spent the afternoon hoeing out the maple syrup-shack, scrubbed the concrete floor with bleach and dishsoap, and hosed it down. Still a ton of things to clean up, but am waiting for a sunny, warm day... they are few this spring.

Good boxing tonite at karate... recently we have been concentrating on the boxing-end of our sparring, and have dropped the kicks. I'm getting much better at my head-movement, avoiding punches, and getting in more hooks. All against fellow students who outweigh me by at least 40+ pounds. Was winded at first, but once the body warmed up I was breathing much better.