Sleep? At NIGHT? Pshhh

Being back on the night shift=uncontrollable insomnia=me being irritated.

--BUT--

The scheduling gods smiled upon me and I will be rotating back to days on the 18th!! YES-- 12 more days of this nonsense and i.am.back.to.normal. YES.

My goal for this month is to get serious about the quickly approaching triathlon season. This will consist of two main things:

1) Buying a bike. Still overwhelming. Still something I wish I could avoid. However, the temperature soared above 40 this past week so I brought out the Iron Horse for a spin... and reality came rushing back that I NEED a new bike. Even if I weren't going to do anymore bike-racing events-- I would still NEED a new bike.

2) Deciding which races I'm doing, and then registering for them to prevent sloth and procrastination on the training front. It should be exciting, and if I hadn't lost all ability to run somewhat decently, I might feel that excitement. But running is no longer something I enjoy, it's something I do because I 'have' to and it sucks. Woohoo, bring on training.

I've started to coach a soccer team at a high school near my alma mater. It makes me miss the sport. Despite unfortunate circumstances in my last year of competitive play and most teams I was on lost more than they won (ever since the FLAME in 4th grade...), I did enjoy playing. So it's fun to be back out on the field, even if it is watching and holding a whistle. It's a good activity that has been curing my sedentary lifestyle for the past week.

Ironically, the mascot of this team is the Mustang. I feel like there is some punn regarding the Iron Horse waited to be coined... but can't quite put my finger on it.