Image via Wikipedia In a week I’m testing again for my next belt rank, which will put me at 3rd gup (blue belt with a red stripe). I find I’m testing much more frequently now than I was when I first started. I’m still making sure I actually feel ready to test before I do [...]
As you’ve all noticed by now, my writing has been rather sporadic again . It’s not because I’ve run out of ideas or developed a sudden allergy to blogging. No, the reason I’ve been rather absent is because Jay and I just bought a house and (being a foreclosure), it’s taking a lot of work [...]
When I put this blog on hiatus last November I only expected it to be down for a couple of months. Silly me. I should know by now that anything I decide to do is going to take 2-3 times as long as I think it is. But I’m back and plan (cross fingers) to [...]
Urban Samurai posted the question “Black Belt Responsibilities: Are There Any?“. His article is thought-provoking and all of the comments are worth reading as well. I’m not a black belt. Right now, my black belt seems a distant goal on a far horizon. But his article got me thinking: why do I want to be [...]
For years, I’ve dreamed of competing in forms. Truthfully, though, it’s been one of those “someday” dreams — you know, the ones that begin “Someday, I’m going to …” Until now. I’ve signed up to compete in poomse at the North Carolina State Games in two weeks and I’m really nervous about it. So far, [...]
President’s Challenge Update – Two weeks down, for a total of 3425 pts. I barely scraped in five days last week, thanks to the fact that housework counts as activity. Dynamo was down with a cold and kept changing his mind on whether he was staying with his dad or me, which meant my schedule [...]
Presidental Fitness Challenge: One week later and so far, so good. I finished last week with six days of exercise for a total of 1924 points. One week down, five more to go. Rank Testing: In my Integrity post, I’d written that I planned to test for my next belt rank on 18 April. I [...]
