quote of the day

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
- John Wooden, Hall of Fame college basketball coach

weekend preview

The sun is shining, the temperature is perfect... what is in store for me this weekend?

1. Clean the house
   
2. Bike Ride (several times of course)
3. Play with my new toy - introducing MacMiniMe!
4. Hang out with friends
5. Pick up my car from the car hospital.
   
6. Relax.

Sounds like the perfect weekend all round to me. This week was quite hard at work. There was one day where everything that could go wrong did. But I have accomplished a lot and feel very happy with how I've handled it. I never knew one could enjoy one's job like this. However...

Only 90 minutes until freedom!

another get fit update

Went for another 20 minute bike ride (it was beautiful outside) when I got home. I'm certainly not hurting nearly as much as I was. Yay. I also did some strength/core work for 15 minutes and mini-stepped for 20 minutes in front of American Idol.

operation get fit update

Today I went on a 20 minute bike ride. I am really sore from my bike ride yesterday, but its a beautiful day and I wanted to reward myself for cleaning the house today.

operation get fit update

Ok, so I didn't run the number of miles I wanted to. I got lazy and couldn't get myself up before work the rest of the week. However, I just got back from cycling - I have to clock the actual distance but I went hard core for thirty minutes (I'm guessing based on biking with Mike, who has a odometer on his bike, I was going about 10-12 mph on a fairly heavy gear). My estimate is probably about three or four miles.
My blood is pounding and I feel so energetic now... love love love it. The temp is perfect today, and now I'm sitting on my deck enjoying the breeze and the peaceful sunset and a tall glass of ice cold water. There's a thrush sitting in the tree below my deck just warbling away. He's so loud I could hear him as I came inside the house after my ride.
I also ran into our neighbors Elsa, Steve and the "boys" as I was puffing up our hill... I'm sure my face was beet-red... the number one nasty reason that working out sucks - to get home it's uphill both ways up our street! As I told them, I almost didn't want to stop because I wasn't sure if I could start up again. That's how unfit I am.
I seriously need to get some balance back into my life. My new job has really wiped me out to the point of not wanting to move from the couch when I get home from work. My husband has been really patient with me, but I'm getting frustrated with myself because I want to be more active. Plus I haven't seen any of my friends in a really long time. Also not good!
I had a really good day today though. My mom's work had a Trivia Bee fundraiser which I've helped with in the past, either being on a team or being a table monitor. This year I was a table monitor. I can't believe the hard work that goes into it, and its always so much fun. Really a worthwhile cause.
It's getting a little chilly so I'm calling it quits for tonight and going inside.

quote of the day

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in. - Morrie Schwartz

operation get fit

So I did it. I got up this morning an hour earlier, put on my running shoes and went for a run. It was gloriously…painful.

The sun was shining, the air was brisk and hardly anyone was about. I only went one mile, and my time was double my mile-time last year, so I have a lot of lost ground to cover (no pun intended). BUT I am so proud of myself. I got up before work and ran, ran the whole way. It was painful on the lungs but it certainly got the blood moving, and I feel quite invigorated this morning.

Operation Get Fit is under way.

My goal: run three miles this week.

this is my life, rated

This Is My Life, Rated
Life:	8.1
Mind:	6.7
Body:	6.1
Spirit:	7
Friends/Family:	6.8
Love:	9.1
Finance:	7.8
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find your spot

My friend Kai did this, and I thought it looked like fun, so here it is, my top fifteen from findyourspot.com:

1. Cincinnati, Ohio
2. Olympia, Washington
3. Tacoma, Washington
4. Hickory, North Carolina
5. Asheville, North Carolina
6. Norfolk, Virginia
7. Bloomington, Indiana
8. Carlisle, Pennsylvania
9. Seattle, Washington
10. Kent, Washington
11. Lynchburg, Virginia
12. Roanoke, Virginia
13. Bellingham, Washington
14. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
15. Springfield, Missouri

I was a little surprised at a couple of them, but I know the southern states and Washington are beautiful. And I just wanted to warn Little House & Monk: Hey, get ready, we're packing our bags. Apparently we're moving!

i married such a handyman, part ii

I have Ben Lee playing, the lights are low, Mike is out at work, and I've just finished cleaning the house. I feel I should have glass of wine in my hand. Ordinary day, really, but Mike is still on his home improvement kick. He finished installing a can light over our sink today. There was so much dust and crap all over the place, but I think in the end it will be so worthwhile. The builders did not offer an option for this and the end result was that the corner that the sink is in was really dark. How many times in the beginning did I think I'd cleaned something and then once it was dry realised I had missed a spot?? We've had a desk lamp on the window sill above the sink to compensate, but this is just really sharp. So excited.

I've been super busy doing some contractual graphic design for my old job the last couple of weeks. This was something I was doing as part of my job while I still worked there, and when I left they asked me to continue with the quarterly newsletter and any other graphic design they might require. I finished a brochure a week ago and the newsletter on Thursday, and I've sent the two invoices to them, so hopefully I'll be getting those checks pretty soon. I like doing this stuff on the side. Really want to keep it up and develop it more into a side business.

On a completely irrelevant note, tomorrow I plan on going for a two mile run. It really is time that I started getting myself back in shape. it's been difficult to keep it up while the weather hasn't been so nice, and also just being so exhausted with my new job hasn't helped.