Fiddler

whew. done. got an "all clear."  Couch potato rest of the day, Dr.'s orders. Who am I to argue? LOL! Not allowed to drive until the sedation completely wears off. And thank goodness for what the RN...

Two days of enforced rest.Having a colonoscopy tomorrow morning, so liquids only today and recovering from sedation only tomorrow. IOW - no gym :( I did get in a good chest/tricep workout yesterday,...

Perfect days are hard to come by. Today came close. Hubby is not usually very spontaneous, so when he suggests something out of our usual routine I'm quick to fan the flame of that inspiration. ...

5 Days.  2,000 Miles.  Finale.Tuesday, July 3.The worst is finally over.  I’ve managed to get through the funeral without bursting into flames.  It’s the social hour after, no one has to...

5 Days.  2,000 Miles.  The Funeral.Tuesday, July 3.  Still.Streams, wooded hills, mansions, manicured fields surrounded by perfectly maintained fences; a nationally distributed beer is...

The professional photos are in - plus you can see who the competition was.  Still can't believe I did it!

About a month ago I began writing about driving my family to attend an aunt's funeral, but stopped short of describing the most difficult part of the experience.  Hard to make myself think about it,...

One week after the contest.Again, uncharted territory.  Sort of.In 1999, the year I turned 40, I had decided to take the EAS supplement company's Body-For-Life Challenge.  The goal was to make a...

have actually had some time to think about other things, like getting my classroom ready for September.  I've been going in everyday for a few hours, plan to do that for the rest of the summer. Had...

So, will I do this again?Yes.I might, however, not do it again next year, but two years from now. I'd like to have a bigger stage presence, if you know what I mean! Two years also seems like a...

Whew.  Finally got enough stuff put away and done so now I can sit down and tell you about the contest.Thursday and Friday were rest days; it was a good thing, too, because of the diet I didn't have...

Wow - what an experience.  Pics coming.  Entered three categories and got two 5th places and a 2nd.  Of course, there were 5, 6 and 3 guys in those categories respectively, but hey, it was all...

A pair of practice posing pictures posted - perhaps prematurely?These were taken after yesterday's final depletion workout.  Today is a rest day - just drinking mega quantities of water and some...

Depletion Day #3.  last workout before the contest.Killer.  REALLY hard to do on low carbs - practiced some posing after, some of the poses that are full body squeezes (like the abs & thighs pose)...

Depletion Day #2.Woo.  More difficult than yesterday.  No legs in today's workout with my trainer, just upper body, 30 - 50 reps of every exercise.  An hour of posing practice when I got home......