Better late than never...

I finally finished my 100 workouts. I'm not exactly sure when I did, but I'm definitely over 100 now. I was doing great until the last few weeks of June when I got sick and fell behind. So I missed my deadline but I'm still proud of myself and no matter what, I'm still way more active now than I was before I started this. It seemed to work. I'll probably do another one in the fall from September to December. Anyone in?

God bless the introvert

My sister-in-law Rachel posted this funny article yesterday about introverts. If you are an introvert or have one in your life you should check it out. I am married to the biggest introvert of all! The last part made me laugh..

How can I let the introvert in my life know that I support him and respect his choice? First, recognize that it's not a choice. It's not a lifestyle. It's an orientation.
Second, when you see an introvert lost in thought, don't say "What's the matter?" or "Are you all right?"
Third, don't say anything else, either.

So true!

75 down

I'm proud to say I've actually done 75 workouts since the start of the year. That means I need to do 25 more before July 1st. I'm hoping to start June with 22 to go, so if I'm consistent I should be able to make it. A had a bad week or two and thought it was over but I'm glad I've pulled it together and stuck with it. It's all downhill from here!

The Things We Remember

Today at the gym I went back to my locker between cardio and weights to put away my headphones. For the life of me, I couldn't remember my lock combination. I could, however, remember my lock combination from the first lock I had all the way back in grade seven...27-8-50. I tried it over and over, but not a big shock that it didn't work. So I went out to do my weights preparing myself for a trip to the front desk to ask if they could cut my lock. But somewhere around the leg press, I visualized myself doing the combination, and the real one came back to me. Thankfully a few minutes later it worked. Why, of all the things stored in my memory, is my grade seven lock combination still there? It fascinates me!

The Purple Bicycle

Joel's sister Rachel, just moved to Paris for a year. She is writing about her experiences here. She's definitely one of the best writers I know. Check it out!

Swine Flu

So by now we've all heard about the swine flu and how numbers are growing rapidly each day. It's a big topic of conversation around our staff room table and some people are quite scared. I understand... it is hitting close to home and can be deadly. I feel for those who are infected and for the families of those who have lost their lives.

But I couldn't help feel frustrated that we care so much about this but not about other "pandemics" in the world. Who cares that in 2007 33.2 million people were living with AIDS and that 2.1 million people died? Who cares that 25,000 people die a DAY from hunger or hunger-related causes? Every loss of life is tragic, I just wish we'd pay more attention to the issues that are killing the most people in the world. I know it's hard to care when it isn't hitting close to home. I guarantee that if AIDS and hunger were killing as many people on this side of the world a heck of a lot more would be done about it. I have many friends affected by these things, and I still don't care enough. I want to care more, and I think my level of caring should be measured by what I DO about it.

50 down, 50 to go...

At the beginning of January I committed to doing 50 workouts by July 1st. I've never been that consistent with exercise and it's something I wanted to do before I end this decade of life (just over a month away!). I'm happy to have finally reached the halfway mark in my goal. Since the beginning of February I've been playing squash after school with some friends a few days a week and that has helped. The gym can get boring so it's been a nice change. Joel and I have signed up for a local tennis club and are looking forward to improving our game. I'm also taking a phys-ed course so once a week I'm "playing" for several hours. Every little bit helps! This is definitely not my first attempt at consistently being active, but for some reason this little plan has finally worked for me and has kept me going when I normally would have quit. With just under 3 months to go and the warm weather getting closer, I'm feeling good!