Author: G (of Lowi & G)
Torture Report: Scandal-ous Training, February Fitness & Struggle
13 weeks and counting …. (G) The plank challenge has been officially put to bed. In fact, it nearly put us there as well. As the time in a plank increased it was an equal increase in misery. I don’t think that was a coincidence, do you? I have an ongoing theory that has yet…
February Project: I Am …
February: It’s all about love and we aren’t gonna fight it but we are going to give it a spin. This month, we are forging ahead with practicing self-care and part of that is self-love. I have been revisiting Kristin Neff’s book “Self-Compassion.” By revisit, I mean I read the first 50 pages previously and…
Life Lesson: Challenge Yourself
Do more of the things that leave you feeling blissful in its residue. Do more things that make you happy just for the doing. Strangely, sometimes those things are also the most challenging ones. Do Hard Things! It’s a simple motto that we’ve all heard. It’s a life metaphor, or directive, that’s worthwhile and never…
Thankful Thursday: Bringing Sunshine Back
The Winter Solstice has come and gone and blissfully brought with it the return of slightly longer days. Now for some of you reading this that may not sound like much. But for those of us in areas like Ohio, we don’t see much of the sun in winter anyway. And when the gloomy day…
Torture Report: Officially Registered, Planks and Yoga
We’re ready to start counting… 14 weeks!!! (G) This week was a recovery week which always sounds slightly easier than it is. But it is a break from serious miles and I am always ready for that when a recovery week rolls around. As I mentioned late last week I let life take charge and…