Life Quest (and other stuff)

And it’s July (or almost not anymore), but that’s not the point. The point is my July resolution. But first: a quick overview of the year to date. January: Being happy – mostly I am, but I have been under some form of stress lately. You know: life. February: Sexy sleep wear – will need some more to get through the cold, but I’m doing my best. March: Read squash rules – read it, playing, needed to restring hubbie’s racket after Friday’s game. Woops. April: Donate clothes - Done. May: Plant flowers – did it. AND the plant seems to still be alive. June: Figuring out “What do I want?” – That deserved a post of its own . So July, another month, another resolution. The short version: Get creative. But, as “get creative” is a bit on the vague side and vague often leads to not bothering, I tried to turn it into a task. And this is what I figured: 365 days of photos. I can’t remember from where this concept first came to my attention. It might have bee

My June resolution was to make an attempt at figuring out what I want. I didn’t think I’ll be able to get the answer in as short a time as a month, but it was about making a start. Taking the first step. What do I want?   I want to be happy... ·          Not fight ·          Let go ·          Be myself ·          Have confidence I want my family to be happy... ·          Spend time together, do things together ·          Listen and pay attention ·          Be supportive ·          Cook well I want to feel good about myself... ·          Take care of my appearance ·          Define my style ·          Work on my body image ·          Lose weight ·          Get fitter I want to live well... ·          De-clutter ·          Decorate our home ·          Use the space and storage ·          Do gardening I want to feel like I have accomplished something... ·          Get published (my own thoughts on paper, as I am online on Parent24.com and have my name on a couple of schoo

I went to a Callenetics class this morning, sucked in by the description: slow, controlled and small movements, focused on body conditioning and toning. Let me tell you this in no uncertain terms: There is nothing slow about it! It was: "It's cold today so we need to do a good warm-up" legs touching the nose; many many many repetitions from the get go. But I did learn a few things: (As mentioned) there was nothing slow about it. When the Callenetics chick says last two repetitions, she actually means, last two SETS of repetitions. That's 2 x 8 = 16 reps. And this after all the previous reps you thought you couldn't get through anyway. I now cannot feel my legs. After Callenetics chick has finished with your legs, you look forward to crunches. I can feel my arms. I feel pain in my arms. The movements may be small, but they still burn. Exercise is really unfair while you carry extra pounds, coz you have to lift those extra pounds.  If this doesn't t