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Precerpt from Grandma’s Ninja Training Diary 🥷🧠Memory Kata — Grocery List Edition

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  I call it “cheating,” but really it’s ninja brainwork. The grocery list becomes a game: Rhymes : “Beans and greens, don’t forget the means” → beans, greens, rice. Stories : The cat drags a loaf of bread while juggling apples → bread, apples, cleaning supplies. Journeys : Milk waits at the top of the stairs, carrots line the hallway, tea sits at the table. Chunks : Produce in one hand, dairy in the other, pantry items balanced like weights. Every list is a kata — rhythm, imagery, and recall. My brain stays limber, my memory sharp. The dojo isn’t just the kitchen or the stairwell; it’s the mind itself. Visual created with AI; text AI used at times in editing. Grandma’s Ninja Training Diary  is the inspiring true story of a septuagenarian grandmother who dared to dream big—by training for  American Ninja Warrior . Teaming up with her coach and trainer, she embarks on a three-year journey to build strength, resilience, flexibility, balance, and endurance—starting f...