Relax Grasshopper

Well, my 6 year old and my husband got their blue belts on Saturday, and here I sit still an orange belt. My daughter Em was invited to a party that interfered with the belt test. I chose to take her to the party and we’ll test this coming Saturday. If you [...]

Back to the Beginning

If you look at my links you’ll see I’ve linked to people who were there when I started blogging as Psychobabble. I felt it was time to come full circle.

Fight Quest

Have you seen this show on Discovery Channel?
From the site:
A blend of cultural immersion and good old-fashioned smackdown, the series follows seasoned mixed martial arts fighter Jimmy Smith and 25-year-old rookie Doug Anderson as they travel the globe, adding fight styles from Kali to kickboxing to their repertoire.
In each episode, Jimmy and Doug will explore [...]

Weight-Loss Challenge

This is my second round for the Weight-Loss Challenge. Last time I lost 12 lbs in 12 weeks. I’m hoping to lose about another 10. That would put me around 160 lbs on my 5′8″ frame. Not skinny by any standards, but I would be comfortable there.
Funny thing about my weight [...]

When Did I Lose My Mind?

I ask myself that after every Monday night at the dojang.  My 6 year old has class at for a half-hour and I participate in that class, including running laps and kick/punch drill as warmup.  Then I have about a half-hour break until Poomsae for 5-10 minutes, then 10-20 minutes of our Ab/Weight-Loss class.  For [...]

Soccer Mom by Day, Ninja by Night

Just getting this here blog thing set up.  I have a friend who refers to my Tae Kwon Do classes as “ninja training”, hence the title of the blog.