51

So this will be my 51st and last blog entry of UBBT 6. So I guess I've sat here 51 times trying to write. The blogging is still pretty painful, but I guess I've become more ok with the fact that my blog will never be the most interesting read, that it's more of a tool for me.
I am excited to have new goals to work on, and having my husband in 7 will be a great motivator. Having the phys-out web site will be great for me to keep my numbers in perspective. I feel more prepared this time around, I have a pedometer for example, so I'm sure that will make the kms challenge better (having failed miserably this time around). I'm excited to have new team members, there are more non black belt student members in 7 and so I feel there will be more of a team feel for me as I don't really train with any black belts other than Adrien.
This feels sort of anti climactic, as I won't really be ending anything, just heading straight into UBBT 7, but I do feel a sense of beginning again. Can't wait to see where the next year will take me.

countdown

So we're in the home stretch. Pushups felt great today... I'm so excited that my body isn't going to have to get used to doing all the pushups like it did for the beginning of 6! Not a lot to say today, the past year in review has been amazing. I am somewhere I never thought I'd get to, it feels awesome

Busy doesn't do it justice

When I tell people I've been busy lately it falls woefully short of how crazy I feel right now. I have been struggling to keep my head out of the water as far as my requirements go since the beginning of the month. I wanted to end UBBT 6 with a bang and instead its that farty sound when you let a balloon out slowly. I have wondered so many times if it was wise for me to do the UBBT again when I am under so much stress. I always come back to the idea that it isn't about having perfect numbers, its about staying the course. Well, OK the numbers are important too. I have finished one project this week so I have a little more time at night now and I'm hoping that I can finish the second half of the month with the big hurrah I was going for. Part of my plan for UBBT 7 is to be smarter with my goals, get a pedometer for example. Having better recording methods and using as much of my regular routine like work etc. to my advantage. So that's the plan Stan. Better get busy. I mean busier.

Living Hero #3 Ayan Hersi

Ayan Hersi is a Somalian refugee that grew up in Canada. As a child her father was deported and her mother struggled to raise 5 children on social assistance. Growing up with her mothers support and the strength she had witnessed in the Somali refugees she resolved to be the first woman in her family to graduate university.
She ran for school president in high school and when she was told that she should run for something less demanding because she was a young black woman, she became more determined to win and did with her mothers strong support, becoming the first black woman to be president of the school council.
In the aftermath of 9-11 she started and anti racial campaign for the Muslim students who were experiencing an increase in bullying, threats and insults.
At the University of Toronto she assumed a leadership role in AIDS education, anti racial and anti violence advocacy. She spearheads human rights training for women in Namibia, Kenya, and Somalia. As a part of the United Nations Development she spent the summer of 2007 in Namibia as part of the University of Toronto HIV/AIDS academic field project. Ayan worked with the local women to advocate for anonymous HIV/AIDS testing, counselling and treatment and prevention programs.
She supports disabled students, ensuring they receive accommodations and financial assistance to succeed in school. Ayan is the founder of Youth in Touch, a youth led, non profit organization that provides young people with access to networking skills, money management, legal rights and access to education.
Ayan Hersi is an amazing young woman, she is my living hero #3.