Halloween! Lots of excitement in the building today. It’s an important holiday because kids get the opportunity to be someone else for the day without worry that anyone will judge them. There should be more holiday’s like it. Comfort days I’ll call them. Work hard on the average day and be rewarded with a comfort day.

It’s strange, but I have been sleeping very well. Last night was a bit of an exception and I don’t know if it’s because I was hot, but it was difficult to get back to sleep. Also felt some pressure in my chest which is unusual. However, I woke up and wasn’t too groggy - so we’ll see how today wears on. I have definitely been feeling a lot more rested lately and even last night given that I was up so early, didn’t feel that tired. 

Workout was good - it was interrupted a few times. I’m going to have to increase the speed of the workout by decreasing the rest times in the mornings. It’s getting on past an hour which seems to be the trend now. 

I get a nice break today to hammer out my presentation. While I still need to do reports, I’ll have to focus on them over the weekend. The good news is that I have a bank and seem to be able to jump into them. 

Workout:

22 min run

3 x 500 row

30s hard on bike

3 x 5 clean and press

3 x 7 DB complex

3 x 10 one arm rows

Monday. Got up early this morning to workout. Didn’t do much in the way of cardio and now I feel bloated. Too much sugar, alcohol and complex carbs this weekend. Back to some calorie restriction this week until I begin to feel a bit better. Splitting headache was likely the result of wine and sugar yesterday. A few days off should get me back to where I need to be diet wise. 

I got through part two of Granny’s speech yesterday. Although I got some decent feedback, more rehearsal would have nailed it out of the park. I need to remember this so that I’m very prepared for my chapel talk next Monday. The framework is there, just need to finalize the timing of each slide and figure out how I’m going to start in terms of opening. 

Friday morning and boy did I sleep well last night. Who would have thought that humidity was the problem? I guess it sort of makes sense because the humidity would have made the air thicker and more difficult to breathe. Anyway, hopefully this trend continues because I feel like a champion this morning. What a difference from last night!

I need to get Granny’s Eulogy done today. I really like what I wrote before and don’t want to change it too much. I think adding something from the Adam/Eve story or Cain/Able would help. The goal is to leave the audience with the (reinforced) believe that Granny was great and have a bit of inspiration too. Just write and edit, man.

Looking forward to having a day off today as well. Recovery is definitely a necessity, not just for the body, but the mind. I get what Jocko says, but even he misses workouts from time to time. 

CPAP is bitterly making me sick. I need to do some massive research in how to prevent it from filing me with bacteria. Perhaps regular (daily) cleaning will help and refilling the water every night. Could be the distilled water too. There is a connection between tap water use and getting sick. Maybe leaving it over night is causing bacteria growth? More research needed!

I have some time today and tomorrow to get my work done on this presentation. I need to get a couple more paragraphs down to ensure that I’m offering something new and keeping the same theme. The chapel talk is slowly starting to wear on me because I’m not entirely sure that it’s appropriate for all ages. Also, the timing of all this might take longer than the allotted 25 minutes. 

That reminds me, I should add in some bible verses too - straight from Genesis. 

Workout today was expectedly weak. Didn’t sleep great because of this CPAP situation and a long week of tough workouts. Last night’s late night was also a factor. 

Workout:

22 min run

3 x 500 row

30s hard on bike

3 x 10 bench press (lighter than normal)

3 x 7 DB complex

3 x 15 back rows 

A much better morning today. Definitely had more energy which is strange because I had such a terrible sleep. I fear that I’m getting sick again. Not good. If it happens, I’m definitely putting the blame squarely on the CPAP. What else could it be? 

Yesterday I broke my fast early because I was feeling so crappy. Turns out that by the afternoon, I was feeling great and didn’t really get the crash all evening (although I was generally tired). I’m going to experiment with upping my calories, or at least starting to eat earlier on mornings that I’m up at 5. I just want to get a general idea of what is happening with my energy levels. It’s important to get good calories in this endeavour too. 

I’m thinking that this super starch isn’t really helping. I need to take a weigh in at some point this week to see if it’s adding anything to the scale. I certainly don’t have any consistency with energy. I’m guessing that it’s likely because I’m a) not working out long enough and b) not in a fat burning mode.

Workout:

22 min run

3 x 500 row

30s hard on bike

3 x 8 back squat

3 x 25 kb swings

3 x 10 one arm rows

Boy, I had no strength this morning. I didn’t feel too bad during the run, but once I needed to lift something heavy, it was nearly impossible. Funny how some days end up being like that for no particular reason at all. I suppose it might have to do with working out fairly hard yesterday and having hockey the night before. 

I am very excited to get this term over with and have some time to take a break next term with basketball.  Just one or two days a week that are free after school is all I need to keep the momentum going. That being said, it will likely be a very quiet term because I have the 3s (which are easy) and not much in the way of chapel talks/presentations.

Today I have a nice afternoon to get things done. The secret will be to balance what I need to get done vs what I want to get done. Halloween costume is a big priority, but so is getting the eulogy and now apparently the slide show ready.

Workout:

22 min run

3 x 500 row

30s hard on bike

3 x 5 clean and press

3 x 20 ball push-ups

2 x 10 roll outs

3 x 8 bench press

Monday morning! Goal this week is to be in a better mood. I’m not really sure why I’ve been so grumpy lately, it could be hormones, but most likely it’s stress. The good news is that I was able to get a bunch of work done yesterday and that gave me some reprieve when it comes to getting done. The goal this week is to get Granny’s secondary speech completed and have a solid chapel talk down so that next week I’ll I need to worry about is some minor changes.

On a good note, my fitness has been excellent. I’m temporarily injury free and even my cardio seems to be acceptable - something that hasn’t happened on a consistent basis since the beginning of the summer! 

Today I would like to use my lunch and plus to review some of granny’s work and even use the class time today to keep the momentum going. The more I get done, the more comfortable I feel 

Also, throwing in a blog post would help as well!

Workout:

To be done this morning -

Deadlift

Tri pull down

leg press

box jump?

Content. That’s the only way I can describe my life right now. I don’t have any pressing issues, I get to work on a few upcoming chapel talks and the weather is beautiful outside. Other than being a bit tired, I really don’t have any complaints. Today is Friday which makes it all that better. Even though I didn’t workout Monday, I’m going to take today off because next week will be a full workout schedule and hopefully back to some normalcy. I do need to figure out a much better contingency plan when that Monday workout isn’t available. Getting up early definitely ins’t the option. 

Today I’m going to try my first Minecraft and Makerspace Friday with the kids. I do have lots of time built in because we haven’t been able to do it over the last month or so. I’d also like to get a blog post done and work on my video.

Yesterday was very long! I was here until 9 pm. It’s interesting to notice the change in the demographics of the school. Although tours used to be more spread out over the year, it’s definitely changed to be less diverse. The good news is that the school will never go under, the bad news is that some of the school’s cultural heritage is being lost. Also, my kids won’t be able to successfully make a go here. Oh well.

It’s a beautiful day today and although I still have to get through Friday, it will be nice to be able to get out and enjoy the sunshine. Saturday is supposed to be nice too. I’ll have to plan on getting up early so I can take the kids somewhere. Maybe buy some decorations for halloween. We could do some activities together!

Sleep was short and workout good. Definitely notice the tiredness mentally when I work out. Normally I can be very upbeat and motivating, but when I’m tired, my brain definitely becomes more critical.

Today I need to fill out the PD forms, take a look at the biodiversity hunter videos and work on my presentation.

Workout:

22 min run

3 x 500 row

30s hard on bike

3 x 10 cleans

3 x 7 DB complex

3 x 10 one arm row

Our 15 year dating anniversary. Wow, that’s a long time. It’s been a blast and can’t wait for many more years together.

The chapel talk is slowly coming together. I definitely have enough material, I just need to be able to make it flow with some sort of climax and strong ending. How that happens will be interesting! The key is to define sacrifice (include vulnerability) talk about future gains and how were the only creatures to do it and then to incorporate the give me tomorrow theme. 

Sleep has been decent the last two nights, I suppose there’s no coincidence that it is correlated with lack of alcohol. Good news is that tonight and tomorrow should be a breeze and dinner on Thursday will make it much easier to limit the intake until at least Friday.

I was bummed yesterday about the lack of workout. It’s strange that it occurs, I supposed I’m addicted to it. It’s true that if I miss one workout, all is not lost. Especially since I tried twice to get into the gym and it was booked. I’ll still try for Friday too - who knows if they’ll be busy in there. I wish it was big enough for me to workout. I think it would benefit the students to know that I’m getting after it too.

Hockey seems to be a large issue with this as well. After the shitty showing last week, I definitely need to reconsider whether or not I continue to play. The good news is that if I keep at it - even though it’s hard - I can prove to myself that I can get better.

Workout:

22 min run

3 x 500 row

30s bike

3 x 10 deadlift

3 x 25 KB swing

3 x 10 one arm row