Karma May Get Me Later...

The demo craze is back, and it feels good to have a common goal again. My own training didn't show the same progress in the beginning of the year as it did last year when we started the demo's, and I'm excited that we got an earlier start this year. Huge kudos to Ms. Gibbons for stepping our of her comfort zone and taking charge. You're doing a great job.

I notice that a few of the big weapons have yet to make a debut, including my own spade. That too is something I'm looking forward to, finally, FINALLY being comfortable enough to get my spade involved, and seeing the new kwan dao, three sectionals, broom, hooks.

A few of you are aware already, but I'm pushing myself out of my own comfort zone and trying an aerial move. As I've said before, I'm a ground person and never been strong with any aerial or flying techniques. I just feel weak and unsure when I lose that connection with the ground. And I prefer not to fight gravity... Wish me luck, and wish Sifu Robinson luck. Or at least a speedy recovery if something goes haywire.

Gripe

I've been loading this page and closing this page all day. Its been one of those weeks, I guess.

Just to clarify from Saturday's meeting- yes, I will be kind to people I know, I just find it a bit unnerving for some reason when I get "caught". You see, my acts of kindness are not all opening doors and picking up dropped items; I make it a habit of always buying a coffee or lunch or breakfast for a stranger. Its just easier when I'm not identified- try to explain to a stranger that yes, I just bought you breakfast, no you don't know me, no I'm not hitting on you, no I'm not crazy. I pick a table, pay and run. That's my game.

As for my numbers- as always, I'm not as diligent as I should be. I have developed a habit of doing push ups and sit ups everyday, but I have also developed the habit of not completing them all everyday. Yeah, I know.

I miss being at the kwoon everyday, but this is a conflicting issue with me. I literally saw the candidates more than I saw my husband for a good while there. And while I was off fulfilling my kung fu dreams and schemes, my husband was working on our house by himself every night and my dog didn't get her walks. So now, I feel like I'm making that up at home- I have time on Tuesdays and Thursdays to help at home, and if we're not working on the house we're just spending time together. Its nice, but now I miss the kwoon. There is no happy medium here- no matter what, if I trim my trips to the studio back, I'm still gone to kung fu a minimum 3 nights a week. But then, I'm not fulfilling my goals and my commitment to the team. So now I plan on adding in Thursdays for demo practices and Saturdays for Tai Chi (as soon as my ma gets back home), and now I'm back up to 5 times a week where I'm leaving Nick to handle the reno's on his own. Sigh.

I Love Cadbury Anything, Actually

Update on my requirements- as always, I'm ahead on a few things and behind on most. Again, my downfall is lack of consistent tracking. I have a journal I carry around with me, but writing in it every day to record acts of kindness is not happening, I usually write it down every few days and remembering a coffee I bought for someone three days prior is hard. And for my own coffee, I'm not completely successful in my goal of one a day. Most days I'm disciplined and only have one, but there are days that I'll have two (yesterday) and other days (usually Sundays) where I have three. But, overall my coffee consumption has lessened drastically. Very drastically. I don't drink it as my only liquid anymore, and I always have water with me. So thats good, right? Oh, and no chocolate or candy thus far in the month of April. Even though my mom bought me Cadbury Cream eggs. I love those things.

Spade is getting back to where it should be. Cane never left. My mom and I are back in Tai Chi starting this Saturday (looking forward to that). Sparring- eek. Never been my fortay, and its been getting put on the back burner in exchange for my forms. Yep. That happens. I'll work on that.

Back in Black

I'm home! Will admit that I slacked while on vacation- did get plenty of miles in though. Geez, I can't believe how much I miss all of you and miss being at the kwoon. Its my home now, and although seeing my dogs and husband filled part of the gap, I'm still feeling a bit of a hole where all of you fit in!

It really doesn't take long to fall behind. Although I went through the motions a couple times in Mexico, I tried to swing my spade around this weekend and it didn't go well. So you can bet on seeing me there, just trying to get back to where I should be.

Regardless, I'm glad I took the time off. It was just my mom and I, with no men around, and we had a great time. Even though we both came home to full litter boxes, I'm glad we did it.