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Just a fair warning to everyone, don’t be offended if you don’t hear from me in the next two months. I have, like always, taken on 2,000 too many things and will not have any time for a life until late April.

As most of you know, I started taking karate again after 10 years (I did it from 4th – 10th grade). I ran across my Sensei about a year ago; he started a new Christian karate school in Florence, KY. I decided to start back up; I’ve always wanted to but never had the time. It’s amazing what 10 years will do to the body and memory. Well, he told me this weekend that he wanted me to test for black belt in March. I’m really excited; it’s a lifetime goal of mine to achieve my black belt, but I worry because I’m so out of shape.

I’m getting back to Gold’s Gym to work out every day in order to get in shape for the test. 8 weeks to go!

I’ve also been asked to be a team member on the next women’s Walk to Emmaus in April. I have team meetings almost every Tuesday from now until April, and the actual weekend in mid-April.

So my weekly schedule now consists of working out every morning, going to work, then karate 3 hours on Monday nights, Emmaus meetings Tuesday nights, working late Wednesday night (I work a later shift on Wednesdays), karate for 3 hours Thursday nights, NOTHING on Fridays, and karate on Saturdays for 2 hours. BLEH.

So…between getting ready to test for my black belt, the Walk to Emmaus, building our house that will be completed in April, going on vacation in April, work, being on-call for work every 3 weeks, and every-day life things, I will be lucky to come out on top. But, once May comes life will be grand, we’ll be in our new house, and I’ll be a-ok.

Wish me good-luck ’till then and pray for my sanity.

-ec

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