Stuff and Things
Well, it's been a few weeks, but a lot has been going on.
* I did a 52 story stair climb a couple of weeks ago. It was a fundraiser for the American Lung Association, and a fireman buddy of ours was gathering a team of friends to tackle it. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be, because my ass is out of shape. But I did okay. It took me 18 minutes and 14 seconds to get up to the top, where there was a big spread of food and drinks for everyone. Fred did great, doing the walk in just over 16 and a half minutes. I didn't really do much fundraising for it, but I got a few good bids in from a couple of friends I mentioned it to last minute, and met my goal. Really, the goal was to do the climb in the first place, so I was proud of myself. I'll do it again next year, and hopefully make it up in 17 minutes.
* I am still doing massages at Bearracuda while finishing up school. I am just a few requirements away from getting my certification and licensure, but because I missed a specific class when I was sick a few weeks back, I can't retake it again until early June. So either way, I have about a month and a half to finally complete this part. I've been finishing up my practicums and I'm finally on track. It's been a bit frustrating not being able to truly focus on school when I have a regular paying job that keeps me from giving it 100%. Some days, I feel like I'm getting better at massage, and then I lose my faith that I'm getting better because I don't get to practice enough. But I'm not giving up. I enjoy the work a lot.
* Saw I Love You, Man, Monsters vs. Aliens and Observe and Report. All good fun. OK, the latter was really, really dark good fun.
* Fred and I leave in the morning with some friends for a week on the Lazy Bear cruise to Mexico, and we are both SO looking forward to it. I'm a little nervous about forgetting something, or motion sickness, but I need this vacation BAD. We both do.
That's all. I just didn't want to go another couple of weeks without posting. Back in a week and a half!
* I did a 52 story stair climb a couple of weeks ago. It was a fundraiser for the American Lung Association, and a fireman buddy of ours was gathering a team of friends to tackle it. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be, because my ass is out of shape. But I did okay. It took me 18 minutes and 14 seconds to get up to the top, where there was a big spread of food and drinks for everyone. Fred did great, doing the walk in just over 16 and a half minutes. I didn't really do much fundraising for it, but I got a few good bids in from a couple of friends I mentioned it to last minute, and met my goal. Really, the goal was to do the climb in the first place, so I was proud of myself. I'll do it again next year, and hopefully make it up in 17 minutes.
* I am still doing massages at Bearracuda while finishing up school. I am just a few requirements away from getting my certification and licensure, but because I missed a specific class when I was sick a few weeks back, I can't retake it again until early June. So either way, I have about a month and a half to finally complete this part. I've been finishing up my practicums and I'm finally on track. It's been a bit frustrating not being able to truly focus on school when I have a regular paying job that keeps me from giving it 100%. Some days, I feel like I'm getting better at massage, and then I lose my faith that I'm getting better because I don't get to practice enough. But I'm not giving up. I enjoy the work a lot.
* Saw I Love You, Man, Monsters vs. Aliens and Observe and Report. All good fun. OK, the latter was really, really dark good fun.
* Fred and I leave in the morning with some friends for a week on the Lazy Bear cruise to Mexico, and we are both SO looking forward to it. I'm a little nervous about forgetting something, or motion sickness, but I need this vacation BAD. We both do.
That's all. I just didn't want to go another couple of weeks without posting. Back in a week and a half!