Time for a blog already? I got called out for not updating so here it is... Wow, Tuesday already... That means it's swim class day- Oh joy! Hopefully it will be like last week and at least a little bit fun. I still have that feeling of dread inside though - that can't be good. Such is life, better that than drowning right?

Back tracking... Sunday wasn't too eventful. I went to a cycling class and a half with Jen. Tim was teaching so that was cool... A little random, but you've got to love the guy. After that I ran 3 miles then hit the showers to get ready for work. It's nice not having to drive all the way home and then come back. For a Sunday, the club was crazy... I didn't have time to breathe in the first two and 1/2 hours I was there (which was nice cause the time went by faster) so once it slowed down I decided to take the rest of the shift off and goofed around the rest of the time. It's a great job! Afterwards I headed to the weight room with the intentions of harassing, but did my ab workout instead and then was forced to do core exercises that I am not capable of doing. Need to work on that. Ended the night with the packer game and a movie. A good time.

Monday was a weird day... Mom had hurt her hand so I had to take her to the doctor and I was really worried that it was broken- but it wasn't, so that was good. Had big intentions of making turkey cookies Mon night (which we did and they're AWESOME!) so I had to seek out a cookie cutter as well as turn in my job application at Pacific Cycle. So... got everything organized, dropped mom off at the ER and then went to Harbor to teach cycling, took a quick shower, picked up mom, and ran all over Madison searching for a cookie cutter. Finally wound up at Vanilla Bean where I found the most cookie cutters I've ever seen in my life. It was crazy. Anyway, found the turkey and ran... dropped the app off at PC and headed home. By this point I was pretty damn crabby, had a headache and was starving... To sum up the rest of the night...ate, napped, jumped back up and went to bodypump, picked up my chef and headed home to make the cookies... it was a fun night.

Guess that leads to today... had an impossible time pulling myself out of bed- but did make it to step and added a half hour on the elliptical machine before heading home. I'm exhausted so I'm taking it easy for the rest of the day. Focusing on learning QuarkXPress... I hate it! Anyway, I've got until 6 to make some progress. Play vball at 6 against the only hard team in the league (other than us of course!) and then have to fly to swim class and then who knows... Fun fun!

Wed... to be determined. Have a good one, I'm off to work on quark!

Wow, I've been slacking even more than I had thought. That's ok cause I really haven't done that much to blog about. I'll give a quick rundown of the past week and then see if I can't get some goals set for next week. Ok, last post was Monday, so on Tuesday I think I did body pump and step (which I really suck at!- it was fun though so I'll keep trying til I get it.) Later was the swim class that I usually dread, and I did right up to the point that I got in the pool, but the class turned out to be pretty fun. Everyone was in a good mood which really helped me I think. We had a fun lane. I guess I didn't realize that I am affected by how others act in the class, or maybe it was because it was affecting me positively that I noticed it. Either way, I hope there are more like that to come- maybe then I wouldn't dread going so much. Also... I had a breakthough! Derek said my stroke is right! I'm sure it's not perfect, and I tire more quickly, but I think that is because I am still working hard to make sure I do it technically correct. Afterwards I just headed home and watch the tv shows that I had taped. I'd had a feeling that I would be looking for something to do that night so it was a good time to relax. I don't watch that much tv and Wed was going to start early. About 5:00am early, when I coaxed myself out of bed and into the car to head to Harbor for a yoga class. Mark was a real trooper and went with me. I had never been to a yoga class before, but decided to try this one because the man teaching it actually focuses his style on strength and is known for complimenting athletic lifestyles and goals. I loved it!!! I later found out that where as I feel as though I have no flexibility at all, Mike (instructor) told me that I am actually on the verge of being too flexible and am double jointed so he is going to work with me to strengthen the joints so that it will not become an issue in the future. Very cool. Had breakfast afterwards and hung out for a while before heading home to get preped for my cycling class which I taught at noon. Then I ran a little over 3 miles. That seems so weak and that really bothers me, but I guess it's better to take it easy on the knees. Even so, when I get off the treadmill I have a hard time walking... Granted I run those 3 miles pretty hard, but that scares me for the upcoming year. Hopefully it will be something that gets better as training progresses. Fingers are crossed.

Thursday I had the big interview so I couldn't spend too much time at the club so I went to step and then swam for 45 min trying to work on the stuff we do in class. It tired me out. I warmed up 3x100f/50k, then did our drills 4x75, swimming free down, drill back and free again. Then I swam a 400 and thought I was going to die then did the 4x75 again (different set of drills) and then swam another 400 which was much easier. I then did a 200 cooldown and headed home. Interview went well... I don't want to jinx it by talking about it so I'll just leave it with "I'll keep you posted." Had volleyball that night... I think I slept through all 3 games and played like it too... I love the sport but lately I've been so tired come 9:00 that I can't focus. I'll have to work harder at that. Anyway, our "all star" team as Mark refers to it (which it isn't) folded big time and might have lost all 3. Oh well...

Friday I taught the 5:30am cycling class and worked really hard despite what I advised myself going into class. We have a run coming up in Dec. That I talked my roommate into doing with me, but she doesn't run, so I stuck around after class to run 3 miles with her, and then jumped in and rode a few songs out with another cycling class that was going on. The instructor saw me outside the door and harassed me until I went in. It was fun and the songs were good, but my legs were beyond cashed. Had a great leisurely day and ended it with a great phone call from a best friend from college and a movie with Val. "Love Actually" it was pretty good- not what I had expected, but I enjoyed myself. Today I went into Harbor not really knowing what I would accomplish and managed to get through body pump and a cardio dance class (which I don't really take much from, but it's fun so I mix it in just to keep things interesting). I should have done more, but was starving and the knees are kinda sore so I bailed. I'll hit it harder tomorrow. Jen is back in town and said she'd like to work out.

Wow, that turned out to be much longer than I'd hoped with a great deal more babbling than I'd planned. I apologize- I'll try to update more often so this doesn't happen again. Not sure what I'm off to do, but I'm sick of typing so I know it's not this! I'll set goals tomorrow :) Late.

Not much to write about today, but wanted to see if it was voted easier to read... Mise (sp?) well post something. Today I missed my alarm and slept an extra 2 hours. Must have been needed. I didn't let it get me too upset since I didn't have anything huge planned. Taught my cycling class at noon and actually worked pretty hard considering the fact that I really didn't want to teach. Later I made it back to the gym for a cardio funk class and pilates. Both were pretty fun; I was excited when my friend Val showed up for pilates as I don't get to see her very often even though she lives nearby. She is greatly like me in that her schedule is stretched very thin- but she works hard so that's good. I'm proud of her. Tomorrow I technically have the day off from cycling, however it is the first class for a new instructor and she asked me to be there so I might go in and just turn the legs. I'll warn her first so she doesn't think she's doing poorly, but I'd rather run so I don't want to use it up on the bike again since I still teach 2 more times this week. Otherwise, I plan on attending body pump in the morning and then have the swim class at 7pm. Unfortunately this is the week that my volleyball and swim are scheduled for the same time so something has to be missed and I think it's going to be volleyball. God knows I hate to swim, but I figure that in the long run, I will take more from this hour of lesson than I will from a match of volleyball. Not nearly as fun however.

So other than that, life has not brought anything new and exciting to the table. Went out and blew $70 on CD's today which made me realize that I have to take at least 2 of them back because Ms. Jobless here can't afford those types of luxuries until I get my butt in the working world. Big interview (or something similar I hope) is on Thursday. Fingers are crossed and breath is held... We'll see what this new "opportunity" entails.

Well I'm off. I think I'm up for a little reading tonight... Still trying to figure out how to take Vegas for millions despite my inability to play blackjack. Minor problems I think. Then onto Harry Potter. I rushed out to buy that 5th book the day it came out with dibs on reading it first, but it has now gone through every member of my family, including the dog's mouth before finally showing up on my bed. Where's the justice in that. Hope it takes me less time to read that than the Vegas book... I need to learn how to stay awake long enough to get through at least 2 pages! Maybe books on tape...

Await the big news from swim lessons tomorrow... I actually practiced this week and feel as though I might have made a bit of progress. Will she find she's right? Stay tuned...

Wow, I just spent an incredibly long time trying to change my template and I still haven't figured out half of it! Actually, I'm still not completely satisfied with it as had I been able to do a template that I actually designed from scratch, it would look much different but oh well, it's just a blog right? I hate being a perfectionist!

So I survived the weekend... it was actually pretty fun but I'm worn out and my shoulders have never been so tight in my life. Ok, maybe an exaggeration, but I'm definitely not comfortable... not sure what it's from... maybe stress (probably from trying to figure out this blog thing!) Friday wasn't too eventful. Hung around the house and then went and watched Finding Nemo. Such a cute movie, but now that I'm thinking about it... Disney's getting kinda sad on us! What is that all about? Saturday started early and ended late. Drove to Milwaukee to play in our kickball championship. Did fairly well but it was freezing so when we lost I really wasn't too upset. I couldn't help but laugh everytime I looked around realizing how many adults had gathered to play kickball, a child's game. And it's not like this was just a one time thing... we'd been doing this every week for over a couple of months... funny. After we were eliminated I jumped back in the car to head back to Madison to get ready for the big Badger basketball game against EA Sports... the season opener. Had a lot of fun- dinner, the game and darts. We were doing great in darts for awhile but were then destroyed by our lack of ability to hit 16s and bullseyes. Very fun though. I love cricket. Night ended great- one to mark in the books. Today, however was not as fun. Had to pull myself out of bed early to get to the gym and teach back to back cycling classes. Had time to take a shower and grab a bite to eat before having to be back to work the desk until 4. Not the most exciting day, but I suppose I made some money which is always good these days.

Not too much is planned for tomorrow. Teach another cycling class (I'm starting to get really sick of teaching... burn out!) and then I might take it easy a bit... my back and shoulders are really killing me and I think I could use the rest.

Well, I think I'm cashed for the night and deathly sick of Blogger. Until the next time... :)

Well, I've made it to Friday... Unfortunately don't have a lot to show for it. Not much has been going on lately... Just working out and putting in a few hours at HAC trying to sell a promotion offering corporate specials to surrounding area businesses. Pretty much telemarketing I think... Not my cup of tea, but I really need the money and said I'd do it so I guess I'm stuck. I am kind of excited about a possible job opportunity. Yesterday I got a call from Pacific Cycle claiming they have another opportunity that I might be interested in so I'm heading in next Thursday to talk to the HR girl. She didn't tell me anything about it over the phone so I'm a little skeptical, but keeping my fingers crossed because it would be great to start bringing in some money. I could really use a new car!

So I attended a class called Bodystep that our club is looking into getting and want me to teach... It destroyed my calves (which I now realize I must barely utilize because I can't walk!) but was a lot of fun. I'm not sure how well I'll feel for bodypump tomorrow am but I guess I'll just suck it up and push through, I'm sure they'll loosen up.

I'm still waiting to hear if I have a ticket to tomorrow's UW men's basketball game so I don't really know what the weekend holds for me. Just found out that my friends from college are in a kickball league in Minnesota (same organization... MUSA) and made it into the tourney as a wildcard so I might be seeing them in Milwaukee tomorrow if I decide to go. (Who ever thought I'd be on a kickball team at age 24 that made it to the championships... Not me!) anyway, it's supposed to be freezing tomorrow so I'm not sure how much I'm looking forward to it, but I'm sure it will be fun once I get there. I plan on attending bodypump before I leave, and maybe getting a short run in before that if I feel motivated to get up. I don't feel as though I have very much energy so that might be placed on the backburner since I have to teach 2 classes on Sunday... We'll see how it goes. So yeah... Exciting weekend... kickball, 2 classes, work and then probably volleyball. The highlight would probably be the basketball game if I do get the ticket. Again, keeping the fingers crossed.

Ok, I'm sick of babbling so I'm heading out to watch some football. I'm pretty bored and have already taken a nap so that's no longer an option. Sad.

Gotta love winter.

Welcome back to blogger... I'd almost forgotten I had one. That's ok though, I haven't done very much to blog about anyway. So I'm officially 24 and 2 days old now. Had a great birthday weekend. It's so much fun having the bday correlate with Halloween, and even better that I have awesome friends to spend it with. This was the first year I've been down in the Mad city for the big event and I must admit, it was pretty cool to be on state street with all the zillions of costumes out there. Because Halloween fell on Friday this year both Friday and Saturday were huge downtown, but luckily Friday was completely calm. Saturday brought some more rioting... I think it's so ridiculous and I'm afraid that it will begin to hinder the fun of everyone else in the future as they attempt to further deal with the stupidity but hopefully something will get fixed. Val, her bf, Mark, Timmer and myself brought it in on Friday which was an absolute blast. My favorite costume... the 6 giant dominoes that were running down the street. They'd yell "line it up" and then they'd all fall into eachother and roll around the street. It was hilarious!

Saturday M and I headed up to Appleton/Green Bay to a party one of M's friends was having. We were kinda worried when we showed up to find a table full of mute, antisocial people, but soon got our own table rockin over in the corner and wound up drinking way too much. I'm definitely not built to drink and take in vast amounts of candy and junk food anymore. My stomach has been screaming at me for awhile now. That too was a great night. We hung out up there for most of Sunday with Sara, Adam and their two adorable (incredibly intelligent) girls which was also a lot of fun. Good to be around people again.

Haven't been doing to much in the means of exercise lately and it's starting to show. I've got to get back into it and back to my healthy eating... it's driving me crazy! I've been spinning a lot as well as playing a lot of vball. This week is pretty much the same... I teach tonight for an hour and 1/2, teach the 5:30am class tomorrow as well as swim class and vball, teach at noon on wed. work at harbor on thursday, teach spin at 5:30a Friday have kickball all day on Sat in Milwaukee (championships) and then teach a doubleheader on Sunday from 8:30 to 10:30. We'll see how the hip flexors feel about that schedule. Gotta love being the "go to girl" oh well, it's good for me :)

Otherwise, I've taken up pilates which is fun and will hopefully help my core strength and flexiblity as i have none now (flexibility that is). Also I am forcing myself to swim at least 2 other times aside from my class and run at least 3 times a week to start adding miles on. I can't run far as I'm still trying to baby the knee a bit, so that shouldn't be a problem. just have to find the time to do it I guess.

Applied at Trek today for a production artist. It's not the ideal job, but would be a great one to start out with and build up. if nothing else, maybe I can score a sweet discount for my tris... I really hope I get it. Keep the fingers crossed.

Well, I think I'm going to take a nap and try to stock up some energy for class tonight... hopefully the time will be shorter between blogs this time... no guarantees!

:)