12/8/17
Friday! Made it through the week in tact and actually am not as beat down as one might expect. What’s nice is that my mindset is in good shape too. I feel like if I take next week one day at a time, I should be able to get through it easier. Honestly, don’t rush to the holidays. Let them come one day at a time. Once they’re here, it will zoom away in no time at all.
I’m writing less about sleeping, but the last few nights have been glorious. It’s probably a placebo, but I have had solid dream filled sleeps without the melatonin. Almost 9 hours last night of solid sleep. My cough is a concern, but if I clean the system out tonight and change the water frequently, I’m sure it will make a difference. Not sure what the difference between water sitting in a container and water sitting in the jug on the floor. Whatever, make the effort to keep it clean and see what happens.
Today I’d like to finish my motion video and upload it to the web. I’d also like to pump out a couple more blogs.
Workout:
Day off to rest.
Tags: blog December 08, 2017 at 07:59AM Open in Evernote
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12/7/17
Day of infamy! I’m still on the mend, I think. I’ll get a random spout of stomach pain but then it subsides. Hopefully they’ll start to wane after a bit. The important thing to note is that I’m sleeping well, really well. This weening of melatonin will likely take about a week or so. I’ve been sleeping through the night with little to no interruption from my CPAP or needing to go to the washroom. Imagine what it will be like if my stomach and lungs heal? Gravy!
I was able to get some writing done yesterday and as the days go on in this routine, it should hopefully become easier. I was a little dismayed by a tweet that HPR put out yesterday about a chapel talk that someone else did. I wasn’t upset by the person or the talk, more the lack of recognition. The good news is that my initial reaction was to fight through the feelings of disappointment and realize that it doesn’t have much to do with me. Really, the issue is more that I’m in flux on whether or not my speaking is good enough to make a go of it. Seth would tell me to go for it and my conscious is more cautious and wants to have a benchmark to work with (actually how good am I?)
Stay the course. Remember that feeling you had when you were about to go and just after you’re done. Those are the feelings to live by!
Workout
18 min run (no sprint)
3 x 500 row
3 x 30s hard on bike
3 x 10 deadlift
3 x 7s DB complex
3 x 10 BP
Tags: blog December 07, 2017 at 07:51AM Open in Evernote
12/6/17
What a difference a day makes. I’m definitely not cured, but do feel much better than I did yesterday. Here’s to hoping this is now waning instead of waxing. The workout was strange because I felt like garbage during the run and first few lifts. However, by the 3rd set I was flying and felt great. I wonder what happened…
Since I’ve been a little off lately, I haven’t really been motivated to write for the site. I’ve struggled to find ideas on what to write about and certainly don’t want to waste effort for the simple need to write. Keep at it though, as the saying goes.
I really miss that feeling of creating a chapel talk. Although stressful, it feels great to have the pressure to perform. Makes you crave it more. I really just need to figure out a way to make it scale up. My biggest fear - and it’s not that big - is speaking to an audience of adults who have no interest in what I’m saying. I know it’s likely a ridiculous fear and there will be times when people have no interest, but I’m sure that happened during my other chapel talks and I only focused on the good feedback. People who didn’t like it likely said nothing. Keep at it!
Workout
22 min run (no sprint at the end)
3 x 500 row
3 x 30s hard on bike
3 x 10 front squat
3 x 12 sandbag clean
3 x 10 one arm rows
Tags: blog December 06, 2017 at 08:15AM Open in Evernote
12/5/17
What a crappy morning - literally. I had such a great sleep last night and I was certain that the worst of this sickness was over. Instead I woke up to more stomach problems and a terrible workout. Strength and stamina were non-existent. Now that I’m at school I feel even worse. This is crazy, I hope it’s s something temporary and not too serious. I’m going to head out at recess and find some medicine to make this go away!
I’m hoping to add some blog posts and record the chapel talk today while I have a break. The only serious school related activity I need to do is to figure out what’s going to happen tomorrow for a double period with grade 3s.
Workout:
22 min run (relatively slow)
1 x 500 m row
2 x 30s hard on bike
2 x bench press
2 x clean and press
2 x 20+ KB Swing
Tags: blog December 05, 2017 at 08:19AM Open in Evernote
12/4/17
Monday morning of death. I had a terrible sleep last night. I was up most of the short night (because of hockey) with stomach pains. The pains seem to have subsided, but I’m definitely feeling groggy and a little dishevelled. I need to try and get to bed very early tonight to catch up on some sleep and recuperate.
I’ve been reading about long term usage of melatonin. I’m going to stop my current regime cold turkey and see how it goes. I’ve noticed that it doesn’t have a ton of research around whether it helps you stay asleep and from antidotal evidence, it could even make you wake up to pee. I’ll see how the rest of the month goes and reevaluate in the new year. I definitely don’t have trouble falling asleep and now with the CPAP it could be a factor in the quality of sleep I’m getting.
The workout this morning was garbage. No strength, stomach bothering me and very tired. I made a go which is half the battle and should be able to recover for the rest of the week.
i’m going to look more into the fasting mimicking diet today and get on that regiment in the new year. I definitely feel much better when I eat healthy and control my calories. What’s happening now is out of control!
Workout:
I tried, but failed.
A bit of bench press, clean and press, pull ups. Will repeat tomorrow!
Tags: blog December 04, 2017 at 09:12AM Open in Evernote
12/1/17
December is here! Bring on the Xmas cheer. 2 full weeks of school (including a xmas concert) to go and I’ll be in the home stretch. I slept terribly last night. It was weird because I had some wine and certainly didn’t feel drunk, but it definitely affected the sleep. I feel far more groggy than I should given the fact that I was in bed for 9 hours. As always, it will be the this afternoon that makes the difference.
The weekend is here and it’s nice because I don’t have much on the go and should be able to get some decent rest. I need to get the Xmas decorations up, but that won’t take much in the way of effort. However, the garage is a mess and I have no idea where the lights are.
Today I need to update my site with some more videos on the motivation and education page. Also, I need to create a better header for my YouTube channel.
Workout:
Not feeling 100% taking today off.
Tags: blog December 01, 2017 at 08:10AM Open in Evernote
11/30/17
Good morning! Kind of satire, kind of not. I’m actually feeling very well today and had a decent night’s sleep. Looking back on some of my posts from last year around this time, I see that sleep was a huge issue for me. Not so much anymore! I’m finding that the largest difference is with my energy levels during the day. It was like I couldn’t recover from my morning workouts and would end up lagging around noon. I certainly get tired in the afternoons, but it’s more of a physical fatigue rather than a crippling tiredness.
In other news, I need to keep on the updates with the website. Although the Wordpress route is nice, I feel like for what I’m doing, Weebly will be just fine. It would be really fun to customize the heck out of a site, but I’ll have to wait until I get to the big time before messing around with it. In the meantime, it’s keep on plugging away at my book and developing ammunition to get out and speak in front of schools!
Today I’d like to add 2 posts to my book, check out my strava site, look ahead to see if I need any materials that should be ordered for grade 5 science.
Workout:
15 min run
3 x 500 row
30s hard on bike
3 x 8 back squat
3 x 7 DB complex
3 x 10 one arm row
Tags: blog November 30, 2017 at 08:22AM Open in Evernote
11/28/17
Day after interviews and I’m completely spent. I felt like I slept decent, but the workout was a slog this morning. I missed one 500m row because I didn’t have it in me to keep going. It’s now the redone for fatigue and the school year. This is the first day that I’ve physically felt exhausted and hopefully it’s short lived.
My xmas spending is done. I pretty much have all the gifts I need. Time to go into a holding pattern until closer to the holidays. Can’t wait for December the 1st and we can begin the 3 weeks of festivities for the holiday season. It’s a nice, fun and joyful time of year!
Today I’d like to mess around with the Wordpress site, print and put up the badge boards for grade 5.
Workout:
22 min run
2 x 500 row
3 x 30s hard on bike
3 x 8 clean and press
3 x 10 box step ups with KB
3 x 10 bench press
Tags: blog November 28, 2017 at 09:04AM Open in Evernote
11/28/17
Almost the end of November! That month went very fast. Glad it’s over too. November is such a strange month because it’s dark can be cold and there’s no major holidays. December at least provides you something to look forward too. In terms of fatigue, I have to say that things are looking well. Now it’s still very early to tell and the end of the week will be far more obvious, but at the point it’s looking good. I really hope that the CPAP is the difference because it’s a helluva inconvenience at times!
I’m starting to get back into the groove of my motivational speech company. I feel like a few speeches a year would help. I could also do some presentation training which is something that is still spicy. Problem with that is I’d like to keep teaching kids and would hate to give up a good career for a big risk, especially given Melissa’s job situation. Something that supplements it would be ideal.
Today I would like to get the kids book organized and start to feel out my blog a little more. Man, I really enjoy doing those chapel talks and need to push more of the motivational speaker side. There has to be a market out there! The key is the book and trying to get it to connect. The book is aways the key…
Workout:
22 min run
3 x 500 row
30s hard on bike
3 x 10 deadlift
3 x 12 bag cleans
3 x 10 one arm row
Tags: blog November 28, 2017 at 08:02AM Open in Evernote
11/24/17
It’s Friday morning after a long interviewing night and sneezing regularly. Not a good sign! The key is to get some rest this weekend otherwise next week will be insane, especially since there’s a couple of long nights. Good news out of it is that by the end of next week it will essentially be a cruise control until Xmas.
I’m feeling a little better about my chapel talk. The feedback has really been overwhelmingly positive. I’m having difficulty determining whether it’s a result of the Uber niceness of people here or it actually landed as a good talk. I’m going to go with the latter and really focus on trying to research and develop a plan to move this idea forward. Perhaps getting some feedback on paper and using it for my website to promote speaking in public. I think there’s likely an opportunity to pursue this with other schools and come in once a term, semester or something else to speak. The big issue is and always has been - money. School’s just don’t have enough! Although I’m not looking to be a millionaire simple math shows that even on a part time basis, I’d need more than $300 per session to make any go of it and it would be on a part time basis. The other aspect is perhaps to write a book and sell it to subsidize the funds. Topics might include:
Things I’d like to accomplish today:
Workout: Day off. Long night yesterday, feeling sick today = day off!
Tags: blog November 24, 2017 at 07:52AM Open in Evernote |
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