It’s always inspiring to see a plan come together from when, in it’s first inception, seemed like the first step had no relation to the final outcome. Inspiring further when you see your colleagues working together not because you tell them to, but because they want to. Because they support each others’ ideals. It’s such a fun-loving culture here, and makes me feel all warm and fuzzy!
And exhausted. Break. Phase 1 was fun. On to phase 2.
Remember way back when I posted about winning that Saucony #findyourstrong contest? I thought my shoes would never come. When in actuality they were received by my apt office waay back in April - except (1) I was never told about it and (2) they kept on saying nothing came until I had to go to the backroom and find it myself. Stupid apartments. I felt like an idiot/freeloader emailing Saucony to confirm if my free shoes had arrived yet.
Regardless they came and I can’t wait to break them in! They’re going to be my new Marathon shoes! Yay! A little bit of happiness!
I killed it (sorry big, creepy guy) but now I can’t sleep. There could be more! 
It’s going to be a long night…
I hate spiders. (and silverfish. Crap. Now I’m thinking of those too)
Me: I’m going to sleep in ‘till 7am tomorrow morning it’ll be great!
Brain: Nope. Wake up at 5am. It’s better for you.
Me: I hate you.
The Beauty of the Volleyball! Superslow-motion music video. (by Andrebalvolley)
And thus ends my three-day strait stint of amazing fantastical floor volleyball. It was definitely a welcome break as I’ve been pulling my hair out from stressful studying. One day totally off from studying, and two three-quarter days of studying. It wasn’t a total break from academics, it was a re-charge. They are great ways to end my study days. There’s nothing I love more than being able to dig a crazy mad spike or have the perfect set executed with a great play. As much fun it is to whack a ball, I love setting even more. It’s what I was trained as, and heck, I just love chasing after the ball and living vicariously through the hits. It’s such a social sport, and you have so much trust built with your teammates. I can only hope that we look this graceful when we play.
Now, back to boards studying.
and holy crap, 9.5 hrs felt so damn good after getting that 6 every night.
So much sleep debt, so little time.
Now to get back to going through this 1300-slide ppt for our Behavioral Subject Shelf. Weeee!
or at least very little hair. I thought they’d bic (use a razor) it, but they went as far down without the guard as they could. So my head has stubble. But don’t worry I won’t chronicle the growth of my hair day by day.
My head is cold all the time, and it gets caught on a t-shirt whenever I try to put it on. Other than that, I’m still super glad I did this - it’s quite the experience, and most importantly, for a fantastic cause. www.stbaldricks.org
Sometimes as flat as the midwest is, you have to take what you can get. There are no mountains here, just hills.
Snow-covered hills filled with nature skiers, snowboarders, friends, and family. These quick snapshots are milliseconds of our day, yet show so much.
Motivation. Get to it.
Boards.
Goal: No number, just be the best I can be, and then do better.
Marathon.
Goal: Beat that 4 hours, and then go faster.
When better can be done, good is not enough. I don’t know if I’ll get another chance. I don’t know if I’ll live another life. I best make the best of what I got, while I got it, while I’m sure I got it.
New year’s resolutions are, to me, a transient time to feel better about oneself when, really a person can make and do these things every month, week, or even day. It feels like you’re starting fresh, but it’s really is another day. Every day is another day to turn things around, or to veer off the beaten path to another trail, intentional or not. My new year’s resolution is the same resolution I’ve been giving to myself every day -
Smile. Be better than you were yesterday.
There is room for improvement, but enjoy the moment you’re in because this, too, shall pass.
The broad hackneyed statements in the last two lines can be taken in different ways, but I’m somewhat content where I am. The “somewhat” refers to that need to move forward, for continued improvement. I know where I need to focus, and I know what I need to do, and how to do it. The issue is (as with most resolutions) how to make what we need to do stick. Convincing myself and tricking myself.
If I keep thinking it, it will be true. If I keep thinking it, I will convince myself I’ll need it. Continue doing what I’ve been doing? Or change what I’ve been doing? Things have been working to a degree. Time to increase the intensity. Every day might be a bit much, every year may be a bit long. Every month? That’s a good time to reflect on what happened in prior times. Reassess. Mitigate.
So maybe the resolution should be resolve to resolve every month, because every year gives far too much a chance for things not to stick. Continue the dedication, but to a higher degree. Stay focused.
Happy 2012.
