I already knew the kettlebell was one of the best fitness tools out there. I knew it had made working out fun again. I knew it was responsible for making my core the strongest it has ever been. I didn’t know it would become a tool God would use to further shape and challenge me. [...]
First things first. What the heck is a girevik you ask? It’s a kettlebell lifter. Now the real reason I write this post. THANK YOU. Truly. We all have busy lives and there are millions of blogs so I don’t take it for granted that you spend a few minutes to read my ramblings Thank [...]
hand. Does anyone else find that SpongeBob episode hilarious? Anyone? Anyone? I bet this girl does. Unlike Sponge Bob things aren’t so funny right now in my life. I have two days until the Russian Kettlebell Challenge and the scale has been erratic. Up and down. Up and down. My body is bi-polar. (Oh wait, [...]
Yesterday, I was walking while my kids were in taekwondo when I stopped in my tracks. Scattered over the sidewalk in front of me were little pieces of my past. PEZ! When I was a kid I would buy the Pez multi-packs and not even bother putting them in the dispenser. Scandalous. Oh how I [...]
How to Make Whey, Cream Cheese, and Lacto-Fermented Beets. It’s not everyday you wake up and decide it would be a good day to start increasing your gut flora. A few days ago it was such a day and on that day I made whey. Move over Miss Muffet we got a new poet in [...]
Friday, I was attempting my 5 minute snatch test again. On rep 74 I felt my left shoulder weaken. One more. No it wasn’t just a bad rep, my shoulder was getting tired. One more. Yeah, it’s really tired. My form was deteriorating and wanting to stay safe I put the kettlebell down. Then I [...]
I love Trader Joe’s. LOVE it. I love it so much that I have been seen waiting outside 15 minutes before they open their doors with the other crazies. I’ve also said many times that I couldn’t live in a town where there wasn’t a Trader Joe’s. That’s not spoiled, that’s being realistic. However, believe [...]
This weekend I spent my first weekend alone in my house EVER. We won’t talk about how old I am and how SCARED I was. Nor will we talk about how I refused to let anyone on Facebook know I was home alone for fear that I might be friends with a closet creeper. Ya, [...]
Years ago I made a “family bucket list”, things I wanted to do as a family before my Thing 1 and 2, leave home. One of the things I wrote down was family martial arts. A little over a year and a half ago I cancelled my gym membership and we started studying taekwondo as [...]
On top of my kettlebell workouts we also hiked a lot. I averaged 15,000 steps a day. It felt amazing. The more I walk the more I am CONVINCED it is actually exercise. I never thought I would say that but my body has never felt better. Truly. Combine walking with a quality kettlebell program [...]
