Here’s what I tested at yesterday:
Run: 9:36 (Twice and a third around block ~1 mi)
Pushup: 4 (1 min)
Situps: 30 (1 min)
After a way too long hiatus (I had a lot of stuff going on and other excuses) I don’t think this is half bad. Just think, a year ago I couldn’t even do one girl pushup. I’d say I’m about halfway there.
Next time, test pushups and situps before the run instead of after. Duh.
I refuse to like this stupid, lackluster, dead-end fucking present life of mine.
The realization that I can pay off all of my (non student loan) debt with what’s in my bank account is probably the best feeling ever.
I mean, I’m not going to do it quite yet, because I need to actually pay bills with that money. But it is a nice, oh so rare option.
KenpoX is the best video. It’s fun, I get to punch things, AND I get all sweatylike. I think when I am less poor and more settled I will take up a martial art.
But I am not looking forward to yoga/cardio hell week tomorrow. BUT I’M ALMOST DONE WITH THE FIRST FOUR WEEKS.
Maybe when I am done with next week I will post some before/after pictures.
I am so awesome.
Practice
Learn from those who are better than you
Try to do it differently
Learn from those who are worse than you
Change your perspective
Do it one hundred more times than you think you need to
When you get tired, do it again
Never take anyone’s advice as law
Learn how things actually work
Learn what works best for you
Don’t fall into a rut
Realize that it will take time
Celebrate slight progress
Understand that sometimes you have to take a step backwards
If it’s not working, change it
Never, ever give up
1. The growth of my tiny muscles
2. The bit where I goddamn love Star Wars
3. When I set my mind to something, I fucking get it done
4. I have an amazing gamer bladder
5. I can read really fast
6. I always try to do what’s best for me
7. My eyes are a really neat colour
8. I say “strawberry” the British way
9. When I cook, it usually comes out tasting like food
10. My body is pretty good about telling me what it wants: sometimes I crave liver and I hate liver.
11. I only shave my legs when I want to.
12. I don’t need a lot of tangible goods in my life.
13. I am not afraid of bugs.
14. I ask a lot of questions.
15. I try to tell the truth. It doesn’t always work out so well, and sometimes I can’t, but on the whole, I try.
16. Sometimes I do things that I am afraid of because I have to.
17. Sometimes I do things that I am afraid of just for fun.
18. Sometimes I do things that I am afraid of because I have forgotten that I was afraid.
19. I can occasionally get along with people that are not nerdy.
20. I am not afraid to find a way out of a situation that makes me unhappy, even if it takes a while.
21. I am always honest with myself, even if I have to say “I don’t know what the fuck just went on there”.
22. I always want to try new things.
23. I have eaten a cicada.
24. I’m not too fucked up from my parent’s divorce.
25. I have never done an illegal drug.
26. I have seen an opera.
27. I have had (and currently have) some really cool friends
28. I may have seen/read/played things that other people haven’t, but I try to get them involved in my imaginary worlds.
29. I still create my own fantasies.
30. I am pretty much okay when I am by myself.
31. I care about people.
32. I’m not stuck forever in a place that I do not want to be.
33. I have child-bearing hips.
34. I do not have an eating disorder.
35. My love for containers makes storage a lot easier.
36. I’m learning to separate dreams from reality.
37. To me, there’s a difference between wasting time and wasting time on something frustrating.
38. I got out of that job that kept fucking me over.
39. I remember the people I used to love.
40. I love words.
41. When I don’t pluck them, the ends of my eyebrows stick up a little. It makes me laugh.
42. I am only occasionally afraid to fart.
43. I can pull off short hair.
44. I caught all of the pokemon (last gen).
45. I can keep secrets
46. I am someone that people like to talk to.
47. Sometimes I can ask for help when I need it.
48. I am very loyal to random things.
49. I do not have as much of the “nerd rage” that many other nerds have.
50. I can time manage rather well.
51. I can drive.
52. I can take a bus.
53. I had a flight home canceled out from under me and I did not die!
54. When I wish to, I can blend in.
55. I can stay up really late at night.
56. I can get up really early in the mornings.
57. I can sleep in past noon.
58. I don’t know everything.
59. I am made out of stars.
60. I want to complete everything, but realize not everything can, or should, be completed.
61. I love EVERYBODY.
62. I am not content to live with debt.
63. I barely believe in emotional debt.
64. I want to do so many nice things for friends and strangers, and it’s only fear and money holding me back. I can deal with those things,
65. I don’t have to talk to my father to have a fulfilling life, but I can talk to him, if I wanted to.
66. My life is turning out differently than I expected.
67. The cool night wind makes me feel powerful.
68. I learn things pretty quickly by diving right in.
69. I can actually make my favorite food, almost as well as my grandmother did.
70. I am not afraid to throw things away.
71. On occasion I can work up the courage to call someone on the phone for fun.
72. I have been following my “eating foods that do not make me die” diet strictly for a few weeks now, and I feel better.
73. The odds are always in my favor.
74. I know what I am afraid of.
75. I could survive without the internet.
76. I am pretty damn good at lists.
77. My hair is finally past that awkward “growing back in” mess
78. But I still am going to cut it all back off, even though many people have suggested I keep growing it.
79. I like popular music and oldies. Together.
80. I’m an excellent, though harsh, critic.
81. I don’t take everything seriously.
82. Although there are physical attributes I do prefer, I can certainly be attracted to other things about a person.
83. I like to flirt. This does not make me a bad person.
84. I love to hug people.
85. I am not afraid to cry, even when it makes my face all blotchy.
86. I have never wanted to be a supermodel
87. I always look for the truth.
88. When playing naturally, I always take the neutral path.
89. I don’t see anything wrong with swearing, unless it’s one of those words that offends a whole group of people.
90. I can write backwards.
91. That spot on my stomach with no pigment is so awesome.
92. I will look awesome with a tattoo, if and when I decide on what I want.
93. I don’t have to wear a bra to work.
94. I decide my own future.
95. I change the world just by being in it.
96. I can hold my alcohol pretty well, for a stick of a thing.
97. Sometimes I think the only way for my goals to be achieved is to tell them to someone, and sometimes I think they will only happen if I don’t, but they get done if I want them to get done, no matter who I tell.
98. I’m always looking for answers.
99. I can eat a hell of a lot of cheese.
100. With enough work, I can do anything I want to do.
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YAY!
Today I made a Pork Tenderloin with Shallot and Parsley Butter (okay, it was white onion and basil butter. A girl has to work with what she has.)
Yes, my kitchen is messy and poorly lit, but that did not affect the flavor of the thing.
