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!
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