Part one: Nathan is a fish. Part two: I'm a whale

Part one:
Nathan has officially graduated from ISR, trophy and all. The day before his last day the instructor made him do all of his testing elements with a full outfit (shoes, diaper, everything) and he did really well. The scariest part for both of us was when she splashed a wave over his face and tossed his shirt over his face to make sure he knows how to handle those kinds of situations. We will go back in the fall to "stretch out his float," which means making sure he can still swim despite growing over the summer. Babies don't do so will with proprioception so they need to readapt. I'm so glad we spent the money on the ISR series, it was tough schedule-wise but well worth every penny. I've never seen a more knowledgeable instructor.

Part two:
Ugh. It's time to admit, I have been slacking on all things fitness, including diet and exercise. I'm paying ridiculous money for a gym membership I hardly use. In my defense (and to go easy on myself, like my mom would tell me to), I have been really busy this summer between ISR, other Nathan stuff, traveling, and microbiology class basically consuming my life. Despite the fact that I knew full well I had some work to do, I was able to ignore the obvious pretty well so far this summer. Until I went to Target. I'm betting there's at least one person reading this blog who knows exactly what I'm about to say. Target has the worst mirrors in their fitting rooms. The. Worst. I knew this. I even said to myself (not out loud, of course): "you know we're in Target, with the Target mirrors. So just ignore whatever you see." That was so not happening. I need to get my ass in gear, literally. I need to find more time for the gym, stop eating fast foods and processed carbs altogether, and just generally be a healthier person. This is me typing this all so that I can be accountable. And not necessarily because I need to be in a bathing suit in just over a month...

The other epiphany I had was that I really want to learn to cook good food with quality ingredients. This creates a paradox on two levels: first, because "good" food isn't always healthy, and second, because I'm really into the couponing and not spending a ton on groceries. But hey, something has to give somewhere, right? My compromise- spend on quality ingredients when I can, try to buy them on sale, and eat my yummy creations in moderation. P.S., when I told Jason about my plan to learn to cook, he was ecstatic. Not even feigned surprise. Just straight happy. Sigh.