And a quick reference to my workout roll on the right: See? I really am boring and predictable.
So the only thing that has varied much, aside from the runs getting a bit longer and the weights a bit heavier, has been the yoga stuff. Last week, hand stand and its less flashy sibling, shoulder stand, came into the picture. I was happy to find by the end of the week I could kick up into handstand against the wall, and hang out there for as long as called for in the program. That was pretty cool, actually. Now this week, by comparison... holy shit. I did not know you really could be bored to utter freaking DEATH by yoga. And I write this NOW because I just looked at today's practise and wanted to smack my head against the table, and need to procrastinate. It's basically I'm-afraid-to-look-at-how-many-minutes of lying around on various props in "restorative" and "relaxation" poses, followed by 10 minutes of meditation followed by 5 more minutes of "breath awareness." I would dearly love to phone this one in, and maybe, just maybe, if I can prattle on here long enough I'll HAVE to skip it so I can eat dinner early enough so I can semi-digest before heading off to karate, lest I spew on the dojo floor.
Or maybe I should just get it over with.
Life has otherwise been pretty good. I've gotten copies of my college transcripts, which has been a hoot. Damn, did I take a variety of stuff, everything from the generic sciences and humanities to degree specific stuff to larks like (I am not making these classes up) Strategic Nuclear Policy (for which I wrote a paper that was actually published), Witchcraft and Dissent in the Middle Ages, Animal Science, and Light Horse Management. Anyway, I THINK I may be lucky enough that I will only have to take a few additional courses before doing the grad school thing; I know I'll have to take anatomy and physiology, and I'd like to that exercise physiology as well. I also need volunteer hours, probably lots of them. I've started making contacts and the picture is starting to shape up, but I'll be happier when I can start to frame a timeline/schedule for myself. (The old schedule on the fridge thing...)
Of course, the biggest mystery is how I'm going to pay for all of this - but I guess I'll figure that one out, too.
And crap. I do have time for this yoga practise. *sigh. Things do go back to interesting next week, thankfully.
Hehehehehe, I LOL at this post! I am not a pretzel person, either, so more power to you, my friend. I hope you were able to relax and become aware of your breathing. Maybe next week will be headstands?? :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous on the school front!! I would love to go back. I think you are going to do great. Any idea where you are considering at this point? I won't name your city if that's a concern but there's a whole bunch of schools in the area.... again, green with envy! And you'll find a way to pay. There's lots of grants/ scholarships available, you just have to poke around to find them.
What she said, but not about wanting to go back to school. Yoga can be incrrrrrrrredibly boring. It's why I don't like doing it. Shhhh. Don't tell anyone I said that.
ReplyDeleteLOL, Wendy.
ReplyDeleteMarie - in fact, next week IS headstands. Hopefully I won't topple over on top of a cat during the learning process.
And I'm looking to go back to school for Physical Therapy. Back when I was in HS, the standard degree was a B.S., and now apparently it's a doctorate, so I'm looking to go to grad school.
Oh, I assumed it was grad school, but there are still tons of choices where you live. Have you thought about applying for a fellowship? It seems like that would work in your current situation...
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