Ok, I’ve had it with this one. It was even in “Eclipse” and seriously people, can we get this straight?
When you REALLLLLLY don’t care about something you should say:
“I COULDN’T care less.” Get it?
What do most people say? “I could care less” This means, I don’t care that much and could possibly care a little less. NO NO NO!
There. I’m done.
You may have noticed, especially if you use a reader for your blogs, that we have had some technical difficulties up in here. “We” lost about 6 months of posts. GASP! Oh the horror of not being able to read about every workout and injury that every crossed my path since Christmas! But really, each post is having to be recovered one by one and so, will be showing up in your reader as a new post. Sorry to make you relive my history. You may want to unsubscribe for a bit, but then you might miss the latest installments. I mean up coming I still have the DC trip (how long ago WAS that?), graduation and other amazing summer fun- and the Crossfit games are coming up. Shoot snap, ya’ll! 
You wouldn’t want to miss out on any of that, now, would you?
So, you want to lose weight? You want to look good naked? What is it?
So, what’s stopping you?
I like to think about the future me. What would she like to be able to do? I look at my mom. She’s 82 and shows no signs of slowing down. She’s up and walking by 7 almost everyday. She never complains about things aching or getting older. She wants to travel and still thinks men are pretty fine.
Please excuse the outfits…it was an ugly sweater party.
That’s what I want. I want to be a fierce gramma. A woman who seeks adventure and activity into my 80’s. Sure, there will be things that happen to my body as I age that might be a challenge but as I eat what’s good for my body and find new challenges in and out of the gym, I can better face the changes and might even slow them down a bit.
Think about it. How do you see the future you and is what you are doing today facilitating that person? If not, do something about it. No one can make the move for you.
Now, go!
My diet experiment was good today. Per instructions of Coach CJ, eat a bigger breakfast at 5:30am. Although I balked at the idea, I did it. Two egg muffins, about 5 large strawberries and a big ‘ole scoop of sunflower butter totally hit the spot. Well, the sun butter was a little gagalicious (not as in ‘Lady’) but I was in a hurry so I just slammed it. Sort of. It held me until class. Right before 8am I felt a tiny hunger pang, so that was perfect. Awesome.
The wod:
Power Snatch, 1 rep max. then
3X 400m run (@80%), 500m row (@80%) Rest 4 minutes(ish) btwn. sets.
I actually felt really good for this. The first two runs did not suck at all. The third was hard at the end, but I managed to maintain a consistent pace for all three.(1:51, 1:50, 1:50) Since all this rowing is still fairly new for me, I didn’t pay as much attention to my time. Tried to keep around a 2:08 pace but at the end it got to be more like 2:18.
Also,
Working on my pull ups before class: 5 negatives with 15# DB, then 10 with a 20# weight vest. That was weird, but fun. Tons of stretching and warm up. Still working on this tight calf. Hoping the new shoes help. I got a great deal. On sale and then 20% off coupon…$47 bucks. Beats $85 for my last pair. Sheesh. I’m thinking of buying another pair to have when these wear out.
I got these:
I have found I like cleaning with ready made items.
Like these.
or these
I’m probably going to get in trouble for being un-green, but heck, these things are awe.some.
When I clean, I need easy. No bucket, mop , soap, scrubber….etc. I want to wipe my kitchen mat down in one step. With wipes- I can!
Now, here is my latest super easy discovery.
Just drop it in the water and that’s that. Easy for the kids; no messy liquids dripping or powder sprinkled everywhere. There are no spots left by soaps that don’t dissolve completely, and they are dryer sheets, too! Genius, I tell you! I’ve never looked to see if they cost more, but if they do, the time saved is TOTALLY worth it.
The workout of the day was “Jackie”. This includes a 1000m row, 50 33# Thrusters and 30 pull ups.
I have never rowed over 500 for a workout so it worried me a bit. I decided to keep my pace fairly easy and just be steady. I was able to stay consistent most of the time. When I arrived at the thrusters they started easy. I was really wishing I could push harder and get at least 25/25 but I think my mental state was breaking down a bit. I get really nervous when everyone is leaving me in the dust, and they were. By the time I got to the pull ups I was dizzy and felt messed up. I was able to do 5 then the rest were 2’s and singles pretty much the last 12. Took me around 4 minutes to do them. My final time was 12:32. I’m not too bummed by this as I know my rowing will improve and now that my schedule is regular, I’ll be more consistent.
My “Jackie” offering. This is just silly, but fun.
I did my first 8am workout today. I’m going to have to adjust my food and such. I ate an egg and fruit before coaching the 6am and then was hungry again. So I went to the store real quick and bought some cheese and nuts. It got me through, but I think I better make a better plan.
I realized I haven’t done a real running wod since January. So 5X 400 meters was crazy. The runs took forever. I had 85# Jerks and 35# KB swings, and those were easy, but by run 4 and 5 I was feeling sooo slow. My almost 18 minutes was probably mostly the running. Ridiculous. I’m very excited to have some more focused training again.
Here I come!
Today is the last Monday of the school year! Yeah! We don’t start the new year until September 7th! Wow. We are one of the only schools that starts after Labor Day anymore and I love it. We choose to not take a week off in October, but it’s all good since we usually have the whole Thanksgiving week off.
We don’t have much planned for this summer with a lack of funds and possibility of needing to get a 2nd car again. Plus, I’m coaching at the gym and filling in a few times for people’s vacations. So, I have planned to have cheap fun…pool days, library days, baking days and as much as I really don’t want to- CRAFT days. Emma is a creative genius and I cannot deny her the outlet. Maybe she can teach me a few things. I do want to make a baby blanket for a friend, which I have not done in years.
So, look forward to many banal posts about sewing and cooking. Hey, at least I’ll be posting,
PS…My friend April is doing a super cool giveaway. you should totally go check it out!
Dear Bread and family,
I’d like to take a moment to say how much I miss you when you’re gone. It’s funny, when you ARE there, it’s like a warm toasty friend, if by chance your friend was covered in sesame seeds and buttered. I like it when you’re there. You fill a hole in my plate or ease the pain of going to long without eating. I fear though, our relationship has GOT to end. The pain you have been causing late in the day is unbearable and quite honestly not socially acceptable. I’m sorry for the games I’ve played bringing you in and out of my life and never giving an explanation. I shouldn’t just expect you to be there for me and then drop you like a hot cross bun. I guess I have control issues. I mean, I know I can throw a box of your cousins, Wheat Thins, in my grocery cart on any day, no questions asked. Then, realizing the havoc they play on my digestive system, I leave half the box uneaten and neglected. It’s not right. I know I have to set boundaries for all of us to be healthy. So, I’m making a clean break. This is hurting me more than it’s hurting you, but I won’t be able to see you at all. When I do happen to see you in public, I’ll have to walk the other way. It’s better this way.
It’s not you it’s me, but we can’t still be friends.
All My Love,
If you have lived under a rock, I’ll let you in on a big TV happening. The LOST finale was last Sunday. I can’t fault you if you didn’t know as I am only a recent LOST convert. After watching a few shows when the series FIRST aired, I gave up on it. Shortly after, my husband began watching and became an AVID fan. He even had a weekly “date” to watch it with others. (Not THE others, just other people.)
So, after many months nay, years of his pestering me and then my daughter also being sucked into the magnetic force of the Island, I succumbed to the whispers.
Once I began watching the urge to get through overtook me and I couldn’t stop. I may have even watched 5 episodes in one day. Maybe. It’s not verifiable. I was hooked. Now, Jared is an analyzer type of guy. I’m a “take it as it is and that’s that” girl. I DO NOT like to hash things out. So even through his best efforts of trying to get me to share my “theories”, I would not. I never had any. I chose to love the show for what it was. That crazy mixture of adventure, human conflict and relationship, mystery and every week ending it with “what the heck was THAT all about” feeling.
And why should the finale be any different? Why should the ending leave you understand really much more than you ever did? What would be the fun in that. I truly think (and I’m probably just as right as anyone else) that the ending was about the culmination of conflict and desire/avoidance to belong to something, and finding that the thing you were trying to get away from, that you fought so desperately was really trying to bring you to a place of belonging and even peace.
I’m inclined to agree with Jack when he said “Locke was right all along”.
So, to all the LOST fans that are upset about the ending…and there are MANY…lighten up. You’ll probably never find the “meaning of life” or the “fountain of youth” either. Maybe some people are taking television a little too seriously. You do know those people aren’t real, right? 
I leave you with a little Jack hotness.
