Alright. Now I know the cliché, new year, new me, 2022 is going to be my year. That’s what everyone says right?  Now I am not saying it will or won’t but 2022 will be a year of change. It will be my Comeback.

Now I don’t know about you, but each year I start very ambitious with my New Year’s resolutions. This steam, though, usually puffs out about mid-year if not before.

So, this year, instead of saying I want to drink more water and exercise daily, Yada Yada Yada. I’m looking at the big picture. I want to live a healthier lifestyle. I want to have more overall energy and happiness. Big-ticket items, such as buying a house, or a new car, rather than the little daily things/tasks, which usually I miss a few times and fall off the bandwagon because I get discouraged. That is the plan for 2022.

2022 we want to set ourselves up for success. Big picture, not a little picture right off the bat. Every big goal does need to be broken down into little digestible pieces.

For instance, health. So, my focus is to get active everyday, take my vitamins, drink as much water as possible, work out, and eat healthier (since 2021 was the year of takeout.)

The Comeback however is directed toward my martial arts training. I have been out for almost two years. And I mean the last time I was out was between high school and my mid-twenties, but at least I was training. This was a dead stop.

One of my goals for the LONGEST is to be a master in taekwondo, otherwise known as a 4th-degree level blackbelt. Now I knew when this became a goal this was going to last a few years as this is not something one can accomplish in only 1 year.

As it stands right now, I have a 2nd-degree black belt in taekwondo, but with covid, growing my family, and life in general, I have been out of formal training for just under 2 years this time. Pretty much since covid struck in March of 2020. I was doing the virtual class, which was great, but there is something special about walking in and training at a dojang. So needless to say, I am floppy and out of shape.

So, I was out during the pandemic for a year, then pregnant and recovering for another year, and now I am ready to get back at this goal.

The amazing thing is I had already started tip testing and only needed 1 more to get to my 3rd degree. The final is mostly forms so I could just pop over and test, but I know I will not be at my best, and nor will my forms/techniques, and who knows what else the master would throw at us in testing. I don’t just want to test the knowledge; I want my body to reflect that knowledge. Plus, I don’t want to get hurt.

The catch though is going back to class. Which is hard due to 1) covid not being over and 2) my kids. They say the second one you feel more comfortable having others watch them etc. But not me. And it’s not just covid. So, getting back onto a physical class may be a while since I don’t want to be away or have others mind my kids as of yet. Therefore, I am back to self-training. 

I plan on being stronger, more flexible, and better than ever when I return. I am starting at a snail’s pace so as not to get discouraged or be laid up from the pain. 

Here is how out of shape I am. I did 30 squats on Monday and am still sore in my quads. 

Needless to say, slow is better per my track record of jumping in at 110% and only lasting a week before I needed a 2-week recovery phase. I will get no results like that, and we want 2022 results.