Way to do moderation.
I am NOT one for moderation. One of THE most annoying things about being sick has been not doing EVERYTHING. I am, as much as I hate to admit it, an all-or-nothing kind of gal. I don't bake a loaf of bread, I bake 10. I don't clean one room of the house, I do them all and wash the windows and walls (ok not regularly, but you get my drift) I enjoy nothing more than a to-do list a mile long, which I then do. This is true in all aspects of my life...and running is no different.
Most people who know me would say I can be a tad obsessive. Eh, its true and I am ok with it. I will research something to.death. and then research it some more. Ultra running, raw food, spiritual practices, allergies, homeschooling, living green....doesn't matter what it is, that is just how I roll. I am over-the-top, and then after a period of time I will settle in to what will comfortably work in my life. Though it can be annoying to those who live with it, it works for me :)
So, now that I am experiencing a remission of sorts from Lyme, I am creating to-do lists, attempting to do far more than I should...the difference now is I could seriously set myself back. This is a hard pill for me to swallow. I *feel* better which I interpret as I should go back up to living at 110mph...and that is not exactly the case. I was gently reminded of this yesterday and this morning when after bumping p my running over the last week, and skiing, and running 8m THEN skiing for many hours...http://rawveganrunner.blogspot.com/2010/12/moderation-is-not-my-style.html I am left today feeling less than stellar. Its ok, just a gentle bitch-slap back into reality which is that I need to take care of myself.
I missed quite a bit of the ski season last year due to sick. And cold. I don't want to miss it this year. Therefor, I cannot go out and run 10 miles a day AND expect to go up and ski for 5 or 6 hours. Not going to happen. So, I need to make adjustments. Sigh...
Today we are not going up to the Mt. as everyone is tired(not JUST me, lol) and we need to get some Christmas shopping done. Hubby gave me his bike $$$ for the kids' gifts so we will head out today and they can pick their gifts.
OOOH! So, speaking of $$$...
Our plumbing woes...turns out that the $1000 they quoted us for fixing the pipes at Ye Olde House? I got the bill...$436. SWEET! AND, I called about our refund from our extended warrantee that we got when we bought the Honda years ago and it should come in within the next 3-4 weeks! Since it is enough to then fix the Honda, I can use the $$$ put aside to do said repairs, to pay off the plumber (we also owe them $250 for that second time they went out...grrr...)
Ahhh...thank you Universe! You may not get what you want, but you always get what you need. We got what we needed. :) Things are still tight, but bills will be paid and that is good.
Alrighty. Off to school the kidletts! They want to do a *short day* as they are very excited to go to do their shopping :)
Most people who know me would say I can be a tad obsessive. Eh, its true and I am ok with it. I will research something to.death. and then research it some more. Ultra running, raw food, spiritual practices, allergies, homeschooling, living green....doesn't matter what it is, that is just how I roll. I am over-the-top, and then after a period of time I will settle in to what will comfortably work in my life. Though it can be annoying to those who live with it, it works for me :)
So, now that I am experiencing a remission of sorts from Lyme, I am creating to-do lists, attempting to do far more than I should...the difference now is I could seriously set myself back. This is a hard pill for me to swallow. I *feel* better which I interpret as I should go back up to living at 110mph...and that is not exactly the case. I was gently reminded of this yesterday and this morning when after bumping p my running over the last week, and skiing, and running 8m THEN skiing for many hours...http://rawveganrunner.blogspot.com/2010/12/moderation-is-not-my-style.html I am left today feeling less than stellar. Its ok, just a gentle bitch-slap back into reality which is that I need to take care of myself.
I missed quite a bit of the ski season last year due to sick. And cold. I don't want to miss it this year. Therefor, I cannot go out and run 10 miles a day AND expect to go up and ski for 5 or 6 hours. Not going to happen. So, I need to make adjustments. Sigh...
Today we are not going up to the Mt. as everyone is tired(not JUST me, lol) and we need to get some Christmas shopping done. Hubby gave me his bike $$$ for the kids' gifts so we will head out today and they can pick their gifts.
OOOH! So, speaking of $$$...
Our plumbing woes...turns out that the $1000 they quoted us for fixing the pipes at Ye Olde House? I got the bill...$436. SWEET! AND, I called about our refund from our extended warrantee that we got when we bought the Honda years ago and it should come in within the next 3-4 weeks! Since it is enough to then fix the Honda, I can use the $$$ put aside to do said repairs, to pay off the plumber (we also owe them $250 for that second time they went out...grrr...)
Ahhh...thank you Universe! You may not get what you want, but you always get what you need. We got what we needed. :) Things are still tight, but bills will be paid and that is good.
Alrighty. Off to school the kidletts! They want to do a *short day* as they are very excited to go to do their shopping :)