LifeLoveLifting

I hate posts without pictures. Above is the puzzle I just started last Sunday…when I finally took a day to myself to do nothing. It was amazing.

In addition, I realize I have been meeting a ton of new people lately. And dating. And it’s been awesome. 

What I also realized, is that many of these people I’ve been hanging out with and dating—they don’t have much long term potential.

So I got on a dating site.

That’s not to say I haven’t been on dating sites before—because I have. They are pretty hit or miss and I realized the more effort you put into emailing with someone back and forth for days on end before you meet, the worse the date turns out to be. It’s like you have nothing to talk about by the time you get there. And it’s awful.

A few of my friends were like “wtf. you’ve been meeting so many people…why a dating site?” And to that, I say, see above.

I also don’t like the idea of putting all my eggs in one basket in the beginning of a relationship (like, when you are dating and not exclusive) because I for one, tend to get clingy. And things change and could go south at any moment. That is one big lesson I’ve learned in my wise old age.

Well, after that long winded rant, I will tell you that I had a date last night. Easily the best online induced date I’ve ever had. I don’t know what, if anything, will come of it, but he was the most normal, attractive guy that I’ve ever had a ‘blind date’ with.

We work in the same industry. Again: he’s normal. Nice. Attractive. Seems to like me. A little weird and possibly even a little edge; which I don’t think I could ever live without.

I consider these all positives.

What makes it nice is the fact that I have SO MUCH other shit going on. Dating is weird, but it’s becoming really fun. I’ve always wanted to get married and settle down and do that whole thing. I’m surprising myself with how much fun I am having NOT doing that!

I went down to Thrush Sports Performance this weekend, just to get a different eye on my technique. It was nice to train in a different environment. I didn’t do anything too much different, but that is partly because I don’t train with John ever. I like him a lot. A women I know just from lifting competitions was there, so I lifted with her for the majority of the afternoon. It was definitely fun and I want to go back next Saturday!

One thing that I am having trouble with is, if I do train with John once a week, I don’t want Michael, my current coach, to have his feelings hurt. I love Michael but I like the idea of having different places to train. Once I was down at Thrush this weekend, I realized how nice it is to have more space and be able to lift on your own time and do your own thing. We have one platform at my regular place and that is just not enough…but I am not about to drive an hour south on a regular basis to lift.

I also like training with other people on my level. My friend Kim was coming with me on a regular basis, but just doesn’t really want to anymore (from what I can tell) and no one at my current gym lifts my weights…either they lift a lot heavier or a lot lighter. At Thrush there is one woman who is totally on par with me, though her PRs are a little higher. It’s nice to have someone else to lift with, a little friendly competition.

In that vain (and after the weekend I have had, more to come later), I think I need to go back to not drinking. I just want to see what it will do to my body and to my training…

I’m not going to lie…I love my booty! And squats is the best way to get there. I am in the midst of a clean and jerk here, but one of the best exercises you can do to help your derriere is a back squat.

A workout I like is 8 sets of 5 reps at about 75% of your max. For me, that’s about 185lbs. Done two to three times a week…you can guarantee you’ll be sore!

It’s hot.

This was the scene at my house last night.

Our third BBQ in four days…and we are finally getting the hang of it! We had quite the spread and only about six people—it turned out to be wonderful on such a hot (record setting heat) day!

I was thinking about how I wish I journaled more. I have a smattering of blogs here and there, but nothing I have actually been able to keep up consistently. I would love one day to write a memoir (I swear my life is kind of interesting), but with all the drunken escapades, I really don’t know how I will remember it all (though I am sure one of my best friends from college will remind me—though I worry that it would be similar to Smashed).

Maybe I will see if I can find my old LiveJournal…that was the only one I kept religiously during my freshman year of college, and boy was I a mess!