April 30th 2020, 1 hour 30 minutes Gi at home Warm Up: shrimp out (backwards, down the mat on 1 side, then again on the other side) shrimp out (forwards, down the mat on 1 side, then again on the other side) shrimp out, post an arm (make sure it is to your side, not… Read More Quarantine Jiu Jitsu Journal – April 29th 2020
April 27th 2020, 1 hour minutes Gi at home Warm Up: shrimp out (backwards, down the mat on 1 side, then again on the other side) shrimp out (forwards, down the mat on 1 side, then again on the other side) shrimp out, post an arm (make sure it is to your side, not behind… Read More Quarantine Jiu Jitsu Journal – April 27th 2020
Our garden is flourishing! I was worried about the aloe because it started turning brown after a few days at home but the base is green now, yay! The mini sweet peppers that I had planted from seeds from kitchen scraps are breaking the surface. These are one of the girl’s most favorite veggies so… Read More The Gardening Chronicles – April 27th 2020
Quick garden update time! My cute little grandpa neighbor next door gave me some of his cactus cuttings to replant. He has a beautiful garden in his back yard and has started giving me tips to help my little garden thrive. I’m pretty sure he is a wizard because his green onions are as wide… Read More The Gardening Chronicles – April 21st 2020
I have gotten a real life look into the every day life of my dogs. They are much more lazy than I thought, except when a stranger walks by the house. Then all of a sudden they are beefed up guard dogs who will tear the flesh off your bones. Balance is important I guess?… Read More Things I’m Thankful For During Quarantine
April 14th 2020, 1 hour 30 minutes No Gi at home Warm Up: no warm up today, went straight from working to the mats with the girls (need to warm up because cold muscles are no friend of mine!) Technique: Â (I’m writing this from memory & not looking at the video again, as if… Read More Quarantine Jiu Jitsu Journal – April 14th 2020
My little babies are growing. I am so proud of myself for successfully tending to a garden (so far). I added a few cinder blocks to the edge of the garden to enclose the little patch of aloe that I planted. The mini white roses and marigolds give some color to the aloe bed. I… Read More The Gardening Chronicles – April 11th, 2020
We have plants y’all! Quick updates – The spinach, tomatoes, and baby tomatoes are sprouting. I am worried that the spinach seeds may be planted too close together, so we’ll see how they grow. The potatoes have erupted like crazy! I’ve added more compost and soil to their mounds. Once our homemade compost is ready… Read More The Gardening Chronicles – April 4th 2020, we have plants y’all!
I need creative outlets. I crave them. So today I dyed my hair purple and threw together this reading nook for the Tiny Gremlin’s room. Ya know, a little of this, a little of that. Maybe a little quarter life crisis thrown in *insert shoulder shrug*. This was a pretty easy project and I bet… Read More Project of the Day – Reading Nook for the Tiny Gremlin
I’m going to let this train of thought flow freely because it feels right and I haven’t wanted to write in weeks… I was taught to push all my emotions down into the deep depths of myself until they weren’t there anymore. Tears were a weakness and a luxury that weren’t to be tolerated. Be… Read More Breathe, put one foot in front of the other, breathe…
