Happy Halloween

Completed Run for your Lives 5K.

But without my flags.

I be a zombie now....

A NINJA ZOMBIE

Live life and have fun or the ninja zombie will come get you!

Be Adventurous 

Ninja - one who endures

Some days you are just hanging by a thread 

but you do not let go.

Some days you are barely treading water 

but you do not sink.

Some days life hits you with a two by four upside the head 

but you refuse to fall. 

Why?

Because failure is not an option.

Because giving up is not an option.

Because living and surviving are the only options.

The way I see it

One smile trumps a hundred frowns

A moment of laughter trumps a thousand tears.

A life cherished trumps all hardships we must endure.

Be Well
Be Happy
  Smile

I hate running. Despise it. I know people who swear by running. How wonderful it is and how great it makes them feel.  I, on the other hand, find it incredible boring. But I do love zombies and a goal to achieve. So my goal is to run the Run for your lives 5K.

 http://runforyourlives.com/ 

5K cannot be boring if it is an obstacle course and you are being chased by ZOMBIES! How freaking cool is that. So I am registered. 8:00am wave down in Maryland on the 27th.

Training for it has been difficult. My body apparently does not enjoy running as well. Hips, knees and back are not cooperating. Aleve has become a daily ritual and I have decided after this little goal is completed I will never run again. Up to two miles now before my body says stop but cardio is good. By the day of the race I am sure I will be up to three miles. My martial Arts training is a good cross training for it as well.

Be cool
Be happy
Beware of zombies

Today was a day.

Frustrated with work.

Money on the mind or the lack there of. 

The future is a blur at this point and time.

I lay in my bed after dinner, exhausted. 

No desire to train but I bailed yesterday so I had to go to today. 

I dressed for class and dragged my butt to the car. 

Even turning the key in the ignition seemed strenuous.

So tired. So frustrated. So tense. So unmotivated. 

But I did it. I made it there. First goal accomplished.

I found a good partner and trained like an animal.

Sweat sprayed across the floor around me. 

I feel better. Tired in a good way. Frustrations eased.

Muscles to spent to be tense. Motivated to take on tomorrow.

MMA baby, the only way to train. 

Feeling fabulous in a sweaty, stinking mess kind of way. 

First goal - get to class

Second goal - train hard

Third goal - take a shower. Phew!

Be cool

which way should a ninja go?

When in doubt follow the exit signs.

A coworker told me these six little words when showing me around a maze of a building.
I found those words applied for many things in life.

Sometimes you must ignore your ego and follow your instincts.

Be smart

What I learned this week

There is the right way to do things and the boss's way to do things.
When the mower dies the grass grows like crazy.
Purchase new mower, drought and heat wave hit killing all the grass.
Zombies are the new vampires. I have a zombie ninja action figure, myself. (still love vampires too)
Clothesline fresh does not mean soft and smelling fresh.
It means stiff and still leaves the lint and cat hair on the clothes. (I miss my dryer.)
I still really love throwing front kicks when free sparring
And last but not least, once you have a had a amazing Margarita all others taste like crap.

Drank in Sedona, Arizona