Asylum, Back to Core: Calories burned, 225Average Heartrate: 106 Probably the area of my body that needs the most work is my core. I always say “stomach” when I finish that sentence, but after today’s workout, I would definitely say “core.” This workout is KILLER. I felt muscles I haven’t felt in a long time–a […]

Asylum, Strength: Calories burned, 265Average Heartrate: 118 I loved the same things about this workout that I loved about P90X when I did that all the way through. I feel STRONG when I do it. Like I can push those weights the number of times that I’m supposed to push them, and it’s building and […]

Asylum, Speed and Agility: Calories burned, 375Average Heartrate: 139 I absolutely loved this workout. The warm-up is hell. No joke. The work with the speed rope is like absolute death and torture. Before I started this, I thought, “It’s jump rope. I can do that. No problem.” Umm, no. It’s 60 second speed work while […]

Today was the Fit Test for this next round of craziness.  I was so nervous when I woke up this morning that (1) I woke up before the alarm went off. Like an hour before. (2) I laid in bed for 15 minutes, absolutely wide awake, and couldn’t convince myself to get up. I have […]

I ran it. In 45:23. At 4.97 miles, that’s a 9:08 mile. This is not me bragging. This is me…in complete shock. I have never done that before in my life. I might never be able to do it again. But I am DARN WELL going to try. I am currently on google trying to […]

In the midst of whatever I was doing this morning, I absent-mindedly bounced down the steps from a trip upstairs. The door at the bottom of the steps was mostly closed to make sure the baby didn’t climb them while I ran up and back down. As I hit the landing and pushed that door […]

Today is day 59 (of 63). I’m almost at the end of another crazy round of Insanity. I’m nearly 15 months into my journey with Beachbody programs…and…ready to jump into a new one. Though I have no profound truths to share…I have no deep thoughts at all, really…I have a couple of observations. 1) I’m […]

Today is 14 years. For the past 7 months, I honestly hoped I wouldn’t have to say that. That it would actually officially end in year 13. In 89 days, the wait will be over. The marriage will be over. But today… …today is 14 years. It actually makes me a little sick to my […]

I have been struck by simple, obvious things lately. …how mature my children have become. …how easy it is to maintain this house. …how little I care about what the neighbors think. Or anyone else for that matter. I think that’s freeing…but I haven’t actually decided yet. …how independent my kids want me to believe […]

I can’t write. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I just…can’t write. I’m not ignoring the blog, really. I open a new post screen every single day and just let it sit there. I just can’t function in it. As I always remind myself…I am so going to regret this lapse. I always do. […]