Only working out 1 night a week (Friday night crossfit) seems to cause more harm than good. Last Friday, doing handstands (without the pushups) caused me to pull something. God knows what...hamstring...glut...something. So for those of you sick people, my friends, out there who get a good laugh at another's expense, here's the visual the next morning. I wake up, we all know the first thing we all do, and I have to lean because I can't put pressure on one side. OK STOP LAUGHING!!! Ok you can laugh a little. Well OK a lot because I would be if it weren't me.
So that was my excuse for not doing anything last week. So this Friday we go to crossfit. I decide Barbara sounded doable. And it is. Or it would have been if I were working out on a regular basis. I can normally pump out sit-ups, but not this time. Each sit-up was hard. And squats? Normally I can pump those out, quick, 10 at a time, great. Well it serves me right for not working out regularly and getting cocky. I completed Barbara, dead last, but I did it (Thanks Brad & Tracey), but I haven't felt that sick after a workout in a long time. It took a long time afterwards for me not to think I was going to puke. Now you know the one main reason I like to work out Fridays is for the Nosh afterwards. That wasn't sounding at all appealing after this workout. Good thing we drove to Zelos. I needed all that time, and more, to feel better.
So the best part about Nosh is the company. Love spending time with friends, Kel, Hope, and even John :)~ That is, and always will be for me, the best part of anything.
I've been glued to the TV watching the DNC. I missed Kennedy's speech but heard it on NPR. Gotta love listening to him. And Clinton...well I always loved his speeches. Barack, may I call him Barack, is the new hope for this country. After all, he's so down to earth we must be on a first name basis, right. You're one of us and we're one of you. He says things that most politicians won't. He points out that this journey will be hard and that it's not all the government's fault. You, me, we all have to take responsibility for ourselves and our actions. Parents must participate in raising their kids, not rely on the government to raise them, or blame others, the economic situation or the government for their misbehaviors. But the government must help provide the opportunities or the tools for citizens to better their situations. Yes I ramble. But he makes me hopeful. Something I haven't been about our government in a long time. I hope he can do it.
OK last rambling. In the paper today, on the same page, there was a caption that said "Incomes Drop, Spending Slow in July." Yet another caption reads "Nintendo raises profit forecast." Hmmm, people don't have as much money, but games are still selling. D and I don't have cable because if we had it I would be glued to all the different programs instead of doing something else, something more productive, something healthier. And no we don't have video games. Yes they are just PROJECTIONS, but seriously, we all know there's a reason why a company states they are raising sales projections! Is it just me or does something just not seem right. People are complaining about how much everything is costing but still are spending money on toys. I just don't get it.
