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I did it!  Completed a half Murph, non-RX, which means I rowed half a mile (805 meters) completed 50 ring rows, 100 push-ups and 150 squats and finished with another half mile row. It took me 27:31.  And I am soooore today. But as I spend the day taking care of my sick baby, I'm reminded that the soreness I feel today means 1. I'm alive, 2.  I'm thankful, 3.  I really have to clue what it's like to serve our country. My participation in Murph is my way of saying thanks...our way. Image is of athletes at CrossFit I-35 after the completion of Murph. 

I have not been to the gym since last Tuesday. I am not meeting this goal - data shows my lazy behaviors are increasing.  So I've loved myself through this last week of work. I've got a few days of a different schedule and then summer school starts the 29th. And the summer schedule begins.  This Monday, Memorial Day, I'll be going to the gym. I'm still not certain how I'll scale, if I'll scale, I know I'll be doing ring rows. Do I do a half murph, full murph??   Here's the revised goal. Which I'm gonna be honest, is okay. This is life. It's a process = revisions, loving myself along the way.  Go to the gym on Monday. Record Murph results. Implement consistent attendance (at least one time per week, up to four times per week). Repeat Murph Memorial Day 2016. Compare results.  Often times in my head I wonder to myself what I would be like if I commit to xyz for a whole year.  This is my xyz.  Failure is okay. As long as I don't judge myself...o...

If you've ever had the opportunity to train at CrossFit I-35 with The Lofquists, you might have heard the phrase dinky-doinking. Specifically, in a WOD it's those time periods you chose to chit chat or stare at the bar instead of lift it. You're dinky doinking. You know what you need to do, stop chatting and lift the damn bar, you're just not doing it. In a WOD this lasts for seconds/minutes at a time because some WODs have time restraints. That can easily be translated to other measurements of time.  So I've been dinky doinking. I went to the gym one time last week. My bags are packed and my gym clothes are out. I have the best cheerleaders reaching out to me, texting, messaging me to help get me there.  I'm dinky doinking. Question is....maybe that's a part of the process??  Saw this on Facebook.  And I didn't feel so bad. Maybe as I shift into my summer schedule I can shift more focus and stick to 4x/week. And love myself on the way there, whether tha...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bzF9FAJ1LdA This is a link to nerve flossing. I've included this is my daily stretches in an attempt to relieve sciatica discomfort I've experienced since pregnancy. Exercising stretches it out and actually makes it feel better so it's smart for me to make it to my early morning workout.  These are doTerra essential oils, an additional attempt to relieve discomfort. I use Deep Blue topically almost everywhere cause having sore muscles is common for me. I put Breathe diluted in fractionated coconut oil underneath my nose to keep my lovely allergy symptoms at bay. I also like how it feels like my lungs can function more efficiently. I put Whisper on my wrists or behind my neck to combat the daily stresses of being a woman.  I like the way it smells and helps keep me sane.  This is what it's like being a 35-year-old Crossfitter. 

As of tonight, Thursday, I have gone to the gym 0 times this week.  I went 3 times the week before. And I went 4 times the week before that.  I have needed this little gem the past several nights. I'm not moving as much so my old bones are creakin'!  Seriously, every time I stand up something pops! I've enlisted my CrossFit family to get my ass to the gym tomorrow. It's deadlift Friday and I'm not gonna lie - lifting with the boys feels pretty good. It's motivating. So I don't have as much difficult waking up. But it's storming here tonight. And my cave is super cozy. And my Papa Bear is super snuggly. See?  I've already begun my nightly ritual of talking myself out of going tomorrow am.  I'll get there. Right??

I'm signed up for CrossFit tomorrow morning and my alarm is set.  This is my solution to only going three times last week. I say only - but why discredit that?  I went three times damnit!  And I'm proud of that. My scale told me 223.0 and I'm proud of that. The number and missed goal have no negative power over me anymore.  It's my reality and my alarm is set.