Life
Smaller? Or Lighter?
Of course, the answer is both … but right now it seems my body is more willing to go for smaller than lighter. I’m trying to be totally okay with that as I wore my (only slightly snug) smaller jeans today. But I have to say that I’d also like to be lighter, for various … Continue reading
Gratitude
Yesterday at SkyDance, I met a gentleman named Ben. He saw me walking by and commented on the Leap for Lupus t-shirt that I was wearing. I explained that it was a skydiving event/fundraiser to raise money for lupus research. He mentioned that he had ALS and that last year he’d known some folks doing … Continue reading
The Slowest Kid in Gym Class
The slowest kid in gym class (that would be me) needs to not be so damned hyper-sensitive sometimes! Long story short, I took something totally the wrong way … and got over it. Long story:
April Check-In
April was a good month for me. I started going to classes regularly at Athletic Playground. I continued working out at Urban Fitness 2x/week. And I am ready (mentally, too, I think!) to restart boot camp there next week. (I’ve signed up so I better be ready!). Now the question is, what do with the … Continue reading
Rethinking Running
After my injury, I’ve been slowly easing back into the Couch-to-5K program again. I started in early February, and right now (end of April) I’m only “finishing” week 4. I put finishing in quotes because for each of the days I’ve done a Week 4 workout, I haven’t done it fully. I’ve always stopped and … Continue reading
Still Crazy After All These Years
Sean and I went to see Paul Simon at the beautifully-restored Fox Theater in downtown Oakland. So nice to have a really phenomenal theater that attracts great acts right here in Oakland. Sure, the City gets lots of great shows, but sometimes it’s nice not to have to cross the Bay.
Balancing Out?
It’s all I can do not to jump on the scale lately, but I promised myself no more than once a month, and I’m sticking to that. It’s tempting, though, because just in the last couple weeks I am starting to wonder if things are actually moving. I feel more toned, and I’ve noticed clothes … Continue reading
Morbid Musical Notes
I happened upon the Internet Wayback Machine site today through a random series of clicks and started looking for archived versions of my blog. Sadly when I changed hosts I did it in a huff and didn’t execute it well and have (I’m pretty sure) lost everything before late 2008. Most of what’s archived is … Continue reading
I’m Back
So, after all that angst, I made a skydive today. It was rather non-eventful, a moderately successful 12-way (exit funneled, but we got the first point back together). Unfortunately, the wind picked up and I decided to scratch the second jump; as the remainder of the group (many had dropped out because of the wind) … Continue reading
First Quarter Check-In
Back in early January, I set some goals, that included goals for that day, week, and quarter. Here were are at the end of the first quarter and it’s time to check in.