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 […]

Last week, I went camping in the Sequoia National Forest.   It was a perfect week.   Something Brent and I both needed.  We  left BY OURSELVES Sunday evening bringing the essentials. My parents joined us Monday evening with Thing One and Thing Two, sometimes known as my children. We planned to leave on Wednesday […]

All the world’s a stage gym. Last Thursday, I didn’t plan to workout.   I had already gotten in a good workout the day before but then I saw this… …like a crazy woman thankfully the kettlebells were still in the car The Workout 10 Kettlebell Snatches  (5 right, 5 left) 4 Flights of Stairs […]

Brent is shooting some children’s music videos today and tomorrow.  Like last year, I’ve been hired to do “crafts service”.  Like most normal people, I brought my kettlebells along and slipped away for a workout. While Brent was doing this… …I was  doing this. (Don’t tell him.) The Gym 12 kg Kettlebell 16 kg Kettlebell […]

We kicked our camping season off this weekend with a trip up the coast with one of our homeschooling groups.  (For those who may be considering homeschooling and are concerned about “socialization”.   Don’t worry, in most towns, the opportunities to hang out with other kids and really get to know other families are endless.) […]

I know being sore is necessarily indicative of a good workout.  I don’t care.  I like being sore.  In fact, I LOVE being sore and I have a feeling that I’ll be sore tomorrow after today’s workout. I just did this workout this morning with my friend, Deb, aka, Smoothie Girl. Isn’t she cute.  If […]

(Source) Good day dear readers!  (said in a horrible faux accent of unknown region) I hope you a restful weekend. The above picture would so be me and and I know some of you too!  Ha! Yesterday, Brent and I did this fun and fast workout.  We used kettlebells but you could easily modify it […]

I was planning on finishing up Part 4 of my Climbing the Ladder Series:  (Tools to Keep Your Weekend Interesting) but while I love lists (that was one of my first and all time favorite posts btw) I’m just not “feeling” my scheduled post today.  Instead, I want to talk about the 10KChallenge I just completed […]

This month I set out to complete the 10,000 swing challenge. This meant I “have to get  my swings in” be it the In-N-Out parking lot or rest stops. Never mind if people stared at me as if I was insane or I was embarrassing driving my family nuts. No siree. I won’t quit. The great […]

Don’t tell anyone but I can be a little obsessive and what some might call a tad bit obnoxious. For instance, packing for our road trip across the desert to Arizona on Friday I insisted that we take all our veggies (including wilted dandelion greens) from the CSA despite knowing full well we wouldn’t eat […]