February 2025 Mashup
Got lot’s of events to catch you up on! I don’t know if I’ve been too busy to write or if my mental health is what is causing my lackadaisical…
20250122 – Problem or hiccup? (W12/D3–26.2M)
(I'm hoping hiccup.) When reviewing my workout logs for this update, I noticed a worrying trend. I completely skipped my strength and conditioning workout during week 10. Then almost missed…
What Am I Missing?
Year of Writing essay assignment 3 (written Christmas Day 2024) As with the previous two assignments, this one is equally challenging. Equally enlightening, too. It's worth noting: I might get…
20241213 – “New” Plan (W3-6/D5-26.2M)
I suppose it’s easy to tell I didn’t finish my last training cycle—no updates since that first overly optimistic report about how “consistent” I was being. Not! I was still…
Work? I’m Retired!
This essay was a hard one to start. It’s the week 2 assignment from A Year of Writing to Uncover the Authentic Self1. I wrote the week 1 essay assignment,…
Getting Out…
...of the bed, the bedroom, the house, my head. All apply. I wrote in my previous post that depression had hold on me again. And, if I'm being honest, it…
Roadblocks
Originally written the second week in October 2024. AKA “Faceplant,” as my therapist and I affectionately refer to my most recent crash into depression. It’s almost a literal description. I’m…
My Inquiring Mind Wants to Know
I started out with the intention of providing an update related to my recent DXA scan. Then I got to wondering… Did I get a DXA at my lowest weight…
20240822 – Motivation (W?/D4-25K)
Turn around. "This workout is brought to you by Rage. An astounding, all natural product. Amazingly stimulating and powerful. Guaranteed to have your pulse pounding in your ears in no…
Failing
I’m failing. No question about it. Failing at a lot of things. 50K training, weight loss, healthy nutrition, life planning, professional development, maintaining a productive daily schedule, getting my butt…