Treat my body like a temple

but I’m not sure.

When I’m stressed/ depressed, I forget to eat. Lately I’ve been having 1-2 small meals a day, usually 2. On the other hand, I haven’t been doing a lot of physical stuff, so maybe there is some balance in this system after all.

that I need a “bite guard”, according to my dentist. The good news is that it’s 80% covered by my dental plan. Bad news is that I don’t really have the $60 that covers my portion.

I guess I could use all those $2 coins I’ve been putting in my piggy bank over the past year! But that was my last-resort-when-I-really-run-out-of-money money. I am getting pretty close to that point. Hopefully I get some tutoring work soon.

_{The other good news is that I don’t have any cavities :-)}

the new Community recreation centre is supposed to open – it’s only 6 blocks from where I live :-) I can’t wait!

a couple days ago, now my shoulders and wrist are sore. I should have played for less time, then I could play more often :-(

need my yoga goal back. I think it’s time.

_{Plus when I was tidying up my piles of stuff, I found my pilates DVD and also my yoga DVD (I forgot that I had one!!)}

in this infernal P.E. class. It’s probably not chronic.

I hadn’t realized how much running around, leaping, hopping, twisting, jumping, evading and dodging would be involved in this 12-hour-a-week course. I guess I should have prepared by getting better gym shoes, but time and money are always a factor.

Now that my P.E. class is finished, I need to find a new way to exercise, so I think it might be time for another semi-annual pedometer challenge!

Now where is Miss Mopsy, my pedometer buddy?

As part of (the end of!!!) my teacher training, I am taking this intensive PE course.

It’s supposed to be “how to teach PE”, and I guess it is, but it is also pretty much like BOOT CAMP _ for a “slow mover” like me at least_.

It’s Go! Go! Go! for 2.5 hours straight, Monday through Friday. (And then there’s homework to do too!) Luckily it’s only for the next 3 weeks. I hope I survive that long without a sprained/strained/spazzy (insert random body part here).

It’s only been 3 days and my thighs are sore (it hurts to walk up even 5 stairs), one ankle is feeling “weird”, and my back is achy (but that’s mostly because it was messed up before anyway). I’d kind of like to do less running stuff and more… whatever else – pushups, maybe? Just to distribute the pain more evenly…

I have never sweated so much in my life.

This is going to be good for me – as long as I don’t injure myself. We are definitely not easing into it slowly.

drinking the richest, most delicious espresso that I have ever made. Ahhhhh… bliss.

is currently indulging in a home-brewed mocha latte with whipped cream…

Now, I do buy expensive specialty coffee from all those world-dominating brand name coffee shops all the time, but – I don’t know, there is just something about making decadent coffee at home on a snowy day.

Pure indulgent luxury.

Next I think I may unwrap a Belgian chocolate and name it “Breakfast” :-)

That was a GREAT massage.

I’m hooked. Of all the massages I’ve had in my life, today’s was the only one that didn’t either hurt afterwards, or feel just the same afterwards.

She’s such a good masseuse! I finally found one!