20. July 2009 by admin.

So I am proud to say that I’ve been working out consistently since last August 2008 (almost a year, yippee!!) During that time, I’ve experimented with different forms of exercise. Ellipticals, treadmills, weights, etc. Right now, I am doing a mix of walking outside and going to the gym. (I’ve been getting bored with going to the gym ALL THE TIME. So I decided to have a change of scenery. So, I go to the botanical garden two to four times a week now and power walk for an hour to an hour and a half. It’s been marvelous.

I always thought walking wasn’t a “real” workout. Boy, was I mistaken. I feel energized and pooped after a good hour or hour and a half walk. It’s great.

Here’s a picture of me on one of my walks. (I am smiling so much because this is the BEFORE picture.)

Here’s my mom in the Rose Garden.

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13. July 2009 by admin.

 So I’ve been spending the majority of my time this summer engrossed in reading, reading reading….and revising, revising, revising. At times I feel like I have a two sided personality. (I like to call it ‘two sided’ rather than ’split personality’ because is sounds nicer ) A part of me wants to write and have the darn thing finished already but then another part of me doesn’t want to go through the painful revision process. And it is definitely process. It can be likened to exercise. We all want to reap the benefits of exercise but we don’t want to get on the treadmill, press the ’start’ button, and sweat. 

I’m just going to have to sweat.

Some days sweating is fun and other days, it’s er…. not so fun, but I know I’m called to write because I haven’t given up yet. Also, when I’m not writing, I find myself engrossed in writerly activities. Either I am in a library, or a bookstore, or scribbling stuff in a journal, or reading a book on the writing craft, or reading a novel (Right now, I’m reading Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’.) If you want to do something but it’s going to take some pain, do it anyway. You’ll be glad you did.

We will all face one of two pains in life: The Pain of Discipline or The Pain of Regret.

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