Where did the term bucket list originate from? Well to me it is all the things you want to do before you die.
Hopefully it is not all the things you want to own before you die. What we really want are experiences.
I do not want to own my own seaside villa but I sure want to visit one or rather many in order to have different experiences over my lifetime. But I am challenged today by Oswald Chambers in my devotions to let God write my bucket list. Sure it takes faith. But who knows better than I what would be most meaningful to me or my family. Perhaps I might be able to have that seaside feeling while on a mission trip and be able to have a sense that while I was there I was helping others? I take my requests to God and let Him fill in the rest trusting that He knows the when , the how , the who better than I do. I have had God work out details that I never could even know that they would be necessary. I love the idea that God has my back( thanks Karen).
He always does what is best for me and believing that He is always good was a life-altering experience for me. He is not out to get me in any form or fashion and that is why I can always enter my days with boldness.
I keep the vision, the dreams that I believe God has given me fresh in my mind and visit them daily so that I can move forward in my life while keeping the balance that He is leading me.
As I go to the World Spinnning Conference soon I will be looking for that sense of adventure while I try new things and meet new people.
Wednesday 25 May 2011
Friday 20 May 2011
Set Points and Jump Starts
Well I do not want to leave my lil bloggy for too long. I have seen a sudden drop in weight this week. So what is the culprit , the formula I want to keep applying?
-no diet coke ?
-teaching back to back classes?
-teaching without a mic?
-consuming yogurt?
All of these have been true lately. But I do not feel comfortable in at a lower weight. Perhaps it is insecurity?
a set point? I have realized that I can not live in 7 day cycles when it comes to permanent weight loss. I hope that this time will be different as I try to look past that weekly cycle and make healthy eating more of a lifestyle not just something I endure. I may be a sweet addict.Making the weekend a free eating time can take all week to recover from. I am highly motivated as alot of people are because swimsuit season is upon us but I have the extra incentive of going to the World Spinning Conference in June.
I would rather jump start my weight loss with more exercise that a very narrow diet.
-no diet coke ?
-teaching back to back classes?
-teaching without a mic?
-consuming yogurt?
All of these have been true lately. But I do not feel comfortable in at a lower weight. Perhaps it is insecurity?
a set point? I have realized that I can not live in 7 day cycles when it comes to permanent weight loss. I hope that this time will be different as I try to look past that weekly cycle and make healthy eating more of a lifestyle not just something I endure. I may be a sweet addict.Making the weekend a free eating time can take all week to recover from. I am highly motivated as alot of people are because swimsuit season is upon us but I have the extra incentive of going to the World Spinning Conference in June.
I would rather jump start my weight loss with more exercise that a very narrow diet.
Tuesday 17 May 2011
Moved to tears
Why do people cry in exercise class? I have many theories on that one which
I will share. Here is an article about it . I do not agree with all that is said.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21073097/ns/health-fitness/t/moved-tears-workouts-waterworks/
I will share. Here is an article about it . I do not agree with all that is said.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21073097/ns/health-fitness/t/moved-tears-workouts-waterworks/
Saturday 14 May 2011
Hanging by a string
O yeah, keep me humble Lord. Not sleeping good, rattling pipes in house, what's the dealio?
I had my playlist ready and profile that was a real hit Thursday. I was in awe. I was running
a little late and when I walked in the class was packed , 50 bikes. I had 2 people leave before
it started just to have 2 others come fill them up and one who could not find a bike. Well as always
just jump in and take command was the order of the day. No bells or whistles today just digging
to the deepest dregs. It was all about the last day of school, you got the why down back in January
with my Revolution Ride now its time to get the 'HOW' down. Emphasis was on building good habits
and not just seeing the vision but engaging all of your senses. I tried to have a sense of humor and was successful on Thursday but it was hard today because I was running on empty. I honestly try to skip
songs with cursing/ cussing but it feels hard sometimes especially when I fall in love with one and have an awesome time with it on the bike and then about the third time I use it in class I realize it was has words
in it that I really do not like to use. I am sometimes pressed for time and do not have the time to look up all lyrics to the songs I use. That is one reason I like House, Trance and Dance tracks.
I taught my first Spin 101 directly after my class and that was very challenging vocally even with a mic.
I can not wait till we get our screens for our spin room!
I had my playlist ready and profile that was a real hit Thursday. I was in awe. I was running
a little late and when I walked in the class was packed , 50 bikes. I had 2 people leave before
it started just to have 2 others come fill them up and one who could not find a bike. Well as always
just jump in and take command was the order of the day. No bells or whistles today just digging
to the deepest dregs. It was all about the last day of school, you got the why down back in January
with my Revolution Ride now its time to get the 'HOW' down. Emphasis was on building good habits
and not just seeing the vision but engaging all of your senses. I tried to have a sense of humor and was successful on Thursday but it was hard today because I was running on empty. I honestly try to skip
songs with cursing/ cussing but it feels hard sometimes especially when I fall in love with one and have an awesome time with it on the bike and then about the third time I use it in class I realize it was has words
in it that I really do not like to use. I am sometimes pressed for time and do not have the time to look up all lyrics to the songs I use. That is one reason I like House, Trance and Dance tracks.
I taught my first Spin 101 directly after my class and that was very challenging vocally even with a mic.
I can not wait till we get our screens for our spin room!
Wednesday 11 May 2011
What's a girl to do?
Summer is soon approaching and for some reason I am deceived into think that multiplies the hours in my day?! I am getting the itch to scrapbook and I wondered if I should have called this Scrap and Spin sistah.
My craft room is a mess and I do not know where to start. I have also been entertaining thoughts about starting some kind of accountability group but then I talk myself out of it because I do not need another commitment? In the accountability group we would each pick something that we wanted to get done for
a month or whatever and then keep notebooks possibly to help us on our goal. It could be weight loss,
organizing , cleaning etc. I have tried to get up there in craft room for 15 minutes a day(flylady syle) but it gets washed out somehow. We do what we really love to do and that ends up being working out, preparing spinning profiles and playlists, cooking, reading and being on my computer. How have you tackled your craft
area organization or decluttering?
My craft room is a mess and I do not know where to start. I have also been entertaining thoughts about starting some kind of accountability group but then I talk myself out of it because I do not need another commitment? In the accountability group we would each pick something that we wanted to get done for
a month or whatever and then keep notebooks possibly to help us on our goal. It could be weight loss,
organizing , cleaning etc. I have tried to get up there in craft room for 15 minutes a day(flylady syle) but it gets washed out somehow. We do what we really love to do and that ends up being working out, preparing spinning profiles and playlists, cooking, reading and being on my computer. How have you tackled your craft
area organization or decluttering?
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Give me the how
Each week I am inspired on Tuesday big time. First off there is Barb's spin class in the am.
I call it my delivery room because that is where , at least for the last 2 weeks the ideas for my next
spin class are born. Then in the evening I watch Biggest Loser. One week I was inspired by Biggest Loser when they went jumping off some tall building some how and then they went bungee jumping. Inspiration
is the name of the game with almost all that I do. I love the word because its root meaning means
to breath in. The root word has the same one as the word we get respiration from, spireo? or spire?
This week before even going to spin class this am I felt impressed by God during my Bible time to give
my students the how. In January, I did the Revolution Ride that was on ICI/PRO called Revolution
Ride that was about "How Big is your Why" well this week it is about your how. I just was encouraged
about it when I heard Jillian say that she wanted her students to be able to tell her the how of reaching their goals when she was doing some role playing with them. In Barb's class I started to develop a last day of school ride and the how will fit perfectly. With my experience as a homeschool teacher and my online
school program I realized the value of learning how to learn, study, take notes. We are yelled at by our
teachers and parents when we do not do well in school but they often do not know how to teach us how
to learn or study. So this week we are going to review our school year as this weeks ride will be themed
celebrating the last day of school so to speak . I will share more as the plan evolves.
I call it my delivery room because that is where , at least for the last 2 weeks the ideas for my next
spin class are born. Then in the evening I watch Biggest Loser. One week I was inspired by Biggest Loser when they went jumping off some tall building some how and then they went bungee jumping. Inspiration
is the name of the game with almost all that I do. I love the word because its root meaning means
to breath in. The root word has the same one as the word we get respiration from, spireo? or spire?
This week before even going to spin class this am I felt impressed by God during my Bible time to give
my students the how. In January, I did the Revolution Ride that was on ICI/PRO called Revolution
Ride that was about "How Big is your Why" well this week it is about your how. I just was encouraged
about it when I heard Jillian say that she wanted her students to be able to tell her the how of reaching their goals when she was doing some role playing with them. In Barb's class I started to develop a last day of school ride and the how will fit perfectly. With my experience as a homeschool teacher and my online
school program I realized the value of learning how to learn, study, take notes. We are yelled at by our
teachers and parents when we do not do well in school but they often do not know how to teach us how
to learn or study. So this week we are going to review our school year as this weeks ride will be themed
celebrating the last day of school so to speak . I will share more as the plan evolves.
Sunday 8 May 2011
Biting the Bullet
Here it is my first blog..Wow.
For starters thinking of a name.. I could have obssessed over the name but I think the one I
came across rather quickly reflects my life and how I am a sister in Christ. A child of Christ and
how I want to write about my experience as a spinning instructor/student. I am taking the advise of
my friend of E. and starting this and will have to find how to make this "private" in some sort of way?
I am just jumping in and going for it at this point. Let's see where this goes?
For starters thinking of a name.. I could have obssessed over the name but I think the one I
came across rather quickly reflects my life and how I am a sister in Christ. A child of Christ and
how I want to write about my experience as a spinning instructor/student. I am taking the advise of
my friend of E. and starting this and will have to find how to make this "private" in some sort of way?
I am just jumping in and going for it at this point. Let's see where this goes?
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