I guess I am pinpointing a couple of themes this year. Â One of them is returning to a characteristic I used to have… I was that person that was prepared for anything. Â It came to me as I was getting ready for Friday Night Yoga Club and hoping I would digest an egg salad sammich with no issue.
I want my body to be prepared for any adventure thrown at it from taking off for a spontaneous weekend of solo backpacking to being strong enough to take care of my family if we all get hit with a bug. Â I want my gear organized for adventure (and there is a lot of gear that has been sitting in storage while I have been breeding), my travel necessities ready at a moment, paperwork in order, you name it.
I was never a Girl Scout, our boys may never do Boy Scouts, but preparation is nothing to sneeze at.
In that vein my husband and I did get outside for a little bit on Sunday with our x-country skis. Â We had planned to head to a resort but the -15 F temperature did not sound inviting. Â Instead we stayed local to check out a few areas and mostly to do a gear check. Â Gear has been checked. Â At this point the only thing I want but don’t need is a new hydration pack.
This week my husband and I start some Foundation courses for a fitness facility we joined. Â We are signed up for a month of Crossfit but they have other performance specific training as well as TRX workouts. Â I am looking forward to easing into two weeks of Foundation. Â It will be a return to a box for me, and after my iron-poor year I could use some easing into a program. Â We have three evening classes this week and I have another Friday Night Yoga Club session. Â I am gonna toss in some short jogs (breaking in Newtons) and maybe a long day of cross-country skiing or snowshoeing if I am caught up on a few things.
The last thing I am preparing for that is big this week and concerns the blogging world is the opening of Ignite Fitness for the Fitbloggin’ Keynote in June. Â I am organizing this fun little beast again and you can see the call for speakers at Fitbloggin.
Me, too! We are like twins. LOL I used to be what I called fearless but I’ve just crawled into a deep hole for the past 10 years. I want fearless back. Oh, and one of my biggest fears is ripping a big one in the middle of a quiet yoga room. 🙂
Ha ha ha!! Everyone farts.
You will get there!!!! Enjoy skiing!!!!
Fearless and prepared for anything, I want to be that too!
LOL. I would not say fearless. I have a pretty healthy respect for fear, I just try to let it control me.
I wish I knew how to ski. One of these days, maybe. Great post
I’m jealous of your training schedule and all out outdoor prowess!
I am being a little over-the-top right now to make up for the lack of iron and energy in my life for like the last 18 months.
I agree you should always be prepared. We snowboard 🙂 But skiing always looks like a lot of fun too!
I wish I knew how to ski! Kudos to you and all you do!
So this one time, I skiied (spelling?) and broke my thumb. Never went again. I really need to do that (it’s only been 20+ years!). 🙂
That really sucks. I do not know if I would want to do it again but go on with your bad self getting back on that horse!