Knee Deep in the Hooah!

Sorry I have been flying under the radar lately. I am doing a lot of things right now that are keeping me away from the blog. I have a lot of things to write about, a lot of things on my mind and a lot of things on my heart concerning this upcoming deployment.

It’s a little premature to write about some of it, so I am choosing to ponder and pray. We have a lot coming up in the next few months. Graduation, deployment, homeschooling start-up for the Curly Headed Pirate, radio shows, blogging on other sites, and then back to my beloved KDH. And, just in case I might get bored, I am starting small classes to become a certified fitness instructor. I figured that way I could do my body sculpting and get paid for it too. It requires a little more time in the start up, but in the end it will keep me in shape and earn a few $$ in the long run. Not a bad deal.

Before I start my fitness classes in late summer, I am going to push myself to get back up to where I was a year ago when my stress fracture happened. I know what caused it. I know what to do to avoid it again, but it has made me very skittish. Every twinge I feel in my foot, particularly in that heel/ankle region, makes me want to stop when I run. It’s a mental block, so I am going to have to carefully push myself through that reaction. It’s amazing who quickly you lose muscle and stamina. Hopefully I can build it back up to those 6-mile days switching between the cross trainer, arc trainer, and running. Once I get the cardio back up to that with lighter weights I will start back with the more intense lifting and kettlebells again.

This is it folks! Uphill battle from this point forward. I know if I stop, gravity and time will rob me of my strength and my bone density. I have a little one who needs me to be strong, vital and more ornery than she is! That’s a TALL order!

Remember to come back often for Hank’s awesome stories, and I will be writing more as my calendar allows. I do stop in and Tweet some too. It’s fast and easy. If you have a Twitter account give me a holler and I will follow you.