*Hiss-Hiss Stretch, Sratch Behind Ear*

For the last 7 or 8 months, I have been attempting to put together a lion dance out in Onoway. I'm not yet sure how its all going to turn out, however I am proud to say that my guys are working their butts off, and putting together something that resembles what I have in my head.

These guys are great, I have to say. I ask them to try some kamikaze stunt, and without a blink they attempt it (well, maybe a single blink). They try so hard to give me what I see in my head, even though my explanation is usually foggy and such. I know that sometimes what I say doesn't even make sense to me, however they try it out anyways.

I'm also happy to say that we attempted our first stacked rolls last Wednesday, and there were no casualties. Lei Bei is still as peppy as ever, and we are that much closer to putting together the dance. Now my only issue is mastering the double beat on the drum, and keeping the tempo even while giving my full attention to the lion in front of me.

Kudos to all SRKF lion dancers out there! Its not an easy task, and you all are fantastic!

Weeks 3 and 4

Sorry about the lateness of this post. Hectic would be the word. You all know what I mean.

So, for my last few days at my last job, I had to go to Grande Prairie on one hours notice. Needless to say, I fell off the wagon when I was there. I'm still working on getting back on. I'm hitting about four meals a day, and I cheated with a muffin and a cookie. No matter what I say, thank you Sifu for the cookie. Yum.

Regardless, I'm not our of the running yet. My mom has apparently noticed my butt getting smaller. She must have the eyes of a hawk, or maybe a scale, you know, like in the eyepiece of a microscope. That would be handy.

Week Two...

So its been one week since I've started the Body-For-Life program and it is just as hard as I thought it would be. Eating six times a day is.... hard. I'm not hungry six times a day, and if I'm not hungry I don't think of eating. When I remember, I eat, but I feel like I'll be gaining weight instead of loosing it, since I'm eating so much. The food is healthy, of course, however I was never one to really eat badly (when given the choice). The water is going better, but with the same problem. How do you drink ten glasses of water? I'm never thirsty, so I'm drinking it just for the sake of drinking it.

The workouts are going well(ish). Finding the time for them is challenging. Monday, Wednesday and Friday I do not get home until nearly 10 pm, and by then I'm tired and lazy and I have to get up early the next day. I'm not a morning person, I love my sleep, so waking up at 5:30 am is hard. Best of intentions when I go to bed, but when the alarm goes off, the snooze button is much better than crawling out of a warm, cozy, comfy bed. Guess I just have to form the habit.

I'm learning to (like) cottage cheese. I never have, but its just too convenient of a food. So, like the water and the other meals, I'm eating it for the sake of eating it, not to enjoy it. I'm worried that this is going to backfire with this mentality. But, perseverance is a virtue, no?

There just isn't enough time in the day....