KiwiKicks

So, I’m going to sign up for Novice Hockey at our ice rink in town tomorrow. I’m kind of nervous about it. Sign up and equipment rentals are both pretty expensive and I’ve gotten a lot better at skating, but I’m still not great at it. Still, I’ve wanted to learn to play hockey for over a year now and I’m ready to jump off the cliff and do it.

I seem stuck at 108 lbs. Not a bad weight, by any means. Perfectly respectable and something I could live with. I’ve lost 16 lbs . . .

But my goal was 20.

If I loose these last eight, I’ll have lost 24 lbs this year.

Now, THAT’s something to be proud of.

I’m not sure why I’ve stalled out on these last eight pounds. At least I seem to be pretty consistently at 108 and don’t fluctuate more than a couple of pounds either way.

I have a fitness re-assessment tomorrow, and hopefully I can ask my trainer how to loose a really targeted amount of weight like 8 lbs and keep it off. :-)

1.) tea with sugar
2.) the Firefly theme song
3.) Living in the Rocky Mountain West
4.) the taste of strong whiskey
5.) the moment of inspiration when I first get an idea for a story
6.) black coffee
7.) getting feedback on the fanfiction I write
8.) Accomplishing a goal
9.) reading the Bible
10.) working out
11.) going to church
12.) spending time with friends
13.) my laptop computer
14.) Sushi
15.) tea parties with friends
16.) my new D&D character, Enoch the Green Knight
17.) creating new characters (both in stories and for roleplay)
18.) deserts
19.) being a creative writing major
20.) The Eagles’ Hotel California
21.) Supernatural
22.) sunsets in Santa Fe
23.) editing
24.) living in La Salle
25.) Jimmy Buffett
26.) riding around in other people’s cars, listening to music
27.) my TV
28.) a good night’s sleep

29.) Chinese Food
30.) Visiting my Mom
31.) having arm muscles now as a result of working out so much
32.) attention from people I care about
33.) sleepovers in friend’s rooms
34.) people praying for me
35.) the Res Life staff at my college
36.) nice hotel rooms
37.) having someone to worry about insurance and medical bills for me
38.) long car rides
39.) phone calls from friends
40 .) cute clothes
41.) Mr. Thompson, my favorite Taekwon-Do instructor
42.) running
43.) walking
44.) Buffy the Vampire Slayer marathons
45.) pretty much everyone I’ve met at college
46.) roses on Valentine’s Day

47.) Compliments from professors
48.) road trips
49.) my cell phone
50.) a warm day with snow on the ground
51.) my collection of Supernatural posters
52.) feeling motivated
53.) lists
54.) New friends
55.) Hair Dryers
56.) Collecting music
57.) Spring break
58.) Workshopping my stuff in Creative Writing classes
59.) My Ipod
60.) Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day
61.) My cat, Winston
56.) XM radio
62.) Blue Oyster Cult
63.) Homicide: Life on the Streets
64.) Tim Bayliss
65.) My boyfriend
66.) sleep
67.) Steely Dan
68.) Nine Inch Nails
69.) Sam Seaborn
70.) Aaron Sorkin
71.) Barack Obama
72.) driving my car
73.) working at the newspaper
74.) interviewing people
75.) getting together with Micah for coffee
76.) getting off work early
77.) thinking about work even when I’m not working (means I have a job I’m emotionally invested in)
78.) changing my mind about someone – for the better
79.) watching Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
80.) pain pills
80.) nice people
81.) knowing I don’t care what other people think
82.) working at the hotel – almost any work, really
83.) knowing I’ve become a better writer this year
84.) knowing I’ve become a stronger person this year
85.) being loved
86.) setting new goals and knowing I’ll reach them
87.) Taekwon-Do
88.) realizing that I’m a better person than those who put me down
89.) snail mail
90.) living with freaks
91.) cramped, small spaces (they really do make me happy)
92.) being a college drop-out
93.) payday
94.) going a whole week without craving pain pills
95.) my three best friends
96.) bonding with my Dad
97.) the laundry at work
98.) realizing my little sister cares
99.) Netflix
100.) anticipating the new adventures that are just over the horizon