Coach Kirstin

Do you ever get so comfortable with just the way things are?  And just the idea of them being any different is uncomfortable? That’s me.  I like my life just the way it is.  I like my training during the weekdays and Saturday mornings.  I usually grab groceries on the night I sneak out a little early.  I give Thursday night, Saturday night and Sunday to my friends.  Almost every Sunday I have brunch with my friends at about the same time in the same place.  I try to take care of all my chores before I go so I can just hang out with them.  And it’s easy.  We catch up and laugh and I look forward to it.  Even if Im not feeling chatty, I can just hang with them.  The core group of people in my life, actually restore my energy.  Even as introvert.  But that’s my life and I like it.  And when something comes in to change it, I resist like a 3 year old throwing a temper tantrum.  Im doing this...

Death. It's this crazy eventuality we all face. I live my days with complete disregard for it. Unless I get on a motorcycle and then it's like we are in a pre-fight stare down. But it does get us. All of us. We can not avoid it. We can not pick it. Or we aren't supposed to but some of us have or have tried. I have known for the last ten years my Nanny (you may call her a grandma), has had numbered days. She was diagnosed with emphysema. It's not cureable, just treatable to a certain point to postpone the inevitable. I am the one that primarily takes care of my grandparents, though I am fortunate enough to have an uncle that is local and helps out a ton. Otherwise I may have packed them up and moved them into my house. Back to my Nanny. This lady is tough as nails. To live with my Papa for 50+ years you would have to be. But I have watched her slowly decide that she is ready. That she is done fighting. Even if I am not. She made the decision to stop taking prednis...

I'm not sure which is my favorite part of sushi: the wasabi or the soy sauce. The sushi is just a conduit for eating my two favorite parts. I also love any sushi that uses cucumbers. So this week in my green grocer delivery, I had 6 cucumbers. And since I can't seem to get enough "sushi" lately, I decided to pick up some wasabi and eat cucumbers dipped aka soaked in soy sauce and wasabi. It's honestly been the highlight of my day. Minus the bite that had a little too much wasabi and made my nose burn. Ah wasabi.