I am sort of getting bored writing about my fitness routines and I am sensing many of you are, too. Besides, I have adopted many good habits so I am getting structure and reinforcement elsewhere. Better to post when I am inspired by some hardship or triumph than blandly and dutifully post every week.
I am [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Last Weekly Fitness Post
Posted in Fitness, Food on March 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I am emotionally preoccupied with this terrible story from our backyard.
Wait…you mean I have to PARENT?
Posted in Parenting, The Snapper on March 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In two and a half minutes, no matter how well you structure my environment, I will scream for approximately five minutes after my bath. I love water and it is not fair that you will not let me stay in the bathtub all night and I don’t care if my lips turn blue. So there.
When [...]
Feel like crap.
Posted in Fitness on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve discovered something that I wish I had figured out YEARS ago. I need exercise like I need water. This morning for a variety of logistical reasons I did not work out. Now, six hours into Toddler Tantrum Day, all I want to do is lie in bed and stare at the ceiling. There is [...]
Fitness, Week 6: Time to Recharge!
Posted in Fitness, Food on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the six-week routine change and I am excited. Time to start running!
Stats: 90 minutes cardio on stationary bike
2 weight training sessions
1 one-hour Footloose dance party with one of my residents (so much fun)
1 leisurely family bike ride courtesy of a new-to-me thrift bike (20 bucks!)
So I have cardio and strength training but I am [...]
Dissent (warning: SPOILERS GALORE for Juno)
Posted in Adoption on March 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Dear fellow adoption-related bloggers,
I saw Juno today. I waited so long to see it because your opinions mean something to me, especially those of you who have experience navigating the treacherous ethical and emotional terrain of real-life adoption, as first parents, adoptive parents, or adoptees. I was afraid to see it, even.
But I [...]
Sad
Posted in I'm angry today, The Prairie on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the worst kind of anniversary. There are no gifts. But if there were, this year would be paper. On the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Women for Peace Iowa held a protest outside of the offices of Senator Harkin and Representative Loebsack, complete with a flag-draped coffin replica. Yours truly and her [...]
I compromise with the scale
Posted in Fitness, Food on March 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I can’t stay off the scale. BUT I’ve found a way to deal with it that is still in line with my fitness goals. I think it’s acceptable to measure health based partly on body fat percentage, as I’ve mentioned. I know that muscle weighs more than fat and that too much weight loss could [...]
Welcome back, nuance
Posted in Race on March 18, 2008 | 8 Comments »
This is amazing.
(My thoughts, as they developed: you’re giving too much ground to the anti-your-pastor people, but I see why you’re doing it…but wait! you can explain why you don’t support the manner he expressed his views but that you understand its origins? And that understanding those origins is crucial to bringing about real [...]
Fitness, Week 5
Posted in Fitness, Food on March 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Almost time to switch up the routine. In the past I’ve noticed that any routine I adopt goes stale at almost exactly six weeks. As it happens the weather has finally broken and our six feet of snow has receded considerably, so next week will be the launching of Cool Running’s Couch to [...]
