Perfectly Imperfect

Kayla, 22 living for the Kingdom music teacher university of illinois alumni 2013 "Always be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle." -Plato

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I bought that bottle today. Our hideous cabinets are now clean! They may be hideous, but they're ours! 😄🏠🎉 #homeowners #cleaning #uglycabinets #bumblebeekitchen

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Saturday's are always the roll the dice #wod. We rolled: 21 min Alternating EMOM 4 Power Cleans 135/95 20 sit-ups 20 bar over jumps (over and back being 1 jump) So I'm warming up to my power clean weight of 95 and my coach Norm says, "You should do 115." And I just stare at him like, "You're kidding, right?" For context, my current max is 125. So we comprised and decided I would do 115 for the first 3 rounds and 95 the last 4. Except that once we started the wod, I was crushing 115 so I figured I'd stay there until I failed. Which I didn't. The very last power clean minute I even did 6 power cleans at 115 instead of only 4! Needless to say, I feel awesome. Also, pretty sure my max power clean is no longer 125. #progress #fitlife #crossfit #crossfitlouisville #crossfitgirls #crossfitwomen #womenwholift #girlswholift #stopexercisingstarttraining #stopexercising #starttraining #pushyourself (at Downtown Family YMCA)

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I finally got my first kipping #pullup this morning! So pumped! And just before turning 26! #progress #crossfit #crossfitlouisville #womenwholift #girlswholift #strong #crossfitgirls

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New teacher training induction started today. So far, it's been geared towards first year teachers. Therefore, I chose to practice my drawing and hand lettering skills. I just got a new book about hand lettering from Amazon and the hand illustrating section has some great tips! I never considered myself a doodler. Where do people got their ideas?! Turns out it's not as hard as it looks (and it doesn't come completely from thin air). I'm enjoying pushing myself creatively. Good for the brain, good for the soul. PS I learned how to draw these flowers from @artforkidshub. They are so not just for kids! #makeart #handlettering #trainingsucks #butimgettingpaid #beauty #markers #flowers #alwayslearning #studentforever #growthmindset

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This is my "I just had my 9th (I think?) CT scan and I'm just glad it wasn't with contrast" face. #recovery #fdwarrior #fibrousdysplasia #chronicillness #alltheradiation (at Mayo Clinic)

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When yo' thighs so #thick, they make yo' shorts look like a diaper. 🤷🏻‍♀️🏋🏼‍♀️💪🏼 I'm in Rochester, MN for a few appointments at @mayoclinic so #hotelgym it is! I trained with dumbbells (thanks to a #wod from @needawod) because that's what's there and woof. So much more stability needed than with a barbell! Good to mix it up sometimes. Off to see some super smart eye guys! #crossfitontheroad #crossfit #recovery #stopexercisingstarttraining #thickfit #thunderthighs #fitlife (at Rochester, Minnesota)

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Today's workout was a bear. But it feels great to finally complete a workout that was used in the open! If I can complete 16.5, I can compete in September! Also, #thanksnorm for the tshirt!! Gunna rep @crossfitfullgallop while on vacation this week! #somanyburpees #16point5 #crossfit #crossfitlouisville #crossfitgirls #womenwholift #girlswholift #fitlife #fitfam

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At least my hands match? 🤷🏻‍♀️#ouch #pullups #toomanypullups #crossfit #crossfitlouisville #crossfitgirls #womenwholift #girlswholift #caluses (at Downtown Family YMCA)

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But does your grandma send you adorable cards via #snailmail? Because mine does. #mygrandmaisthebest #lookattheanimals #itsamarchingband #appropriatelythemed #adorbz #family

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This empty closet has great significance because for the last two years, it (or a similar sized space) has held all of my school supplies. Today is the first day this space has been empty. I have finally moved my school supplies into my first official classroom in Kentucky! I'm excited to announce that I will be teaching elementary music at Maupin Elementary in Louisville! 🎉❤️🎶 #teacherlife #musiced #musicteacher #education #newchapter #begolden

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🎉🎉🎉 #success #breakfast #mealprep #noms

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Got me some silicone muffin liners to make egg muffins 🍳every week! In the summer, I usually have time to make breakfast in the morning, but once school starts. Girl, please. Egg muffins are one of my fave, easy breakfast preps. I can put whatever 🍅🌽🌶🧀 or 🍗🥓🍤 I've got left from the previous week in and go! I've tried not using a liner and simply sprayed the pan A LOT, but I still get egg residue on the muffin tin. And I hate sitting there scrubbing it. 😬 I've also tried paper liners, but they stick to the egg when I try to peel them off. Aaaand I've tried foil liners and those work well! BUT! They're an added expensive and waste! I purchased these silicone ones from Amazon for about $8 and I'm hoping the egg slides right out and then I can reuse them every week! No waste and about the cost of 2 or 3 packs of foil liners! Plus they came in 8 colors (other colors not pictures)! If they work as well as I think they will, this was a no-brainer. 🙌🏼😄🍳#environmentallyfriendly #savetheplanet #oneearth #mealprep #homecook #breakfast #noms #delicious

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You know you're practicing #doubleunders when your legs (and arms) have tiny, baby welts on them. My goal is ten minutes a day before competition in September! A little bit at a time, and I'll be ready! #ihope #crossfit #crossfitlouisville #progress

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Some days are just avocado sock days. #crazysockwoman #avocado #sockart

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Work was incredibly satisfying today. #beforeandafter #cleaning #parkservices #taskoriented #itwasdisgusting (at Kentucky Kingdom)

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I intended to do 7 reps at each weight listed at the bottom of the page, but when I got to 85#, I realized that wasn't going to happen. So I adjusted. Last time I did this lift series, I only did 7 total reps at 95#, so I'm pleased that I got 3 reps at 95 and 4 reps above 95#! #progress #bearcomplex #ladderwod #wod #crossfit #crossfitlouisville #girlswholift #womenwholift #liftheavy #justmove #fitlife The push press is definitely the limiting factor in this lift series. And bringing the bar behind my head for the back squat. I'm confident I could push jerk more, but not in this series. At least not without a spotter. I don't really feel like dropping a hundred pounds on my vertebrae.

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You know you’re an athlete when...

the thought that having surgery to clear out your sinuses could greatly improve your oxygen intake, therefore, make you much faster.

But I’m kind of serious. My resting heart rate is like 55. The moment I start moving, even casually, it shoots up to 95-110. And when I’m actually exercising, it’s like 175. If I’m running, oh god, it’s like 180-190. Which, of course, kind of slows me down. I mean, I’ve adapted and I’m pretty confident in saying that my body has become very efficient at using the oxygen it gets, but man. If I could breathe “normally”! I think I could make some serious gains. God, I’m obsessed. lol