Here it is–the start of a new year! I’m doing something on this day I’ve never done before–reviewing UBBT numbers from December. Wow! 46,350 pushups to go…. We are saying goodbye to visiting family today, and also a good number of sugary holiday treats, some of which, I have to say, actually entered my body. I cleaned the pantry and …
UBBT Praise Report
We’ve been training now for a month. We’ve all encountered struggles. Today it was all 13 months are already worth the struggle because I made orange juice! Silly sounding perhaps… Let me explain. A family I watch was out of juice and the girls asked for the usual orange juice. There was a bag full of oranges for juicing. Their …
Week 4- An Audience
It’s normal in the dojo to do kata, practice our basics, even mount each other to practice a grappling self defense. I forget how these seem to other people…nnMy car wouldn’t start Sunday. Thankful for AAA, I called for roadside assistance and had the usual hour long wait. What to do for an hour? Well, I hadn’t practiced kata yet… …
UBBT Week 4
Another week is gone. Chirstmas has come and gone. The new year is close behind. This next year proves to be a good one. So far I’m keeping apace with my running, pushups, crunches, squats, kata and kindness. This new year should prove to be one of the greatest challenges of my life. I am changing schools, starting at a …
UBBT Wk 3-4 Dips but no Dives
I had planned on posting this on Friday, and then Christmas happened. Successes the previous week included persisting with the routine during the darkest days of the year, and overcoming some deficits after a very social day with dinner guests. Adjustments to basics made during class have been incorporated to practice at home, and I feel my balance improving with …
Week 4 And a Merry Christmas
Days away from the first month. Doesn’t feel like it’s been that long. Things are starting to feel like part of a routine, and don’t feel so much like I have to make time for it. I think that’s my biggest accomplishment so far. Now, I’m feeling like listing, I’m a lister: I got a new gi for Christmas… karate …
Week 3 – Diligence, Teamwork and Kindness
This last week has been tough. Where to start! Old injuries have been forcing creativity in the physical requirements. An unexpectedly busy week provided the perfect excuse AND reason to slack off. Between failing creativity and the unfriendly schedule, my miles, kata, push ups and sit ups have fallen behind, in that order. Something needs to be done. Though I’m …
An Invitation to RUN RUN RUN! … or WALK WALK WALK!
The Relay CA, 2011 I’m trying to get a team together for The Relay. Date: April 3oth – May 1st Registration Deadline: March 1st NOT competitive, just for FUN! Here are the options: Run: 199 mile relay from Calistoga to Santa Cruz. 12 team members, each person runs 3 legs that are from 3 – 9 miles with about 50 miles …
Week 3 – Am I Buff Yet?
No… not yet. But… Definitely getting stronger. I say that for two reasons: My push-ups are getting easier, and, more importantly, 150 push-ups a day doesn’t feel as scary. Still scary, just not as scary. I had some rough days this week. Fighting off a cold by leaving work early for a nap so I’d have the energy for karate …
My body is saying hello to UBBT Week 3
This week’s overarching theme is overcoming resistance from my lizard brain, which doesn’t like to be uncomfortable, and taking the long view. It was hard to get up a few days this week–my body definitely wants to hibernate for the winter. But, I’m enough of a data geek for the spreadsheet tracking to motivate me. I have to keep filling …