Natasha's blog - A boring title for a not boring blogger

I Got Labeled Cave Day, Crash Day, 9 hours of sleep ... all part of my lifestyle On Friday mornings, I teach water aerobics. This primarily consists of me standing on the pool deck, playing my favorite music, yelling at my elders about burning it out. I don't expect them to know what "it" is, but they better make it burn. One protein shake, 3 water bottles, and four hours -- it's basically a party and a half. Thus yet again, I have been dubbed "The Energizer Bunny." This happened in highschool volleyball, happened at camp (both summers), in college working in student government, and now as a Fitness Fanatic. There's a Secret Formula Once per week, someone asks me if they can have some of what I am taking. Well, here is my formula for an energetic lifestyle: 1. Sleep A LOT - Back in high school, I laid awake for about 2 hours before falling asleep. That was a draining lifestyle. Here are my current sleep needs: 3-5 mg of melatonin   e...

After swim class on Mondays and Wednesdays, random members from the class go sit around a table and drink coffee before they leave for work. Total mishmash of humans. Lorna sews her own fleece pants and wakes up at 3:30 am because she doesn't want to feel rushed. Anna sports a faux-hawk, has a dimply grin and writes code in the Spokane Valley. Coach Mike has self-diagnosed ADHD. When he talks he pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose and jumps right back into his epic description using his hands to explain just HOW epic the wild night was. These have become my people. I don't know them very well -- but I am working on it.  We were sitting around the tiny circular table, chatting as people arrived, grabbed some coffee, giggled at Mike and left for work. A fabulous start to a Monday morning. I overheard Coach explain to (yet) another swimmer that, "Men only tease the people they love. It's a guy thing. We do it because we care."  Instinctively,...