This last week, since the final portion of the black belt test, I took a little break. Less than 100 pushups, all week. Even less situps. No visit to Servus place for aerobic, strength training. Though the body needs the break, I feel I'm in dangerous territory. At sihing class on Friday, Sifu Brinker spoke about how easy it is to break a habit: 3 days. I'm the type of person that requires a framework by which I can develop and maintain good habits. The long term goal of preparing for the black belt test worked extremely well for me. At this time of transition from pre to post black belt test, I have been actively reflecting on the collection of habits that I would like to keep, and also, I'm seeking another framework. Hence, I signed up for UBBT7. That doesn't start right away, so I'm considering some preparation-type framework. Sifu Prince had mentioned a cleanse or detox a while back and that got me thinking. Seems like a great idea. Additionally, I need to repair some of my chronic injuries; shoulder needs therapy, for example - I need to debind the muscles and tendons around the socket so that I am less resistant to the therapist's work, so less pushups is not a bad idea . . . but not for too long. The lack of visits to the gym are worrisome; I'm trying to transition back into a volleyball/badminton mom, and this is upsetting the schedule of training I had at Servus place. I want to change the running of stairs, the kicks, and the stationary bike, to spin classes - but the schedule at both Servus and TLC conflict with upcoming post test requirements at kung fu. Thankfully, Chi Kung starts this week, and the classes will provide the impetus I require to get going on all the things I am hoping to incorporate over the next year. Even so, I feel rudderless at the moment; and reinstating old habits as well as developing new ones will require alot of energy and will power.