My brain is really tired at the moment from balancing so many farm thoughts all day, so this may not be very well composed! I managed to be really productive but am always surprised at how many things there are to figure out and how complicated every step often turns out to be! It's amazing to think about how entirely different my job is from what most people consider farming. Or maybe most people are still under the mistaken impression that conventional farmers aren't tractor/combine jockies?

Had an awesome cross fit workout tonight! I've been going for almost two months now (other than that two week sinus infection break) and am definitely getting a little better! I'm still amazed by all the women there who are whipping out over a hundred unassisted pullups and push ups in a work out though! I'm using a stretchy band to help with the pullups and am doing the pushups on my knees just so I can complete the workouts. It's somehow amazingly fun and is a great combo of lifting and cardio. Can't recommend it highly enough!

Today we did the "Cindy" workout. There are 20 or so benchmark workouts with women's names that everyone who does crossfit does! The Cindy is 5 pullups, 10 pushups, and 15 squats in a row as many times as you can in 20 minutes. I only got to thirteen even with my stretchy band, but did a little better than last time. The push ups were really killing me, and after the first seven or so sets I was having to take a pretty good break between the first and second 5! The coach cranks up the music and gives you form tips and encouragement. It's just a little bit competitive, but you can't really tell what set everyone else is on after the first few, so there's not too much pressure to go a crazy pace.

Aaaand randomly, here a Mouse Hamlet, a recent present from Cecil: