Random

Long time, eh? I fairly genuinely enjoy spinning again! I have a favorite instructor at the gym here (will always hold a special place for Heidi at the Courthouse...)-- Julie. The first time she taught a class I went to, I saw her and was immediately terrified. She is very petite, short hair, and despite the fact that she isn't a young spunky 20-something fitness instructor, you can tell that she will kick your ass at any athletic event. She wore an Ironman bike jersey and had all fancy bike shoes and stuff. Shortly after we boarded our stationary bikes, I learned that her appearance was no facade... she was a legit endurance athlete. Definitely one of the HARDEST workouts, but I felt like I was able to get a lot out of it. It wasn't lame and it wasn't so insanely impossibly extreme that it was ineffective (don't get me wrong... the workout she led still made me want to throw up... several times). What I like best about her teaching style is that the workout is planned so that your cadence is always to the beat of whatever song is playing. She picks songs based on their beat. It's genius, and it is my preference... Everyone has their learning style in school... that's my learning style in spinning. I enthusiastically attend spinning whenever I don't work, and do my darndest to swim when I do work. Waking up at 330am is hard, though... even for the early bird. Especially three days in a row. Regardless of the mind numbingly slow nature of it, I call this all progress and am immensely grateful for it.

Anyway, I'm so excited for winter to be on its way out. Losing an hour of sleep was hard, but now it is still light out at 7pm and that is reason for celebration if you ask me. I've kept myself busy enough over the arctic months, but am hoping for a new activity to embrace. A part time job? Volunteering? Coaching again? Getting serious about triathlons again? Who knows. Working three days a week has its ups and downs. Sometimes if feels like I can't get away from that place no matter how hard I try, and I am exhausted to the deepest core of my being. Other times it feels like I don't really have a job and I'm sitting around all the time. I will never complain about a 3 day work week... I cannot picture myself in a Monday to Friday 9 to 5 situation. However, I'd love a more balanced feeling instead of jumping from one extreme to another.

In those work lulls, I've had some fun:

Snow shoeing with small group friends

Matt's little brother and sister came for a visit

We've gone hiking a couple of times... only once in the snow...

And most recently we learned how to paint!

I still need a dentist. I would be grateful for a good haircut. I think I'm low on contacts, too... meaning an Opthomolagist hunt is in my near future. Lame post, I know... but it's been over a month, so I figured I should say something. :)