shop right after school, till 6 or so. Stop by home, then off to Dominos Pizza where I was an assistant manager. Work until closing, then home for homework, then back up in the a.m for school. Like I said, it was not easy,, and I wanted to just quit so many times. I couldn't though. Even my counselor encouraged me to drop out. I have always felt deep inside me, that I was destined for something great. That is what fueled me.

There was no job I wouldn' take to keep food on the table. I worked selling Kirby vacuums door to door, for a time. I remember the hardest job I did, was working in the grape fields tying back the vines, all for $150 dollars a week. 10 hours a day. Every job I took I somehow ended up being in charge, organizing events, coming up with ideas.

Dominos pizza is where I learned that it was up to me to create my position, Not allow my position to create me. I quickly got our pizza shop involved with PR work.. Blood Drives, Car washes for schools, I even was on the board at the Hispanic Council (no I am not spanish, but my husband at that time was, so I did it for my children's future) (this was in Pennsylvania) and it was us, on that board that started the Latin Festival that created College Scholarships for local latinos. I was even recognized at age 18 for my accomplishments, with an invite to the mayors office where my picture was taken and put in the paper along side her.

Yes this is when I knew,, I would become whatever I wanted to become. But just because I knew it, Didn't mean it was going to happen anytime soon.

Well, I am going to leave it there. I will continue my story later.