1st Post of 2012

I have been implementing my new requirements for 2012 into my daily schedule ... again settling into a routine with some different stuff. Its been fun switching some things up and I am really looking forward to the new I Ho Chuan format and working on some different forms ... nothing against the form I worked on last year. Planning for the 1000 rounds of sparring is the most challenging and I will be taking advantage of open training and anyone that is willing to spar on Saturdays. Same as last year actually documenting all this stuff is the hardest part, its not that I don't do alot of this stuff its that I fail to record it. I am a technical writer from way back and you think it would be a piece of cake but not so far! One of my requirements is to reduce the amount of plastic in my home ... so the first thing I did is an inventory ... there is a massive amount of plastic in my house and its in the kitchen! Food and plastic seem to go hand in hand. It comes in plastic, you cook it and then save the leftovers in plastic and then you dispose of it in plastic. Yikes! Think about this ... the entire inside of the fridge is plastic, all the food storage containers, grocery bags, cling wrap, ziploc bags, freezer bags, grocery bags that become garbage bags. I am being overwhelmed by yogurt containers alone! I had already started with reusing glass jars for left overs and had to call my sister on how to use glass jars to store food in the freezer without breaking them. I am currently looking for a source for wax coated containers and or freezer wrap ... will let you know what I find.

On Monday Dean and the girls and I are going to Kauai for a two week vacation before the girls have to head back to China ... its going to be awesome. A couple of my personal goals will be completed there ... first the zip line which the girls have been trying to get me to do for a long time. I may be wearing 'depends' but it will get done. The second thing is snorkeling ... its been on the books for awhile as well. Last year I learned how to swim and got alot of practice in thanks to my I Ho Chuan requirements and now I am going to put that skill to the test in the pacific ocean. Wish me luck!