- Quiet lunch hour
- growing confidence in some internal things
- making some tight connections on the bus
- a chance to share with a friend
- hanging out and sharing dinner and laughter as a house church
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Daily 5 - Year 2, Day 332
Today's Daily 5:
You Ask, I Answer, Take 10
Today's question is once again from Johanna in Germany, who asked:
My brothers would tell you that the sport I participated in for twelve years is not actually a sport.
Yes, it's synchronized swimming.
I started at age 6, and swam until I was 18. For the last six years I worked as a volunteer coach, first as an assistant, and then as a head coach, teaching primarily 6 and 7 year old girls the basics of the sport. I loved it. My partner was a great friend and we did everything together for a solid twelve years. I swam to music ranging from Celine Dion to Disney to Chariots of Fire and 70s classics like "Seasons in the Sun".
These days the sports I participate in are pretty much limited to a lot of walking and the occasional yoga class or hiking trip.
As for watching sports on television, well, I'm a very bad Canadian. I HATE hockey, passionately. I don't mind watching American (NFL) football, but I almost always fall asleep. I grew up in a family that loved sports, but somehow that passion never transferred. If I'm going to watch a sport on television, I tend to prefer less violent, individual sports - I like watching things like skiing, snowboarding, swimming, even luge! But mostly, if I'm going to watch television, I watch cooking or home design shows or dramas. I'm just not a sports fan!
As always, if there are follow-up questions, or something new that you have a burning desire to know, leave it in the comments or send me an email!
What kind of sport do you like?
My brothers would tell you that the sport I participated in for twelve years is not actually a sport.
Yes, it's synchronized swimming.
I started at age 6, and swam until I was 18. For the last six years I worked as a volunteer coach, first as an assistant, and then as a head coach, teaching primarily 6 and 7 year old girls the basics of the sport. I loved it. My partner was a great friend and we did everything together for a solid twelve years. I swam to music ranging from Celine Dion to Disney to Chariots of Fire and 70s classics like "Seasons in the Sun".
These days the sports I participate in are pretty much limited to a lot of walking and the occasional yoga class or hiking trip.
As for watching sports on television, well, I'm a very bad Canadian. I HATE hockey, passionately. I don't mind watching American (NFL) football, but I almost always fall asleep. I grew up in a family that loved sports, but somehow that passion never transferred. If I'm going to watch a sport on television, I tend to prefer less violent, individual sports - I like watching things like skiing, snowboarding, swimming, even luge! But mostly, if I'm going to watch television, I watch cooking or home design shows or dramas. I'm just not a sports fan!
As always, if there are follow-up questions, or something new that you have a burning desire to know, leave it in the comments or send me an email!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Daily 5 - Year 2, Day 331
Today's Daily 5:
- fresh cherries
- a mostly smooth first day at my first temp job
- an unexpected ride home from mom and dad's after work
- comfy pajamas
- curling up in bed early after an exhausting day
Whimsical Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Here's today's edition of Whimsical Wednesday. These are some of the images from Pinterest that have stirred, inspired, or made me laugh this week:
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Daily 5 - Year 2, Day 330
Today's Daily 5:
- elegantly simple solutions to problems
- laughing at great nail polish color names (today I bought one with a Pirates of the Caribbean theme called "Sparrow me the Drama")
- scarves and earrings (I may have a slight addiction - but I found two new great scarves and a great pair of earrings, all for 50% off today)
- preparing for the start of my new temp job tomorrow
- painting my toenails a fun new color (not the Sparrow one yet!)
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