Monday: Biked 50 minutes
I am a little overwhelmed with a lot of the work I have to get done this week and next. I don't want to be all stressed and on edge that I can't enjoy Hailey's birthday. I can't get as much done in the afternoons since Derek doesn't nap as much and sometimes Kara doesn't either. I can get cleaning done no problem. It's more church work and Banner work that is next to impossible. I hate doing it at night as I am pretty much done with doing anything productive by 8:30 PM. So I am going to have to do early mornings all week which I am OK with and doing much better with. I got up at 5:30 and worked on ETM stuff until 6:30. I had meant to bike from 6:30 until 7, but didn't get back until 7:20. Oops...my route took longer than I thought. It was a great ride though especially through the Rees Hill neighborhood. There was a light sprinkle in the air. Supposed to just rain a little today and then get sunny again. Thankfully the kids clothes were all laid out and Hailey was ready for school with even five minutes to spare. Now I have to shut off the computer and get some cleaning done and do preschool with Derek. I cannot believe how much e-mail/facebook/blogs/the web in general distracts me. I am thinking about having Thursdays be a day I completely give up the computer for the whole day. I think I need to do this. I do need e-mail for the Banner, but even that I don't do every single day.
Tuesday - Ran 3 miles
Good day today. I still feel behind on things I had hoped to get done by today. I know it will get done in time. I have spent a lot of quality time with the kids and I guess that is more important. Was really tired last night though. I let myself sleep in until 6:30 AM. I wanted to get up at 5:30 and write my devotional, but I figured I would work on it this afternoon (which didn't happen) but I still have time to get it done. I did run my regular 3 mile route and it felt wonderful to be outside in the morning. The whole run was great. If anything I am exercising on a regular basis in the morning and that was a huge goal of mine. I took Derek, Kara, and Annabelle to Riverfront Park and Holly and her girls were there for part of the time too. We did go for a long walk around the loop and walked down by the docks to see the ducks. Such a relaxing time to be outside and the weather was perfect. We were at the park almost two hours but Kara could have easily stayed longer. I think they'll be tired tonight!
Wednesday - Swam for 20 minutes
I could not go to the gym in the morning and I was not going to try and go at night with all the church stuff going on tonight. Rob made it work so I could during his lunch. I did not have time to both swim and bike. I really need to swim at least three times a week so I can keep practicing the things I learned. Swimming is still quite frustrating and I don't know how in the world I am going to be able to swim more than two laps non-stop. My tendency is to quit something when it gets hard and regret it. Really I should not think it is going to be easy or come naturally. Of swimming, biking, and running--swimming takes the most skill and is the hardest. And I am the least experienced in it. I am actually doing better and felt more confident. It's just a matter of time.
Thursday & Friday
It's been a harder week emotionally and schedule wise. Wednesday was both the Coffee Break kick off and Family Night kick off which is the start of ETM. I felt like I was running all day. I made the dumb mistake of drinking a Mountain Dew at 8:45 PM and I didn't fall asleep until after midnight. Half of that was due to the caffeine...the other half stress. I couldn't make it to the gym. Thursday night was same story different verse. I went out with Mandi and had one 12 oz Jamaican beer...that would only be one. I had a headache starting around 11 PM that woke me up off and on all night long. I worked like crazy all afternoon making Hailey's cupcakes...like three and a half hours with no break. I was not drinking enough throughout the day. I was probably a bit dehydrated to begin with. I could not go the gym at anytime during the day even though it was Rob's day off because we had quite a bit planned. It was still a good day and the headache was in and out all day...might be related to allergies. Having allergy symptoms again.
Saturday - Swimming 40 minutes
Josh did not show up this morning. I heard the instructors kind of frustrated with him and then I saw him walk in like 20 minutes into the lesson. We had a different instructor that I think was also a 18 something young guy. I didn't catch him name. We also had another classmate who is doing a triathlon next month and struggling with swimming...glad I have more time to work on it. No way could I do it next month. Anyway the instructor was really really good. Better than Josh. He actually gave me direction on what to do, asked me if I knew what I was doing wrong, and gave me specific workouts. He worked with all of us individually and it was great. Swimming is still so incredible frustrating. I wouldn't say I don't like it. I don't like the fact I can't do it very well. The new teacher said to tread water 15-20 minutes, then work on flutter kicks, arms, and rotations. I think I am going to really focus on swimming the next month or two and Group Power once or twice a week. That will only mean running and/or biking once or twice a week. I need the swim practice! Twice a week is not enough. He said I need to be more comfortable in the pool and that means more practicing.
Sunday - Rest Day
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