Acupuncture

 My hamstring has been a problem for sometime. I have been stretching and heating and icing and massaging but it never really goes away.
I finally got up enough nerve to try acupuncture!...after the treatment he told me to try a short run on the weekend and see how it feels. I am excited to see if there is a difference, but I can understand now, how the acupunture penetrates into deep tissue, have a feeling I should have tried this much earlier!

Sunrise

                      My photography skills don't do it justice...but pretty cool sunrise this morning!

Work Life Balance

Do you ever wish you could quit your job and someone would pay you to train in the martial arts?

Kinda one of those in the clouds thoughts, like "if I could just win the lottery, everything would be better!"....

We have been short staffed this year and its taking its toll on me. Going to work early, staying late and taking work home just to keep up. As, I sit here typing, I realize no one has been forcing me to take on extra, its my own work ethic and it bothers me to be overloaded and disorganized, however at what sacrifice?
If you are lucky enough to have a career that includes your friends, family and something you love to do, life is good.
I like my job, I have worked hard in my career but it doesn't include my family and it  doesn't   include kung fu!
So, its up to me to make changes, I need to reset the balance and put harmony back in my life.
The reality is , work will have to adjust to me, not the other way around.
Easier said than done , of course!

So long summer...

Fall is coming and it signifies different things to different people. Back to school, back to work, preparing for winter and maybe preparing to leave because of winter!

Summer is definitely my favourite season. I love being outside, love water sports and try to be away as much as work will allow!
I do look forward to getting back into a routine and the sense of accomplishment it brings but I also know , come January, I have had enough of being indoors and enough of the cold miserable weather...so...this year, its time to make an effort to enjoy the many months of snow we seem to be unable to escape and make an effort to enjoy winter as much as summer.
This winter my goal is to get my son involved in skiing and snowboarding and mom is going to take a crack at the snowboarding thing! Should be fun, makes me almost excited for snow...almost!