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Category Archives: health & fitness
A narrative of my journeys with diet, exercise, and various healthcare professionals
Today’s Project: The Workbench
For once, I managed to take a Before picture to contrast with the After.
I had the itch to organize this afternoon, but couldn’t decide on a direction, so I gave Aaron a few options of things I’d been thinking of tackling. Of the tasks I listed, he chose the workbench in the garage.
Instead of my usual triage method — group like objects together, throw away the garbage, and collect the stuff I’ll need to put someplace else later — I worked from one end of the bench to the other, putting each item where it belonged as I came to it.
It took a couple of hours and multiple listens of the entirety of Wish (The Cure, 1992), but it got done, and done right.
Inspiration
We didn’t want to be late — not for the Curriculum Evaluation to qualify us for Black Belt training. We’re not always on the ball for evening classes, after school and work and whatnot, but Saturday morning was an entirely different beast.
As we wrangled our oversized karate duffel bags into the car, I caught a whiff of something. My sense of smell has changed over the past several months (presumably due to The Change Of Life), so gross things like skunks, farts, cat shit, and BO all smell the same to me now.
“…I think Dad left a fart in the car overnight,” I ventured.
Connor paused, considering. “Yeah,” he agreed. Then, “It’s the Fart of Inspiration!”
So, thanks, Dad, for wishing us good luck with your lingering fart. I’d like to think it helped motivate us through our two-hour test!
Twitter Update: Black Belt Training
We passed the initial Curriculum Evaluation and are continuing with our formal Black Belt training! 🥋
Now that we really understand the level of effort and intensity that’s required, we’ll be better prepared for the upcoming boot camp days and future testing. We’ve got this!
Twitter Update: Sans Selfie
One bummer about leaving my phone at home when I go running? No post-run selfies.
The next Apple Watch I buy needs to have a front-facing camera. Just sayin’.