Biting the Bullet

Here's the thing.  It's been a month since I last posted.  I have to write something.  Not because anybody else needs to hear anything from me, because, frankly...I have nothing earth shattering to say...but because...I have to do it.  The thing is, it's not so much mental block as it is...stubborn refusal to sit down and write something coherent.  So, instead of focusing on coherency, I'm going to focus, once again, on newsy.

I am on Day 21 of my Insanity workout schedule.  I thought P90X was tough.  Then I did it again and I though it was tough the second time.  Insanity is...insane.  And I absolutely love it.  I wake up every morning terrified that I may not make it through the workout, and I push play, and I push through it.  And I get to the end of it and seriously smile.  I amaze myself every single morning.  Now, some of you may have done Insanity...if it wasn't a big deal for you, then I applaud you.  This workout is simply the hardest thing I have ever done in my life.  I love that.  By the calendar, day 21 means a rest day for me...I just can't seem to bring myself to rest. I ran 3 10-minute miles today...not 10:21 miles, not 10:43 miles. Ten Minute Miles.  Three of them.  In a row without stopping.  I have never run that fast in my life.  Crazy.

Also...I signed up as a  Beachbody coach in August.  I absolutely love the Beachbody programs (P90X, Insanity, Slim in Six, ChaLean Extreme, Turbofire, Turbojam, Hip Hop Abs, Rev Abs, etc.), and the opportunity to help people along on their journeys if I can. So. If you're looking for a challenging workout, or for some encouragement as you lose weight or start a workout program, check me out at my beachbody website...

We begin our fourth week of school this week.  The kids make good progress each day, they're definitely learning new things.  Our curriculum focuses on history from Rome to the Reformation, with studies about the human body, adventures in Latin and English vocabulary, all sorts of math principles, further studies in perspective and drawing and art appreciation, and so on.  We face different challenges this year based upon the kids' ability levels and interests...I keep watching in awe as the girls grow more and more different...as their interests mature and change...though they still do twinnie things, they have such different personalities and likes and dislikes.  And Bryson...is such a boy.  Oh...Bryson...he broke his arm on August 29 (he decided he would be spiderman and lose his grip on one of his trips up the hallway walls...tiny greenstick fracture through the growth plate on his right radius), so that has made for an interesting beginning to the year.  Printing skills have taken a serious dive as he spent the three weeks of school basically not able to write...we'll be glad when the cast comes off on Tuesday.

Want to talk about a pressing social issue??  How about healthcare costs?  How about the $2000 in bills we've received for that broken arm??  Sigh. I wish I had a job where I could have someone walk into my office, talk to them intelligently and look at their paperwork for 4.5 minutes, and charge them $700 for my time.  Seriously.