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i heard its the best life style
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Cottage Life, aside from being the title of a magazine, involves having a cottage, and spending time there, away from your home. Some Canadians have year-round cottages, but most have seasonal cottages.
My cottage is seasonal. Because it is so far away from my home, we typically get there every second or third weekend, spring through fall, for just 2 or 3 days at a time. Most years that means we only actually use the cottage 15-30 days. But some years, I've been able to stay for the entire summer. A couple of years ago, I lived at my cottage from the end of June 'til the middle of October. This past summer (2009), I stayed at the cottage from August 'til the middle of September.
Cottage life for me is extremely relaxed. I own a small island, and my nearest neighbours are at least a kilometre away, by water. I'm at the end of a closed bay, which is all uninhabited Native/Crown land. It is very quiet and peaceful, save the occasional boat of fishermen.
I wake up in the morning and do this and that before getting dressed. I may go swimming or do some gardening. This summer, I made a habit of sitting out on a lounge chair on one of the decks that overlooks the bay. At 3pm, most of that deck is covered by shade, so it's perfect for sitting out and reading a book. At or around 3pm most days, I'd grab something to read and my Harman Kardon portable iPod docking station, and head out to my spot on the deck. (I have to avoid the sun because I'm very fair.) I carried that habit over to my home, when I returned. I live in a beach house on Lake Ontario and have a rear patio with loungers and outdoor "sofas" right next to the water. Because it was so enjoyable and relaxing at the cottage, I would do my afternoon reading session,s listening to music, back here at home. (I don't know why I never did that before.)
At the cottage, we do some boating (in my case, it's our mode of transportation, as opposed to "pleasure boating"), and have bonfires or barbecues. There's a lot of florae and faunae to observe. If I fished, there'd be good fishing to be had.
When we have guests, they tend to bring out all the toys we never seem to use, ourselves. There's an inflatable water trampoline, a dingy, a canoe, windsurfers, boogie boards, and more. Oh, my husband does spend as much free time as possible in the hammock. (There's never enough free time, though.)
Despite the perception of cottages, there is always A LOT of work to be done. The very nature of a residence that goes weeks, sometimes months, without any tending means the few days you are there are full of chores. There are always repairs to done, the lawn has to be mowed, the lawn and gardens weeded, and any renovations to be planned and carried out. (If I have to haul one more load of lumber to the island, I may give it all up!)
When it gets dark, I tend to retreat indoors, to watch television or a DVD, listen to music, or whatever. I had a late-night visitor this past summer, in the form of a metre-long milk snake. It's the first time a snake has made its way into the cottage. I spotted it slithering towards the television, one night. I like snakes, so I was mostly consumed with getting pictures of it. I was pretty excited. Too bad my husband was back at home, at the time. He always misses all the cool stuff.
Well, I'm sure that's TMI. ;-)
In short, having a cottage is nice, although it is a luxury, and expense and, at times, seems like more of a hassle than it's worth. But when I'm there, I wish I could stay longer.
Cottage Life, aside from being the title of a magazine, involves having a cottage, and spending time there, away from your home. Some Canadians have year-round cottages, but most have seasonal cottages.
My cottage is seasonal. Because it is so far away from my home, we typically get there every second or third weekend, spring through fall, for just 2 or 3 days at a time. Most years that means we only actually use the cottage 15-30 days. But some years, I've been able to stay for the entire summer. A couple of years ago, I lived at my cottage from the end of June 'til the middle of October. This past summer (2009), I stayed at the cottage from August 'til the middle of September.
Cottage life for me is extremely relaxed. I own a small island, and my nearest neighbours are at least a kilometre away, by water. I'm at the end of a closed bay, which is all uninhabited Native/Crown land. It is very quiet and peaceful, save the occasional boat of fishermen.
I wake up in the morning and do this and that before getting dressed. I may go swimming or do some gardening. This summer, I made a habit of sitting out on a lounge chair on one of the decks that overlooks the bay. At 3pm, most of that deck is covered by shade, so it's perfect for sitting out and reading a book. At or around 3pm most days, I'd grab something to read and my Harman Kardon portable iPod docking station, and head out to my spot on the deck. (I have to avoid the sun because I'm very fair.) I carried that habit over to my home, when I returned. I live in a beach house on Lake Ontario and have a rear patio with loungers and outdoor "sofas" right next to the water. Because it was so enjoyable and relaxing at the cottage, I would do my afternoon reading session,s listening to music, back here at home. (I don't know why I never did that before.)
At the cottage, we do some boating (in my case, it's our mode of transportation, as opposed to "pleasure boating"), and have bonfires or barbecues. There's a lot of florae and faunae to observe. If I fished, there'd be good fishing to be had.
When we have guests, they tend to bring out all the toys we never seem to use, ourselves. There's an inflatable water trampoline, a dingy, a canoe, windsurfers, boogie boards, and more. Oh, my husband does spend as much free time as possible in the hammock. (There's never enough free time, though.)
Despite the perception of cottages, there is always A LOT of work to be done. The very nature of a residence that goes weeks, sometimes months, without any tending means the few days you are there are full of chores. There are always repairs to done, the lawn has to be mowed, the lawn and gardens weeded, and any renovations to be planned and carried out. (If I have to haul one more load of lumber to the island, I may give it all up!)
When it gets dark, I tend to retreat indoors, to watch television or a DVD, listen to music, or whatever. I had a late-night visitor this past summer, in the form of a metre-long milk snake. It's the first time a snake has made its way into the cottage. I spotted it slithering towards the television, one night. I like snakes, so I was mostly consumed with getting pictures of it. I was pretty excited. Too bad my husband was back at home, at the time. He always misses all the cool stuff.
Well, I'm sure that's TMI. ;-)
In short, having a cottage is nice, although it is a luxury, and expense and, at times, seems like more of a hassle than it's worth. But when I'm there, I wish I could stay longer.
Competitive gymnastics+workout tips?
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Okay, so this is rather complicated. PLEASE READ IT. PLEASE. At least answer one of them!!
Problem 1:
My friend, she's 14, is currently on Orange in the CanGym program, or advanced rec. She really wanted to do competitive but she tried out at three clubs and didnt make any of them, not even P1. They all said she wasn't skilled enough and too old, since the lowest level, P1, had kids ages 9-12 at the oldest. Now, because she was rejected, she wants to tryout for T&T but she doesn't know if she's good enough. She can execute all the basics (cartwheel, handstand, walkovers), a roundoff backhandspring with a slight spot, back tuck off a box and back tucks on tramp. In Alberta, Canada, would you think that she would make T&T competitive? And what level, if she did? She really loves gymnastics and was stressing out and depressed about this. Oh, and this really is my friend (no yahoo account), I am a P3 gymnast, but no idea how to help her.
THANKS:)
Problem 2:
Kay, so I, on my coach's orders, have to do a planned workout everyday. Run for 10-20 minutes, increasing either in speed or distance, routine stretch for 15 minutes, a break for 5, 3 sets of 25 push-ups, 30 second break and water, 3 sets of 50 sit-ups, 30 second break, 40 lunges, 40 squat jumps, and a five minute cool down run/stretch. So I am also 14, 5'2 and about 115 pounds. I am now pretty weak and I have a layer of fat due to the fact that I was pulled out of gym for 8 months, which is why I have a workout I need to do. I have been skipping the 10-20 min run cause I live where there are no flat grounds and because it is so icy outside, it is near impossible. Going to a nearby gym doesn't work either cause my parents refuse to take me. So is there anything I can do to replace the run, but still takes the same effect on my body? Same with the 5 min cool down. Also, I have been doing this workout for about 2 weeks but haven't seen any improvements. In fact, I think I am getting more fat and my muscles are staying the same. Why is this? Also, if you have any other workout suggestions (like weights, different sets, diets that would fit my situation cause i am clueless on that, etc.), feel free to suggest them. Don't say that I am already fit and don't need all this, because I do. Strength is essential to gymnastics and fat just slows you down.
THANKS:) sorry you had to read all of this!!
Much appreciated!!
Answer
If you know what these are...
I do...as a gymnast at a level equivalent to level 8 USAG...
100 V-Ups
50 pull ups
50 chin ups
Frog jumps on the vault runway for 10 laps
One legged hops (alternate each lap) 10 -5 laps per leg
Climb the rope
Run a mile (32 laps around the floor)
Handstand push ups (100)
Handstand walks - 2 (go there forwards, backwards on the way back)
Arm dips on the parallel bars (50)
Leg dips of the beam keeping your heel flat (5 laps there and back)
Seal walks (feet on a paper plat in push up position and go forward across the floor and backwards back) - 8 laps
Attempt ten full ups (pull up all the way to front support on bars)
Kill jumps on the trampoline (Jump as high as you can in one jump then stop in a squat {not to deep of a squat})
Those are just some options
I'm on JOGA...(jersey optional gymnastics association in nj)
Hope this helped
If you know what these are...
I do...as a gymnast at a level equivalent to level 8 USAG...
100 V-Ups
50 pull ups
50 chin ups
Frog jumps on the vault runway for 10 laps
One legged hops (alternate each lap) 10 -5 laps per leg
Climb the rope
Run a mile (32 laps around the floor)
Handstand push ups (100)
Handstand walks - 2 (go there forwards, backwards on the way back)
Arm dips on the parallel bars (50)
Leg dips of the beam keeping your heel flat (5 laps there and back)
Seal walks (feet on a paper plat in push up position and go forward across the floor and backwards back) - 8 laps
Attempt ten full ups (pull up all the way to front support on bars)
Kill jumps on the trampoline (Jump as high as you can in one jump then stop in a squat {not to deep of a squat})
Those are just some options
I'm on JOGA...(jersey optional gymnastics association in nj)
Hope this helped
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