SECRETS ARE NO FUN.

I HAVE A SECRET--Happy Valentine's Day Rob...I'm not sick at home in bed like you think I am... I'm at Trader Joe's finding us some grub.  yessssssssssssssssssss.

PUSH-UPS

PUSH-UPS
I had the lucky chance to take my Mom's private personal training class with Christina Norris.  I did 10 different types of push-ups I didn't even know this many existed.

1.  Regular Boys Push-Ups
Easy.  Stick your butt in, tighten your abs, toes are on the ground knees are together not touching the floor. Exhale on the way down.  Inhale on the way up.  Everyone knows how this is done.
2.  Diamond Push-Ups
Same position except, your hands make a diamond shape and they are centered under your chest.  This kills your tris and chest.
3.  Bridge Push-Ups
These are the "you've got to be kidding me" push ups.  Place your hands outstretched infront of you.  Pretend you are superman.  You lift one leg.  This leg is lifted so that your big toe is about an inch above your other heel.  You swing your body forward pretending you are flying under a bridge.  Your chest is stretched outward and then you pretend to go backwards under the bridge.  You change to the other leg for reps on the other side of course.

4.  Lopsided Push-Ups
One arm is completely stretched forward while the other arm is positioned right at your side.  Pushup and switch sides.
5.  Wide Armed Push-Ups
These ones are pretty standard.  Make a T shape with your arms, bend your elbows in and do your pushups this width apart.
6.  Tri Push- Ups
Put your hands at your sides and then bend your elbows and do your push ups there.
7.  Side to Side Push-Ups
Make your T shape again but this time only bend one arm. Shift your weight over to the opposite side and bend the opposite elbow and straighten the other.
8. Finger Tip Push-Ups
Try and do a regular pushup only on your finger tips.  Yeah right.  I can only do this on the sand.
9. Knuckles Push-Ups
Cake walk.  Do pushups on your fists.
10.  Clap Push-Ups
Pushup, jump with your hands, clap and catch yourself before you smack your head on the floor.

THE END.

NOTE: I can only do them in sixes at the end of my work out... and no knuckles push-ups.  Those hurt my fingers.

heart YOU.

I got an email from CorePower Yoga today addressed to:

Kelley,

Before you go hibernate under a heap of blankets harboring pints of Ben & Jerry's because you despise the month of February and all things love, hear us out. You have to love yourself before you can properly love others. True love for oneself is detached from ego; it's about compassion and reminding yourself that "I am okay." It's about not being too hard on you and accepting the present moments for what they are, then moving on. If you're down in the dumps because you have no one to share your love with this February 14th, remember that you can always love your self.


Isn't that funny?  I like it... but fortunately for myself I'll be able to hibernate under a heap of blankets with my 2nd half instead of a half pint this February.  It will be our 2nd Valentines day together... hopefully it will be better than the last one.  Last year I went running in the morning and sprained my ankle so bad that all I could do was sit down and cry and some really nice man picked me up in his van and drove me down the block to my house.  Don't worry though it was a day to remember Robbie definitely delivered and we had one of the funniest days of our hawaii experience together over a pancake breakfast with Poppy and Blakie and their...love interests of the moment.

DATING ROBBIE HARMON

I remember when I first met Rob.  He was only 14 and I thought he was this surf god.  Somehow the stars aligned and right after the summer we met, we ended up being in the same English class our freshman year.  I remember staring at Rob's profile in class while he probably was doodling epic waves on his note pad.  Who would have ever thought that we would actually get married?
Recently Rob's been in LA taking an EMT class for just 3 weeks.  I've been in Santa Barbara spending time with my family.  We see each other on weekends.  Although we've been married for a few months, it almost feels like we are dating again.
I guess I really like Robbie Harmon.  I can't wait to see him tomorrow.  I guess that means I'm in love.  Yeah, I admit it.  I stared at him in English class when we were 14-- Confession ten years later. - Kel