tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655661651618031692024-03-19T05:31:53.166+09:00A busy lizzie lifeWhen I was about to have my first baby, one of my husband's friends scared him into thinking his life was over once the baby arrived. I'm here to show you how much more fun you can have with kids and that life is full of so many adventures.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger352125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-80926439358707938362015-06-13T09:28:00.000+09:002015-06-13T09:28:00.015+09:00Own Your BodyTwo days ago, I decided not to care and I wore a bikini at our neighborhood pool. In the eleven years since I've had kids, I very rarely walk out in public without a shirt over my bathing suit.
About five years ago, we were on vacation in Malaysia and I saw a 70+ year old woman in a bikini (practically a thong)- she did not care about her cellulite or any other skin imperfection, she was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-40093780104930529622015-06-08T12:04:00.000+09:002015-06-08T12:04:11.612+09:00Iron Sharpens Iron"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another" Proverbs 27:17
This verse means so much to me. Over the last year, I've done a lot of soul searching. I've really realized how important it is to surround yourself with people who bring you up. People who make you want to be better, and people who allow you to make them better too.
Last year I made a choice to put myselfUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-5521634547057630092015-05-25T08:41:00.000+09:002015-05-25T08:41:08.234+09:00Memorial Day MurphI wrote this exactly one year ago as I was gearing up to attack my first crossfit "Murph" WOD. That very same day, I began reading The Lone Survivor, possibly one of the most influential books I have ever ever read (DO NOT WATCH THE MOVIE- read the book!!!)
Tomorrow we celebrate Memorial Day. It is a day to specifically honor those who have fallen to protect us and our freedoms.
ItUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-58937161796295630292015-05-13T22:12:00.000+09:002015-05-13T22:12:06.501+09:00Technology Obsession #1
I've been feeling very frustrated with technology lately. The technology that is causing a rift between my son and I. The technology that is replacing personal interaction. The technology that occupies our free time and makes everything quick and easy.
I've noticed that many of us parents feel frustrated and seek the advice of others on how to handle screen time with our kidsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-68968712873874860512015-05-07T00:47:00.000+09:002015-05-07T00:47:25.033+09:00Mother's Day---Let'ssss be honestMother's Day is this coming Sunday.
Many people hem and haw and complain it's just another Hallmark holiday.
I'm going to be honest here, now that I'm a mom, I love Mother's Day. It's a day to celebrate us mothers and all the hard work we do. The saying "a mother's work is never done", it is just so true.
Vacations are not "vacations" when you're a mom, it's just packing, unpackingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-16542990931349728872015-05-01T23:58:00.002+09:002015-05-01T23:58:55.335+09:00InvincibleYou are not invincible.
None of us are invincible.
We show up to the box, day in and day out to make ourselves better. The goal is to move better, to live better, to be better.
If you want to get better, sometimes you have to do things you didn't plan on. Sometimes you have to modify the workout. Sometimes you have to do a completely different workout.
Have you noticed thatUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-40535286248354093552015-04-23T03:10:00.001+09:002015-04-23T03:10:26.204+09:00Breath of Fresh AirIt's easy to fall into a rut, follow the beaten path, do what everyone else is doing, act like a robot, and breath stale dusty air.
Sometimes you just talk down to yourself, you talk yourself out of everything, and you think "why even bother".
Nothing is going to be perfect. Not all things go the way you planned. Not all days are full of adventure and excitement. Sadly, your Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-19457885853625642612015-04-15T01:49:00.000+09:002015-04-15T01:49:01.001+09:00Everyday a FridayThe first half of last year was very difficult for me. I went through something I had never been through before, gossip, drama, the whole nine yards- it was awful!
I felt like I was in the middle of the movie Groundhog Day. I'd wake up each day with a smile on my face, telling myself that I was going to ignore it and be the bigger person.
More and more stuff would happen- I wouldUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-44621858850916426522015-04-13T23:41:00.002+09:002015-04-13T23:41:45.001+09:00Advantages and excusesHow often have you looked at the workout and immediately thought, "that's not fair for me" ?
I hear it all the time, "tall people have an advantage for wall balls and rowing.
Short people have an advantage for burpees.
Small people have an advantage for bodyweight movements".
It's easy to see this and to rationalize this, isn't it. And maybe it's even true. But here's the thing, I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-12497899525937114232015-04-02T11:45:00.000+09:002015-04-02T11:45:20.557+09:00Being a MomOne reason I enjoy this blog is because it allows me to be me. I enjoy being able to inspire others whether it be to cook something from scratch, crossfit inspiration, self improvement, project idea, etc.
It has made me aware that being honest is not only ok, but necessary. In life, oftentimes, we look to the surface of people and our imaginations write a story. We judgeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-63402579276768525402015-03-24T00:02:00.001+09:002015-03-24T00:02:23.190+09:00RX
What's the big deal about RX?
Remember when you came to your first foundations class, you had to ask what RX meant.
Why are you bending over backwards killing yourself just to say you did RX?
Rx- a shorthand for prescription, pronounced "arr- ecks"
RX as you used to know it, pre-crossfit, wasn't always good. Getting a prescription, or Rx, meant you had something wrong that needed Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-63254860391056820482015-03-14T20:18:00.001+09:002015-03-14T20:18:39.351+09:00Because of You
Because of you standing next to me moving, I don't stop.
Because of you continuing to put forth effort day in and day out, I work harder.
Because of you cheering me on, I got that extra rep.
Because of you and your desire to be something better, I am inspired.
Because of your voice and your enthusiasm, I got better.
Because of you and your presence, I look forward to coming to class Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-59816881385679075822015-03-12T00:41:00.001+09:002015-03-12T00:41:22.364+09:00You are awesome no matter what
You are awesome no matter what.
You did not sign up to walk in and compare yourself to people you didn't know.
You did not sign up to focus on what others are doing.
You signed up to get better, fitter, healthier, stronger, more confident.
Stop looking at what everybody else is doing.
You have 60 minutes from start to finish. Use your time wisely to move more, lift better, build Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-81362877209535824382015-03-01T22:02:00.000+09:002015-03-01T22:02:03.400+09:00Attitude is Everything
That workout was NEVER going to be easy.
It is inevitable that there is going to be stuff you are not good at. Stuff that will push you to your limits. This is what you train for day in and day out- this is no different than the workouts you walk in and do every.single.day!
You got a PR?! Well way to go!! It finally clicked! Maybe your coach's cue rang in your head andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-45501352723436667822015-02-14T06:02:00.000+09:002015-02-14T06:02:55.860+09:00The CrossFit Open Is Coming
So, there's some excitement in the air at the box. The CrossFit Open is coming in about two weeks. It's funny when someone asks me why I care or why I'm doing it. Friend: You pay $20 to do 5 mystery workouts and you know you're not going to make Regionals and you're going to put your body in extreme duress for anywhere from 5-15 minutes? Me: Didn't you pay $30 to run a 5K over and over again Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-79901506380184383902015-02-06T04:06:00.000+09:002015-02-06T04:06:46.890+09:00Celebrating PR's
PR- Personal Record
What do you consider to be a PR? Is it a number, a value, a weight, an accomplishment that has a measurement, an ability, an action- I consider it to be all of these.
Today, at crossfit, one of my friends did something she had never done before. When you enter your score in our system, if you achieve a higher weight, you get a gold medal next to your name. &Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-74937565911673648302015-01-31T04:45:00.002+09:002015-01-31T04:45:31.032+09:00How Do You Define Yourself
A while ago, some of my friends and I crossfit used to joke around about being defined by our performance in a workout. One of my friends moved into the city and started to workout at Crossfit Defined and I begged her to get me a shirt.
I got the shirt this past weekend and decided to break it in today since we were doing a workout that previously I could not complete very well. IUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-9190037222778426962015-01-29T01:20:00.000+09:002015-01-29T01:24:14.960+09:00A Letter to My Son on Technology
My oldest son and I have a journal that we write letters to each other in. I started it a while back because I want a way for us to have open communication and I don't want him to ever be afraid to tell me something.
I've always struggled with his use and abuse of technology. It started with the WII, then Xbox, Kindle, Nintendo DS- he gets obsessive about video games, and talks Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-5537313367445006102015-01-23T00:44:00.002+09:002015-01-23T00:46:06.572+09:00The Power of Your Name
The other day, I read a truly powerful post from one of my favorite blogs and she's also the author of one of my favorite books that has been so inspirational to me this last year.
Hands Free Mama is the book by Rachel Macy Stafford
The blog is handsfreemama.com.
The post is about how we gravitate towards using our kids' names in a more negative manner than positive. I sat for a momentUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-74550069104129619522015-01-20T10:32:00.000+09:002015-01-20T10:32:23.917+09:00Unicorns
Have you heard about the unicorn that walked into the crossfit box?
It PR'd every lift every time. It made the top score on the whiteboard, every.single.time!
And, yes, in case you were wondering, it's sweat was glittery and rainbow colored and smelled like perfume.
If only unicorns were real, or if only that were me.
Actually, I'm OK with not being a unicorn and I'm OK with not Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-4757386635199906182015-01-18T21:55:00.003+09:002015-01-18T21:55:48.424+09:00On Competitions
Yesterday I did my first individual crossfit competition.
Over the past year, I have done four team competitions and I decided it was time to see what it was like to do one on my own. This particular competition had an intermediate division which was the perfect fit for me.
Let me begin by saying that just because someone is doing a crossfit competition, it does not mean they are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-38972697660257280112015-01-11T22:05:00.000+09:002015-01-11T22:05:04.448+09:00I Believe
I believe in God.
First of all, before I get started, I would just like to say that I am not writing this to stir up a discussion or argument or details of my belief. I am writing this because it's true, it's how I feel, and I have recently been feeling compelled to share this story publicly. If you do not agree with everything I say, or have a negative comment, please keep it to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-85828169373544703722015-01-03T22:02:00.001+09:002015-01-03T22:08:33.335+09:00We can do hard things
We can do hard things!
I finished a book recently, and this one was of the big take away messages for me.
In fact, I took it away so much, I'm making a canvas of the phrase and hanging it for all to see in my house.
Life is hard, there's no denying it. Sometimes, we try HARD to avoid the hard stuff, but there's no way around it- things are going to be hard occasionally (or Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-56328780499383069062014-12-11T00:30:00.002+09:002014-12-11T00:30:40.373+09:00On Giving Up
It really is easy to give up.
Don't do it!
How often have you had the following conversations with yourself?
"If this happens one more time, I'm going to lose it"
"I can't do this anymore, it's too hard"
"I have to stop, I just can't"
"There is no end in sight, I'm giving up"
Stepping in to do a workout, you already have in your mind how you think it's going Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65566165161803169.post-19344413403135899772014-11-27T21:37:00.003+09:002014-11-27T21:40:08.486+09:00Sweet and Salty Brownies
I keep accidentally opening a folder on my computer that has pictures of these brownies that I took about one year ago. I didn't like think the pictures looked good, so I wasn't going to post them, but every time, I accidentally scroll over them (like everyday)-- I want to make them and I love the pictures a tiny bit more.
Yesterday, I was so excited to find my new favorite baking Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0