That rhymes. How fun.
Anyway, I have been reading lots of my friends blogs about resolutions etc etc and I have figured out over the years that I am no good at making or keeping those.
For instance at one time or another I've vowed to get organized. I buy cute day planners and they last through February. So I've quit doing that. (Until today when I found a cute tiny one at Target)
I also have said I want to lose weight. Who hasn't made that resolution at least once or 500 million times in their life? I know that I keep making it and breaking it. I've also said that I want to exercise more regularly and get in better shape. Does that mean I'll be a size 2 anytime in the near future? No. Never happen.
So I wanted to share some of the things I plan on NOT doing this year.
* I am not going to obsess over my marital status nor allow it to color my daily life. I'm going to live my life and see what happens. I am however going to try...as soon as I have the courage to do it.
*I am not going to obsess over trying to be the perfect Seminary teacher. I have good days and I have bad days. But at the end of the day what is really important is that I love those kids as much as if they were my own and that is perfection to me.
*I am not going to stress out about things I cannot control. (Perhaps vent about them to others..of course!)
*I am not going to beat myself up if I miss a day of exercise, scripture reading or some other thing I am trying to incorporate into my life this year.
*I am not going to be unhappy. I am going to be happy with me because then you can share your love with everyone around you.
See ya around 2008.
Here's to a great 2009.
Showing posts with label Exercise. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Contemplating Exercise
Let me explain a little bit about my aversion to exercise. I know its good for you blah, blah, blah so you don't need to send me a comment about that.
Here's the thing. I've always hated gym. I think its because I wasn't very coordinated (I know it sounds odd from the person who took ballet but I wasn't particularly gifted at that either) and I got made fun of a lot in gym especially in junior high. Oh junior high how I hated you. I have vivid memories of doing the "army boot camp" work out with my too large glasses sliding precariously down my sweaty face. I can remember my terror at having to shower with other people because they MADE us do it back then. Mostly I would wrap my towel around myself run into the shower and run out. I figured that was good enough.
High school wasn't really any better. Sophomore year I opted not to be in the Pep Club (me and RCH and Bencky..so that was fun at least we were in the same class) so we were stuck playing "team sports" with mostly all guys. They were competitive and rude. To this day I cannot play volleyball because I am afraid I will get smacked in the face. As high school progressed my friends and I thought up "creative" ways to play sports and still participate but not work very hard. I am sure you can guess that no one really wanted us on their team. Below is a sample of our creativity in gym.
Softball/Baseball: Play outfield and watch the ball roll in the grass past you. Casually and slowly walk and pick it up. Throw somewhere. Mostly just watch everyone else play.
Running: Walk.
Volleyball: Because the guys in our gym classes were such jerks we decided that they could do all the work. So again we used the tactic of moving out of the way of the ball. The guys wanted to hit the ball anyway so we let them. This didn't make us very popular either..not that we cared.
Badminton: This was our favorite and this is where we got split up on different teams. First we invented Blind Badminton. Basically you would close your eyes and wave your racket around hoping to hit the little birdie thing. The next was Badminton on your knees. But then we got lazy and sat on the ground. This is where our brainiac of a gym coach decided to split us up.
That's the background on my aversion to physical activity. I want to be healthy and exercise and all that jazz but I don't know the best way to go about it. Should I join a gym? Should I try to do something at home? We have two types of exercise equipment at home so that would be easy and free. Does anyone have any suggestions? I know you just have to get out there and do it but I don't know how to start.
Here's the thing. I've always hated gym. I think its because I wasn't very coordinated (I know it sounds odd from the person who took ballet but I wasn't particularly gifted at that either) and I got made fun of a lot in gym especially in junior high. Oh junior high how I hated you. I have vivid memories of doing the "army boot camp" work out with my too large glasses sliding precariously down my sweaty face. I can remember my terror at having to shower with other people because they MADE us do it back then. Mostly I would wrap my towel around myself run into the shower and run out. I figured that was good enough.
High school wasn't really any better. Sophomore year I opted not to be in the Pep Club (me and RCH and Bencky..so that was fun at least we were in the same class) so we were stuck playing "team sports" with mostly all guys. They were competitive and rude. To this day I cannot play volleyball because I am afraid I will get smacked in the face. As high school progressed my friends and I thought up "creative" ways to play sports and still participate but not work very hard. I am sure you can guess that no one really wanted us on their team. Below is a sample of our creativity in gym.
Softball/Baseball: Play outfield and watch the ball roll in the grass past you. Casually and slowly walk and pick it up. Throw somewhere. Mostly just watch everyone else play.
Running: Walk.
Volleyball: Because the guys in our gym classes were such jerks we decided that they could do all the work. So again we used the tactic of moving out of the way of the ball. The guys wanted to hit the ball anyway so we let them. This didn't make us very popular either..not that we cared.
Badminton: This was our favorite and this is where we got split up on different teams. First we invented Blind Badminton. Basically you would close your eyes and wave your racket around hoping to hit the little birdie thing. The next was Badminton on your knees. But then we got lazy and sat on the ground. This is where our brainiac of a gym coach decided to split us up.
That's the background on my aversion to physical activity. I want to be healthy and exercise and all that jazz but I don't know the best way to go about it. Should I join a gym? Should I try to do something at home? We have two types of exercise equipment at home so that would be easy and free. Does anyone have any suggestions? I know you just have to get out there and do it but I don't know how to start.
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