Loni's Life

Reverb 10 - Body Integration This year, when did you feel the most integrated with your body? Did you have a moment where there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present? Toss up would go between this year's HH100 and the Trek Tri... and between those, I would choose Trek Tri because it pushed me more both physically and mentally.

Reverb 10 - Action When it comes to aspirations, it’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen. What’s your next step? Step 1 is getting all the ideas recorded in a list Step 2 identify priorities within that list Step 3 take action to gather any materials, complete any research, make reservations/class enrollment, or whatever is needed to accomplish the task Step 4 - Just Do It (Nike slogan)

Reverb 10: Appreciate What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it? Free psych sessions on Mama's couch.. and my gratitude is mainly in in hugs, I love you's, and a lunch, dinner, or other errands when needed...  truly, I've come to have a deeper appreciation for this wonderful woman and am so blessed to count her as both friend and family.  

Reverb10: 11 Things What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life? Does it count if I just say Stress More Stress Did I say Stress? Ditto See #1 See #2 See #3 See #4 Worries oh yeah.. Stress All of the above That's really tough... Don't need more stress; think that one will always be there on some level.. but daily knitting helps to keep me sane.  Don't need more pounds.. and actually, since I've been on a downward trend since the end of August.. I think that by continuing my Jenny Craig visits along with my new Body Media Fit (to arrive any day now).. it replaces my dead Body Bugg ... plus a full season of cycling efforts and a swim leg of the Trek Triathlon, there should be less of me by this time next year. Don't need more Unfinished knitting projects... so I'll be tackling the UFO's that got pushed aside for other things and keepin...

Reverb 10:Party What social gathering rocked your socks off in 2010? Describe the people, music, food, drink, clothes, shenanigans. Hmm.. celebrations in 2010 included New Year's with the Chans; Grandma's 98th birthday celebration in Kauai; Easter with the Chans; Bellamy's Crawfish Boil and Jaeda's 1st Birthday; Thanksgiving Breakfast at Mama's; Ornament Exchange with the Chans; Family Christmas at Mama's New Year's ~ Cheese, Salami, Pepperoni, Crackers, and Sugar Cookies and probably some other munchies, but I only remembered what I took to the party.. since it is all of my "nieces and nephews" favorites. Grandma's Birthday ~ Spam surprise and a cupcake that was NOT a cupcake (I tried to warn Mina, but she just wouldn't listen) Easter - Ham instead of lamb, yum! Crawfish boil - Aunt Loni in the pool with all the kids.. and thank goodness, they make kid-friendly corn, burgers, and hot dogs too. Thanksgiving Breakfast was s...

Reverb10: Wisdom What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out? Wisest decision was to stay the course with Jenny Craig... it's a work in progress, but it's been slow and steady progress and I'm enjoying the journey. 

Reverb10: Community . Where have you discovered community, online or otherwise, in 2010? What community would you like to join, create or more deeply connect with in 2011? Ok, I'd have to admit it is a network of Zynga Farmville friends... ok, it's a total time-waster; but it's mindless fun.  The other community would be Mama's Crafters on Saturdays and I love that bunch.   In 2011, I'd like to continue with Crafting at Mama's; but may actually make it to a few Women with Pointy Sticks or McKinney InStitches meetings for creativity with other knitters.

Reverb 10:Gift This month, gifts and gift-giving can seem inescapable. What’s the most memorable gift, tangible or emotional, you received this year?    Best gift for the whole year is the gift of love, family and friendship.   Elsewise, for the more tangible, I'd have to say I am glad that my family knows me well enough to give me gifts that feed my passions for knitting and stamping :)    

Reverb10: Let go What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why? Let go of certain destructive behaviors to replace with more positives ones to build a better me.  Though sometimes it is viewed perhaps as a rejection of some relationships or people, it's really not that; it's just making sure to take time to take care of me.. which is what I am always telling my TOPS folks is to always take time for themselves.  

Reverb10: Wonder How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year? Sense of wonder... somehow my mind wants to try to elicit the innocent thoughts and amazement of children and simple pleasures in life... but somehow for me "Wonder" is usually more like "Worries".. which I had expressed plenty of at various times during the year on my blog. 

Reverb10: Make What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it? Ok, besides breakfast, lunch, or dinner.. the last thing I made besides my current Daffodil scarf  (still in progress ~ but added the last 4 skeins yesterday) would be Mama C's 2010 knit mini-sweater ornament in seed stitch.  I'd like to get some more stamping done in 2011, but the trade off is usually less knitting time.. but somewhere I'll strike a balance.

Reverb10:Moment Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors). If you haven't figured it out by now, and you really should have, the Trek Triathlon was a big highlight of my 2010.   If I could only pick one moment in which I felt most alive, I'd have to say it was at the midpoint of the 2nd part of the swim leg of the Trek Triathlon.    I had gotten through the first buoy turn and we had spread out such that I wasn't having to dodge flailing arms and legs of the other triathletes.. my heart rate monitor was nearing its max rate alert for all the adreneline running through my body... I took a breath to my right and spied my Guardian Hawk swooping down for a closer look... and with that I took a moment to look at shore, look at the sky, look at less than half the swim course remaining and knew that no matter what, this day would turn out to be A-OK.

Reverb10: Writing . What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it? I'm not much of a "writer" but I do enjoy keeping thoughts, projects, progress updates, etc. on my blog and try to update it on a regular basis.   Even if sometimes it may be to just say Hello World, I'm still alive and well... or Hello World, I have a bad cold and my writing sucks.     So all-in-all, I'd have to say I'm happy with the time I allow for "writing."

Since I discovered Reverb10 so late in December, I'm backtracking and working other days in whatever kind of order... Reverb10: One Word Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2011 for you? Hmm.. let me think... PROGRESS .. yes, I think that may summarize 2010.. Progress on projects and progress on my weight loss efforts; progress on my bike and off.   Yes, 2010, I think Progress will work as a word. 2011.. ACHIEVEMENT ... that's what I'd like to see as the word for 2011.

Reverb10: Defining moment . Describe a defining moment or series of events that has affected your life this year. Easy peasy to answer.. the Trek Triathlon !

Reverb10: Photo Assignment: Sift through all the photos of you from the past year. Choose one that best captures you; either who you are, or who you strive to be. Find the shot of you that is worth a thousand words. Share the image, who shot it, where, and what it best reveals about you. Ok... I don't really have that many photos of me.. other than from riding events... but when this prompt came up, this is the photo that came instantly to mind for 2010.. oh, there are others from ride evetns.. but it was this one in particular that sprang to mind immediately. It's from the Run (read: Walk) leg of the Trek Triathlon for women; shot by some Brightroom photographer at the top of a hill on the outward leg of the walk course (just above the finish line... like so close to the finish line, I could have just cheated and finished without doing the whole 5K and no one would have been the wiser except for the timing chip, of course).   It is evidence of one of the most challengi...

Reverb10: Ordinary Joy Just about any time that I could be with any of my family members this year resulted in Ordinary Joy.   I was grateful to have yet another year where we could go visit my grandmother in Kauai (and soon to be blessed with another trip).   Lots of love and laughter with my BFF and my adopted Mama C, her boys, and Auntie J.   Good times with hubby and lots of purrfect days with Mocha.