Okay - so I may work on a computer the ENTIRE day but seem to have a mental block when I try to make time to blog!
Its been forever since I've written but not much is new... I will attempt to make this more of a priority... later :)
Still training, race day is 16 days away and I am NOT ready.
Oh well - more later (hopefully)
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Days 4 through 6
The past few mornings have gone really well - had my 2 days of running (increased to walk 5 minutes/run2 walk 1 for 25 minutes/walk 5 to cool down)... now back to a "rest day". I have the day off so I haven't actually done anything physical yet - I don't think a shower counts as activity!
Ryan and I are off for a few days to the states for some shopping and a few days together before calving season start - arg, caving season. Hopefully keep up with the training while we are gone, the hotel does have a gym.. we'll see!
Ryan and I are off for a few days to the states for some shopping and a few days together before calving season start - arg, caving season. Hopefully keep up with the training while we are gone, the hotel does have a gym.. we'll see!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Day 3 - Rest Day... ha ha
SO my "rest day" involved a 5:30am alarm, yoga and stretching for 30 minutes. Felt nice to stretch and move around - in a quiet house with the ipod blasting in my ear! I need to plan these mornings better - I wasted quite a bit of time setting up the yoga mat and finding a routine on-line. Now I am on my way to a Council meeting... long day sitting at the computer.
Not much else new to write.
Not much else new to write.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Day 2 of Training
Okay – Day 2... went really well – but it’s still a novelty. Alarm went off and I actually got out of bed! Whoo hoo! Did the 30 minutes (2.91km) and was thrilled... now it’s after 8 and I’m crashing (ha ha). It felt good to be up and moving again. Training e-mail says tomorrow is a rest day... I think the exact words were “take a day to rest from running by doing some cross training such as cross-country skiing or weights”... hmmm – I define rest a little differently! Usually involves a bubble bath and a good book! But I’ll find something for the morning, yoga is always great – I can’t get over how stiff and un-bendy a person is in the morning.
On a different note – I have been reading a lot the past few months, one of my goals from a while back – less mindless TV and more books (that aren’t written by Disney!). Started innocently enough – go to library and find a book, now I have the Chapters membership... well its driving my husband crazy (he doesn’t get why anyone would want to sit and read for hours!) Bradin and I are the same, I can sit and read all day if the world would let me – usually I get an hour or so once the kids are asleep with Ryan prodding me every page, “what’s happening now?” slightly irritating, but he means well. He turns on the hunting channel, I read, you know –quality time together
I’ve ploughed my way through the Twilight series (a couple times – shameful, I know), Time Travelers Wife, Host, several books on polygamy lives, memoirs on the holocaust, a few autobiographies and the latest read “Push by Sapphire”... don’t know if I’d recommend it? I read some pretty dark books on people who has escaped so dramatic things... they usually have a happier ending – there wasn’t an overly happy ending in this one, don’t think I’ll see the movie. Also reading “Lovely Bones”, it’s interesting enough. Beats watching hunting!
On a different note – I have been reading a lot the past few months, one of my goals from a while back – less mindless TV and more books (that aren’t written by Disney!). Started innocently enough – go to library and find a book, now I have the Chapters membership... well its driving my husband crazy (he doesn’t get why anyone would want to sit and read for hours!) Bradin and I are the same, I can sit and read all day if the world would let me – usually I get an hour or so once the kids are asleep with Ryan prodding me every page, “what’s happening now?” slightly irritating, but he means well. He turns on the hunting channel, I read, you know –quality time together
I’ve ploughed my way through the Twilight series (a couple times – shameful, I know), Time Travelers Wife, Host, several books on polygamy lives, memoirs on the holocaust, a few autobiographies and the latest read “Push by Sapphire”... don’t know if I’d recommend it? I read some pretty dark books on people who has escaped so dramatic things... they usually have a happier ending – there wasn’t an overly happy ending in this one, don’t think I’ll see the movie. Also reading “Lovely Bones”, it’s interesting enough. Beats watching hunting!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Well... its a start
Okay - all that typing this morning made me actually THINK about HOW I was going to accomplish a goal of running again. Sent an e-mail around to a few friends that I know are runners... 3 people on board - now I'm committed, or need to be committed?! I signed up last week for a daily e-mail on running training - so far I have received 4 e-mails and am no closer to actually lacing up the shoes... but today is the day!
Got rid of the family - Downloaded a few more songs for the ol' ipod - Tied up the shoes.. and actually got on the treadmill! 10 minute walk/10 minutes walk run (run 1 walk 1)/10 minute walk... done! It felt great! But Sunday afternoons are a different world all together than tomorrow at 5:30am! Evening just DON'T work for me, by the time dinner is done/lunches are made it time to take Bradin to karate or baths etc. Once the kids are in bed I am at the end of my day... so it has to be mornings. Always "fun" for the first few minutes... kinda goes like this -
*alarm goes off
*sluff out of bed into running outfit (always with a sports bra - ouch)
*find shoes
*replace shoes on proper feet
*stumble through living room to office
*trip over something - swear at said object
*turn on light in office - swear at said light (sensing a pattern?)
*once on treadmill begin stumbling over my own feet for the first 1/4 of the routine - I am not very graceful at that time of the morning!
*finish workout 25 minutes later and feel great about it!
So tomorow is another day..... we'll see!
Got rid of the family - Downloaded a few more songs for the ol' ipod - Tied up the shoes.. and actually got on the treadmill! 10 minute walk/10 minutes walk run (run 1 walk 1)/10 minute walk... done! It felt great! But Sunday afternoons are a different world all together than tomorrow at 5:30am! Evening just DON'T work for me, by the time dinner is done/lunches are made it time to take Bradin to karate or baths etc. Once the kids are in bed I am at the end of my day... so it has to be mornings. Always "fun" for the first few minutes... kinda goes like this -
*alarm goes off
*sluff out of bed into running outfit (always with a sports bra - ouch)
*find shoes
*replace shoes on proper feet
*stumble through living room to office
*trip over something - swear at said object
*turn on light in office - swear at said light (sensing a pattern?)
*once on treadmill begin stumbling over my own feet for the first 1/4 of the routine - I am not very graceful at that time of the morning!
*finish workout 25 minutes later and feel great about it!
So tomorow is another day..... we'll see!
New Year - more resolutions?
Okay a New year is upon us and time for the inevitable resolution list:
*be more organized - cleaned out a few junk storing areas in the house, bought a book on "Once a month cooking", have 18 freezer meals ready for the slow cooker
*grocery shop less than 5 times a week - comes with the more organized thing!
*get active AGAIN - not for weight loss, just health and mental well being (shhh, I actually miss my treadmill time!)
*have more fun - still researching how this can be accomplished when there are 24 hours in a day/10 of them I spend out of the house at work/1 is spent getting ready for work/8 are spent sleeping/2 are spent cooking and cleaning up supper... it leaves 4 hours (and the kids are in bed for 3 of them). Ideas?
*find more time for myself (see above)
The list may grow or alter as needed... we'll see how the month progresses. Notice that sitting on my butt playing computer isn't on the list - yet - where am I? Considering signing up for a 6km in March, haven't ran in quite some time so it would mean training but I think I need a goal to actually help the "active" resolution.
That's it for now - enough wasting time....
*be more organized - cleaned out a few junk storing areas in the house, bought a book on "Once a month cooking", have 18 freezer meals ready for the slow cooker
*grocery shop less than 5 times a week - comes with the more organized thing!
*get active AGAIN - not for weight loss, just health and mental well being (shhh, I actually miss my treadmill time!)
*have more fun - still researching how this can be accomplished when there are 24 hours in a day/10 of them I spend out of the house at work/1 is spent getting ready for work/8 are spent sleeping/2 are spent cooking and cleaning up supper... it leaves 4 hours (and the kids are in bed for 3 of them). Ideas?
*find more time for myself (see above)
The list may grow or alter as needed... we'll see how the month progresses. Notice that sitting on my butt playing computer isn't on the list - yet - where am I? Considering signing up for a 6km in March, haven't ran in quite some time so it would mean training but I think I need a goal to actually help the "active" resolution.
That's it for now - enough wasting time....
Monday, November 23, 2009
31 is coming whether I want it to or not...
The doom of my 31 birthday is fast approaching and I was in need of some levity to the situation – seems how it’s just an number and all! For fun I googled “things to do before you are 31”.. my choices were “things to do before you are 30” or “things to do before you are 40”… I figure I am closer to 30 – so we’ll start there. The game was to bold the things you have done on the list… I didn’t do too bad!
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea (well – from a plane!)
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne… (more than once!)
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and didn’t care who was looking (i always dance like this)37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states (My count is up to 6)
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe (want to!)
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach (did more than walk… that should be on the list too!)
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day (favorite thing to do – has been a number of years though)
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre (go bring popcorn!)
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie (home movies count?)
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on a television news program as an “expert”
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone… (does divorce count?)
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favourite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over …several times!
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking with the windows open
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds… no but I have lost up to 60?
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart (probably)
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. States
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life (not actually – but I did create 2 lives and think that counts!)
I felt the need to add a few that were important to me…
151. give birth
152. ran a race (two 5km and an 8km)
Next I’ll try the list of “things to do before you are 40”… give me another 9 years to complete!
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea (well – from a plane!)
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne… (more than once!)
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and didn’t care who was looking (i always dance like this)37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states (My count is up to 6)
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe (want to!)
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach (did more than walk… that should be on the list too!)
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day (favorite thing to do – has been a number of years though)
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre (go bring popcorn!)
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie (home movies count?)
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on a television news program as an “expert”
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone… (does divorce count?)
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favourite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over …several times!
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking with the windows open
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds… no but I have lost up to 60?
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart (probably)
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. States
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life (not actually – but I did create 2 lives and think that counts!)
I felt the need to add a few that were important to me…
151. give birth
152. ran a race (two 5km and an 8km)
Next I’ll try the list of “things to do before you are 40”… give me another 9 years to complete!
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