He has arrived
by
Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
Two weeks ago, on September 23, Bishop decided to make his way into the world. My water broke with this one (that didn't happen with the first son), and I actually think Bish ...
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Well....
by
Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
Wow, it's been a while since I last wrote here. Part of it is due to me not having a moment to write when I'm awake (ah, kids. Four year old kids.) The other part is I have ...
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Life in Second Trimester
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Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
Ah, second trimester. The floating time. No more nausea, no more bad taste in my mouth. And the realization that I'll never, ever go through first trimester ever, ever, ever a ...
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Pregnant karate
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Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
Man, can we say whiny? Yeah, my last post was a bit glum, but I was not in a happy place. From now on I will only write in my happy place. That being said.... There has be ...
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I'm still here
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Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
I find it so difficult to sit down and right here these days. Before, when I would pump out two blogs a week some months, I was working and had the time to sit and write. No ...
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Where did the karate go?
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Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
I've been asking myself that question over the past two weeks, which have been completely lacking in karate. My last class was given the week before Christmas (happy holidays ...
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Shiai!
by
Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
This past Wednesday I travelled south to my home dojo for a brown belt shiai. It was all guys. It was intense! This was the first time I'd been back to the dojo since moving, ...
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Halloween
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Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
Wow, three posts in two days. Can it be? I thought I'd share some cute pics of my boy going as Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender. When I told him that I wanted to be Toph h ...
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It's not ciabatta
by
Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
My good karate friend and former masochistic partner in crime, Ray Chen (check out his link. He's a chef, whose recipes show up in Bon Appetit) was kind enough to enlighten m ...
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Ugh...
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Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
I've never been so sore, not since field hockey practice, and that was back in the late '80's! When I was a field hockey player back in high school, we would start training t ...
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Stalling
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Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
Okay, I've really been stalling about writing an entry. However, I haven't been able to make the time until now, holidays and all. They were good, but I'm glad they are over ...
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Post delay!
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Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
Oops, I meant to post long ago, but the days have gotten the better of me. The shoulder is doing fabulously and I've been a "good girl". Really. Most of the time ...
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Back again
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Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
Well, it's all over. Poppy was buried yesterday and I'm at peace. It's just been an awful time for me, but now I'm coming through the fog, into the clearing. I can see the lig ...
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Poppy
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Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
This will not be a martial arts post today. This past Friday I went home to be with my grandfather, Poppy. He's had this insidious thing known as cancer and went downhill ver ...
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Chaka Zulu
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Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
This is a video of Chaka Zulu that every martial artist should watch. Apparently my Sensei, Sensei Jon Bottomms, had everyone view this and it was forwarded to me. This is a ...
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Finding a new school
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Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
At the end of August my family and I will be relocating to the beautiful Burlington, Vermont area. This move, however, will result in a lot of change for me. This change consi ...
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Training in the grass
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Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
I was asked to post a picture of my sensei that I mentioned in a previous post. Well, as soon as I remember to ask his permission I will do so. The picture is now in my comp ...
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Back to myself
by
Karrie L.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts
It always seems that when you have something that prevents you from training and you take a little time off and then return the class is sure to be a tough one. That happened ...
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