Seriously where does the time go? I have not written anything on my blog or my girls blog in almost 2 months. I feel like I am behind on everything right now. Life is super busy. I have a new appreciation for working mothers who are athletes. I had it made the last few year and I knew it, but not to the extent I know it now. Everything has to be planned. I need to know exactly when I am working out, working, parenting, etc. On top of that we are looking to put our house on the market in the next few weeks. Instead of doing longer workouts on the weekends, I have been painting, cleaning, and packing things away. On top of the Mike or I have been gone for the last 4 weekends. Life has never been busier. Last week at work we had the auditors in. Two of them were in their younger 20's, just married. They took hour lunches, chatted all day and (I imagine), went to happy hour at night. I can't even remember when I had time like that!
The main thing that is suffering is training. I get sick to my stomach when I hear all the training people are getting in. I think, why can't I do that. I have not been the best at time management lately. I could wake up at 6am on the weekends and get a trainer ride in. By the time the weekend comes, I am too exhausted to do that. I really need to start swimming too. I did jump in the water a few Sundays ago and cranked out a 2000 consisting of mostly kicking and pulling in under 45 minutes and that included some random chatting with the girl in the lane next to me.
I think I jinxed myself by saying that I am on for IM on facebook. If I am drastic changes need to take place soon! I need to form that habit. They say it takes 3 weeks to form one. I am not just talking the working out habit, I am talking the nutrition, rest, and all the other things that go into doing an IM. Most likely my only race will be IM. I am also doing Buffalo as a relay (another reason I need to get my butt in the pool).
I have to say that I do have an amazing job. It is all I could ask for at this stage in my life - flexability, laid back and pretty good pay.
WORKOUT goals for the week:
Tuesday: spinning
Wednesday: NLC - a lot of interval running
Thursday: spinning, swim
Friday: NLC
Saturday: long run
Sunday: Spin swim
I am not actually adding that much, just the weekend workouts and the swimming. Ok I guess I am adding a fair amount, but now is the time to get 'er done!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Phases
I have been absent from blog land again for almost a month. As I have said before Facebook is so much easier and people get to see (what you think are ) your daily highlights. I have also been avioding blogging a little bit as well. There is nothing that fantastic to report even though my life has drastically changed.
January 1 I started a new job. The job overall is great. It is low stress, 32 hours a week, and only about a 15 minute drive from home (10 minutes on a good day). I get my car parked for me in a heated garage (I don't even use the garage at home because it is not big enough for the mini-van)! The van has been acting weird lately. When it first turns on, it takes a few tries to get it into gear. Then it died one day on an on-ramp from 394 to 169. Luckily it started right back up again! It is an older car (1999), but we are not in a position to go out a buy a new one, especially with how dirty it gets from the kids, dog, and everything else. Mike thinks it is the transmition fluid and the cold, so I should probably call to get it changed.
I have had 3 full weeks of work now. I definitely charish the time with the girls now. I try to get in by 8 and leave by 3, so we have the whole afternoon to play. I still get 5-6 hours a day with them. I do miss the down time when they are napping/resting, which may explain why I am so tired ALL THE TIME! I also try to get my workouts in in the morning, so I am up by 4:30. Mike usually takes the girls in to daycare, so he is working later now as well. Weekends have really turned into family time. Honestly it is not the kids that I miss. I still get to do a lot with them. I miss the freedom I had working out. I know that is selfish. I make the time now, it is just not as realxed when I need to pack for the gym the night before and get ready for work at the gym. There is not time for the steamroom or no time for extended stretching. It is a bit overwhelming. I took for granted last summer where I swam just about every morning. got home, made some coffee and stayed in my sweats until 11 or noon! I am looking towards the next few months and thinking where am I going to find the time for the 6 hour rides or the 3 hour runs? I know it takes discipline, something I did not need last summer because I saw my kids 24/7. There were literally the 15 hours a week I did my workouts where I was away from them. I did not feel quilty about leaving them for 7 hours. I did not have to get up at 6am for a long ride. I got up at 8, ate breakfast and started riding/running around noon. I think this is where my love for the sport of triathlon is dwindling. I am really not prepared to put the effort in right now. I read all these blogs where people's seasons are going so great. Mine is not. So, I am trying to roll with the punches. Trying to do what makes me happy. Trying to do what feels right right now. I can still do an Ironman in September. I started training last year in mid-April. I will not be top in my age group, but there still is a good chance I will do better than last year. I love Ironman, because I love training for it. I figured out that I LOVE training with people. I love group classes. I love going to masters because there are people there. So, in this new phase in my life, I am going to workout how I want to workout. If the swimming, biking and running do not come along as planned, I am not going to worry. If I need a few years break from doing Ironman again, I will still go watch and cheer the people on who cheered me on last year.
On a happier note, we are actually saving a lot of money. Even though daycare is costing us over $400/week, our credit card bill was about $1000 less this month. I guess I went to Target a little more than I thought I did! We are now thinking we may tear our house down in Saint Louis Park and build a new one. We also may try to sell and move out to the suburbs because the prices are coming down to a realistic level!!
Mike hooked up the Wii to the internet last night so if anyone wants to play let me know!
January 1 I started a new job. The job overall is great. It is low stress, 32 hours a week, and only about a 15 minute drive from home (10 minutes on a good day). I get my car parked for me in a heated garage (I don't even use the garage at home because it is not big enough for the mini-van)! The van has been acting weird lately. When it first turns on, it takes a few tries to get it into gear. Then it died one day on an on-ramp from 394 to 169. Luckily it started right back up again! It is an older car (1999), but we are not in a position to go out a buy a new one, especially with how dirty it gets from the kids, dog, and everything else. Mike thinks it is the transmition fluid and the cold, so I should probably call to get it changed.
I have had 3 full weeks of work now. I definitely charish the time with the girls now. I try to get in by 8 and leave by 3, so we have the whole afternoon to play. I still get 5-6 hours a day with them. I do miss the down time when they are napping/resting, which may explain why I am so tired ALL THE TIME! I also try to get my workouts in in the morning, so I am up by 4:30. Mike usually takes the girls in to daycare, so he is working later now as well. Weekends have really turned into family time. Honestly it is not the kids that I miss. I still get to do a lot with them. I miss the freedom I had working out. I know that is selfish. I make the time now, it is just not as realxed when I need to pack for the gym the night before and get ready for work at the gym. There is not time for the steamroom or no time for extended stretching. It is a bit overwhelming. I took for granted last summer where I swam just about every morning. got home, made some coffee and stayed in my sweats until 11 or noon! I am looking towards the next few months and thinking where am I going to find the time for the 6 hour rides or the 3 hour runs? I know it takes discipline, something I did not need last summer because I saw my kids 24/7. There were literally the 15 hours a week I did my workouts where I was away from them. I did not feel quilty about leaving them for 7 hours. I did not have to get up at 6am for a long ride. I got up at 8, ate breakfast and started riding/running around noon. I think this is where my love for the sport of triathlon is dwindling. I am really not prepared to put the effort in right now. I read all these blogs where people's seasons are going so great. Mine is not. So, I am trying to roll with the punches. Trying to do what makes me happy. Trying to do what feels right right now. I can still do an Ironman in September. I started training last year in mid-April. I will not be top in my age group, but there still is a good chance I will do better than last year. I love Ironman, because I love training for it. I figured out that I LOVE training with people. I love group classes. I love going to masters because there are people there. So, in this new phase in my life, I am going to workout how I want to workout. If the swimming, biking and running do not come along as planned, I am not going to worry. If I need a few years break from doing Ironman again, I will still go watch and cheer the people on who cheered me on last year.
On a happier note, we are actually saving a lot of money. Even though daycare is costing us over $400/week, our credit card bill was about $1000 less this month. I guess I went to Target a little more than I thought I did! We are now thinking we may tear our house down in Saint Louis Park and build a new one. We also may try to sell and move out to the suburbs because the prices are coming down to a realistic level!!
Mike hooked up the Wii to the internet last night so if anyone wants to play let me know!
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