Plus there's more excited things to tell you about too that I figured I'd share too. My posts might get less but just bare with me on that.
Bathroom Shelf + CrossFit and Canvas
So when I decided I wanted to start some decorations for my apartment, after all I've been there for 2 years, I decided to start with a simple shelf in my bathroom that I had found on pinterest made from industrial piping.
Thank you Blue Cross Blue Shield for the gift card so I can save some money at Lowe's. With every project there will be set backs.
I had to order the pieces of piping from Lowe's called nipples because they were out. So they put in the order and I called a week later because they said they would have them in a couple days, definitely before the 22nd. Well the 22nd was getting closer and I hadn't gotten a phone call. So I called to check on the order. The warehouse had no plans of shipping that out of stock item anytime soon. So, customer service issued me the refund for those two nipples over the phone and told me of another Lowe's in the area that had some in stock.
After I finally got the piping, next was spray painting them black, which I almost decided against because I liked the color of the piping but it had white lettering on it so it needed to be covered (insert sad face). It was nice sitting outside my apartment door spraying the piping. It was almost relaxing. I always enjoyed having my door sitting open when it started to cook down minus the lady who would smoke downstairs. But anyway. Before I got to spray paint the piping I had to put all the pieces together (caps, nipples and flanges). The blog I was using for instructions said to put two coats but I only did one. I've got to be a rebel somehow. So last night my friend James came over to help me find the studs in the wall, which I'm not too great at yet. My handiness is still a work in progress. So James thought he had found the studs and turns out where the stud sounded like it was....it wasn't. So I guess I need to get a stud finder. Might make my life a little easier.
So we drilled the holes through the flanges. Good thing I already had a big pack of dry wall screws!
We put the board on top of the first brace to place the second and make sure it was level. And then the drilling for the second brace started. We got everything done in about 30min or less which is what I was expecting.
I'm so glad I have handy friends! Only thing that's bothering me now is the board isn't wide enough for the brackets but that can be fixed.
I'll have to put the pallet boards together for my next project, and figure out the best way to put the boards together for where it's going. Time to start measuring the space for my patriotic wall!
Deload Week & Cut 2
This week was my deload week on my program. And the way my program is set up it feels like it takes forever to get to week 5 after all the work done during the 4 weeks prior.
The plus of a deload week is I'm not so rushed to try and get everything accomplished. I still tend to move pretty quick through things because I like getting things done and that way I might have time to do a little extra core work or have time to stretch which I don't typically get to do after I workout because it's straight to the shower I go to get ready for work.
Another plus of a deload week is I know everything is considered a light day so that means I will be able to drop some weight for my cut. The goal is to cut down from a high 57kg (compete in the 58kg class) lifter to a 53kg lifter. About a 15 pounds difference!
Carbs are scarce on light days which when I first did a light day I was worried about how cranky I would be not having carbs after lunch but as of right now I am surviving. Unfortunately the disappointing news when I woke up to do my weigh-in this morning I hadn't dropped like I had hoped. I only weigh-in twice a week, Monday and Thursday. On Monday I was at 56kg and this morning I was at 55.8kg. So I've still got a ways to go but I have plenty of time to get there and I don't want to cut my weight down too quickly because that could take away my strength.
I also realized toward the end of last month that I've been so worried about making it to the American Open, stressing myself out about making it this year. It's only the beginning of June and even though the latest I can qualify is November I still have plenty of time. I'm on month 6 of 12. There's plenty of time to make the jumps I need to and if I don't then there's always next year. I need to remember just to have fun with this process even though it can frustrate me at time when I know my training has provided me with the ability to hit new numbers but I just don't. Like some days I've never lifted before in my life haha. But I'm sure we've all had those bad lifting days. So here's to just having fun with my meets for the next couple months, enjoying the process, and seeing where it goes!
All Kinds of Special
Last year I tried for a position during the summer called ESY (extended school year). Some kids will go to school for an extra month for a couple hours a day. Not even a half school day basically. And I have been working with a special needs kid for the past month. Which if you know me, you know how much I love working with that population of students. Yes, some days can be more difficult than others but it never ceases to put a smile on my face.
This year, I never actually received the application to apply like I did last year. A friend forwarded it to me and I sent it in. Luckily, we had someone come in and observe the kid that I work with so see if we could figure out why he had been acting out. And we got to talking about ESY. I told her that I had applied and had sent the application back to the person who I know needed it to go the most, and I never heard back from her. The lady felt that it would be a good idea for me to work with him for the summer and sent out the email that I needed to be able to work with my student this summer during ESY. I am so thankful for that!
And this past Sunday when I was in church there was a part of the bulletin that grabbed my attention. The church was looking for volunteers to help work with special needs children to help integrate these kids in with normal Sunday school classes. My first thought...aww love! So the first thing I did when I got home was email the people to contact about helping out. The information meeting isn't until the beginning of July but I'm glad that this was posted. I've always thought about working in a kids Sunday school class and had thought about helping with the younger kids during Vacation Bible School but wasn't sure how I would be with them. This is the perfect way to start I think!
~God Bless
"Training strength and endurance mentally, physically, and spiritually."
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