We had a super nice weekend, the perfect combo of outdoor exercising, indoor cat playing, lots of cooking and baking, catch up with a friend, and some reading and watching. Friday, last day of school break for the girls, started with period 1 of swim meet up. The problem was that it started at 5pm!!! … Continue reading Weekend musing →

It has been 3 months since I started HRT. To recap why I started: I noticed bigger shifts between first and second half of the cycle in term of energy, mood, recovery. I had been having more frequent headache for few days before ovulation and before period. It used to happen every 3-4 months, but … Continue reading HRT 3 months later →

This is the Carnaval break week in Brazil, which coincides with chinese new year. Girls are on break, I have Monday-Wednesday afternoon break from work so we've been enjoying the super relaxing time at home. This is the perfect continuation of my analog experiment. Although there are many celebration in the city, we decided not … Continue reading Chinese new year mini celebration →

Sunday 2/8 Instead of running with podcast, I switched to music so my mind didn't need to work while running. No information needed to be absorbed. I didn't check oura and I felt more energetic than the day before, as if a cloud has opened up. (actual oura readiness: 73) I left the phone in … Continue reading Analog experiment log →

We had a "boring" weekend which means, chill, relaxing, opens space, yummy food, naps. As I am making "running" boring to nurse/heal my knees before start of serious training, the concept has spilled to other areas too. Boring is good, no news is good news. I enjoy this quiet season more than I thought I … Continue reading Weekend & analog experiment →