Over 2 years later...
I keep coming back to this blog. Maybe my subconscious mind is trying to tell me something. Perhaps I was rebelling against the pressure of writing a post every week. Perhaps I didn't want to disappoint anyone. Well, regardless of the reason, I keep coming back.
It has been over 2 years since I last wrote. Jadyn decided to play football this year and absolutely loved it! By the second game, he started at nose guard. He was really quick! Taekwondo helped him learn his opponent and use their weaknesses against them. He also played defensive end. He said he loved playing nose guard because he got to hit someone every play and didn't have to know what was going on, just go after the ball! LOL! After football, he had foot surgery to correct a tarsal coalition. Football and surgery kept us out of taekwondo for several months.
Sadly, on December 23, 2012, my mom had a cerebellar stroke. She was hospitalized, including about a week in ICU. She decided to go to hospice on January 3 and passed away about 5:15am January 4. I miss her but love her too much to wish her back.
Finally, after being away from taekwondo for about 6 months, we started back. Jadyn came back with a vengeance! Football brought the intensity and the competitor out in him. He is doing great! Me? I'm hanging in there. Like all of taekwondo, what I lack in flexibility and finesse, I try to make up with attitude. I love the self-defense training. I love forms because I cant focus only on myself. I don't like to spar because I don't like having to think of someone else, but I LOVE combat weapon sparring. There's just something cathartic about hitting another person upside the head with a big blue stick! Oh yeah...I love combat weapon sparring. If Jadyn hadn't had a migraine today, I would try and convince him to practice.
I am trying to talk myself into running. Well, jogging. Well, actually lumbering may be the better word. Kind of leaning forward and rapidly walking. Well, you get the picture, and if you do I know you are laughing right now. Yeah...me too. Haven't gotten to the point of setting a goal because that would mean DOING something or having someone to whom I have to be accountable. Don't want that yet.
Exercise isn't the only thing I'm doing to stay healthy. I'm moving more toward a plant-based diet. I don't think I'll ever call myself a vegetarian much less a vegan, but I definitely have been doing a lot of substituting. AND I LIKE IT!!! I hope it likes me, too.
Bottom Line: I continue to feel better about myself than when I first started this blog. I think age and life experiences has brought more acceptance. After all, life is too short to live 24/7/365 with someone I loathe...
It has been over 2 years since I last wrote. Jadyn decided to play football this year and absolutely loved it! By the second game, he started at nose guard. He was really quick! Taekwondo helped him learn his opponent and use their weaknesses against them. He also played defensive end. He said he loved playing nose guard because he got to hit someone every play and didn't have to know what was going on, just go after the ball! LOL! After football, he had foot surgery to correct a tarsal coalition. Football and surgery kept us out of taekwondo for several months.
Sadly, on December 23, 2012, my mom had a cerebellar stroke. She was hospitalized, including about a week in ICU. She decided to go to hospice on January 3 and passed away about 5:15am January 4. I miss her but love her too much to wish her back.
Finally, after being away from taekwondo for about 6 months, we started back. Jadyn came back with a vengeance! Football brought the intensity and the competitor out in him. He is doing great! Me? I'm hanging in there. Like all of taekwondo, what I lack in flexibility and finesse, I try to make up with attitude. I love the self-defense training. I love forms because I cant focus only on myself. I don't like to spar because I don't like having to think of someone else, but I LOVE combat weapon sparring. There's just something cathartic about hitting another person upside the head with a big blue stick! Oh yeah...I love combat weapon sparring. If Jadyn hadn't had a migraine today, I would try and convince him to practice.
I am trying to talk myself into running. Well, jogging. Well, actually lumbering may be the better word. Kind of leaning forward and rapidly walking. Well, you get the picture, and if you do I know you are laughing right now. Yeah...me too. Haven't gotten to the point of setting a goal because that would mean DOING something or having someone to whom I have to be accountable. Don't want that yet.
Exercise isn't the only thing I'm doing to stay healthy. I'm moving more toward a plant-based diet. I don't think I'll ever call myself a vegetarian much less a vegan, but I definitely have been doing a lot of substituting. AND I LIKE IT!!! I hope it likes me, too.
Bottom Line: I continue to feel better about myself than when I first started this blog. I think age and life experiences has brought more acceptance. After all, life is too short to live 24/7/365 with someone I loathe...
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