Dooley’s 2020 Getup Challenge: Day 1 of 365 days of Getups Daily total requirement: 1 minimum Total completed: 10 (bodyweight, 5 each side) Yearly total: 10 Much like I did with the swing in 2018, I’ve made a 2020 getup goal. I will attempt – and do the best in me to complete – a minimum numbers of getups for the day of the year that is in front of me. Day 1 = 1 … Read more
Dooley Noted: 10/12/18 My flight was delayed. So I left for the airport later than usual. My Lyft driver was a sweet, elderly man that didn’t seem to speak much English. He was not the aggressive New York City cab driver that I typically prefer when I am running late. He drove very slowly. He never ran a yellow light. He let other people pass without hesitation. I realized how ridiculous it was that he … Read more
Dooley Noted: 10/9/2018 40 Things I Learned by Age 40 As I turned 40 today, I reflected this morning on what I learned in this past year. Hopefully you will enjoy! 1. Breaking a lease costs thousands. Doing it for a dog probably saved much more than that in emotional expenditure. 2. Check your free credit score every year and make sure to get rid of the negatives. You’ll never know when you need to … Read more
Dooley Noted: 9/26/18 In my life, breathing has been a challenge. Growing up in a household of smokers added to the challenge, and the pollen around corn and soybean fields did not make it any easier! Having a history of anxiety complicated my breathing but definitely made me aware of a need for focus on it. Jaw and neck tension were strongly correlated to my anxiety, and breathing training was the answer to my issues. … Read more
Dooley Noted: 9/9/18 I’ve learned a huge chunk of what I know about power from men. These aren’t men that gave brute strength efforts as I watched in awe at testosterone-laden aggression. They are men who said to me, “I can do it, so you most certainly can.” These are men like my father, who never told me I couldn’t do something because I was a girl. These are men like my two male business … Read more
Dooley Noted: 8/29/18 The n=1 Factor “Any amount of alcohol is bad for your health.” “A glass of wine per day is linked to the maximum people who live over 100.” “Margarine is acceptable and coconut oil is poison.” “Coconut oil is the health food you are missing.” “HIIT is bad for you.” No wait, “HIIT is good for you.” “Ketogenic diets prevent cancer replication.” “Cancer can adapt to any environment’s fuel source.” I’m just … Read more
Dooley Noted: 10/27/2017 Chronic pain deserves your respect. You completely remodeled your brain around this pathway. You took time and due diligence to build an autobahn of pain. It took, on average, over 6 months or more to build. And now, it’s a superhighway that your brain built because you told it to do so. To build a new pathway away from this chronic pain highway, you have to bow to it. Acknowledge it, as … Read more
Dooley Noted: 10/9/2017 On my 39th birthday, I found myself reflecting on some key things I learned by age 39. 1. Life doesn’t linearly improve with a dog. It exponentially improves and encourages one to be an all-around better person. 2. The above is also true with the right life partner. 3. You can stand your ground and think you’re right, and then realize being right doesn’t equal being free from hurt. Being right does … Read more
Dooley Noted: 10/4/2017 The External Abdominal Oblique (EAO) is an extrinsic core muscle that is meant to take intrinsic force (from structures like diaphragm and innermost abdominal muscles) and send it to the limbs. This muscle starts at rib 5, where it interdigitates with the Serratus Anterior muscle at ribs 5-9 laterally. These two muscles work together to send out force through the scapula, during activities like the initiation phase of gait, lunging, and throw … Read more
Dooley Noted: 9/12/17 My husband tells me, almost every day, that the root of all choices boils down to two: love or fear. Early last night, I chose fear. And it took me away from my optimistic self. It took me down a path I had paved long ago. And it hurt me again, just as it hurt me in the past. I can’t un-pave that well-known pathway. But I went to bed actively choosing … Read more