Putting myself out there and a NEW Finger Tab

Originally I wanted to keep my blog private and build it up for a year so it would be more substantial. But let's face it, I have to start somewhere and I can only get better by getting feed back through comments and hopefully e-mail. Tell me I am completely wrong in everything I am doing-or-tell me that I'm close but need to fix  five million that one little teensy eensy thing.

So here you go little fledgling blog of mine. Take flight. You are so not ready and I will never compare you to what other blogs look like. You will get there one day, as soon as I find another template and hopefully my own domain name.

I am so proud of you already.
That I decided to do this.
To pick up a lost hobby.
To write about it and finally discovered a niche that could be filled.
I am not a coach, I am truly a student with a lot to learn.

That being said...I got the finger tab I wanted!! A LEFTY version and I screwed on the finger spacer and read the directions and trotted it outside a few days later with my bow. The first arrow missing the target jarred me back to reality. That it comes down to the archer's form, not their equipment for good shots. So I will work with the new finger tab as much as temps allow. And I will do much more to work on my form so I am not even thinking about it as I raise my bow. I will say that my fingers thanked me a lot more for giving them a much sturdier barrier than they had before. So that was a win.

Lately I've been doing lots of yoga and Pilates and running outside while I can, as exercise. I work on core, core, core and legs mostly. My arms get a pretty good workout each time regardless of what I do-it's jus the nature of the yoga moves. I want to lose weight still so eating lots of veggies is on the docket. And thanksgiving is looming on the horizon so I have to get disciplined now. And get rid of those granola bars in my pantry. They are seriously my downfall. Plus I need to eat slower which is harder with kiddos as any mom knows. I bolt my food down these days out of stress and I stress eat a lot=more weight gain or cancellation effect of all my exercise.

Lot's to figure out-that's life I know. But I'm excited to see comments and any e-mails I may get with tips for better shooting! I'm hoping to load some pictures and videos eventually to give you a better idea of what my archery form looks like.

I'm Back with a PLAN

Hello! (I know I am really just saying hi to myself which might be a bit narcissistic but this blog will eventually be public. Right now it's my journal.)

After some thinking, resting (aka lots of napping) and laying into my house for cleaning before some family guests arrived, I feel like I have a plan of action for balancing my re-discovered hobby with the rest of my life. I am still tired-what's up with that?-I literally have been taking a nap most days and with the help of my friend benadryl, fell asleep at 9 last night and slept good and deep! Yesterday I felt like biting everyone's heads off and was just in a panic to get.to.bed. Much better today.

I've started doing daily yoga. It's mostly in the morning after sending my son off to school and before my daughter wakes up. It's no more than 20 minutes usually but it really flies by. I do it for strength training and stretching, mobility and it clears my mind. I'm hoping to do some of it with my kids in the future. I incorporate yoga poses directed at my abs 3x a week and it seems to be paying off. I plan on running around my house or at a park in the mornings with my daughter 3 days a week and doing archery the other 2 days. If I feel burned out on one I'll switch to the other. I have PiYo dvds for when I'm snowed in and P90X for when I need variety.

I've been paying attention to my diet and can feel my belly slimming down. (YAY!) I've realized, yet again, the secret is really watching my complex carbs. I just have to eat smartly. This time of year I am switching from the summer produce to autumn inspired roasted root veggie salads. I'll share them in the future on the blog. I also am enjoying a green smoothie most mornings and my peanut butter custard oatmeal. I snack on almonds and some cheese too through out the day.

I am at a loss for what to do next year. I need to find a job but I don't want to lose my newfound hobby. I was talking with a friend who was able to complete the traditional process I was going for and share my fears and hopes and this blog with her. She was so supportive and admitted my situation is really different from hers but she also pointed out that this blog and the field of archery is a really cool niche that isn't saturated with information online, yet. I really want to build this blog, build my hobby, advance to different equipment when I'm ready and cross train and eat well so I can eventually compete on the world cup USA team. And I can share it all with my readers through my love of writing. That has really been the one thing which has always come naturally to me, apart from archery ;)

I'm still in a finger tab dilemma. Mine is falling apart. But my husband vetoed ordering the new one so unless I find a super good deal on it or another one in town, I have to make due. (My poor left hand :()

My goals-get going shooting again-which may not happen for a little bit considering my guests are still in town and the weather is turning. but I'll cross each bridge as I come to it.
Also find good finger tab for this southpaw archer girl. And build my blog!