Yesterday I was chatting at the Y with people working at the front desk and a very well-known employee/instructor walked by and said I was quickly becoming the most popular water fitness instructor based on all the comments coming in ( Read more... )

A week ago, Garrett's cousin Becky came over for a barbecue and brought her dog Bear.


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The same week I start teaching Mondays at Mill Creek, I'll also start teaching Fridays in Everett! I was actually offered Mondays in Everett just a couple days after I accepted Mill Creek, thankfully Everett decided to completely shuffle the schedule so I could join up.

When I originally joined the YMCA, Everett's location was the historic downtown one, with an original building from the 1920s and additions from the '60s and '80s. With Everett being the largest city in the county, it was odd to see all the smaller cities around us get new locations while Everett remained historic. Finally the plans for a new ( Read more... )

In an ideal world, I'd have two teaching shifts each week at the Mukilteo YMCA and beforehand, I'd do two eGym strength training circuits. It feels like a very realistic goal since I've done my two circuits before going to class many times. It's true that teaching is a lot more work than going to class, but I want to put in the work and reap the ( Read more... )

I just zipped down to Seattle to pick up two more Nagels and a Mukai from DreamPop Playhouse, bringing my totals to four and three respectively.


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I moved to Washington around this time in 1999 at age 25. I'm now 50, so I've officially lived here half my life. Driving from Arlington to Everett last night after sunset, I saw more lightning than I have in the last 25 years and have decided that was my celebratory fireworks show.

Tuvix is on a 5-week grooming schedule and today was the day. I was glad it was time because he stank a little bit. Of course, it was nowhere near as bad as it tends to be during the rainy season. Here's the before photo:


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Kylie the apprentice unveiled a few sheets of flash designs before I spotted one I really wanted, and I didn't even notice it the first time I scrolled by on Instagram. Thankfully I went back for another look when I was on my tattoo spree because I found one I just had to have.


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