Coach Kirstin

For the better part of the last year I have worked 9.5 hour (or more) day, taking every other Thursday partly or half off. This worked well, it also allowed me to travel without taking much time off.  As the weeks of my pregnancy have progressed, the longer days are getting more challenging.  Today I started to work shorter days, allowing me to leave work and get a workout in without rushing through my evening.    Sleep is becoming more challenging, through a combination of comfort and pondering world problems, making getting in bed earlier even more important.  I'm also starting to hit the phase where I just have less energy.  This is pretty hard for me to come to grips with.  I have always been one to sacrifice my sleep, so I can get every thing done.  I am coming to the reality, that certain things just aren't that important.  They can get done later.  Many people have told me that I do too much.  I would have agreed but just co...

This past weekend I decided to do some cleanup of my closets as we make room for baby. One of the things that was taking a lot of space in my closet was my 4 gi's. Anyone that knows me knows, I didn't really wear my gi's that much to begin with but it was still a weird thing. They have probably been sitting in my closet untouched for close to three years, yet it was still really hard to pack them up.  I actually carried all my gear (head gear, shin guards, MMA gloves) for at least a year after my last fight. Even though I knew I wasn't coming back because of the concussion. While I knew the decision and had made it on my own, it still took a while to come to reality with it. Maybe I still just wanted to be a part of that life. Even though I couldn't. Well I could but had made the decision for my long term health, I couldn't.  It was the same all over again with the Gi's. Maybe BJJ was my last thread of that life that I was holding onto.  It didn't h...