Fun Fact; Cinco de Mayo is the anniversary of the Mexican army's victory over the French empire at the battle of Puebla in 1862. Today however it is most commonly associated with a celebration of Mexican-American culture. While celebrating with margaritas and tacos is not in my plans today I hope those of you that... Continue Reading →
New Week, New You! (NZD #6)
Well, yesterday I didn't manage to get a blog post up but that doesn't mean that I wasn't doing something. It rained all day yesterday as well. I went for a run but only got about 5 km into it before I decided that here might be a good time to quit, otherwise I would... Continue Reading →
Sunny Saturday (NZD #4)
Well, it's Saturday. And in another life that would have meant something. But I guess it's just another day now. I've been running for a while now, and before this whole mess hit, I was tossing around the idea of maybe working towards running a 10k race this summer. Now that that's out of the... Continue Reading →
And the Mountains Will Bring Me Peace. (NZD #2)
I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now and live in it forever. ― Suzanne Collins It's the end of April. And that means that it is warm enough now that what comes from the heavens above is rain now. Which is what it's been doing all day today. There is something... Continue Reading →
No More Zero Days…. Day 1
May you live every day of your life.― Jonathan Swift As I mentioned in my previous post, I have been kind of avoiding this whole blogging thing for the last few weeks. I've been avoiding it much like.... well.... the plague. There are a few reasons for this but the biggest reason is that I... Continue Reading →
We Are All Experiencing a Trauma
A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window.― Gilles Deleuze Today is day 26 90 000 of self isolation. I haven't been posting much about my life because, well, it really just isn't that interesting. Every day consists of a workout,... Continue Reading →
The Gulag Archipelago (A review and a reflection)
“Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty.”― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Wow. Where do I even start with this book? First, I will say that I'll try not to ramble on too long about it and I will try not to provide too many spoilers. I'm not entirely convinced that you can even... Continue Reading →
Can an old dog learn new tricks?
She refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn't boring.― Zelda Fitzgerald Well, there comes a time in every quarantine I think where we decide that even doing what we enjoy becomes monotonous. I have been doing most things that I had recommended on my earlier post when this all began. Exercising regularly; even have some... Continue Reading →
Quarantine Weekend #2
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.― Marcus Aurelius Well, coming to the end of the weekend, I am feeling much better than my last post. Sometimes you just need to take a day and breathe. This is something I need to get better at doing... Continue Reading →
Today was not a win.
“Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”― L.M. Montgomery It's been 9 days, but it's starting to feel like a lifetime. Last week I had set a goal to add an extra km to my runs every day. So far this week, I have been... Continue Reading →
