(Spoiler: 2018 is SO not the year of the book.)
So after I wrote this and put all my feelings in writing and sent it out into the world, I sit with it a little bit. I did make some slight book headway. But I kept coming back to the idea of health coaching . . .
So in my “Weird” Things I do for health post, I mentioned that I’m into fasting. Fasting as in not eating. On purpose.
Are you running for the hills yet?
I get it. I used to think that fasting was crazy too. But my prediction is that very soon we’re going to start hearing more and more interesting things about fasting. Both as a treatment and prevention measure against chronic diseases.
I do both intermittent fasting and extended fasting. For example, on a lot of days I either don’t eat breakfast or I don’t eat lunch. Although I do put significant calories into my coffee much of the time.
So this is all about WHY I fast, HOW I do it, and more. And as always, I AM NOT A DOCTOR. The opinions contained herein should not be construed as medical advice. This is just what has been working for me.
You know how sometimes you do something that you’ve grown so accustomed to that you don’t even notice that you do it? And then someone is like, wait what are you doing, that’s kind of weird? Or maybe not even weird, but just different and you realize that not everyone does it?
So this is my list of that stuff. A collection of things I’ve slowly added, over a few years, that I do for my healthiness. I don’t do all of them every day, but I do a lot of these a lot of the time.
(And as always I AM NOT A DOCTOR. This is just stuff that I do. Do your research.)
So I’ve been saying for awhile that I need to figure out my next thing. What I want to do when I grow up. What I’m going to do now that our old way of life will never be the same. (I mean OBVIOUSLY. But some things take longer to get there in my head.)
My head is pinging with ideas. The two buckets seem to be writing and health related. On the writing side, I’ve thought about working on a book proposal. Or really optimizing/monetizing this blog and writing more regularly. Or doing a podcast. (This one doesn’t quite fit into either bucket.)
For health, I’d like to be a health coach. I’d also like to learn more about fitness. Either to be a personal trainer or to be a more sort of full service health coach package.
I definitely have more time now that the kids are in school. (Although it does seem like things are always coming up.) But I will need to be more focused to make something happen. Right now I feel like I’m making an inch of progress in twenty different directions. I need to pick a lane. Which currently feels intimidating on top of settling in to our new home, travel planning, and general life stuff.
In the spirit of picking a lane, I’m doing a brain dump on all the reasons I’m scared to try to be a health coach. Here we go.
Hi friends. I haven’t done this in awhile so I just wanted to catch up on everything that has been happening. Brain dump commencing.
The Christmas season has been interesting so far. There are plenty of holiday decorations around. If you go to a mall, there is some sort of massive display and almost every store has a tree or wreaths or something.
So we are closing in on two months in our new home. We’re starting to feel settled. It’s a work in progress, but it feels good. Even if the kids do still ask when we are going back to Rome.
The other day I mentioned Gretchen Rubin’s Ta Da list. The idea being that instead of focusing on the never ending To Dos, to reflect on everything you have accomplished. Ta Da!
Especially because I worry we are never doing enough or trying enough, I thought it would be fun to look back on everything we HAVE done.
Moving can be a pain. But it is also a time of new beginnings. Fresh starts.
A good reminder that we get to choose what we want to do in our days.
I’m sitting here like a kid in a candy store trying to decide how we should spend our time. On the one hand, it is early days. On the other hand, early habits tend to solidify. This is a special time to remake before habits become hardened, calcified.
In no particular order . . .
Dear Boys,
I realized it has been awhile since I captured your all-too-rapid progress. Apologies for the joint letter, but better than no letter, right?
This is pretty much my life right now.
Thanks for all of your support on my Quitters Story and my freak out on the future. You guys are awesome. I totally owe you a cappuccino.
The blog’s most popular feature by far. I should just cut the middle man and have Henry do all the writing here. #1 blog of all time. Done.
I’m still doing a little running and still doing a little paleo. Looking to change up your own habits? Try this trick.
Looking for your next read? Check out my 2015 list.
It’s Friday! You know what I’m doing tonight. Henry has already called “all the Octonauts.” Huzzah!
The baffling reason many millennials don’t eat cereal. Hint: it isn’t because they’ve all gone paleo and started eating eggs.
Over at MMD, Anne is talking about fashion in the thirties. I agree with it all, and loved this: How a Closet Cleanse Helped Me Embrace My Thirties.
I need to remind myself of this frequently. Yes, it is only a season.
Hey there West Wing fans. I’ve got the podcast for you! (More podcast shenanigans here.)
I’m a little obsessed with Bower Power’s faux wood laminate backsplash. #kitchengoals
We’ve got an Easter egg hunt this weekend. Will also see if we can pull off any Palm Sunday capers. I mean, we are in the right city for it after all. How about you? Big plans?
So I ran a half marathon this weekend. This was my 5th half, and my second in Italy. I finished at 2:11:11. Not a PR for me, but it was very close. Overall, I was quite pleased with my performance.
The Roma Ostia half is a point to point race. You start south of the city and then run straight to the coast. Like STRAIGHT. Like 12 miles of the race is all on the same road. Shockingly, this was NOT as exciting as you might imagine it to be. I know, right?
Roman Reboot 