Back To It

It was great! I'm back from Christmas vacation... and our usual yearly family reunion in Florida. It was wonderful.

I'm not yet back to work. I am catching up at home instead. I have lots to do. Today was maintenance and new tires for the van, which continues tomorrow with the other vehicles. Cleaning out the home office and carpet shampooing come next in a long list.

Time is my most precious commodity. Some things just get serviced once a year, like family or carpet. I do better with higher priority items or persons. It's a choice, but everything has a priority associated with it... think of a toe tag with a number. Time is limited and I do what I can with what I've got.

However, strength and endurance training is a high priority... and done daily.

It's about rhythm.

Yes, I am obsessive compulsive, but I have order... and I enjoy life.


-copyright 2013 by Willy.

Santa Has Left

Santa has left the building and a new year is upon us. They go fast.

How did I do this year, Santa?

It was a year of accommodation and accomplishment. The flexible survive a hurricane whereas the strong don't. To a good controls engineer, life is about accommodating change.

I hurt my shoulder and thus my muscles suffered, but I did more hiking instead.

A complication at work demanded more management oversight and thus a bigger staff to compensate.

Yet another good friend offered the social graces and I accepted this variation from my solitude. Being the basic model engineer, I will be forever working on this, but have thoroughly enjoyed her as well as her cadre of friends and varied activities.

What will I do next year, Santa?

Thanks to her recent feedback, i will correct a mistake in my relationship with my friend. I went too far in accommodating her: I will stand my ground and give her a good example of diet and exercise, instead of accommodating the seducing darkness.

I will continue to be tough with myself, especially in diet, strength and endurance.

I will accommodate people, but with better judgement.

I will still take quality over quantity.

My goal is to be a tough man. Old just happens.

And I will stay on rhythm.

See you soon enough, Santa. Happy new year!


-copyright 2013 by Willy.

The Holidays!

Relaxing for the holidays? Does it mean guaranteed increased caloric intake and thus weight gain? Less free time due to socializing? Reduced training? More bah humbug?

Well, yeah...

It's tough to find time to squeeze a few sets in or do a few miles if I'm busy with family and friends. In addition, most socializing is done over food... and rich food, too.

On the other hand, socializing helps my soul if not my body.

A solution is to be aware of the need to get away from family and go do something. When I am away, I walk or bicycle... or find a gym. These breaks from the family are refreshing to both me and the family, who feel that they need to entertain me.

It's a good trade.

It's staying on rhythm with theme and variations.

Happy holidays, and merry Christmas.

P.S., stay close to the wall when opening presents or you'll fall into the lion's pit... but that's for another blog.


-copyright 2013 by Willy.