I got one of those Shark steamer vacs, and it came with this little hand held steam gun. I love it! lol - I am not one of those weirdoes who likes cleaning.... but I like cleaning with that thing. My kitchen has never been so clean. I steam cleaned every surface in there last night. It was my daily exercise in futility, as it will be a mess again before tomorrow. My house + four kids = omg mess.
Today, (if I can manage it...) I am going to steam clean the inside of my fridge, and the inside of the dishwasher.... and then at some point... the bathroom. Dun dun dun!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Curse you retardedly shaped body!
Curse you retardedly shaped body!
I am trying to buy a gi for jiu jitsu. I am having several problems with this.
1. I am not a man.
2. My arms are disproportionally long for my body.
3. I have no upper body muscle, and I have boobs.
4. I am 10 feet tall.
So, what this means is the gis that will fit my blasted monkey arms are like 20+ pounds outside my weight range. And since I have really long arms, I am really self conscious about sleeves being too short… so I need to find out if I should just swim in my gi, or have short sleeves.
The other option is get a female gi… and I can find no girl gi’s on ebay… So, I have to buy one new, and they aren’t cheap… Female gis are more expensive then the male ones, but they would fit me properly weight/height wise.. So… do I spend the extra money on one that will fit me properly?... or will it not make that big of a difference… and I also need to find out if I do go with the male gi, should I go for the right weight, or height and just feel like an idiot in my too-short sleeves.
I also want to know if I can wear black even though I am a jiu jitsu newb. And does the black fade quickly… Because if I am going to drop extra money on a black female gi, I don’t want it to be grey in a few months…
I am trying to buy a gi for jiu jitsu. I am having several problems with this.
1. I am not a man.
2. My arms are disproportionally long for my body.
3. I have no upper body muscle, and I have boobs.
4. I am 10 feet tall.
So, what this means is the gis that will fit my blasted monkey arms are like 20+ pounds outside my weight range. And since I have really long arms, I am really self conscious about sleeves being too short… so I need to find out if I should just swim in my gi, or have short sleeves.
The other option is get a female gi… and I can find no girl gi’s on ebay… So, I have to buy one new, and they aren’t cheap… Female gis are more expensive then the male ones, but they would fit me properly weight/height wise.. So… do I spend the extra money on one that will fit me properly?... or will it not make that big of a difference… and I also need to find out if I do go with the male gi, should I go for the right weight, or height and just feel like an idiot in my too-short sleeves.
I also want to know if I can wear black even though I am a jiu jitsu newb. And does the black fade quickly… Because if I am going to drop extra money on a black female gi, I don’t want it to be grey in a few months…
Monday, August 17, 2009
Yoga.
I started yoga a few days ago... but then my upper body fell off at Jiu Jitsu, and I haven't tried to do it since.... and inspite of the fact that I am so sore getting out from under my blanket hurts, I am going to attempt to do it again today.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Sleeeeeep
I have been so tired the past few days.
I don't know if it is that I am working my body too hard, or if my company is just waking me up too much at night, or my attempt to cut out coffee... or a combination of the three, but either way if I dont' start getting some more sleep soon, the rest of the world is going to regret it. LOL I get mean when I get too little sleep, and I can feel my self stuck right between.. "I'm tired..." and "If you don't shut your mouth so I can sleep my head is going to explode."
I don't know if it is that I am working my body too hard, or if my company is just waking me up too much at night, or my attempt to cut out coffee... or a combination of the three, but either way if I dont' start getting some more sleep soon, the rest of the world is going to regret it. LOL I get mean when I get too little sleep, and I can feel my self stuck right between.. "I'm tired..." and "If you don't shut your mouth so I can sleep my head is going to explode."
Monday, August 10, 2009
Gym bag?!
How did I go from uber nerd, to gym bag girl?!
I've become semi-obsessed with Jiu-Jitsu... and by obsessed, I just mean really, really excited. I LOVE it! I look forward to class so much.. and I'm even a little excited about learning how to get punched in the face. lol... Scared, but also excited.
And it is affecting the way I do everything. For example, I wear a wallet chain... and when I was putting my pants on yesterday, I was like... "Hey, I shouldn't wear this.. It's like a handle on my butt for someone to get a hold of.” Then the nerdy side of my brain was like… “I could just get some sort of quick release clip…” and then “But then they would have a chain to choke me with…” …and yes, I do have conversations with myself in side my head on a semi-regular basis… and yes, I know that means I have either lost or am losing my mind, but whatever. At least I always have someone to talk to. lol
I am sure my family and friends will very quickly get irritated with my non-stop jiu-jitsu talk, and I’m sure I have chased off anyone who ever considered reading my non-sense blog, but I’m really excited, so I don’t care… and I think a part of the reason I am so excited about it is because the two trainers are freaking amazing. Brian is my favorite though, and I that is probably because I have worked with him the most, and he makes me really comfortable…well… I should say I am more comfortable with him then any of the other guys. He is, like I said, amazing and could kill me with his bare hand before I even knew what was going on, and there for completely intimidating, but he doesn’t make me feel stupid or like I am irritating him. Plus, he tells me that I am doing well, when I know I am not… but it makes me feel better about my epic crappiness. He is a very visual teacher too, and that is how my brain works… So, it helps me a lot. And he applies things to real life situations. For example when I was grappling with him Saturday... (And by grappling with him, I mean flailing like a fish under him) he grabbed me by the throat, and showed me how that is no different than other positions... it’s just more intimidating, but I should do the same things he was showing me earlier. That was a really valuable lesson. God forbid I ever find myself in that kind situation, but I know now how to react to something like that did happen.
Anyway, it also is helping me to get into better shape. I’m a girl, so I’m always wanting to be in better shape, but now it’s like I want to be stronger, and more fit.. Not just so I feel better about myself, but because I want to be better at Jiu-jitsu… and that motivates me SO much more then, oh man, I want to not look like a whale in my tight jeans. Because let’s face it… Chocolate trumps tight jeans, but Jiu-Jitsu totally trumps chocolate.
As if right now my major issues are:
1. I am HYPER aware of the way I smell. I want to not stink, and am uncomfortable sticking people’s heads in my arm pits and between my legs…. And sadly that is where I need to stick heads if I want to pin anyone anywhere. I’ve got to man up, and jam heads where I feel they don’t belong.
2. I need to worry less about putting my body on people. I mean the guys I’ve worked with thus far I am comfortable with, but I just am uncomfortable LAYING down on top of someone. I feel the need to keep some space between my chest and theirs. …which is fail for Jiu-Jitsu. I NEED to put my weight on them… not to mention the space gives lots of opportunity for whoever I am grappling to get their wedges in.
3. I have to work on remembering what I know while grappling. I tend to forget everything in the heat of the moment… then afterward, I’m thinking, I should have done this, or I should have done that. It’s like when someone says something, and you think of something funny to say back like 5 minutes after they’ve left. It’s irritating.
If I can accomplish those things, I think I will be at least semi-less sucky… and also, if I can get to the point where I don’t feel like I have been run over by a truck at the end of class that will be good too. Sadly, I think I am going to just have to be perpetually bruised for however long I keep this up…which I foresee being a long time. Though maybe my soft fleshy girl body will get used to the abuse and I’ll stop looking like a battered woman.
Oh, and I need to work on my flexiblity. Bendy is good.
I've become semi-obsessed with Jiu-Jitsu... and by obsessed, I just mean really, really excited. I LOVE it! I look forward to class so much.. and I'm even a little excited about learning how to get punched in the face. lol... Scared, but also excited.
And it is affecting the way I do everything. For example, I wear a wallet chain... and when I was putting my pants on yesterday, I was like... "Hey, I shouldn't wear this.. It's like a handle on my butt for someone to get a hold of.” Then the nerdy side of my brain was like… “I could just get some sort of quick release clip…” and then “But then they would have a chain to choke me with…” …and yes, I do have conversations with myself in side my head on a semi-regular basis… and yes, I know that means I have either lost or am losing my mind, but whatever. At least I always have someone to talk to. lol
I am sure my family and friends will very quickly get irritated with my non-stop jiu-jitsu talk, and I’m sure I have chased off anyone who ever considered reading my non-sense blog, but I’m really excited, so I don’t care… and I think a part of the reason I am so excited about it is because the two trainers are freaking amazing. Brian is my favorite though, and I that is probably because I have worked with him the most, and he makes me really comfortable…well… I should say I am more comfortable with him then any of the other guys. He is, like I said, amazing and could kill me with his bare hand before I even knew what was going on, and there for completely intimidating, but he doesn’t make me feel stupid or like I am irritating him. Plus, he tells me that I am doing well, when I know I am not… but it makes me feel better about my epic crappiness. He is a very visual teacher too, and that is how my brain works… So, it helps me a lot. And he applies things to real life situations. For example when I was grappling with him Saturday... (And by grappling with him, I mean flailing like a fish under him) he grabbed me by the throat, and showed me how that is no different than other positions... it’s just more intimidating, but I should do the same things he was showing me earlier. That was a really valuable lesson. God forbid I ever find myself in that kind situation, but I know now how to react to something like that did happen.
Anyway, it also is helping me to get into better shape. I’m a girl, so I’m always wanting to be in better shape, but now it’s like I want to be stronger, and more fit.. Not just so I feel better about myself, but because I want to be better at Jiu-jitsu… and that motivates me SO much more then, oh man, I want to not look like a whale in my tight jeans. Because let’s face it… Chocolate trumps tight jeans, but Jiu-Jitsu totally trumps chocolate.
As if right now my major issues are:
1. I am HYPER aware of the way I smell. I want to not stink, and am uncomfortable sticking people’s heads in my arm pits and between my legs…. And sadly that is where I need to stick heads if I want to pin anyone anywhere. I’ve got to man up, and jam heads where I feel they don’t belong.
2. I need to worry less about putting my body on people. I mean the guys I’ve worked with thus far I am comfortable with, but I just am uncomfortable LAYING down on top of someone. I feel the need to keep some space between my chest and theirs. …which is fail for Jiu-Jitsu. I NEED to put my weight on them… not to mention the space gives lots of opportunity for whoever I am grappling to get their wedges in.
3. I have to work on remembering what I know while grappling. I tend to forget everything in the heat of the moment… then afterward, I’m thinking, I should have done this, or I should have done that. It’s like when someone says something, and you think of something funny to say back like 5 minutes after they’ve left. It’s irritating.
If I can accomplish those things, I think I will be at least semi-less sucky… and also, if I can get to the point where I don’t feel like I have been run over by a truck at the end of class that will be good too. Sadly, I think I am going to just have to be perpetually bruised for however long I keep this up…which I foresee being a long time. Though maybe my soft fleshy girl body will get used to the abuse and I’ll stop looking like a battered woman.
Oh, and I need to work on my flexiblity. Bendy is good.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Bad Mommy Points.
I was soaking my feet in the tub last night, and Micah came in to go to the bathroom. He was singing and being cute, so I was really quiet so I could listen to him without interrupting him. I had the shower curtain pulled shut, and he didn’t notice me at all…. So after about 10 minutes being the awesome mom that I am, I decided to scare him. I roared and grabbed him through the curtain. He screamed and ran all the way to his bedroom. It was hilarious.... until he started crying.
Oh well, live and learn. Don’t scare your 4 year old while he is trying to go to the bathroom.
Oh well, live and learn. Don’t scare your 4 year old while he is trying to go to the bathroom.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Jiu-jitsu!
So, I started Jiu-jitsu. I went for the first time yesterday... and today my body hates me. lol Well, actually it's just my lower body. Lifting kids all day has apparently made the top half of my body not as wussy as my lower half... I would have guessed the other way around; my legs are where I am strongest... Oh well. I'll get used to the punishment eventually.
The other major adjustment is...Good bye personal space. Nothing like having a stranger explain the mount position while on top of you. O.O Though, the trainers were REALLY nice, and very professional. I wasn't uncomfortable with them sitting on me so much as the adjusting to people getting inside my bubble. It's my bubble and I don't like when people are all in my area. I've got two kids that use me as a chair, monkey bars, and bed all day a long so I am getting to the point where if you aren't my kid... get off me. lol I just get tired of being climbed on all day long. It really wasn't all that bad though; I did enjoy it, and got probably the best work out of my life. …and good bye personal space, hello skinny jeans is a fair trade if you ask me.
I’m going to keep going, provided the child care issue can be worked out.
The other major adjustment is...Good bye personal space. Nothing like having a stranger explain the mount position while on top of you. O.O Though, the trainers were REALLY nice, and very professional. I wasn't uncomfortable with them sitting on me so much as the adjusting to people getting inside my bubble. It's my bubble and I don't like when people are all in my area. I've got two kids that use me as a chair, monkey bars, and bed all day a long so I am getting to the point where if you aren't my kid... get off me. lol I just get tired of being climbed on all day long. It really wasn't all that bad though; I did enjoy it, and got probably the best work out of my life. …and good bye personal space, hello skinny jeans is a fair trade if you ask me.
I’m going to keep going, provided the child care issue can be worked out.
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