Must be getting older; time seems to be flying by faster and faster! :P
I have felt very busy lately, despite wrapping up our official homeschooling year. There's just been a lot going on: instructing tai chi, ds joined cadets, the kids got an iPad, the weather's been nicer and we've been trying to get out in the garden and outside more, working on the farm, the chicks are now pullets and actually just started laying in the past few days, ds is gearing up for his next belt test in aikido, dd is wrapping up dance & yoga classes, and heading in for surgery within a month, raw food business is continuing to grow (*so grateful*), dd started selling Regal, and dh's office is being relocated and the impact of that will be huge on our family. *lots going on*
it's all good. :)
up to 20 mins of running several times a week - 4' intervals with 1' walking in-between. Slowly working up to 20 mins continuous. Not as easy as it sounds. :( Rowing is going well but it's very hard to motivate yourself to do it. At least the running is outdoors and you can take different routes. The rowing machine refuses to move around the room or change scenery. Still, I do feel the effort put into exercising more often is paying off. The first week I felt awesome; the second week I must've been overtired all week - I was dragging myself around. This week's alright; just need to buckle down and get it done each day.
Yep, life is grand. Hope yours is, too. :)
~namaste~
25 May 2012
15 May 2012
*blink*
Oops, I must've blinked. It's the 15th already?!? LOL Things are good here; I 'smoothied' for the first week this month; was an easy-peasy walk in the park. Ideally I'll be *juicing* that first week and not relying on smoothies, but they are so filling!! :)
Belated happy mother's day to all! I picked up a walnut tree sapling at the farmer's market and will plant at the new property. Looking forward to the day we can pick walnuts off it!!!
Have had absolutely beautiful weather here the past week. Been hard to be inside at all.
Tai chi beginner class is going well; 8 students, and we're into week 3 now and onto move 15 (out of 108). I'm doing 1/2 hr loh kup ba fa, 1 1/2 hrs continuing class & 1 hr beginner class (so 3 hrs) twice a week, as well as another 90 min continuing class and 30 min loh kup another day, so about 8 hrs of tai chi a week right now, which is a lot, admittedly.
Started running last week! (EEKS! I KNOW!!!) Actually doing alright with it. Last week was very manageable - run 1 min, walk 2, repeat 6x, run 1 min. So only 7 mins of running out of 20-30 (with warm up/cool down). This week it's 10 mins of running, which is still manageable - but with only 1 min walking in-between sets. The day after I'm slightly stiff but nothing a little tai chi isn't helping to work out. I'm also back on the erg/Concept2. I always forget how smooth that thing glides. It's awesome. I did 2 x 4k workouts and 1 x 5k last week, and 2 x 5k this week so far. It's about 20-25 mins and seems just right. I used to do 10-12k, 5-6x/wk and while i was getting in great shape, the lack of cross training and repetitiveness (and sheer distance) was just too much to be consistent long-term. I am definitely enjoying being active once again though and hope I can stick to this whole training thing. I'm hoping to run the 8k in October when dh runs his marathon. should be able to do that!
Namaste!
Belated happy mother's day to all! I picked up a walnut tree sapling at the farmer's market and will plant at the new property. Looking forward to the day we can pick walnuts off it!!!
Have had absolutely beautiful weather here the past week. Been hard to be inside at all.
Tai chi beginner class is going well; 8 students, and we're into week 3 now and onto move 15 (out of 108). I'm doing 1/2 hr loh kup ba fa, 1 1/2 hrs continuing class & 1 hr beginner class (so 3 hrs) twice a week, as well as another 90 min continuing class and 30 min loh kup another day, so about 8 hrs of tai chi a week right now, which is a lot, admittedly.
Started running last week! (EEKS! I KNOW!!!) Actually doing alright with it. Last week was very manageable - run 1 min, walk 2, repeat 6x, run 1 min. So only 7 mins of running out of 20-30 (with warm up/cool down). This week it's 10 mins of running, which is still manageable - but with only 1 min walking in-between sets. The day after I'm slightly stiff but nothing a little tai chi isn't helping to work out. I'm also back on the erg/Concept2. I always forget how smooth that thing glides. It's awesome. I did 2 x 4k workouts and 1 x 5k last week, and 2 x 5k this week so far. It's about 20-25 mins and seems just right. I used to do 10-12k, 5-6x/wk and while i was getting in great shape, the lack of cross training and repetitiveness (and sheer distance) was just too much to be consistent long-term. I am definitely enjoying being active once again though and hope I can stick to this whole training thing. I'm hoping to run the 8k in October when dh runs his marathon. should be able to do that!
Namaste!
06 May 2012
sunny sunday
had a bizarre dream last night my bottom left incisor tooth was completely falling out. it was horrifying. dream analysis says that it means i'm fearful of losing control over something, something i have no control over. well, sure, i must be a control freak; thanks for that. lol
smoothies are going well... it's the 6th already, but i had a few tamari almonds this morning and had a salad and some veggies yesterday while i was out... but generally feeling *really* good on the smoothies.
it's beautiful and sunny here today and i want to get out there and enjoy it, so we'll see you later.
thanks!
~n~
smoothies are going well... it's the 6th already, but i had a few tamari almonds this morning and had a salad and some veggies yesterday while i was out... but generally feeling *really* good on the smoothies.
it's beautiful and sunny here today and i want to get out there and enjoy it, so we'll see you later.
thanks!
~n~
02 May 2012
Day 2 (23, actually) - 2012 juice/smoothie-feast
Day 2, Month 5 - I didn't juice/smoothie last month, so it's been 2 months now. I was ready to go into this week. Day 1 was a breeze. Day 2 as well. I had 2L of smoothie and then a cup of herbal tea with stevia, and another 500 ml of smoothie (parsley/banana/berry/hemp protein/agave). Not hungry at all. Bored sometimes, but that's no reason to eat.
The 2L of smoothie was:
1T spirulina
1T maca powder
3T hemp protein powder
1T bee pollen
3 bananas
1/4 tsp kelp flakes
1/2 tsp camu camu berry powder
a handful of goji berries
4c of frozen berries (guessing as i never measure; i'm probably underestimating)
probably 1/3c agave (again, i don't measure - it's 2 or 3 good squeezes)
water
It's a pretty packed smoothie. Sometimes I'll put fresh greens in, but the salad mix from the farm doesn't go well in a smoothie. *LOVE* parsley or cilantro in a smoothie, or spinach. There are sooooooooo many different leafy greens out there, it's good to rotate through them all.
Namaste'
The 2L of smoothie was:
1T spirulina
1T maca powder
3T hemp protein powder
1T bee pollen
3 bananas
1/4 tsp kelp flakes
1/2 tsp camu camu berry powder
a handful of goji berries
4c of frozen berries (guessing as i never measure; i'm probably underestimating)
probably 1/3c agave (again, i don't measure - it's 2 or 3 good squeezes)
water
It's a pretty packed smoothie. Sometimes I'll put fresh greens in, but the salad mix from the farm doesn't go well in a smoothie. *LOVE* parsley or cilantro in a smoothie, or spinach. There are sooooooooo many different leafy greens out there, it's good to rotate through them all.
Namaste'
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