the Tuesday after last.

Hello Friends. I wanted to share with you the few 'firsts' that i've experienced the past week or so. Last Tuesday, i hit my first deer, which was really sad. and then i took pictures of the front of my car and it made me sad again. And then people asked me how it happened and I got sad again, retelling the story. The damage wasn't all that severe--I need a new bumper, grill, and grill emblem. Frank thinks I need a new bumper support too so we'll see what the auto shop says.
That same day, i was scheduled to try and give blood for the first time. As in, donate. Which was an awesome feeling. I felt like I was going to faint twice but I managed to pull through and give almost a unit of blood. I don't know what blood type I have, but the nice nurse who took my bp and tested my iron level, and then took my bp three more times when i almost fainted, called to check on me yesterday. So sweet right? She's not on site but she thought to call and follow up anyway. She said when the results come back she'd make a note to call me again and let me know what blood type I am. Super excited.
Then today, I swung a kettlebell over my head for the first time. I kept looking at the exercises on the crossfit website thinking 'there's no way...' and then today i just wrote it down in my notebook and worked it into my tuesday routine, and i just did it. i thought in my head what it looked like on the video on the website, and there i was, doing multiple sets with multiple reps of a kettlebell swing that extended over my head, crossfit style. What an awesome feeling.
Anyway, I was thinking on some level, while doing backdated weekly notes, sitting on my exercise ball at work, that I should try to do something new every Tuesday. I can't say they'll all be as exciting as swinging a kettlebell over my head or donating blood for the first time, but I will try to do something new. We'll see how it goes.
How is the progress on lowering your expectations? I tried after writing something about it, and it did work. But it's so short lived. I have so many preconceived notions regarding my expectations on how certain things should go down, that by the time i remember that i was trying to lower my expectations, i'm already upset and disappointed.
I'll continue to try my best if you do.