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Friday, April 25, 2014
The Past Few Weeks
The past few weeks have involved:
- lots and lots of tears
- a medical crisis that required my brother's hospitalization
- many ambulance rides
- many hospital visits
- an emergency flight to Bangladesh
- packing up all the things in my house
- having all the things in my house put in a container and shipped to London
- selling furniture and household items
- selling my car (which involved a few days of paperwork and running around)
- sleepless nights
- a complete emotional meltdown which led to loss of self confidence and anxiety
- did I mention lots and lots of tears?
On top of that there was my usual life which involved:
- lessons to plan
- papers to grade
- errands to run
- food to cook
- workouts to do
- lots and lots of tears
- a medical crisis that required my brother's hospitalization
- many ambulance rides
- many hospital visits
- an emergency flight to Bangladesh
- packing up all the things in my house
- having all the things in my house put in a container and shipped to London
- selling furniture and household items
- selling my car (which involved a few days of paperwork and running around)
- sleepless nights
- a complete emotional meltdown which led to loss of self confidence and anxiety
- did I mention lots and lots of tears?
On top of that there was my usual life which involved:
- lessons to plan
- papers to grade
- errands to run
- food to cook
- workouts to do
My blogging has taken a hit, but come May 1st, I will be back.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Alive, Well, and Stressed
Hi!! Just a quick check in because I know I've been MIA for ages now. Everything is fine. The move to London has been keeping me preoccupied. Although I still have several weeks here in Kuwait, the cargo company is sending their packers on Friday -- which means that I need to have the house sorted by then. Not only do I need to figure out what to take, but I also have to figure out what I need here to last me until I leave -- and that I can take with me in my luggage. It's been quite a task.
So it's full on stress mode over here. Things are coming together slowly. It really has been a non-stop task. I'm literally running from room to room to get things done and it's a constant go-go-go from 5:30 a.m. until I collapse.
I think I'll really be relieved after this weekend because once the packers have taken everything, then the decision has been made. I either carry what's remaining with me when I leave or I sell it/donate it before I head out.
On the health and fitness side, things have been ok, but as the move has been approaching, my focus and time allocation towards exercise has been diminishing. It's been 3 weeks since I've hit the gym for a weight training session. The only thing I was focusing on was my MMA training (3 hours on 3 days a week). However, from this week I'm dropping that to just 2 hours -- and after tonight's training session, no gym or anything for me until after the weekend. My 'workout' for the next few days will consist of lifting and moving boxes.
I know that there are plenty of exercises that I can do at home to get in a workout. I'll see. I'm achy and sore all over from everything else that I'm doing. Holding off for a few days to focus on this massive change in my life is alright -- in the meantime, I'm definitely doing what I can to keep my food on track. As tempting as a pre-cooked meal from somewhere might sound (for convenience), I've still been cooking. My crockpot has been a saving grace for me these past few days!!
In other news, my Kajukenbo coach is away for a competition and he left me and another student (senior in ranking to me) in charge of the class while he's away. We ran a great class together last week. However, this week she was unable to make it, so I got to run my first class on my own! It went well & I definitely enjoyed it :)
Ok. That's it from me. Next update on Monday. Hope everyone has been doing well.
So it's full on stress mode over here. Things are coming together slowly. It really has been a non-stop task. I'm literally running from room to room to get things done and it's a constant go-go-go from 5:30 a.m. until I collapse.
I think I'll really be relieved after this weekend because once the packers have taken everything, then the decision has been made. I either carry what's remaining with me when I leave or I sell it/donate it before I head out.
On the health and fitness side, things have been ok, but as the move has been approaching, my focus and time allocation towards exercise has been diminishing. It's been 3 weeks since I've hit the gym for a weight training session. The only thing I was focusing on was my MMA training (3 hours on 3 days a week). However, from this week I'm dropping that to just 2 hours -- and after tonight's training session, no gym or anything for me until after the weekend. My 'workout' for the next few days will consist of lifting and moving boxes.
I know that there are plenty of exercises that I can do at home to get in a workout. I'll see. I'm achy and sore all over from everything else that I'm doing. Holding off for a few days to focus on this massive change in my life is alright -- in the meantime, I'm definitely doing what I can to keep my food on track. As tempting as a pre-cooked meal from somewhere might sound (for convenience), I've still been cooking. My crockpot has been a saving grace for me these past few days!!
In other news, my Kajukenbo coach is away for a competition and he left me and another student (senior in ranking to me) in charge of the class while he's away. We ran a great class together last week. However, this week she was unable to make it, so I got to run my first class on my own! It went well & I definitely enjoyed it :)
Ok. That's it from me. Next update on Monday. Hope everyone has been doing well.
after Kajukenbo class last week
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