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I am an artist & teacher with a ❤ for visual expression, educational methodology, homesteading, & Jesus. My geek-love is The Joshua and we have three peanut-butters: Caleb, Jack, & Louritta.

Morning Run

05/01/2005

Went for a 2.5 mile run with Henson this morning. I listened to David Crowder Band’s Illuminate on my iPod. I had to sprint for a good hundred yards to avoid some children who wanted to pet Henson. They were running after me, but I pretended to not hear them because my iPod was loud, so I just booked it out of there. I wasn’t in the mood to stop and tell them that my dog is psycho and bites young children only to have them reach for him anyway. It gave me good exercise too.

De-Tox

04/28/2005

I started a 7 day detox yesterday. I’ve read from various sources that it’s a good thing to do to clear your body of toxins and whatnot. Part of me is still suspicious about the whole thing, but I figured it couldn’t hurt since it basically just requires you to eat healthy liquids and fruit and stuff. Yesterday was a liquid fast. I had water and later in the day had a raspberry, peach, & apple smoothie. The real kind made from real fruit & a juicer. But I mostly just drank water.
Trouble is that it made me hurt. Like headache hurt. I know it’s from the caffeine withdrawal. I’m so addicted to that stuff that I’ve probably been averaging 6 shots of espresso a day in lattes. Doing my national board stuff made me rely heavily on caffeine and now the pain has come. But, I’m doing much better today. Today I had orange juice (the real stuff), vegetable/bean broth, and 1/2 cup raspberries. Though I feel a bit hungry, I do feel good.
So, no exercise yesterday or today. Actually, I went to bed at 9:00 p.m. yesterday because I was so wiped out. But I feel good today!

Runnin’ & Dancin’

04/26/2005

I ran 3.2 miles this afternoon. I was kind of an emotional wreck when I left the house, but I strapped on my new iPod armband and busted out to a Relient K sound mix. One of the songs, Less is More, totally spoke to my heart. By the time I got back home I was more focused on how God uses me in my weakness.
Then, I spent 2 hours teaching my small group the Napoleon Dynamite dance. I think my heartrate was up for a good 3 hours tonight! It was a blast and I think we learned it pretty good given the time!
RELIENT K – Less Is More Lyrics
Jesus, I pray
Take all my mistakes
Throw them away
Destroy them for my sake
Jesus, I call out ’cause I’m sorry
Because I fall so short of your glory
To the best of my ability
I’m practicing humility
And I lay myself before
‘Cause less is more
All that I have
I lay before
With my pride on the floor
Cause to you less is more
All that I have
I lay before
With my pride on the floor
Cause to you less is more
A part of myself
All that I am
You love me so much
That you fill me again
And may these words on my heart, on my lips
Somehow mean so much more than this
Jesus, I pray
Know what I’m trying to say
All that I have
I lay before
With my pride on the floor
‘Cause to you less is more
All that I have
I lay before
With my pride on the floor
Cause to you less is more
A part of myself, before you were Lord
I hold nothing back, ’cause to you less is more
And may these words on my heart on my lips,
Somehow mean so much more than this
Jesus, I pray
Just know what I’m tryin’ to say
Jesus, I plead
Please purify me
Make my heart clean
Drench me with your mercy
Jesus, I pray
I love you, I need you
For the rest of my days
I swear I will seek you
To the best of my ability
I’m practicing humility
And I lay myself before
‘Cause less is more.

What’s My Deal?

04/26/2005

I’ve been in a kind of daze for the past few days. I don’t know why. I keep feeling like something is going to happen, like an ache in my chest that just knows. It’s this constant angst that sits somewhere between my ribs and my heart that pushes me out of my reality and into some neverworld that others can’t seem to relate to.
Sometimes I feel like a total loner. It’s like, I come home from work and I just want people to leave me alone. Except Josh, but being with him is like being with me so it doesn’t really count. But, friends call and are all, “Hey! Let’s hang out!” And I don’t want to. Not because I don’t like them or anything…I’d just rather be alone.
It could be something about being an introvert…blah, blah…and people sap my energy…blah, blah…and I’m with people all day so I’m just tired out. Maybe. But there’s something more to it that I don’t quite get. I generally don’t like hanging out. It’s weird and I can’t explain it…there are just other things I’d rather do. It seems like a waste of time. Does that make me bad? Am I a loner? Is there something wrong with me that I get sick of people after awhile?
Makes me wonder what would happen if I went to a deserted island for a couple of months. Would I appreciate people more? Would I be able to relate better because I’d have a new appreciation? I guess I feel like everyone has certain expectations of me and, when I fail to live up to them, I just feel like crap for crap. It’s easier just to be me by myself. I don’t think people would like the real me if I showed it. She’s kind of judgmental and distant and fragile.
Dunno…

Dancin’

04/25/2005

Still working on learning that Napoleon Dynamite dance. It’s pretty tiring, especially when you try to get all of the little nuances and head turns & stuff. I’ll count 10 minutes of that as my exercise for today. I know, that sucks…but what are you gonna do about it?

Health & Fitness

04/25/2005

Well, I’ve yoinked the H&F Logs from my blog here because I’m starting a separate place where I will post them. This way I can keep track of my health & fitness anywhere I have a connection to the internet without using some lame advertisement-ridden web page to track it.

Dancing

04/24/2005

So sad…Volleyball got cancelled because of muddy courts. I love outdoor v-ball…but not when it rains. 🙁
So, I started learning the Napoleon Dynamite dance as a form of exercise! Boo-yeah! All in the comfort of my living room. Those are some sweet moves!

Running

04/23/2005

Ran 3.5 miles today outdoors with Henson. Stopped part way through to do ab crunches while Henson ate grass. Walked the last .3 mile because I was so tired! Felt good after showering though. It’s like I breathe better after exercising. Can’t wait for volleyball tomorrow!

Apple Fitness

04/20/2005

I’m going to start reporting some of my health & fitness stuff so I can track it over time. Not that it’s interesting to anyone…
Today:
Ran 3 miles with variable incline
15 min. weights with upper body focus
15 min. stretching/pilates
Weight: 154.5 lbs.

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