meirad

Just wanted to give everyone an update since the challenge is over . I've beat stress, my fitness goal and my sugar habit is still there looming but i'm kicking its butt too. Let's hope i don't run out of stevia. ... I've also, completed another goal i didn't even think i would get to during this challenge and that is finishing part one of my NVC certification. I've got a long way to go but i'm getting there

Move to the Pacific Northwest Build my dream minimalist cabin : http://www.formandforest.com/cabins/default.aspx?itemid=14 Archery Run martial art? Learn to hula hoop Get my bachelors degree in industrial design Advanced yogini Minimalist get drivers license buy a c-1 electric car: http://litmotors.com/home/ get my GED Advanced knitter Get my emergency and survival skills up to par So far i've joined CERT for emergency skills visit Paris become fluent in french loose weight learn html and css start my own web company become certified in nvc visit vancouver write a book Parkour/Freerunning See Muse in concert learn to play the violin learn to dance visit ireland visit scotland visit the Isle of Skye attend a masked ball go skijoring Things iv'e done: lived in germany for a month and visited poland seen the grand canyon petted a wolf got licked by a giraffe shook hands with an orangutan petted a raccoon fed a wild mountain lion <- didn't want him to eat me ran from a grizzly bear <- don't do this… Petted and fed a sting ray found a geode weighting over 10 lbs and full of treasure found a meteorite found rose quartz weighing at 8 lbs visited the navajo reservation discovered a waterfall in the middle of the desert chased by a moose in the desert chased by giant lizards picked up by tornado in car for some gas free miles on the highway rescued a dog "Oreo" raised rabbits, chickens, ducks and a turtle "speedy". rescued baby squirrels won NaNoWriMo learned spanish fluently (forgot it) went spelunking visited the baseball spring training site in arizona been to Sedona went on board the kitty hawk took a tour of the "Star of india" sailing ship Found gold Found a diamond Ran from strange monster south american beetle that stood up and drank out of a pool. Hid from bird bigger than a condor: the shadow reached both sides of an apartment courtyard at 25 feet. I could see the individual feathers in the shadow. Raced a horse down a mountainside. <- it was the horses idea but it was fun. *Honestly, you never know what is going to happen. So these lists are to be continued...

Thanks, now if i could get Oreo my border collie to exercise everything would be perfect.

Downloaded the "Zombies Run!" app. I'll start working on running this fall on campus. Right now i'm only running for less than a mile each day, can't take the summer temps.

Awesome!!!

Sun Salutation, pushups, and bicep curls and raises here.

Living groovy that's a great idea! You get in a mini exercise routine and you become more mindful! Will definitely have to try that!

That's really interesting, i was actually attempting something like that one my own. Every time it was quiet i would listen to this one mp3 i have of birds chirping. It would work for a while but sometimes my tinnitus would change frequency making it hearable again. I've been wondering if i mix the mp3 with some pink noise if that would cover it up, it drives me crazy sometimes.

I've never done retraining therapy I've had tinnitus for as long as i can remember but i've never had anything to help stop it or even seen a doctor for it. It's high pitched though, so usually it only drives me insane during times when there is actually silence, like right before bed (my brother is autistic and loves to talk so quiet is scarce). That sounds amazing! Please link to the article!

My knee's back to normal, it only lasted one day . Tinnitus is cruel, a cure sounds amazing! It would be nice to hear silence . I'm hoping to take up running just not yet, i haven't found a good place to do it yet. My neighborhood is in a killer hill zone with wild dogs on the loose, not to mention the occasional mountain lion, wolf and crazed killer. I'm planning on taking up running when i move next year safer. Feel free to take the goal! I'm focusing on the druid part this year too. Next year comes vibram five fingers and the Zombies run app.

My goals are to get better at yoga and devote more time to meditation and NVC (non-violent communication). So i'll be tracking my NVC time this go around while continuing yoga.

alas i missed two days! I had to go to iowa from missouri to rescue my dad (car trouble) didn't get home until 4 a.m. completely exhausted.

Lol, i tried fencing once too, unfortunately the classes were so far away and with gas prices o_O i couldn't afford to take them any longer. I think fate is torturing me though as my college just got a fencing club and i'm not allowed to join due to lack of health insurance. So, that's when i decided archery, I did it once at a summer camp a long time ago where we had to hit balloons waving in the wind. I think that's when "badass" came into my vocabulary when i was one of the few to shoot the balloons and hit them at several hundred yards out.

My knee's fine now, i just took a day off from yoga and it feels fine. It felt sore whenever i would take a step etc. But all's good now. Yea, "badassness" needed, that's why i'm taking archery in the fall. That feeling of hitting your target (not animals, that would give me terrible guilt) is awesome. P.S. LOL, you just made me feel like a giant. I'm about 5'9.

It's just one strange injury after another for me... I think i overextended my knee. That's what i get for laughing my butt off while doing yoga.

Combat Badminton sounds ridiculously fun, i knit too! Never had the chance to make my own yarn before though. That's pretty cool.

Hand wrapping is cheaper at the moment, I totally agree "badass". I'll save up for some weightlifting gloves too. Probably something i'll be able to afford in the fall. Also, started logging this stuff on Fitocracy, here's the link: http://www.fitocracy.com/profile/meirad/

Yup, i love modifications. Anything to get me through yoga without feeling too much pain the next day lol. Did 19 minutes of yoga, anytime i needed to put weight on my wrists i used the handled weights, it worked perfectly. No stiff or sore wrists today, unfortunately now the skin on my hands hurts o_O from the rough weights. Any suggestions? Feels like i ran my hands over rubberized sand paper.

Sun Salutations here. Did 19 minutes of it today, up from the usually 16. Probably could of done more too.

I think i just needed a few days to de-stress. So, today i did 9 bent knee pushup's (started the 100 pushups challenge), i'm going to continue with the yoga too. I have these weights that have handles on them and they seem to help alleviate my wrist pain. Going to try that out for a while. My core used to be so fit a year ago i could do over 100 sit ups, somehow though i never lost any weight! I was even walking several miles a week. But i guess that's been the evils of sugar lurking...

Thought i'd give an update, i'm still lagging on yoga, but i've cut out over 3/4 of my sugar intake. I've also took your advice Skirler and went to the state park. Played frisbee for over an hour, grilled hot dogs etc. It was really nice, i haven't been to the park in almost a year thanks to college, it was awful. I plan on doing a lot more things this summer to make up for it. P.S. Did you know the St.Louis Botanical Gardens are going to have a Chinese Lantern Festival? Definitely something worth seeing this summer

I bought a hoop and a set of dvd's from hoopnotica, the hoop is weighted so you might get some bruises at first but it's worth it. Also, After tomorrow my finals are over! So everyday i'll be exercising Hoopnotica and yoga etc. Also, i found something inspirational for us druid's.

I try both suggestions Let'cha know how it works!