life by Jose

…our son will be born soon

I think my son will be born soon.

My mind is torn between excitement and debilitating fear.

My body is just as confused, torn between lets go for a run and dude you need a nap. (kudos to the wife who doesn’t have that choice)

July left us far too quickly and this is what August holds for the Callejas clan.

Kalel will officially start high school, “Go Panthers!”

Kara will start Kindergarten, “Go…

Surprise Mothe*%^*&! #Reverb15 Day 2

Day 2.

What surprised you this year?

A year is a long time. I could probably pick out how many things surprise me daily, everyday is surprising if you really pay attention. As I racked my brain though, for a moment that really surprised me I kept coming up with moments where I lost my “cool” and couldn’t really hold in my emotions. I won’t go into much detail as there are too many for this…

I kick off Reverb15 today. Which confirms that the year just blew by. 

If you’ve been reading the blog for a while I freaken hate list. 10 reasons for this, & the top 15 that. I find it lazy and just a chance for more pages and ads. “Clickbait”. 

The prompt for today actually compared lists to prayers. Whatever lists I have should be a window into what I’m praying for (need). Sadly aside from…

As previously mentioned after a few years of only running. i decided the benefits of Crossfit far outweighed the cost.

I’m sure you’re used to reading either rave reviews or rampant hate towards the WODS that have now become almost a daily ritual. The one negative I’d been able to see right away was that on days that I had a WOD I was really hesitant to pound the pavement as had been my normal.

F…

Next year I’m going to let go of the need to beat myself up for not writing as much as I do come December.

Every year is the same, I write all of December, maybe even a post or two in January and then by the time my birthday comes around the blog fever has left me until something really sticks out to me or until reverb15.

So after a few years I know exactly how the story will play out. So in 2015…

I don’t believe hind sight is 20/20, but I assume it’s pretty damn close.

I suppose if we could all see into the future our decisions might be different. I’d like to think that as I’ve gotten older I try and think things through a lot more carefully than I might have in the past.

So as far 2014 is concerned, no specific day sticks out in mind as one I should have treated differently. I can pick a…

My life is far, far from perfect!

I will say that as was evident in my very first #reverb post this year. If you really take a moment to think about your day, there is something to be happy about no matter what you may be going through. (Precisely why I love this project, it’s easy to get down on your self this time of year.)

Today the wonderful Kat McNally specifically asks us to do just that.…

In 2012 I read 24 books. In 2013 I attempted to beat that and it was actually difficult because of the goal and I ended up reading 25 books.

For 2014 I set a goal of 52 books. I thought/knew it would be difficult but I didn’t like that I didn’t make much of an improvement. Especially when there are so many books I’ve yet to read and every once in a while I reread some that have really made an…

When I finally get around to writing a/my book I’m certain it will be in December. Project reverb is directly responsible for some of my most productive writing.

I’m also certain that it will be at the end of the most amazing/kick ass year of my life. This unfortunately is not that year and so still no book on the horizon.

I kicked off this year as hopeful as ever. I was finally out of the zombie…

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