But there never seems to be enough time To do the things you want to do Once you find them... All too often, time slips away from us and even though the best-laid plans are made, you still have missed opportunities. I have been keeping up on my "50 Firsts before my 51st" birthday challenge... Continue Reading →
"Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water." - Bruce Lee In 1993 I went to a movie premiere with friends. It was "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story". I became enamored with his teachings, and wanted to learn Jeet Kune Do so badly, but... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, April 12, 2017 was my 10 year post-op anniversary of my Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass surgery. Had that surgery not occurred, I would not be here today. I was told within minutes after coming out of anesthesia that I was lucky I had my surgery when I did. In two years max, I would have... Continue Reading →
Last night, after we saw "Ghost in the Shell", I made an off handed comment about how I would pay ALL my money to have an ass like Scarlett Johansson, and I didn't think any more about it. This morning I woke up, got my coffee, stepped into the shower and started washing my hair... Continue Reading →
I realize its been awhile since my last update here. I will try to update you with everything I can but just know that basically my life is Chaotic at best right now and life can sometimes hand you a curve ball... In February, my office went through a big change. We hired a new... Continue Reading →
2017 is finally here. I have been embracing it for a full 5 days now, pondering where my focus might be this year. Balance. Along with gratitude, satisfaction and appreciation. These are what I plan to focus on. Gratitude: the quality of being thankful; rediness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Satisfaction: fulfillment... Continue Reading →
December 13, 2016 I started my 50th year on this planet. I have made many different plans on what I wanted to do for my 50th birthday but none of them seemed 'quite right'. Traditionally, I have started the first day of December with Amypalooza...its just a big count down to my birthday on the... Continue Reading →
On Thanksgiving Day I boarded a plane to Mexico City, Mexico for a tournament. I had no idea how that singular act would change my life. I knew I was going to be seeing friends & chosen family from far away places like Austria and Australia, as well as the new friends I had made... Continue Reading →
I get a lot of people asking me about weight loss surgery and/or training and how it has affected my life. Would I do it all over again, is it all worth it, what kind of impact does it have on a person's life, do I regret it. Inevitably its usually the same questions over... Continue Reading →
Not the worst Monday morning I have ever had but I can certainly tell you waking up for a consultation to see if I am a candidate for a Panniculectomy/Abdominoplasty was certainly up there on moments I could have lived without. Normally I am not really too self conscious about my body these days. I... Continue Reading →
The Badass Valkyrie 