Today was the start of another semester, and I think it is going to go well. I have two classes that should be easy and two that will stress me out. Either way I do not anticipate the stress that was brought on me by BK last semester. I'm always excited and dreading the start of a new semester. I love the fact that I'll be diving into new material, but am nervous about how the prof. will be, the material, the work load, etc. It all seems manageable at this point, but I'm only reading the syllabus, not working through them. Ha!
Our church is starting a new marriage series and it was excellent this past Sunday. I think every relationship has room to grow whether it's a husband, wife, friend, mother, father, sister, etc. The tools in these relationships are often transferable to the next.
The past week I've felt super close to Matt, and I'm loving the feeling. I'm letting the stress go, and getting back to living with realistic expectations of myself, and it's been such a blessing to us. He's such a good man, and I love him so much!!
Well....off to bed!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
New Year
It's a new year - Welcome 2010 - and maybe I will keep up with my blogs better (this one and my foodie blog). We shall see, I make no promises. ;)
Currently I find myself on a journey. I'm unhappy in life..it's not Matt, but it does affect us. I need something to give b/c I feel like I'm drowning. I'm not entirely happy in my job...okay, I'm miserable. I need a change! Full-time school and full-time work are getting to me and I pray that something will change in that area. I need to work, at least part-time and I'm bad about looking. I just assume opportunities will present themselves to me...but when does that ever happen haha! Like someone will offer me this amazing part-time opportunity or a job from home. Other than that my life is amazing and I need to find my joy again. When we started going back to church I came alive for awhile, but that has worn off. On Sundays I feel amazing, then by Mon. when I'm on my way to work, I'm in the dumps again. I pray and pray and I know God will answer in his time and on his terms. I'm blessed to have an amazingly patient husband. He never pushes me and just sits by my side and holds my hand while I go through whatver this is that I've been going through for the last year! I take him for granted and I know it.
On December 23rd I slipped a disc in my back....talk abuot even more depressing. I'm going to grow to heifer size not going to the gym, ha! Thankfully it's nothing life threatning like cancer, so I really can't complain too much. Some rest and I'll be back in the gym and hitting the road running again. It just takes patience on my part, which I suck at..so I think God is teaching me a lesson with this one. ; ) A friend of mine's husband said, "the more I pray for patience, the more chance I get to practice." How perfectly true!! ;)
We did get a French Bulldog this summer. His name is Jake and he has been such a blessing to our family. He was in awful condition when we got him, but is spoiled rotten and healthy now. We found out he is deaf, but is very well adjusted for a deaf dog. He's so adorable too.
Here's a picture of Jake and me before I gained 10 lbs. this semester...which I was on track to lose once the semester ended until my back got hurt. BLEH! Jake's adorable, though!!
Currently I find myself on a journey. I'm unhappy in life..it's not Matt, but it does affect us. I need something to give b/c I feel like I'm drowning. I'm not entirely happy in my job...okay, I'm miserable. I need a change! Full-time school and full-time work are getting to me and I pray that something will change in that area. I need to work, at least part-time and I'm bad about looking. I just assume opportunities will present themselves to me...but when does that ever happen haha! Like someone will offer me this amazing part-time opportunity or a job from home. Other than that my life is amazing and I need to find my joy again. When we started going back to church I came alive for awhile, but that has worn off. On Sundays I feel amazing, then by Mon. when I'm on my way to work, I'm in the dumps again. I pray and pray and I know God will answer in his time and on his terms. I'm blessed to have an amazingly patient husband. He never pushes me and just sits by my side and holds my hand while I go through whatver this is that I've been going through for the last year! I take him for granted and I know it.
On December 23rd I slipped a disc in my back....talk abuot even more depressing. I'm going to grow to heifer size not going to the gym, ha! Thankfully it's nothing life threatning like cancer, so I really can't complain too much. Some rest and I'll be back in the gym and hitting the road running again. It just takes patience on my part, which I suck at..so I think God is teaching me a lesson with this one. ; ) A friend of mine's husband said, "the more I pray for patience, the more chance I get to practice." How perfectly true!! ;)
We did get a French Bulldog this summer. His name is Jake and he has been such a blessing to our family. He was in awful condition when we got him, but is spoiled rotten and healthy now. We found out he is deaf, but is very well adjusted for a deaf dog. He's so adorable too.
Here's a picture of Jake and me before I gained 10 lbs. this semester...which I was on track to lose once the semester ended until my back got hurt. BLEH! Jake's adorable, though!!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Update
As with all things non-school, work or fitness related I've been slacking here. Things have been as busy as ever, but we had the chance to take a trip over my spring break. We visited friends in NC, went to Savannah where we got to meet Paula and Jamie Deen then off to Atlanta to visit family. We had an amazing time and just loved Savannah. Paula and her son Jamie were just as friendly and wonderful as you would have hoped they would be. I did get scolded by Paula for not eating the "best part" of my chicken pot pie - the crust! Ha, it was hilarious, but Matt came to my rescue and told her we were working on it.
School is plugging along and there are more and more days that make me wonder if I can get through it. I know I will and I can, but it's become more of a struggle. The struggle is not related to the difficulty of the material, but more to the emotional drainage and lack of time to really do anything else! I know in the long run it will have all been worth it, but in the moment it can be easy to lose site of that. :)
The dogs are doing good and we're looking into adopting a French Bulldog from a rescue. We've applied for a couple and now we are waiting to see if we will be accepted. It's so awful how people treat animals and my heart bleeds for those that have had to experience the neglect and abuse that I've read about. If only we could treat the "owners" the same way they treated their poor precious "animals." I think if I had a thousand acres I'd run my own shelter and save as many animals as I could.
Matt and I are getting geared up for volleyball and softball this summer. We enjoy playing sports together so much - most of the time. :) There is the occasional disagreement, but it always ends in a good laugh. Matt bought me a new bat and I am excited for some warm weather to start practicing with it. It's lighter than I was using, so it'll require some adjustment to my swing, but should result in me hitting the ball even farther!
We're getting ready to do some home remodeling and I'm very excited about that. It will be so beautiful when it's done - but we will still want to move! :)
Other than that, all is good!
School is plugging along and there are more and more days that make me wonder if I can get through it. I know I will and I can, but it's become more of a struggle. The struggle is not related to the difficulty of the material, but more to the emotional drainage and lack of time to really do anything else! I know in the long run it will have all been worth it, but in the moment it can be easy to lose site of that. :)
The dogs are doing good and we're looking into adopting a French Bulldog from a rescue. We've applied for a couple and now we are waiting to see if we will be accepted. It's so awful how people treat animals and my heart bleeds for those that have had to experience the neglect and abuse that I've read about. If only we could treat the "owners" the same way they treated their poor precious "animals." I think if I had a thousand acres I'd run my own shelter and save as many animals as I could.
Matt and I are getting geared up for volleyball and softball this summer. We enjoy playing sports together so much - most of the time. :) There is the occasional disagreement, but it always ends in a good laugh. Matt bought me a new bat and I am excited for some warm weather to start practicing with it. It's lighter than I was using, so it'll require some adjustment to my swing, but should result in me hitting the ball even farther!
We're getting ready to do some home remodeling and I'm very excited about that. It will be so beautiful when it's done - but we will still want to move! :)
Other than that, all is good!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Set-Back
I just recently started adding exercises back in after my pec injury. Well, now I've managed to sprain my knee/ligaments. We were playing in a snowball softball tournament a few weeks ago and I took a nasty fall when I dove to catch the ball (which I did and nobody scored). My leg bent behind me and my knee crashed down onto the ice packed snow. Of course I shook it off and kept playing and working out. The pain continued to get worse, so I decided to see the doctor and she gave me the bad news. It seems like if it isn't one thing, it's another. Discouraging, very much so. I cannot squat, lunge or do box jumps. In the big picture it's not a big deal b/c it could have been much worse and I could be down for a lot longer than 4-8 weeks. I've just got over being down for 12 weeks, so I think I can handle this. I'm going to lose some strength and muscle and that is most frustrating for me. My legs have always been big (unfortunately) and powerful, so hopefully things will come back quickly once I can resume normal activity. I by no means can stop cold turkey, so I will modify my movements and stay away from anything causing pain.
As my friend Cindy said, I need to be wrapped in bubble wrap!
As my friend Cindy said, I need to be wrapped in bubble wrap!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Looking Back on 2008
I like lists, so I'm making two...one about what I let go of in 2008 and one about what I found in 2008. Most people would do this at the beginning of the new year, but I'm not most people.
What I Let Go of in 2008
1. The need to be perfect.
2. My First House
3. My horse had to be put down and he was the first foal I had. He was only 9.
4. Memories and the Past
5. Feeling the need to put on a tough exterior - I am who I am.
6. Insecurities
7. Max, my precious American Bulldog, moved in with my parents b/c Matt has a cat and they would not be friends....it broke my heart.
8. Things and people that didn't bring joy to my life
9. Exercising for the wrong reasons.
10. Being obsessed with dieting.
What I found in 2008
1. I married the best man I ever met and have a love to last a lifetime.
2. I found that chocolate milk has amazing benefits post workout and love the excuse to drink it.
3. Relaxing is very nice, even when you only get to do it once every couple weeks.
4. Being at home is one of my favorite places to be
5. I can no longer fight my love of shopping!
6. Cupcakes can bring a smile to your face regardless of how bad your day was.
7. Best friends in unlikely places
8. No matter how old I get, I'll always be daddy's little girl
9. CrossFit is an awesome workout and I never get bored
10. Life is what you make it and I want to make it happy
What I Let Go of in 2008
1. The need to be perfect.
2. My First House
3. My horse had to be put down and he was the first foal I had. He was only 9.
4. Memories and the Past
5. Feeling the need to put on a tough exterior - I am who I am.
6. Insecurities
7. Max, my precious American Bulldog, moved in with my parents b/c Matt has a cat and they would not be friends....it broke my heart.
8. Things and people that didn't bring joy to my life
9. Exercising for the wrong reasons.
10. Being obsessed with dieting.
What I found in 2008
1. I married the best man I ever met and have a love to last a lifetime.
2. I found that chocolate milk has amazing benefits post workout and love the excuse to drink it.
3. Relaxing is very nice, even when you only get to do it once every couple weeks.
4. Being at home is one of my favorite places to be
5. I can no longer fight my love of shopping!
6. Cupcakes can bring a smile to your face regardless of how bad your day was.
7. Best friends in unlikely places
8. No matter how old I get, I'll always be daddy's little girl
9. CrossFit is an awesome workout and I never get bored
10. Life is what you make it and I want to make it happy
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Life's Journey
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, martini in hand, totally worn out, ...shouting , "....holy shit.... what a ride!"
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Don't Quit
Following is a great article not only for CrossFit, but also for life. But, let's relate it to CF! Since I hurt my pec major I've been very limited in what exercises I can perform and at what weight I can do them. Frustrating, disappointing and discouraging to say the least. At first I found myself so discouraged I wasn't even looking forward to working out with weenie weights and often times do something completely different than my fellow crossfitters. CF is very much about community and doing something different than my community didn't make me feel like part of it. I eventually got over it and am back with my old spirit. I have 4 more weeks of restrictions and am looking forward to cranking the weight back up and hope to remain injury free for a very long time. I'm excited and nervous! I do not think I have lost much strength, but I have lost some nonetheless. When I'm working hard to get back to the strength I had before the injury I won't quit!
Don't Quit
By: Jon Gilson of www.againfaster.com
In the bottom of a clean, quads burning, you’ll want to quit. Pulling deadlifts, the skin on your hands tearing, you’ll want to quit. Your body protesting, crying for relief as your veins pump waste, you’ll want to quit.Your mind will scream from its high perch, commanding you to stop, lest you break, crash, and burn. Feeling the outer limits of your capabilities, it will hit every physical and emotional alarm in the arsenal, rocketing pain, misery, and doubt into your thoughts.It would be easy to give in to the hot rush of your brain’s emergency brake. To drop the bar. To get off the rings. To let your knees collapse as panic breaths heave through your chest.
Standing when you want to fall, punching when you want to tap out, and running when you want to walk are the necessities of elite athleticism.
Don’t. Superhuman performance is separated from mere fitness by the undeniable need to persist, to never give up. Those who achieve are resilient. Standing when you want to fall, punching when you want to tap out, and running when you want to walk are the necessities of elite athleticism.
High intensity compound movement, performed with moderate loads, will bring you face-to-face with this crux—quit or continue—faster than anything else on earth. Unique in its ability to elicit pain, this combination of distance and weight will expose your character with every repetition.When the knurling scrapes your shins, and your traps bunch into knots, you’ll make a decision, one that will affect every aspect of your life. Give in to the agony, and you will always give in. Cave to demands that crush you, and you’ll always cave. Roll to the floor, and you’ll always exist beneath those who choose to stand.Remember that the walls of the gym are nothing more than physical barriers, meant only to separate us from the elements. What you do within those walls will echo in your daily life, and you would do well to choose your actions wisely.Push for one more repetition. Live through one more pull. Get to your feet one more time. This decision will accumulate momentum with each iteration, and you will move into the realm of greatness. Like a boulder rolling downhill, you will become unstoppable, undeterred by the falsehoods of your weak mind.
Next time the demons of hardship come rushing forward, push them back. When your muscles bellow for relief, carry on, and smile at the sting. You will become more than an athlete, and you will be amazing.
Don't Quit
By: Jon Gilson of www.againfaster.com
In the bottom of a clean, quads burning, you’ll want to quit. Pulling deadlifts, the skin on your hands tearing, you’ll want to quit. Your body protesting, crying for relief as your veins pump waste, you’ll want to quit.Your mind will scream from its high perch, commanding you to stop, lest you break, crash, and burn. Feeling the outer limits of your capabilities, it will hit every physical and emotional alarm in the arsenal, rocketing pain, misery, and doubt into your thoughts.It would be easy to give in to the hot rush of your brain’s emergency brake. To drop the bar. To get off the rings. To let your knees collapse as panic breaths heave through your chest.
Standing when you want to fall, punching when you want to tap out, and running when you want to walk are the necessities of elite athleticism.
Don’t. Superhuman performance is separated from mere fitness by the undeniable need to persist, to never give up. Those who achieve are resilient. Standing when you want to fall, punching when you want to tap out, and running when you want to walk are the necessities of elite athleticism.
High intensity compound movement, performed with moderate loads, will bring you face-to-face with this crux—quit or continue—faster than anything else on earth. Unique in its ability to elicit pain, this combination of distance and weight will expose your character with every repetition.When the knurling scrapes your shins, and your traps bunch into knots, you’ll make a decision, one that will affect every aspect of your life. Give in to the agony, and you will always give in. Cave to demands that crush you, and you’ll always cave. Roll to the floor, and you’ll always exist beneath those who choose to stand.Remember that the walls of the gym are nothing more than physical barriers, meant only to separate us from the elements. What you do within those walls will echo in your daily life, and you would do well to choose your actions wisely.Push for one more repetition. Live through one more pull. Get to your feet one more time. This decision will accumulate momentum with each iteration, and you will move into the realm of greatness. Like a boulder rolling downhill, you will become unstoppable, undeterred by the falsehoods of your weak mind.
Next time the demons of hardship come rushing forward, push them back. When your muscles bellow for relief, carry on, and smile at the sting. You will become more than an athlete, and you will be amazing.
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