As of this moment, I have 298 burpees to catch up on. Help!
Frustration (Day 89)
So I managed to do two days in one on Friday, but yesterday I didn’t even do a whole day’s worth, much less catch up on the additional days delay. Today it will be a challenge to even finish yesterday’s, much less dig into todays. argh! Only 11 days left, which should mean 1045 burpees, but as of this moment, I actually have 1181 to go (47 of which belong to yesterday, and 89 of which are for today). Can I catch up? Friday’s 171 say that I can, but I’m frustrated with myself for not being closer than I am.
Two for one (Day 87)
I can’t believe I did 171 burpees today. Any more I do finally cut into the 87 that I am supposed to do today!
One step forward, two steps back, and one morale boost (Day 86)
So, I’m not 10 burpees away from finishing day 84, except that today is day 86. Some crazy working days have made staying on top of things extremely difficult, even though the 74 I’ve done today only started around 7:00 (so with the exception of the 21-hour day that was Monday – the result of a business trip for which flights were not quite as convenient as we would have liked – I should not be making excuses.
So that explains the one step forward, two steps back. What about the morale boost? A semi-anonymous reading left a comment on my last post to tell me that they are rooting for me, and that they themselves are (or at least were yesterday) on Day 23. So everybody with me: go G!
Two steps forward, one step back? (Day 82)
So I caught up my day lag, doing basically two days worth of burpees in less than 24 hours, but then lost again the next day. As of this morning, I had 80 of yesterday’s 81 to do (yes, I realize how ridiculous that sounds, but I tacked one on to the last set I finished from the previous day) and today’s 82.
I’ve just finished two sets of 10, and felt the burn starting about halfway through the second one. Could be because I’m tired (been a bit short on sleep the past few days) although despite being awake since 5:30, I actually feel quite alive this morning (contrary to the same time yesterday, when I also woke up at 5:30). So if I can get through yesterday’s by noon, then I could potentially catch up once again, which I really need to do, since I will be up at 3:30am tomorrow, only to get home around midnight, with probably very little opportunity in that long day to do the 83 burpees that will be on my agenda for the day!
A whole day behind (Day 79)
It is 8:57 pm, and I just (finally) caught up on my carry-over. On day 77, my dent into the 77 burpees ended up staying small, with only 17. I’ve lost track of how many I did today versus yesterday, but I do know that in total I’ve just caught up.
For some reason I can’t explain, I’ve reversed the counting, so I now count down instead of upwards. Somewhere in my psyche, this seems to make sets of 15 or 20 a bit easier than when I count upwards, because at the end of the set, the number in my head is what’s still left to finish the day, rather than something like 10 or 15 that lets my brain say “good job, Heather, you’ve finished another set”, or “that can count as a set”. This evening I feel like it helped me get through the carryover, although going from “1″ (the last of the carryover) to “79″ (today’s portion of the challenge) was a bit demoralizing.
Ah well, 79 was a good year: maybe the catchup won’t be too hard 
Finished for… (Day 77)
yesterday. Ugh. It’s 9:22 pm. And I’ve just finished catching up on yesterday’s carryover.
Optimism: only 77 more to do before midnight to catch up!
Realism: there will be another carryover, but I will try to make it as small as possible.
I seriously need to get back in the habit of a couple of sets before work, a couple before lunch, a couple in the afternoon, and a couple in the even. That way, even if I do sets of 10, I can stay on track.
On a lighter note, I did a short set with a colleague (well, she did one burpee just to try) and I really felt like I progressed. She struggled with it exactly like I did (and continue to do, just in a different way) and it felt really good to have gotten to where I am.
On that note, I’d better had back to a empty piece of floor – the burpees are calling!
Not getting any easier (Day 74)
I didn’t help my cause today by carrying over 24 burpees from yesterday, so I’m 88 in, with 10 to go. This confirms two things for me: I can do 100 in a day, but it’s haaaaaaaard. And the third thing, which I’ve said before; carryovers are bad. A missed day would be certain death.
In the meantime, my climbing partner has had to take a sabbatical. While he kept doing some of the burpees with his various pains and injuries, he eventually lost track. As we speak he’s in a 24-hour relay race with 3 other people, after which he plans to restart the challenge where he lost count. I’m not sure where that it, but it does mean on my on own for the moment, and day 100 (if I make it) won’t be quite the same as if there were others finishing with me.
And with that off my chest, I’m off to an old roommate housewarming
Mid-point (Day 71)
At some point today I crossed the (other) halfway point: 50% of all burpees for the challenge. But all I can think is “that’s it?”. While I’m no longer having back issues, I am having “getting things done” issues, and as of a day or two, muscle fatigue in the upper arms. With over two months behind me, and less than one month left, I’m having renewed concerns about finishing successfully. I simply can not miss a day (scary with some travel coming up for work), and I sure can’t let my arms keep aching. Ok, well, that’s about enough complaining: 10 more to go for today, then sleeeeep. G’nite all!
How to break a heat wave (Day 70)
(a ‘How to’ guide for mother nature).
Step 1: wait for lots of people to invest in a/c and related things
Step 2: give them hints that a thunderstorm is coming on day ‘d’
Step 3: launch said storm at 4am, while many are sleeping with their windows open, by rocketing orange-sized hail-stones at the earth.
Well, the hail over our house wasn’t that big, but it sure made a lot of noise on our Velux (which was closed, mercifully) and other than the wake-up, we didn’t suffer any particular consequences, as compared to those whose cars were dented or windshields actually broken by hail the size of hockey pucks (okay, they said oranges on the news, but not only do hockey pucks seem more appropriate, I’m sure that that’s how any Canadian newscaster would have described them).
Anyway, to get to my point: burpees were much less disagreeable in today’s cooler air, although my longest set today was still only 14, although although some sets were quite close together, therefore having a greater impact.
