Point blank, traveling and trying to keep up with your routine BITES.

In the past few weeks, I’ve been on a weeklong trip to Houston & San Francisco, back to Jersey for four days, and then back to San Francisco for another week. And then back, with hives and a cold, which I attribute to all of the traveling associated stress. While I was away… my routine basically didn’t even exist. I tried to supplement my lack of box and derby time., I really did… I dropped in 2 times to SF boxes and also did a 2 hour derby scrimmage with Bay Area Derby Girls [which was AMAZING] but it just isn’t the same. At all.

Sooooooo I was finally back in the gym for my full routine-ish last Wednesday, but I didn’t have my programming and ended up helping my friends and socializing during a lot of my individual lifting time… but then I did a Crossfit class and then an Oly class, so at least I was back on my routine.

BUT

Then Friday my family was celebrating Passover, so I couldn’t get in to the box… but I made it in Sunday morning but then we had another family obligation in the evening so I missed derby…

Feeling out of sorts has sort of been an understatement.

However, I finally was back in action yesterday with a full day of … everything. I had my individual programming, then I did a 5pm Crossfit class, got sushi with two of my favorite humans, and then came back for 8pm Olympic Lifting class.

It’d be an understatement to say that I felt weak during my solo program. However, working through it, I felt like movements and confidence were returning slowly. I just *hate* feeling like I’m behind or that I’ve lost something I’ve worked for. It’s freaking me out more than a little bit because I have another trip coming up that’s literally a month long. I’ll be traveling for two weeks for work in Australia

and Japan, and then I’m hitting South Korea, solo, for two weeks. The only equipment I’m sure I can bring is a jumprope (thanks, Lauren!) and like… bodyweight. I definitely want to drop in to a Crossfit in each country, but it’s just not going to be the same.

One thing I’ve definitely learned about myself in the past year is that if I have a goal and I can make a schedule/plan to work towards it, I’m much more

likely to achieve it. I’m nervous about not having a plan for while I’m away. It’s something I’m definitely going to work on for the next few weeks – I’m hoping if I can make some goals for bodyweight movements, I can possibly get some kind of plan together for myself to follow.

ANYHOW, enough of the downer-ness. I’m back and I’ll be here for three weeks and I’ve got a LOT of work to do.

I’ll leave you with this awesome graphic I found yesterday and I think is going to be my inspiration for the Spring…