Sunday, October 02, 2005
Sporty Dorothy
so, i pay an exorbitant amount of money for my gym membership. thus far, each visit has cost me $75 a pop. granted, i've only gone 3 times this year and have paid $25 a month for it. hence the high price per session. i'm not athletic. i really don't enjoy working out. the only reason i'd do it is to be able to eat what i want and still maintain my figure. but recently, i really haven't cared all that much, so i really, really don't work out.
this weekend, i'd like to introduce to you, Sporty Dorothy. for some odd reason, Sporty Dorothy decided to start, not one, but 2 sports in one weekend! she spent saturday morning rowing with a dragonboat team. she had a great time splashing the girl in front of her, as she tried to keep up the strokes. for the most part, she did okay, not great, but okay. and then, later, she discovered that the team she was rowing with was a highly competitive racing team, not just a recreational one. so she felt pretty good that she could sorta keep up with them. but holy heck, what did you get yourself into, Sporty Dorothy? heheh! had a great time though and may even join them on their competition trip to miami in 2 weeks. whooohooo! let's see if my budget allows for this.
today, sunday, Sporty Dorothy came out to play softball. she bought a glove on friday night, a nice jenny finch-endorsed, soft, comfy glove. the quality of the glove didn't quite help the skill level of Sporty Dorothy, as it still took her a lil while to get used to catching a softball. surprisingly though, Sporty Dorothy found that the throwing motion came naturally. she doesn't throw very far, but at least, she was comfortable at it. as with everything, she just needs to practice. oh! and the biggest surprise of all... she hit the ball! she actually made contact with it quite a few times! whoohoo! AND she tried her hand at pitching too. was okay at it, needs practice too.
the Sporty weekend was not without injuries. and Sporty Dorothy suddenly remembered the numerous times that she's been hit by a ball throughout her young unsporty life. she got hit on the head, on the pelvic bone (ouch, really, ouch), and has a lovely bruise on her inner forearm. she also felt like she almost fell off the boat on saturday. oh good lord.
and of course, she's sore. mostly from dragonboat. everything from her hamstrings to her lower back to her shoulder blades, and of course her shoulders and arms... all sore and jello-like today. i can't squat or sit on the ground without wincing. it's really hard to just take a shirt off or lift my arms above my head. and i know it'll be far worse tomorrow. but... heheh, worth it! i had a blast this weekend. now, it's naptime. i'm exhausted.
happy weekend!
this weekend, i'd like to introduce to you, Sporty Dorothy. for some odd reason, Sporty Dorothy decided to start, not one, but 2 sports in one weekend! she spent saturday morning rowing with a dragonboat team. she had a great time splashing the girl in front of her, as she tried to keep up the strokes. for the most part, she did okay, not great, but okay. and then, later, she discovered that the team she was rowing with was a highly competitive racing team, not just a recreational one. so she felt pretty good that she could sorta keep up with them. but holy heck, what did you get yourself into, Sporty Dorothy? heheh! had a great time though and may even join them on their competition trip to miami in 2 weeks. whooohooo! let's see if my budget allows for this.
today, sunday, Sporty Dorothy came out to play softball. she bought a glove on friday night, a nice jenny finch-endorsed, soft, comfy glove. the quality of the glove didn't quite help the skill level of Sporty Dorothy, as it still took her a lil while to get used to catching a softball. surprisingly though, Sporty Dorothy found that the throwing motion came naturally. she doesn't throw very far, but at least, she was comfortable at it. as with everything, she just needs to practice. oh! and the biggest surprise of all... she hit the ball! she actually made contact with it quite a few times! whoohoo! AND she tried her hand at pitching too. was okay at it, needs practice too.
the Sporty weekend was not without injuries. and Sporty Dorothy suddenly remembered the numerous times that she's been hit by a ball throughout her young unsporty life. she got hit on the head, on the pelvic bone (ouch, really, ouch), and has a lovely bruise on her inner forearm. she also felt like she almost fell off the boat on saturday. oh good lord.
and of course, she's sore. mostly from dragonboat. everything from her hamstrings to her lower back to her shoulder blades, and of course her shoulders and arms... all sore and jello-like today. i can't squat or sit on the ground without wincing. it's really hard to just take a shirt off or lift my arms above my head. and i know it'll be far worse tomorrow. but... heheh, worth it! i had a blast this weekend. now, it's naptime. i'm exhausted.
happy weekend!
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"To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the
greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. The person who risks
nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid
suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change,
grow, live, and love."
~unknown
"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."
~ Abraham Lincoln
"live a life that others will remember years from now, NOT because it pointed to you but because of how it pointed to the One who made you."
~ Mark Hart, the Bible Geek
"we grow up learning to become self-reliant, but really we need to be God-reliant"
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"never wound hearts that love u, never give them the endless pain, because wounded hearts are like roses that never bloom"
"there comes a time when we have to stop loving someone not because that person has stopped loving us but because we have found out that they'd be happier if we'd let go"
