November 12, 2008 Last Tuesday on Election Day, I cooked some pot stickers for lunch. After boiling them, I decided to stir fry them as well (which I usually don’t) since David was outside cleaning out the garage. So after letting the oil heat, I placed 3 pot stickers into the frying pan and then all of a sudden.WHOOM! There was a burst of fire 3 feet high and larger than any flame I had seen in person. I immediately…
Lessons in Patience.
November 4, 2008November 3, 2008 I feel the baby every day now. I’m starting to feel the baby kick right below my chest and have witnessed the baby move and shift my abdominal walls. My first real experience with the baby moving was on Wednesday last week when I was laying on the couch and started feeling a tug in my belly. All of a sudden, I started seeing a huge bump elevate my skin. Then the baby started to shift on…
Life Transitions.
September 30, 2008September 29, 2008 These days have been some of the slowest days of my life. I don’t write much anymore (hence my lack of journal entries). I hardly read. Each day I keep occupied by work activities and chores. I visit with friends, workout and walk my dog. Yet, regardless of what I do – I know that right now I’m having a very hard transitioning to the woman I’m going to become in the next few months. In my…
Breathing dark air.
September 19, 2008September 18, 2008 It is 5:59am and the sun is getting ready to light up the sky. Thirty minutes before finally opening up my laptop, I was laying in bed wishing the darkest part of the night would last hours longer. When I am melancholic, nights are the only times I feel hidden, almost protected, in a world of light where I can see all my flaws, fears and failures. I’ve also enjoyed this time of day as it reminds…
Let Go and Let God.
June 13, 2008June 12, 2008 Its late Wednesday night and I finally mustered up some time to do some deep thinking. My hair is wet from a late shower, there are three little kids having a slumber party on my floor, and my eyelids are ready to drop any moment now. We came back from a bachelorette/bachelor party in Vegas this weekend. It was a great opportunity to become closer to the bridal party and both my sisters. I feel so blessed…
sitting in silence
June 4, 2008June 3, 2008 I woke up today comfortable in my new bed sheets and unwilling to get up and get the day started. As I performed cardio after my chest and back routine, I kept thinking about how today would go: I envisioned my focus while writing articles on deadline, I played out the board meeting I had at 5:30, I visualized writing addresses and sending out 60 invitations to my sisters bridal shower, I pictured staying hydrated, eating well…
10 years ago.
May 22, 2008May 21, 2008 This past week we attended both the EGUSDs Coordinated School Health meeting and Valley High schools Health and Fitness expo. At the expo we were fortunate to have the Cybex trazer as our main booth demonstration as we are always featuring new and fun innovations in fitness. Right now, I am creating the high school club program and preparing grants for its funding. Each day is a mixture of researching, writing, reading and mailing. Besides the nonprofit,…
Finding my way home
May 8, 2008
May 7, 2008 I am very excited. The day is sunny. The sky is clear. I ran this morning but most significantly, I left a really great meeting where I presented Fitness without Borders to the Elk Grove School District. Not only did we get great applause for the programs we are initiating, but we also received positive feedback for the fitness clubs we will start implementing in both junior and high schools this fall. Since its conception, FWB has…
the measure of my days.
April 30, 2008April 29, 2008 Thursday last week I witness a woman pass away. She was a beautiful, elderly woman I’ve known for a few years. I have been extremely busy these past few weeks and I was meaning to visit her as I knew she was now on hospice and would die any day. While I was exhausted, I thank God David asked me to accompany him to the care home at 10pm April 17th. As I walked into her bedroom,…
what is life?
April 16, 2008April 15, 2008 My three year anniversary for this site just passed me by literally. Ive been so busy living that I forgot to pay homage to a moment in my life when I began sharing my eyes with the rest of the world. On this website, every sentence you read, every emotion you take in, every experience you feel. is not just my words, my affairs, and my life. It is our lives. As I sit, think, write and…