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Brooke

Our Idea

28 DecemberBrooke Ignet Hocker

We met our third week of college at Ohio University, which also doubled as our first night of cheerleading tryouts (go Bobcats).  Small talk revealed that we were both from the Dayton, OH area, both had divorced parents, and both considered ourselves “only children with siblings” (we were in college, our siblings were in diapers).  Read more

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About Brooke

28 DecemberBrooke Ignet Hocker

Brooke Ignet Hocker is a leader at a Fortune 100 company in Columbus, OH, where she leads a team focused on demand and capacity metrics and reporting for IT project managers and requirements analysts.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Ohio University, and a Master of Business Administration from Franklin University.  Always Read more

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Brooke’s 2015 Goals

31 DecemberBrooke Ignet Hocker

As “our story” states, Angela and I will try something new every month from January-December of 2015.  Throughout the days, weeks, and months we’ll be sharing our highs and lows, photos, feelings, and advice. She has her own list of goals she’ll be sharing, and after many of revisions and reviews with my family, friends, enemies, and Read more

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“I woke up like ‘dis….I woke up like ‘dis”

02 JanuaryBrooke Ignet Hocker

This month I’ve decided to wake up at 4:45am.  The idea originated from an article a friend shared about a guy who woke up early for 21 days and later wrote about how his productivity went through the roof.  Plus, there’s always a line in every business-type book about how successful people wake up early.  And (it’s my blog, I can Read more

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It’s all a blur…

04 JanuaryBrooke Ignet Hocker

Jan 3, 4:45am…my alarm went off, I proceeded to wake up and doze off and wake up again for about 45 minutes.  My desire to actually get up was low because as I mentioned in my last post, the gym didn’t open until 8am and I didn’t have any work pending for the moment.  I Read more

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My eye was twitching by 9:00

05 JanuaryBrooke Ignet Hocker

Jan 5, 4:45am…my alarm went off, it was the real deal.  It was my first day back to work and my new morning routine had been meticulously planned and was waiting for me to execute.  I spent 10 minutes officially waking up by checking the normal apps on my phone (work email, Facebook, Instagram, horoscope,…I’m Read more

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Stolen workouts

07 JanuaryBrooke Ignet Hocker

Jan 6, 4:45am…my alarm went off, I had already made the mental decision to go to the gym despite all the snow and school closings.  It wasn’t worth it.  I was in the car a few minutes after 5am and by the time I backed out of the driveway, I knew it was going to Read more

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Snickers Satisfies

09 JanuaryBrooke Ignet Hocker

Jan 8, 4:45am…my alarm went off, it was harder than it was the day before to get up.  I haven’t written about it a lot, but I’m still dealing with a sore throat everyday, swollen lymph nodes, etc everyday since Jan 1.  I’m sure the early mornings and the amazing temperatures outside are really helping Read more

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As seen on TV

11 JanuaryBrooke Ignet Hocker

Jan 10, 4:45am…my alarm went off, I decided to take care of my “sick” situation.  I posted about not feeling well a couple days before and I knew if I got up (gym was closed, mentally wasn’t ready to dive into any work) I would just be worse off by Monday.  I checked some apps Read more

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A Mile in his Shoes

13 JanuaryBrooke Ignet Hocker

Jan 12, 4:45am…my alarm went off, I knew I had to get up.  I had made a promise to myself the day before that was deeper than just the “get up at 4:45am in the month of January goal.”  Every part of me wanted to just go back to sleep.  Back tracking to Jan 11, Read more

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Meet Angela

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Angela Heck Mueller

Angela is a professional flautist and music educator living in Columbus, Ohio. She enjoys cooking and traveling with her husband, Joe, as well as spending quality time with their two cats, Mo and Stanzi.

Meet Brooke

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Brooke Ignet Hocker

Brooke spends her days working in the corporate world in downtown Columbus, and spends her nights and weekends working out and practicing yoga. She enjoys writing, trying new restaurants, and shaming Angela for her cat obsession.

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