Body image: the good and the bad
I just sat down to really examine what I want to change about my life, so I started making a list of life goals that I want to work towards.  The first one I came up with was "sound body, sound mind".  Figured I'd assess the easy one first, so I went and stood in front of the full-length mirrors and just looked at myself for a minute to see what I wanted to change.

My endurance and wind are sub-par.  Ok, I need to work on that.  Running the stairs, highstepping, other aerobic work.  The kind of stuff I hate.  That will be difficult; have to figure out a program and a set of motivational rules.  Strength is decent, if not fantastic.  A little strength work would be good, but not as important.  Pity--those things are more fun.  Flexibility, acceptable but could stand some work.  Easy enough, if sometimes boring.  On the up side, yoga and Pilates may each count for both the flexibility and the strength work.

Overall, I'm fairly happy with my outsides.  I'm not a movie star but I like the way my face looks.   My teeth are a bit dingy but generally look ok.  I've got a bit of a spare tire but it's not bad--if I do the endurance work, that will help reduce it and the strength work will build muscle that will make it easier to keep off.  I've got good hair which OH MY HOLY GOD, WHERE DID THAT BALD SPOT COME FROM?


Seriously.  I've got an almost-entirely bald a very thin spot the size of my palm on the top rear of my head.  Apparently, I sunburned the hell out of it while camping, too.    Huh, I'm not even 40 yet.  Dad is 65 and he still has all his hair.  My paternal grandfather was balding, but I think it passes down the maternal line.  Not sure about Mom's father--in the one picture of him that I remember, he was old but I think still had all his hair.

UPDATE:  Changed "an almost entirely bald" to "a very thin" after discussion with avivasedai .  When she heard me say "meh, it's not that big a deal--I expect I've got a good few years before it becomes an issue and, absolute worst case, I shave my head" she nearly had heart failure.  So, because I don't want and (unintentional) death on my conscience, I figured I'd amend this post.

Happy now?  ;P