Remember that from Barney???? Anyways, that is how I feel right now.
1. Flowing like the Niagara if you catch my drift!
2. Just came in from lunch time run.
3. CANNOT cool down and all my cracks and crevices are hot and sticky!
Did I just give you great images or what? WOD - 4.5 mile run and no I did not poop today.....yeah! I did have three BM's today before I even went out. Something must have upset my stomach. Maybe it was the apple the size of my head that I had for my morning snack. But I do know one of them was because of me reading my race packet. I instantly got butterflies and had to go potty! Quite funny actually!
I come to work all hot and sexy with my low cut shirt on, boobs hanging out, skirt, sandals and all my fancy jewelry. Now with a lunchtime run under my belt I look like a mack truck just ran me over. There goes being sexy unless you think hot, sticky and sweaty is sexy. I like hot, sweaty and sticky sex but only when I start off nice and clean. I'm not too sure about it right now!
Crazy work day today and tomorrow because of the long weekend and I'm covering for somebody who is out. Therefore I cannot fuck around today. I need to make sure I'm on the ball and I get everything covered and set.
When I get home it will be chaos, Trinity will be going to V-ball camp and R and L will be hanging with me. I pulled out leftover pizza that I had in the freezer for supper this way we can play outside instead of slaving over the stove and cooking something. I'm all for pb&j sandwiches or cereal for supper :-)
How is my ass you ask? Very tight and sore but not as bad as it was last week. I made sure I stretched really good after my run but I need to stretch for another hour to get ride of all my tight muscles. I just don't like stretching but I know it is necessary!
Times up......gotta work!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The BITCH in me came out today!!!!
I knew that it was just days away before I was going to snap and hate everybody and everything.....today was that day!
Woke up on my own which was very nice, Roxy even snuggled with me in bed and the day was looking good. Came downstairs to start my day and BAM! Kids started bitching about the TV....okay guys turn it OFF! They weren't too happy! I made eggs for everybody and T and L started nit picking and T was wearing "bitch" on her sleeve today too......okay T after breakfast your going to spend the morning in your room! Whose next? Don't fuck with me!
My patience was already gone by 8:30 a.m. and I had so much to do. Another crazy morning with getting T to camp, gym for workout (WOD - .75 mile swim in 26:12....tried to sneak in a mile but had a massage apt.), ass massage (IN LOVE), back to pick up T, TJ MAXX for sneakers for T (blew up at Roxy in the parking lot over a lost flip flop....what a mess) and then home. Everybody was happy to be home I think. I couldn't wait to get my ass into the house either. While I made lunch T watched TV and R/L played with playdough on the back porch. We all sat and ate and had a very nice lunch. Afterwards I made everybody help me pull everything out of the garage because I wanted to clean it. Once they were done it was nap time.......At this point I was feeling more calm and not so bitchy anymore.
.....EVERYBODY (except me!) napped today. T and L were in my room with the AC on and Roxy was in her bed. Roxy was the first one up, Lincoln next and then Trinity but they all slept around 2 hours or more. They sure did need it! While they napped I cleaned out and swept the garage. Organizing that damn garage took all afternoon. There is just so much shit! I would throw it all away if I could but hubby likes to keep everything.
Once everybody was up and fed (again) they helped me put stuff back in the garage, feed the bunnies and back on the couch for some more TV. I don't mind the TV time today because they were punished from it this morning plus they have been so busy this week that relax time is highly recommended today :-)
Got T ready for V-ball camp, threw the kids in the car, daddy pulled into driveway and jumped into my car and drove everybody to get T to camp while I took his car and headed to gym to teach class - WOD #2 - hour spin class! Our typical "high - five" Wednesday's.
Once home, roofing guy came for a quote, ate supper at 8:30 p.m., got L and R to bed for 9 p.m. while Daddy was getting Trinity from camp and buying her sneakers. It is now 9:52 p.m. and Trinity just kissed me goodnight. She did nap today so I knew going to bed somewhat early was not going to happen. At least she was upstairs reading. Now it's my turn to get my ass to bed and read for a bit.
Tomorrow is work and although I will not enjoy the all day sitting position, I will enjoy the "no kids, no demands, no questions and no referring".
This Bitch is tired and needs to go to bed. Good night!
Woke up on my own which was very nice, Roxy even snuggled with me in bed and the day was looking good. Came downstairs to start my day and BAM! Kids started bitching about the TV....okay guys turn it OFF! They weren't too happy! I made eggs for everybody and T and L started nit picking and T was wearing "bitch" on her sleeve today too......okay T after breakfast your going to spend the morning in your room! Whose next? Don't fuck with me!
My patience was already gone by 8:30 a.m. and I had so much to do. Another crazy morning with getting T to camp, gym for workout (WOD - .75 mile swim in 26:12....tried to sneak in a mile but had a massage apt.), ass massage (IN LOVE), back to pick up T, TJ MAXX for sneakers for T (blew up at Roxy in the parking lot over a lost flip flop....what a mess) and then home. Everybody was happy to be home I think. I couldn't wait to get my ass into the house either. While I made lunch T watched TV and R/L played with playdough on the back porch. We all sat and ate and had a very nice lunch. Afterwards I made everybody help me pull everything out of the garage because I wanted to clean it. Once they were done it was nap time.......At this point I was feeling more calm and not so bitchy anymore.
.....EVERYBODY (except me!) napped today. T and L were in my room with the AC on and Roxy was in her bed. Roxy was the first one up, Lincoln next and then Trinity but they all slept around 2 hours or more. They sure did need it! While they napped I cleaned out and swept the garage. Organizing that damn garage took all afternoon. There is just so much shit! I would throw it all away if I could but hubby likes to keep everything.
Once everybody was up and fed (again) they helped me put stuff back in the garage, feed the bunnies and back on the couch for some more TV. I don't mind the TV time today because they were punished from it this morning plus they have been so busy this week that relax time is highly recommended today :-)
Got T ready for V-ball camp, threw the kids in the car, daddy pulled into driveway and jumped into my car and drove everybody to get T to camp while I took his car and headed to gym to teach class - WOD #2 - hour spin class! Our typical "high - five" Wednesday's.
Once home, roofing guy came for a quote, ate supper at 8:30 p.m., got L and R to bed for 9 p.m. while Daddy was getting Trinity from camp and buying her sneakers. It is now 9:52 p.m. and Trinity just kissed me goodnight. She did nap today so I knew going to bed somewhat early was not going to happen. At least she was upstairs reading. Now it's my turn to get my ass to bed and read for a bit.
Tomorrow is work and although I will not enjoy the all day sitting position, I will enjoy the "no kids, no demands, no questions and no referring".
This Bitch is tired and needs to go to bed. Good night!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Race Packet Arrived......
......IRONMAN just e-mailed me my race packet for my Half IM on July 10th. I knew I had another big race but I have not really thought too much about it.....now I'm sick to my stomach and ready to take a crap because I just got nervous. Oh boy! I will print it out at work this week and read it. Right now I can't look at it yet......10 days before race day!
So another psychotic day. If this is how my summer is going to be, I'm fucking done! I can't handle all this running around. It totally sucks. Granted, Trinity is in two camps right now (one for two weeks and the other for one week). Once she is done I will be in RI racing my ass off and then chilling out on the beach since we rented a house in Narragansett. I can't wait!
Got Trinity to camp, picked up neighbors kids, headed to gym to teach class with everybody in tow (WOD 15 mile bike followed by 100 squats and 100 sit ups - only got in 14.7 miles on the bike, 100 squats and 80 situps because of time crunch). Changed, picked up kids from the daycare/pre-teen center, picked up Trinity and went home. Suited/lotioned up 5 kids so they could play in the sprinkler, fed them lunch, picked up all their wet shit, made important phone calls, suits back on/lotion reapplied and over to neighbors for a swim, girls went home, I took my 3 home, changed clothes, brought Trinity to V-ball camp, R and L ate at Subway, hit Shop Rite for groceries, home to unpack groceries, picked up T from camp and back home by 8:45 p.m. Got the kids to bed, unloaded the dish washer and on the computer to get out important e-mails. FUCKING DONE! FINITO!
It is now 10 p.m. and I'm getting my ass (ass is feeling really good today - must be my massage that I love so much) to bed to read for a bit. I need to race tomorrow so I can have vacation sooner then later. I'm fucking tired!
So another psychotic day. If this is how my summer is going to be, I'm fucking done! I can't handle all this running around. It totally sucks. Granted, Trinity is in two camps right now (one for two weeks and the other for one week). Once she is done I will be in RI racing my ass off and then chilling out on the beach since we rented a house in Narragansett. I can't wait!
Got Trinity to camp, picked up neighbors kids, headed to gym to teach class with everybody in tow (WOD 15 mile bike followed by 100 squats and 100 sit ups - only got in 14.7 miles on the bike, 100 squats and 80 situps because of time crunch). Changed, picked up kids from the daycare/pre-teen center, picked up Trinity and went home. Suited/lotioned up 5 kids so they could play in the sprinkler, fed them lunch, picked up all their wet shit, made important phone calls, suits back on/lotion reapplied and over to neighbors for a swim, girls went home, I took my 3 home, changed clothes, brought Trinity to V-ball camp, R and L ate at Subway, hit Shop Rite for groceries, home to unpack groceries, picked up T from camp and back home by 8:45 p.m. Got the kids to bed, unloaded the dish washer and on the computer to get out important e-mails. FUCKING DONE! FINITO!
It is now 10 p.m. and I'm getting my ass (ass is feeling really good today - must be my massage that I love so much) to bed to read for a bit. I need to race tomorrow so I can have vacation sooner then later. I'm fucking tired!
I Survived......
.....my first day of summer with all three children. And I was actually in a good mood and had a good time with the kids. It was a crazy day, but good day!
After my 5 a.m. run I came home with all the energy in the world. I was on FIRE! Daddy left for work and I had to get everybody ready to drop Trinity off at Theater Camp for 9 a.m. Total chaos dropping her off. Parents everywhere! Not my kind of thing but I just snuck in and snuck out. Her camp only goes until 11 a.m. for the next two weeks so that really puts a wrench in my morning plans. Got L and R back into the car to hit Lewis Farms to pick up two perennials for my sister-in-law for her birthday. While purchasing the plants, the most delicious aroma tickled my nose and I had to have it. Therefore I bought three apple cider donuts and the kids and I tailgated in the back of the truck eating our donuts. They were delicious.
From there we headed home to drop off the plants, switched the laundry, gather some things and head back out the gym for my glorious ass massage at 10:15 a.m. Dropped them off in daycare and I was so happy to lay my ass down and have the massage therapist rub my ass. It has been REALLY BAD again and I was in a lot of pain over the weekend. Throbbing down my leg! Not a happy camper. She did an amazing job but she did notice that my left glute is extremely tight and she had a hard time loosening it up. It's official, I am now a TIGHT ASS! How the hell does one ass cheek get really tight. I don't get it!
Jumped off the table and grabbed the kids to race into downtown Southington to pick up Trinity from camp. Fought the crowds again and then we needed to hit AC Moore to pick up some stuff. While in AC Moore I realized that I will NOT be shopping with my children at all this summer. Maybe only groceries!~ While waiting in line, because some white haired old bag was causing a ruckus, Lincoln was ready to piss his pants. I told him to wait until we get home but after another 10 minutes waiting for the old bag Lincoln was ready to explode. She here I am with no carriage, tons of shit in my hands making marks in my skin and causing bicep cramps, I told Trinity to bring him to the bathroom because I couldn't. I was just super cranky waiting so damn long.
Finally we were home and I was happier then pigs in shit to be there. Trinity made everybody lunch and we sat down as a family and ate. It was very nice! After clean up and after I cooked noodles and brownies for our visit to Uncle Chuck's later, we sat on the back deck and put together a craft that the kids bought from AC Moore. Love my glue gun, but there was glue EVERYWHERE.
Put Roxy down for nap, finished crafts, swept kitchen floor, kids chilled in front of boob tube, sent them to neighbors at 3:30 p.m. to swim, vacuumed, Roxy was up and I took her to neighbors, visited for 20 minutes, got them all home, made Trinity get dressed for Volleyball camp at 5:30 p.m., threw the kids in the car with a packed bag and food for Uncle Chuck's, dropped T off at camp, hung around for a bit, went to Chuck's house, R and L swan, ate, actually relaxed and had a good time, got Trinity from camp at 8:30 p.m., home, unpacked, everybody to bed, watched some grown-up TV and in bed by 10:30 p.m. which I need to get into bed a lot earlier then that if I am going to survive this summer. I'm so damn tired! All in all though it was a good day and the kids had fun and so did mommy!
Busy day, I know and with my computer being down I cannot blog until the next morning when Todd's computer is home and he's off it. I feel really lost without my computer! Good news, they were able to save my files so I'm not screwed. I am VERY happy with that!
Time to get off my ass and start another busy day! So esssssited!
After my 5 a.m. run I came home with all the energy in the world. I was on FIRE! Daddy left for work and I had to get everybody ready to drop Trinity off at Theater Camp for 9 a.m. Total chaos dropping her off. Parents everywhere! Not my kind of thing but I just snuck in and snuck out. Her camp only goes until 11 a.m. for the next two weeks so that really puts a wrench in my morning plans. Got L and R back into the car to hit Lewis Farms to pick up two perennials for my sister-in-law for her birthday. While purchasing the plants, the most delicious aroma tickled my nose and I had to have it. Therefore I bought three apple cider donuts and the kids and I tailgated in the back of the truck eating our donuts. They were delicious.
From there we headed home to drop off the plants, switched the laundry, gather some things and head back out the gym for my glorious ass massage at 10:15 a.m. Dropped them off in daycare and I was so happy to lay my ass down and have the massage therapist rub my ass. It has been REALLY BAD again and I was in a lot of pain over the weekend. Throbbing down my leg! Not a happy camper. She did an amazing job but she did notice that my left glute is extremely tight and she had a hard time loosening it up. It's official, I am now a TIGHT ASS! How the hell does one ass cheek get really tight. I don't get it!
Jumped off the table and grabbed the kids to race into downtown Southington to pick up Trinity from camp. Fought the crowds again and then we needed to hit AC Moore to pick up some stuff. While in AC Moore I realized that I will NOT be shopping with my children at all this summer. Maybe only groceries!~ While waiting in line, because some white haired old bag was causing a ruckus, Lincoln was ready to piss his pants. I told him to wait until we get home but after another 10 minutes waiting for the old bag Lincoln was ready to explode. She here I am with no carriage, tons of shit in my hands making marks in my skin and causing bicep cramps, I told Trinity to bring him to the bathroom because I couldn't. I was just super cranky waiting so damn long.
Finally we were home and I was happier then pigs in shit to be there. Trinity made everybody lunch and we sat down as a family and ate. It was very nice! After clean up and after I cooked noodles and brownies for our visit to Uncle Chuck's later, we sat on the back deck and put together a craft that the kids bought from AC Moore. Love my glue gun, but there was glue EVERYWHERE.
Put Roxy down for nap, finished crafts, swept kitchen floor, kids chilled in front of boob tube, sent them to neighbors at 3:30 p.m. to swim, vacuumed, Roxy was up and I took her to neighbors, visited for 20 minutes, got them all home, made Trinity get dressed for Volleyball camp at 5:30 p.m., threw the kids in the car with a packed bag and food for Uncle Chuck's, dropped T off at camp, hung around for a bit, went to Chuck's house, R and L swan, ate, actually relaxed and had a good time, got Trinity from camp at 8:30 p.m., home, unpacked, everybody to bed, watched some grown-up TV and in bed by 10:30 p.m. which I need to get into bed a lot earlier then that if I am going to survive this summer. I'm so damn tired! All in all though it was a good day and the kids had fun and so did mommy!
Busy day, I know and with my computer being down I cannot blog until the next morning when Todd's computer is home and he's off it. I feel really lost without my computer! Good news, they were able to save my files so I'm not screwed. I am VERY happy with that!
Time to get off my ass and start another busy day! So esssssited!
Monday, June 27, 2011
What are the positives and negatives about running outdoors 1st thing in the morning????
Positives are:
1. Legs are fresh and feel strong.
2 Nobody is awake to see my fat ass running around the hood.
3. Temps are very comfortable and sun has not peaked yet.
4. Done for the day.
Negatives are:
1. Even though legs feel strong, rest of body is cranky.
2. The mind is miserable because it wants to be back in bed.
3. The fear of shitting.
4. Half way through you become very thirsty and hungry
5. Run pace is not always accurate because your still trying to wake up.
WOD - 6.4 mile run in 54:52.....HOLY SHIT! Isn't that just an awesome time. Therefore #5 on the negatives did not pertain to me this morning. Legs felt very strong, mind was cranky and pissed but I quickly got over it, did have to poop 15 minutes into run (so typical) and booked my ass home to poop yet again! What the hell is with my running and shitting. Screw the coffee and cigarettes. You need a BM go out and run. You will surely shit your pants if you do.
Left the house at 5 a.m. to run, back at 6 a.m. and now it is 6:50 a.m. and I've stretched, fed the cats and now I'm on the computer. Good start to the day! This is what motherhood is all about. Too busy of a schedule with the kids that I cannot hit the gym today so I need to suffer and get my ass up early. Got to do what you got to do!
Great weekend in VT. Weather was on the colder side but the sun did pop out on Saturday and yesterday it was cloudy but no rain. On Saturday we decided to hit the road, check out a Maple Syrup museum and from there we found a flyer for their town fair. Can't miss pie eating contests, potato sack races (which Trinity won) and other great games. We did not plan for the fair and those unplanned days are sometimes the best days. Headed to Outback Pizza for supper and finally got home around 7 p.m. to baths and bed!
On Sunday we packed up the car and headed to the Plymouth State Park/Beach to swim and chill out. Water was super cold therefore I did not put on my wetsuit and swim like I had planned. I'm a chicken shit! The kids however don't care about how cold the water is. They will swim until their lips are blue. We packed a cooler and ate lunch, hiked along the brook to find river rocks, played on the play scape and chilled out. Left around 2:30 p.m. to head home.
Great comments from the weekend:
Roxy said "Lincoln you are my best friend!"
Lincoln said "Can we have another baby?" - NOT!
Trinity said "I will leave you two alone so you can talk, kiss and have 's' !" - WHAT?
1. Legs are fresh and feel strong.
2 Nobody is awake to see my fat ass running around the hood.
3. Temps are very comfortable and sun has not peaked yet.
4. Done for the day.
Negatives are:
1. Even though legs feel strong, rest of body is cranky.
2. The mind is miserable because it wants to be back in bed.
3. The fear of shitting.
4. Half way through you become very thirsty and hungry
5. Run pace is not always accurate because your still trying to wake up.
WOD - 6.4 mile run in 54:52.....HOLY SHIT! Isn't that just an awesome time. Therefore #5 on the negatives did not pertain to me this morning. Legs felt very strong, mind was cranky and pissed but I quickly got over it, did have to poop 15 minutes into run (so typical) and booked my ass home to poop yet again! What the hell is with my running and shitting. Screw the coffee and cigarettes. You need a BM go out and run. You will surely shit your pants if you do.
Left the house at 5 a.m. to run, back at 6 a.m. and now it is 6:50 a.m. and I've stretched, fed the cats and now I'm on the computer. Good start to the day! This is what motherhood is all about. Too busy of a schedule with the kids that I cannot hit the gym today so I need to suffer and get my ass up early. Got to do what you got to do!
Great weekend in VT. Weather was on the colder side but the sun did pop out on Saturday and yesterday it was cloudy but no rain. On Saturday we decided to hit the road, check out a Maple Syrup museum and from there we found a flyer for their town fair. Can't miss pie eating contests, potato sack races (which Trinity won) and other great games. We did not plan for the fair and those unplanned days are sometimes the best days. Headed to Outback Pizza for supper and finally got home around 7 p.m. to baths and bed!
On Sunday we packed up the car and headed to the Plymouth State Park/Beach to swim and chill out. Water was super cold therefore I did not put on my wetsuit and swim like I had planned. I'm a chicken shit! The kids however don't care about how cold the water is. They will swim until their lips are blue. We packed a cooler and ate lunch, hiked along the brook to find river rocks, played on the play scape and chilled out. Left around 2:30 p.m. to head home.
Great comments from the weekend:
Roxy said "Lincoln you are my best friend!"
Lincoln said "Can we have another baby?" - NOT!
Trinity said "I will leave you two alone so you can talk, kiss and have 's' !" - WHAT?
Friday, June 24, 2011
One hurting unit today.....
.....I felt my whole body ache last night while sleeping. My knees hurt if I kept them in a locked position too long, my ass was very achy, my shoulders were sore if I held my arms a certain way and my lower back was miserable too......WHAT THE FUCK!
At 5:30 a.m. I rolled out of bed, dressed and headed to the gym (feeling about 90 years old) and jumped into the pool for a 1500 yard swim....WOD - 3 X 500 yard swim at 75%, 85% and 95%. I think I went 50% percent each time. I was not happy to be in the pool and when I finally jumped in, screamed like a girl because it was cold, I was pissed. But I knew that I had to get my workout in because I have another big race in 2 weeks. Suck it up Bendza! Very happy when I was done and in the shower. It's amazing how your mood changes when you've completed your workout that you tried to avoid. Chest was super sore from all the pushups I did this week. I'm telling ya, I better have firm ta-ta's when I'm 80.
Left kids home with Pa-Pa today and Trinity's first day of summer vacation. Lucky girl. I did let them camp out in the living room last night with their sleeping bags. Lincoln fell asleep right away watching a movie "August Rush", but Trinity is my TV whore and wanted to finish it all but I shut it off my 9 p.m. Then Big Daddy comes home with DQ blizzards at 9 p.m. expecting to watch some TV and eat our ice cream. I had one foot in bed already and had to decline the ice cream (very very very hard to do!). It is in the freezer waiting for me.
Kissed the kids good-bye and off to work. Sitting today is a chore. My ass problem is back again and I'm not feeling too good. My ass and left calf aches so bad that I had to pop Tylenol and it still didn't work. I have been sitting on my bosses baseball (placed it right in my sore spot on my ass) all day to massage and relieve some pain. It is working a bit but I'm still severely annoyed! Plus, my boss might not want his baseball back after it has been under my ass all day.....ha ha ha ha! I had to skip massages this week because I did not have enough time. I can't wait to see her on Monday so she can throw her elbow in my ass. I need it so bad!
Driving up to VT after I get out of work. It is supposed to be shitty weather up there but it's not home in CT so we'll be happy just lounging around and doing nothing but annoy each other. We are great at doing that! Therefore I will not be blogging until Sunday evening so don't miss me too much. I'm going to try to get a swim in at the lake up there and I packed my wetsuit just in case. If not, then my body will surely welcome the rest and then pump out the sweat on Monday.
Have a great weekend!
At 5:30 a.m. I rolled out of bed, dressed and headed to the gym (feeling about 90 years old) and jumped into the pool for a 1500 yard swim....WOD - 3 X 500 yard swim at 75%, 85% and 95%. I think I went 50% percent each time. I was not happy to be in the pool and when I finally jumped in, screamed like a girl because it was cold, I was pissed. But I knew that I had to get my workout in because I have another big race in 2 weeks. Suck it up Bendza! Very happy when I was done and in the shower. It's amazing how your mood changes when you've completed your workout that you tried to avoid. Chest was super sore from all the pushups I did this week. I'm telling ya, I better have firm ta-ta's when I'm 80.
Left kids home with Pa-Pa today and Trinity's first day of summer vacation. Lucky girl. I did let them camp out in the living room last night with their sleeping bags. Lincoln fell asleep right away watching a movie "August Rush", but Trinity is my TV whore and wanted to finish it all but I shut it off my 9 p.m. Then Big Daddy comes home with DQ blizzards at 9 p.m. expecting to watch some TV and eat our ice cream. I had one foot in bed already and had to decline the ice cream (very very very hard to do!). It is in the freezer waiting for me.
Kissed the kids good-bye and off to work. Sitting today is a chore. My ass problem is back again and I'm not feeling too good. My ass and left calf aches so bad that I had to pop Tylenol and it still didn't work. I have been sitting on my bosses baseball (placed it right in my sore spot on my ass) all day to massage and relieve some pain. It is working a bit but I'm still severely annoyed! Plus, my boss might not want his baseball back after it has been under my ass all day.....ha ha ha ha! I had to skip massages this week because I did not have enough time. I can't wait to see her on Monday so she can throw her elbow in my ass. I need it so bad!
Driving up to VT after I get out of work. It is supposed to be shitty weather up there but it's not home in CT so we'll be happy just lounging around and doing nothing but annoy each other. We are great at doing that! Therefore I will not be blogging until Sunday evening so don't miss me too much. I'm going to try to get a swim in at the lake up there and I packed my wetsuit just in case. If not, then my body will surely welcome the rest and then pump out the sweat on Monday.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Swampy, sticky, smelly and grose......
.....that is how I felt after my workout at lunch time today. When it rains outside and is muggy, the ESPN gym is so humid that you really do need to take a shower after your workout and that is what I did.
WOD - 5 pushups, 10 situps, 15 squats AMRAP (as many reps as possible) in 20 minutes. I believe I did 17 or 18 reps. I just hope my boobies are nice and firm until I'm 80 because all these damn pushups need to help something......after that ran 4 X 800m (1/2 mile) at 7.5, 7.7, 7.9 and 8.1 pace. I think that was plenty for today.
My mother is home watching the kids today and I feel so bad for her. She has to get Lincoln to one party, Trinity off the bus to another party, go pick up Lincoln, Trinity will be dropped off and hang at home until Todd and I get there. She has her work cut out for her! Of course all these parties happen when I'm at work and not when I'm home....Murphy's Law!
I think tonight I'll plug in a movie and let Lincoln and Trinity camp out in the living room. They will really enjoy that! Big Daddy is at class tonight so I'll throw together a quick supper, Trinity has singing lessons, bathe them all and then plug in the movie and pop some popcorn. Oh I can't wait! Poor Roxy won't be able to stay up late so she'll have to miss out on the fun.
Slacking at work today so I better get my ass in gear. Oh and by the way.....underwear was inside out AGAIN! Do you think that I have a problem?
WOD - 5 pushups, 10 situps, 15 squats AMRAP (as many reps as possible) in 20 minutes. I believe I did 17 or 18 reps. I just hope my boobies are nice and firm until I'm 80 because all these damn pushups need to help something......after that ran 4 X 800m (1/2 mile) at 7.5, 7.7, 7.9 and 8.1 pace. I think that was plenty for today.
My mother is home watching the kids today and I feel so bad for her. She has to get Lincoln to one party, Trinity off the bus to another party, go pick up Lincoln, Trinity will be dropped off and hang at home until Todd and I get there. She has her work cut out for her! Of course all these parties happen when I'm at work and not when I'm home....Murphy's Law!
I think tonight I'll plug in a movie and let Lincoln and Trinity camp out in the living room. They will really enjoy that! Big Daddy is at class tonight so I'll throw together a quick supper, Trinity has singing lessons, bathe them all and then plug in the movie and pop some popcorn. Oh I can't wait! Poor Roxy won't be able to stay up late so she'll have to miss out on the fun.
Slacking at work today so I better get my ass in gear. Oh and by the way.....underwear was inside out AGAIN! Do you think that I have a problem?
Attack of the VIRUS!!!!!
Computer virus that is. Lost my computer Tuesday evening and I believe I have a nasty virus and I will lose all my stuff. Freaking out a bit but at least I have backed things up on my external drive but I haven't done that in the past 5 months.....therefore anything new I have lost. SHIT!
I could not blog for the past two nights since I don't have a computer right now. I just hope I can remember what happened in the past two days.
Tuesday June 21st -
Gorgeous day with the sun shining brightly.
WOD - spin class....5 mile race followed by 25 squats, 25 pushups, 25 situps 3X's. I was soaked from head to toe. Great workout
Brought Lincoln and Roxy home afterwards to play in the back yard in the baby pool (they still love it!) They both napped because they were beyond tired. Trinity got off the bus and we all chilled for a bit until I packed up the truck with chairs, towels and dinner and headed to Winding Trails to see the Tri. Had a great time with the kids swimming and playing on the playscape. Watched our Tri Club friends take off in the water and then it was time to eat. I would have liked to watch the rest of the race but the kids were having too much fun on the playscape with Miriam's boys (Glad to have you there Miriam!).
Home by 8:30 p.m. and all 4 of us jumped into the shower together and I hosed them all down. They were beyond filthy. Daddy came home to see us all jumping in and out of the shower. He was wondering why the hell everybody was still awake :-)
9 p.m. - good night kiddies! 9:30 p.m. - good night mommy!
Wednesday June 22nd -
Shitty day - what in the world is with all this rain. I thought it was "chances" of rain. Yuck!
Had a 10 a.m. apt in Hartford with my classmate to go over our 20th reunion. She is going to cater it at this place in Hartford. We are 10 minutes early, sitting in her store and Roxy proceeds to throw up on the floor. GREAT! Mostly water but still. I quickly grabbed some napkins and picked it all up before my friend got there. I was embarrassed! I haven't seen this girl in 10 years and I didn't want her to see the vomit on her floor.
We check out the space, talk about what we want to do for food and then we're back in the car heading home. Roxy is super warm at this point and starts to fall asleep in the car. We chill out in front of the TV and had a picnic lunch on the den floor. Roxy did eat some lunch and seemed okay but she was burning up so I dosed her with medicine and sent her to bed. Lincoln and I played games ontop of games ontop of games. Roxy kept getting out of bed so I kept putting her back. After about an 1 and a half of games, and putting Roxy to bed, Lincoln decides to chill out in front of the TV and Roxy finally falls asleep. Rain stops and Lincoln and I head outside to play some hoops. I sent Lincoln down to get Trinity off the bus and then the rain starts up again. At least we had some outside time.
Kids are back in the house chilling. Roxy wakes up and then I pack up the car with all three and hit the gym for my class. Bought the kids Subway for supper and sent them into daycare/pre-teen center.
WOD - Same thing as yesterday (5 mile race, 25 squats, 25 pushups, 25 situps 3X's) because some people (Magaly) did not want to do burpees. I just tried to make everybody happy.....LOL! Sorry Magaly! Another soaked from head to two class.
Grabbed the kids and headed home. Daddy was home having a meeting with our financial guy so as soon as we got into the house it got loud. We're home Daddy! Kids in pj's, teeth brushed, guy leaves, I'm packing lunches for today, Daddy is reading to kids, I'm backing banana nut bread (rotten bananas in fridge) and while it is baking Daddy and I watch a new show that we are taping called Falling Skies. Pretty cool show. 10:30 p.m. and I'm in bed ready maybe a paragraph before I fall asleep. Good night.
Phew! It is Thursday (work day) and I have my Mom watching the kids and of course they each have a party to go to today so my mother needs to drive them all over. I feel awful about it but she can manage.
Okay, I need to get to work. I'll blog later today!~
I could not blog for the past two nights since I don't have a computer right now. I just hope I can remember what happened in the past two days.
Tuesday June 21st -
Gorgeous day with the sun shining brightly.
WOD - spin class....5 mile race followed by 25 squats, 25 pushups, 25 situps 3X's. I was soaked from head to toe. Great workout
Brought Lincoln and Roxy home afterwards to play in the back yard in the baby pool (they still love it!) They both napped because they were beyond tired. Trinity got off the bus and we all chilled for a bit until I packed up the truck with chairs, towels and dinner and headed to Winding Trails to see the Tri. Had a great time with the kids swimming and playing on the playscape. Watched our Tri Club friends take off in the water and then it was time to eat. I would have liked to watch the rest of the race but the kids were having too much fun on the playscape with Miriam's boys (Glad to have you there Miriam!).
Home by 8:30 p.m. and all 4 of us jumped into the shower together and I hosed them all down. They were beyond filthy. Daddy came home to see us all jumping in and out of the shower. He was wondering why the hell everybody was still awake :-)
9 p.m. - good night kiddies! 9:30 p.m. - good night mommy!
Wednesday June 22nd -
Shitty day - what in the world is with all this rain. I thought it was "chances" of rain. Yuck!
Had a 10 a.m. apt in Hartford with my classmate to go over our 20th reunion. She is going to cater it at this place in Hartford. We are 10 minutes early, sitting in her store and Roxy proceeds to throw up on the floor. GREAT! Mostly water but still. I quickly grabbed some napkins and picked it all up before my friend got there. I was embarrassed! I haven't seen this girl in 10 years and I didn't want her to see the vomit on her floor.
We check out the space, talk about what we want to do for food and then we're back in the car heading home. Roxy is super warm at this point and starts to fall asleep in the car. We chill out in front of the TV and had a picnic lunch on the den floor. Roxy did eat some lunch and seemed okay but she was burning up so I dosed her with medicine and sent her to bed. Lincoln and I played games ontop of games ontop of games. Roxy kept getting out of bed so I kept putting her back. After about an 1 and a half of games, and putting Roxy to bed, Lincoln decides to chill out in front of the TV and Roxy finally falls asleep. Rain stops and Lincoln and I head outside to play some hoops. I sent Lincoln down to get Trinity off the bus and then the rain starts up again. At least we had some outside time.
Kids are back in the house chilling. Roxy wakes up and then I pack up the car with all three and hit the gym for my class. Bought the kids Subway for supper and sent them into daycare/pre-teen center.
WOD - Same thing as yesterday (5 mile race, 25 squats, 25 pushups, 25 situps 3X's) because some people (Magaly) did not want to do burpees. I just tried to make everybody happy.....LOL! Sorry Magaly! Another soaked from head to two class.
Grabbed the kids and headed home. Daddy was home having a meeting with our financial guy so as soon as we got into the house it got loud. We're home Daddy! Kids in pj's, teeth brushed, guy leaves, I'm packing lunches for today, Daddy is reading to kids, I'm backing banana nut bread (rotten bananas in fridge) and while it is baking Daddy and I watch a new show that we are taping called Falling Skies. Pretty cool show. 10:30 p.m. and I'm in bed ready maybe a paragraph before I fall asleep. Good night.
Phew! It is Thursday (work day) and I have my Mom watching the kids and of course they each have a party to go to today so my mother needs to drive them all over. I feel awful about it but she can manage.
Okay, I need to get to work. I'll blog later today!~
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Summer Is HERE!!!!!!
....and I'm already running the kids ragged. They better sleep real good tonight :-)
Trinity still has school so I had to get her on the bus at 8:15 a.m. Poor thing! Lincoln is done and he had his friend Hailey spend the day with us (actually I was babysitting her) and after Trinity got on the bus I took Lincoln, Hailey and Roxy back up to Highland Lake. I picked up my mother on the way and we were at Reggie's cottage at 9:30 a.m ready to swim.
Another gorgeous day in the sun, warm temps and refreshing lake water. The kids swam, ate, swam, ate, swam, drank, swam, drank and then we had lunch and back into our normal clothes to head home to get Trinity off the bus. Shortly after Trinity got home and Hailey's Dad picked her up, my neighbor calls to have the kids over to swim. Suits back on guys! One hour swim at her house, home for some leftovers and showers and then back out for groceries. It is now 8:57 p.m. and my kids just went to bed and I just finished unpacking the food. Phew!
WOD - Rest day today. I feel like a lazy bum but I don't know if I would have had any time.
Food - Not too good today but not too bad. How does that sound?
Ass - Sore still! I'm actually pissed that it is bothering me again but not like it has been in the past but it's there. Damn thing!
Kids - They did a wonderful job today. Some minor issues with Roxy but nothing crazy! She did sleep in the car on the way home plugging in about an hour for nap but she needs to be in bed for at least two hours. I just hope she sleeps in tomorrow!
Race #2 - I haven't been working out so crazy but I have been working out almost every day. I'm either teaching, swimming, running or biking but not really doing much of my crossfit stuff. I have three weeks before my second race and I think right now I just need to maintain and focus on my outdoor rides and open water swim. And that is what I'm trying to do.
Time to shower and hit the sack. This mama is super tired and so done with keeping my eyes open. I want night night time!
Trinity still has school so I had to get her on the bus at 8:15 a.m. Poor thing! Lincoln is done and he had his friend Hailey spend the day with us (actually I was babysitting her) and after Trinity got on the bus I took Lincoln, Hailey and Roxy back up to Highland Lake. I picked up my mother on the way and we were at Reggie's cottage at 9:30 a.m ready to swim.
Another gorgeous day in the sun, warm temps and refreshing lake water. The kids swam, ate, swam, ate, swam, drank, swam, drank and then we had lunch and back into our normal clothes to head home to get Trinity off the bus. Shortly after Trinity got home and Hailey's Dad picked her up, my neighbor calls to have the kids over to swim. Suits back on guys! One hour swim at her house, home for some leftovers and showers and then back out for groceries. It is now 8:57 p.m. and my kids just went to bed and I just finished unpacking the food. Phew!
WOD - Rest day today. I feel like a lazy bum but I don't know if I would have had any time.
Food - Not too good today but not too bad. How does that sound?
Ass - Sore still! I'm actually pissed that it is bothering me again but not like it has been in the past but it's there. Damn thing!
Kids - They did a wonderful job today. Some minor issues with Roxy but nothing crazy! She did sleep in the car on the way home plugging in about an hour for nap but she needs to be in bed for at least two hours. I just hope she sleeps in tomorrow!
Race #2 - I haven't been working out so crazy but I have been working out almost every day. I'm either teaching, swimming, running or biking but not really doing much of my crossfit stuff. I have three weeks before my second race and I think right now I just need to maintain and focus on my outdoor rides and open water swim. And that is what I'm trying to do.
Time to shower and hit the sack. This mama is super tired and so done with keeping my eyes open. I want night night time!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Happy Father's Day.....
.....to all you Big Daddy's out there :-)
What a GREAT day! Woke up early which sucked but let Daddy sleep in today. Read the Sunday paper, made eggs for breakfast and laid around the house for a bit. Packed everything and everybody up and headed up to Highland Lake for a Father's Day picnic at my father-in-law's girlfriends' cottage that she rented for the week.
Hit Walmart first for a quick card and visited Dad at the cemetery. He has a headstone now and his wife did a beautiful job picking it out. It has a cabin at the top with a lake and a bunch of pine trees. That is my father 100%. The off to the cottage we go.
Arrived around 11 a.m. - we hit the little beach on the lake first, back to the cottage for some snacks, went down to the dock to jump into the water and hang out, had a delicious lunch with beef tips and some yummy side dishes, back to the dock, threw my sister in the canoe so I could get in the water and swim.....
WOD - Swim in open water for 40 minutes. The lake was not so busy until I went out. Murphy's Law!Kate had the canoe next to me to protect me from all the boats but the waves were unbelievable. I felt like I was swimming in the ocean. However, I did GREAT! I felt confident, strong and very comfortable in the water even though I was swallowing a ton of it. Now just throw 100 more people around me and then lets see how I do.
After I came back from the swim we had dessert (I pigged out BIG TIME) and hung around the dock some more. Finally left at 6 p.m. with some extremely exhausted but really happy children. They swam and played all day with the other kids. It was so much fun!
Cereal for supper and pj's on super early. It is 8:12 p.m. and Roxy and Lincoln are sleeping while Trinity is reading and on her way out soon. She has bloodshot eyes!
It was a great day today and a big THANK YOU to my husband for putting up with all my shit. I think he's slowly getting sick of it but he puts on a good front.....love you poopie!
What a GREAT day! Woke up early which sucked but let Daddy sleep in today. Read the Sunday paper, made eggs for breakfast and laid around the house for a bit. Packed everything and everybody up and headed up to Highland Lake for a Father's Day picnic at my father-in-law's girlfriends' cottage that she rented for the week.
Hit Walmart first for a quick card and visited Dad at the cemetery. He has a headstone now and his wife did a beautiful job picking it out. It has a cabin at the top with a lake and a bunch of pine trees. That is my father 100%. The off to the cottage we go.
Arrived around 11 a.m. - we hit the little beach on the lake first, back to the cottage for some snacks, went down to the dock to jump into the water and hang out, had a delicious lunch with beef tips and some yummy side dishes, back to the dock, threw my sister in the canoe so I could get in the water and swim.....
WOD - Swim in open water for 40 minutes. The lake was not so busy until I went out. Murphy's Law!Kate had the canoe next to me to protect me from all the boats but the waves were unbelievable. I felt like I was swimming in the ocean. However, I did GREAT! I felt confident, strong and very comfortable in the water even though I was swallowing a ton of it. Now just throw 100 more people around me and then lets see how I do.
After I came back from the swim we had dessert (I pigged out BIG TIME) and hung around the dock some more. Finally left at 6 p.m. with some extremely exhausted but really happy children. They swam and played all day with the other kids. It was so much fun!
Cereal for supper and pj's on super early. It is 8:12 p.m. and Roxy and Lincoln are sleeping while Trinity is reading and on her way out soon. She has bloodshot eyes!
It was a great day today and a big THANK YOU to my husband for putting up with all my shit. I think he's slowly getting sick of it but he puts on a good front.....love you poopie!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
What just happened?
Today is Saturday right? I have no clue where the entire day went but I'll try to sum up what happened today:
5:30 a.m. on bike with friends plugging in 44 miles.
8:45 a.m. back to car, 50 squats after ride and on way home.
9:15 a.m. back in car after a quick "freshen up" attempt and change to head to movies
10 a.m. Cars2 is on....free screening through ESPN
12:10 p.m. home from movie.
12:25 p.m. eating lunch on back deck
12:45 p.m. in shower....had to seriously shave too!
1:20 p.m. out the door with Trinity picking up friend at 1:30 p.m.
1:35 p.m. picked up friend and heading down to Goodspeed Opera House for 3 p.m. show
3:10 p.m. show starts
5:30 p.m. show ends.....AMAZING! "My One And Only" It was so great and Trinity really loved it. Now she wants to tap dance.
6:30 p.m. meeting Todd at Applebee's with rest of family for supper
8:00 p.m. super is done, driving friend back to gym
8:10 p.m. taking T to Shop Rite to pick up stuff for Father's Day picnic tomorrow
8:30 p.m. home
8:45 p.m. making homemade strawberry/rhubarb pie and salad for picnic
9:30 p.m. done in kitchen
9:57 p.m. pie is still baking and I'm on the computer.
Barely saw Roxy and Lincoln today. Barely saw my husband and now it's already time for bed. With tomorrow being Father's Day I'll make sure I treat big daddy extra special :-)
5:30 a.m. on bike with friends plugging in 44 miles.
8:45 a.m. back to car, 50 squats after ride and on way home.
9:15 a.m. back in car after a quick "freshen up" attempt and change to head to movies
10 a.m. Cars2 is on....free screening through ESPN
12:10 p.m. home from movie.
12:25 p.m. eating lunch on back deck
12:45 p.m. in shower....had to seriously shave too!
1:20 p.m. out the door with Trinity picking up friend at 1:30 p.m.
1:35 p.m. picked up friend and heading down to Goodspeed Opera House for 3 p.m. show
3:10 p.m. show starts
5:30 p.m. show ends.....AMAZING! "My One And Only" It was so great and Trinity really loved it. Now she wants to tap dance.
6:30 p.m. meeting Todd at Applebee's with rest of family for supper
8:00 p.m. super is done, driving friend back to gym
8:10 p.m. taking T to Shop Rite to pick up stuff for Father's Day picnic tomorrow
8:30 p.m. home
8:45 p.m. making homemade strawberry/rhubarb pie and salad for picnic
9:30 p.m. done in kitchen
9:57 p.m. pie is still baking and I'm on the computer.
Barely saw Roxy and Lincoln today. Barely saw my husband and now it's already time for bed. With tomorrow being Father's Day I'll make sure I treat big daddy extra special :-)
Friday, June 17, 2011
Why is it that running makes me POOP!
.....and I was careful today to eat good before I headed out at lunchtime. My word! But this time I made it back to the toilet instead of hugging a tree. That would be great having me hanging out my ass on RT10 for everybody to see.
WOD = 6.39 mile run in 57:11. Much better then last Friday...phew! Started off good but my lower half was miserable around the half way point. I did not understand some of the crazy sensations that I was getting in both glutes and hips. My entire left side was unhappy from the beginning but quickly warmed up but then I was getting some weird cramp in my right ass cheek. Very bizarre! Maybe my body is telling me something because when I laid down to stretch I could barely more my legs off the ground to even try to stretch. I think stretching is more painful then the actual run.
My thoughts while I was running:
"I just want to be a super skinny bitch for a year and not have to worry about working out!"
"Is it better to be super skinny with high cholesterol or large, healthy and always having to workout?"
"Am I going to need new hips and knees when I"m 60?"
"Maybe I should give up all this crazy cardio shit and body build!"
"Oh boy, how am I going to race in Providence without my husband or BFF racing with me?"
"I wonder how the run course is.....maybe set a goal to walk only at water stations."
"One more big race and then what???? Maybe relax for a bit!"
"Now what do I have going on next week?"
"Uh oh! I better run faster so I can go potty!"
Yesterday I had my underwear on inside out.....today was no deodorant. I did not notice this until after my run when I was getting dressed. The "odor" was much stronger then I have ever noticed. Then I realized....holy shit....I did not put deodorant on. At least I am wearing underwear today :-)
Can't stand sitting at my desk these past two days. My body doesn't like it and I don't like it. I'm not super busy so I'm doing more sitting instead of getting up and down all the time to hit the printer/copier/meetings etc. Is it time for me to quit this damn place? Hubby won't allow that!
Just finished my garbage salad (baby spinach, yellow pepper, edamame nuts, carrots, broccoli, tomato, ham/cheese) a can of soda and now my belly is very happy. No wonder why I'm pooping all the time....geez! Chomping on gum to satisfy the need to keep my mouth happy and then I'll have my yogurt in a little bit. Tonight is pizza night so I'm looking forward to a nice yummy dinner.
Kids - Lincoln's last day of school and it was Field Day at Camp Sloper....poor boy has a shitty day for it too. We had a fight this morning because he was being a real pain in the ass. I, not being the cool, calm and collective one, went off on him after I gave him nice mommy for a bit. Todd saves the day by talking and being a chilled out Dad. You always need a good cop and a bad cop around. I just don't like having my 6 year old tell me that I'm wrong....big mistake baby cakes! The rest of the gang was fine and I just shoved everybody off to school.
Ass - very achy today and sitting here does not help. I have not had this ache in a while so maybe I did something this week to piss it off. I'm thinking lunges because I don't do them too often. Squats I do all the time so maybe that is what it is.....either way it's fucking annoying. Time for some advil.
Back to work before I get fired.
WOD = 6.39 mile run in 57:11. Much better then last Friday...phew! Started off good but my lower half was miserable around the half way point. I did not understand some of the crazy sensations that I was getting in both glutes and hips. My entire left side was unhappy from the beginning but quickly warmed up but then I was getting some weird cramp in my right ass cheek. Very bizarre! Maybe my body is telling me something because when I laid down to stretch I could barely more my legs off the ground to even try to stretch. I think stretching is more painful then the actual run.
My thoughts while I was running:
"I just want to be a super skinny bitch for a year and not have to worry about working out!"
"Is it better to be super skinny with high cholesterol or large, healthy and always having to workout?"
"Am I going to need new hips and knees when I"m 60?"
"Maybe I should give up all this crazy cardio shit and body build!"
"Oh boy, how am I going to race in Providence without my husband or BFF racing with me?"
"I wonder how the run course is.....maybe set a goal to walk only at water stations."
"One more big race and then what???? Maybe relax for a bit!"
"Now what do I have going on next week?"
"Uh oh! I better run faster so I can go potty!"
Yesterday I had my underwear on inside out.....today was no deodorant. I did not notice this until after my run when I was getting dressed. The "odor" was much stronger then I have ever noticed. Then I realized....holy shit....I did not put deodorant on. At least I am wearing underwear today :-)
Can't stand sitting at my desk these past two days. My body doesn't like it and I don't like it. I'm not super busy so I'm doing more sitting instead of getting up and down all the time to hit the printer/copier/meetings etc. Is it time for me to quit this damn place? Hubby won't allow that!
Just finished my garbage salad (baby spinach, yellow pepper, edamame nuts, carrots, broccoli, tomato, ham/cheese) a can of soda and now my belly is very happy. No wonder why I'm pooping all the time....geez! Chomping on gum to satisfy the need to keep my mouth happy and then I'll have my yogurt in a little bit. Tonight is pizza night so I'm looking forward to a nice yummy dinner.
Kids - Lincoln's last day of school and it was Field Day at Camp Sloper....poor boy has a shitty day for it too. We had a fight this morning because he was being a real pain in the ass. I, not being the cool, calm and collective one, went off on him after I gave him nice mommy for a bit. Todd saves the day by talking and being a chilled out Dad. You always need a good cop and a bad cop around. I just don't like having my 6 year old tell me that I'm wrong....big mistake baby cakes! The rest of the gang was fine and I just shoved everybody off to school.
Ass - very achy today and sitting here does not help. I have not had this ache in a while so maybe I did something this week to piss it off. I'm thinking lunges because I don't do them too often. Squats I do all the time so maybe that is what it is.....either way it's fucking annoying. Time for some advil.
Back to work before I get fired.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Good morning scale!
I jumped on it this morning because I received two compliments (thank you Grigs and Magaly) so I thought I should see how much I weigh.......
187 pounds baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I'm 5lbs down from the last time I weighed myself (can't remember when) and I believe a total of 15 pounds since January 3rd. Okay, not the 30 that I wanted but 1/2 way is good too. Now that just pumped me right up this morning.
I was in the pool at 5:45 a.m. for my WOD - 500yd swim, 50 squats, 400yd swim, 40 squats, 300yd swim, 30 squats, 200yd swim, 20 squats, 100yd swim, 10 squats. I'm supposed to run a 10K after that but I'll save that for tomorrow.
I felt GREAT in the pool. I needed that vote of confidence since I have been really down on my swimming ever since the Rev3. I need to build up my self esteem in the water and today was a good day to start and I felt strong.
Now I'm sitting at my desk trying to focus on my work but my mind is in a million other places. All personal stuff of course. Heading out at lunch to get my ass rubbed (massage) because I really need it today. My butt is very achy and it needs some serious work done on it.
So far a very good day but it's only 11:20 a.m. I'm solo tonight for supper/bath/bed since Todd has class tonight so that might all change by then :-)
Note to self - Cherries really make me poop!
187 pounds baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I'm 5lbs down from the last time I weighed myself (can't remember when) and I believe a total of 15 pounds since January 3rd. Okay, not the 30 that I wanted but 1/2 way is good too. Now that just pumped me right up this morning.
I was in the pool at 5:45 a.m. for my WOD - 500yd swim, 50 squats, 400yd swim, 40 squats, 300yd swim, 30 squats, 200yd swim, 20 squats, 100yd swim, 10 squats. I'm supposed to run a 10K after that but I'll save that for tomorrow.
I felt GREAT in the pool. I needed that vote of confidence since I have been really down on my swimming ever since the Rev3. I need to build up my self esteem in the water and today was a good day to start and I felt strong.
Now I'm sitting at my desk trying to focus on my work but my mind is in a million other places. All personal stuff of course. Heading out at lunch to get my ass rubbed (massage) because I really need it today. My butt is very achy and it needs some serious work done on it.
So far a very good day but it's only 11:20 a.m. I'm solo tonight for supper/bath/bed since Todd has class tonight so that might all change by then :-)
Note to self - Cherries really make me poop!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Fun in the sun!
What a great day! Decided to meet my buddy Grigs at Misquamicut for the day. Her daughter turned 13 today and she drove her down with 5 other friends and her mother-in-law. I still have no idea how they got 8 people into a Honda Pilot with food, bags and beach gear.
Arrived at 10 a.m. and Roxy and I quickly found our spot and started digging in the sand. Tested the water and holy shit was it cold. I brought long my wetsuit planning on an open water swim with Grigs while her kids watched Roxy. Lets just say that never happened. She wasn't ready and then I had to eat my lunch. Before you know it was leaving and we never swam. I really wish I did but I'm not going to cry over it. Right Grigs???????
We had so much fun but time flew by so fast. In the car at 2:15 p.m. to head home and collect my children. I thought I had plenty of time until I hit a bunch of traffic in Stonington and then again in Hartford. With my lead foot hitting the pedal I did make it in time to get Lincoln from my neighbors and Trinity at Brownies. And I was still in my bathingsuit.
Once I unpacked I quickly had to get my biking gear on for class - WOD = 1 hour spin class. We climbed straight up for an hour. Planned on hitting the pool afterwards but a storm blew by with thunder so the pool was closed. I guess I was not destined to swim today :-)
Grigs, thank you for inviting me and feeding my wee bird that was always begging for food. We had a great time and again I have some sun burn. I swear I put lotion on too. Damn!
Food - Very good since I was too busy to think about it. However, I just finished eating some ice cream right out of the carton. You should see me on the computer with a 1/2 gallon of ice cream right in front of me. Priceless!
Ass - I have been doing really good but today it's a bit cranky. Could be from the lunges yesterday or the 4 hour car ride to and from the beach. Who knows!
Arrived at 10 a.m. and Roxy and I quickly found our spot and started digging in the sand. Tested the water and holy shit was it cold. I brought long my wetsuit planning on an open water swim with Grigs while her kids watched Roxy. Lets just say that never happened. She wasn't ready and then I had to eat my lunch. Before you know it was leaving and we never swam. I really wish I did but I'm not going to cry over it. Right Grigs???????
We had so much fun but time flew by so fast. In the car at 2:15 p.m. to head home and collect my children. I thought I had plenty of time until I hit a bunch of traffic in Stonington and then again in Hartford. With my lead foot hitting the pedal I did make it in time to get Lincoln from my neighbors and Trinity at Brownies. And I was still in my bathingsuit.
Once I unpacked I quickly had to get my biking gear on for class - WOD = 1 hour spin class. We climbed straight up for an hour. Planned on hitting the pool afterwards but a storm blew by with thunder so the pool was closed. I guess I was not destined to swim today :-)
Grigs, thank you for inviting me and feeding my wee bird that was always begging for food. We had a great time and again I have some sun burn. I swear I put lotion on too. Damn!
Food - Very good since I was too busy to think about it. However, I just finished eating some ice cream right out of the carton. You should see me on the computer with a 1/2 gallon of ice cream right in front of me. Priceless!
Ass - I have been doing really good but today it's a bit cranky. Could be from the lunges yesterday or the 4 hour car ride to and from the beach. Who knows!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Singing in the rain.....
......oh singing in the rain!
Roxy and I had another busy day today. Needed to shop around for Father's Day since it's on SUNDAY! Nothing like researching and browsing 5 days before hand.
WOD - 90 min class today. We biked hard for a few miles, 10 min circuit which included burpees, squats, lunges and two situp stations. We went through the circuit 2X's and the biking 3X's. A good workout because I was sweating like a pig.
After class we headed out to the stores and spent some money. It grows on trees so why not right? Home for nap and some serious cleaning and chores that need to get done.
I had a 4 p.m. haircut appt....nice and short....and brought the whole damn family with me. Thank goodness the haircut did not take long. Afterwards we ventured into the rain to Winding Trails to see some mates race (Miriam/Nelson....where were you????). I packed a cooler with a quick dinner for the kids and we played on the play scape in the rain. Once we saw the racers take off we bolted to the car to head home. By this point we were cold and needed to warm up. It was pouring!
Once home it was bath time, a bowl of ice cream and bed. Giddy up! Squeaky clean kids.....I love it!
Roxy and I had another great day today. Her nap was quite short but she did very good considering!
So as days go by and my life continues to be busy, I forget that I am racing another 1/2 IM on July 10th. HOLY SHIT! At this point I am maintaining my strength/endurance with my classes and my workouts on my "white sheet" but I need to focus on a few things; more outdoor swims and getting on my road bike some more. I have been trying to do that each week but it's really hard with the family and our busy life styles. But I really need to do it.
Time to go to bed and visualize about race #2.
Roxy and I had another busy day today. Needed to shop around for Father's Day since it's on SUNDAY! Nothing like researching and browsing 5 days before hand.
WOD - 90 min class today. We biked hard for a few miles, 10 min circuit which included burpees, squats, lunges and two situp stations. We went through the circuit 2X's and the biking 3X's. A good workout because I was sweating like a pig.
After class we headed out to the stores and spent some money. It grows on trees so why not right? Home for nap and some serious cleaning and chores that need to get done.
I had a 4 p.m. haircut appt....nice and short....and brought the whole damn family with me. Thank goodness the haircut did not take long. Afterwards we ventured into the rain to Winding Trails to see some mates race (Miriam/Nelson....where were you????). I packed a cooler with a quick dinner for the kids and we played on the play scape in the rain. Once we saw the racers take off we bolted to the car to head home. By this point we were cold and needed to warm up. It was pouring!
Once home it was bath time, a bowl of ice cream and bed. Giddy up! Squeaky clean kids.....I love it!
Roxy and I had another great day today. Her nap was quite short but she did very good considering!
So as days go by and my life continues to be busy, I forget that I am racing another 1/2 IM on July 10th. HOLY SHIT! At this point I am maintaining my strength/endurance with my classes and my workouts on my "white sheet" but I need to focus on a few things; more outdoor swims and getting on my road bike some more. I have been trying to do that each week but it's really hard with the family and our busy life styles. But I really need to do it.
Time to go to bed and visualize about race #2.
Oh the questions just don't stop......
...."Mom is it going to be cold today?" "Mom, do I need to wear pants?" "Mom where is my red shirt?" "Mom I'm hungry!" "Mom am I hot lunch today?" "Mom what are you doing?" "Mom I'm really hungry!" "Mom where are my shorts?" "Mom what is for hot lunch?" "Mom what time is it?" "Mom I need my vitamins!" And these questions were coming from all three children at once. Good start to the day!
Sorry for not blogging last night but I remembered when I was in bed all snuggled up reading. I was NOT going to get out and log onto the computer.
Headed out with Roxy early yesterday morning to hit some stores and get some shopping done. Then we went to the gym for 9:45 a.m. for a quick workout (WOD 500m row, 400m run 3X's) and a 1/2 hour massage afterwards.
My back has been killing me since Saturday so Allison did a number on massaging my lower back. I could barely touch my toes that is how bad it hurt, but she did wonders on it and I felt great the rest of the day!
Headed home after that for a nice picnic lunch on the back deck, a game of Dora Memory and then nap time. Once Roxy was down for a nap I had to refinish an old metal chair that was my Grandmother's. I used the palm sander and went to town on the rust, primed it and then painted it. Bam! Chair is done just before Roxy wakes up for nap.
Lincoln and Trinity are now home playing nice and then all of a sudden they are fighting. Here we go. Early supper (nachos) because I had to head back to the gym to teach spin class (WOD #2 1 hour spin class). Back home, kids ate another nacho and then off to bed. By the time I closed their doors it was 8:45 p.m. Way too late but we just could not get into bed any earlier.
Daddy comes home from class and I'm in bed ready to saw wood. Great day with the kids and even though T and L had an issue they quickly forgot about it and behaved.
Sorry for not blogging last night but I remembered when I was in bed all snuggled up reading. I was NOT going to get out and log onto the computer.
Headed out with Roxy early yesterday morning to hit some stores and get some shopping done. Then we went to the gym for 9:45 a.m. for a quick workout (WOD 500m row, 400m run 3X's) and a 1/2 hour massage afterwards.
My back has been killing me since Saturday so Allison did a number on massaging my lower back. I could barely touch my toes that is how bad it hurt, but she did wonders on it and I felt great the rest of the day!
Headed home after that for a nice picnic lunch on the back deck, a game of Dora Memory and then nap time. Once Roxy was down for a nap I had to refinish an old metal chair that was my Grandmother's. I used the palm sander and went to town on the rust, primed it and then painted it. Bam! Chair is done just before Roxy wakes up for nap.
Lincoln and Trinity are now home playing nice and then all of a sudden they are fighting. Here we go. Early supper (nachos) because I had to head back to the gym to teach spin class (WOD #2 1 hour spin class). Back home, kids ate another nacho and then off to bed. By the time I closed their doors it was 8:45 p.m. Way too late but we just could not get into bed any earlier.
Daddy comes home from class and I'm in bed ready to saw wood. Great day with the kids and even though T and L had an issue they quickly forgot about it and behaved.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
The rain won't stop us from having fun.....
.....hell NO! Had a great weekend with family and friends.
Saturday -
WOD - decided to join in on the OSC group swim at Lake Quassapaug at 7 a.m. Driving down to the lake in the rain I was thinking "what the hell am I doing?". They swim in rain so everybody was suited up (about 35 people) and ready to go. I did not know anybody so I just followed the crowd. Due to the ugly weather we swam from the Sail Club over to Quassy Park beach and back (1/2 mile) two times = 1 mile swim. I really needed the confidence to swim in open water since I had no confidence during my race last week. I was very calm since it was only practice and I enjoyed the swim. The 1st 1/2 mile my body was still warming up so I was ready by the 2nd 1/2 mile. However, my lower back was very sore from the swim. Could be because I am not used to the buoyancy from the wetsuit.
Home by 9:30 a.m. and threw the kids in the car to head out to Chuck E Cheese so Todd could get some school work done in a nice quiet house. Roxy and Lincoln had a blast (T-bird is up in NH for the weekend with a friend) playing all the games. Home by 12:30 p.m. for lunch, nap and then I worked around the house to get it ready for company that was coming over.
The day did fly by because it was 4 p.m. before I knew it and our friends were showing up. We had an AWESOME time with our friends. There were 4 couples that came over with their kids and we played kickball outside, ate pizza and another kick ball game afterwards in the pouring rain. The kids had so much fun playing outside and getting wet. Plus the kids get along so well that it was great to see them play and it was especially great to hang with our friends that we never see (God Bless Facebook!).
10 p.m. company is gone and my kids are in bed. Good night to all!
Sunday -
Kids slept in until 7 a.m. which was a bonus. I did get 8 hours of sleep which I was truly grateful for. Drinking tea and reading the Sunday paper and getting everybody fed and ready for church.
After church we hit the grocery store, came home to unload the groceries, Todd brought Lincoln to a b-day party, Roxy napped, I was on the computer and the house was quiet for 3 hours while R napped. She really needed it. When L got home he played at his friends house across the street, we waited for T to come home, cooked filet mignon on the grill (so delicious!), bathes and then bedtime.
All in all a GREAT Sunday. Everybody was happy and well behaved!
WOD - Nada.....wanted to squeak in a bike ride but it was much better chilling out at home with the family. Tomorrow is another day.
Food - Let's just say I had a fun weekend with my drinks on Saturday and "mindless eating" the rest of the weekend. I did see my father's friend in the grocery store and he looked me up and down and said "damn your getting skinny!". Granted he's in his 60's and probably really blind but it made me feel good. I'll take all the comments that I can get!
Back to another Monday tomorrow and regular routine.....oh joy!
Saturday -
WOD - decided to join in on the OSC group swim at Lake Quassapaug at 7 a.m. Driving down to the lake in the rain I was thinking "what the hell am I doing?". They swim in rain so everybody was suited up (about 35 people) and ready to go. I did not know anybody so I just followed the crowd. Due to the ugly weather we swam from the Sail Club over to Quassy Park beach and back (1/2 mile) two times = 1 mile swim. I really needed the confidence to swim in open water since I had no confidence during my race last week. I was very calm since it was only practice and I enjoyed the swim. The 1st 1/2 mile my body was still warming up so I was ready by the 2nd 1/2 mile. However, my lower back was very sore from the swim. Could be because I am not used to the buoyancy from the wetsuit.
Home by 9:30 a.m. and threw the kids in the car to head out to Chuck E Cheese so Todd could get some school work done in a nice quiet house. Roxy and Lincoln had a blast (T-bird is up in NH for the weekend with a friend) playing all the games. Home by 12:30 p.m. for lunch, nap and then I worked around the house to get it ready for company that was coming over.
The day did fly by because it was 4 p.m. before I knew it and our friends were showing up. We had an AWESOME time with our friends. There were 4 couples that came over with their kids and we played kickball outside, ate pizza and another kick ball game afterwards in the pouring rain. The kids had so much fun playing outside and getting wet. Plus the kids get along so well that it was great to see them play and it was especially great to hang with our friends that we never see (God Bless Facebook!).
10 p.m. company is gone and my kids are in bed. Good night to all!
Sunday -
Kids slept in until 7 a.m. which was a bonus. I did get 8 hours of sleep which I was truly grateful for. Drinking tea and reading the Sunday paper and getting everybody fed and ready for church.
After church we hit the grocery store, came home to unload the groceries, Todd brought Lincoln to a b-day party, Roxy napped, I was on the computer and the house was quiet for 3 hours while R napped. She really needed it. When L got home he played at his friends house across the street, we waited for T to come home, cooked filet mignon on the grill (so delicious!), bathes and then bedtime.
All in all a GREAT Sunday. Everybody was happy and well behaved!
WOD - Nada.....wanted to squeak in a bike ride but it was much better chilling out at home with the family. Tomorrow is another day.
Food - Let's just say I had a fun weekend with my drinks on Saturday and "mindless eating" the rest of the weekend. I did see my father's friend in the grocery store and he looked me up and down and said "damn your getting skinny!". Granted he's in his 60's and probably really blind but it made me feel good. I'll take all the comments that I can get!
Back to another Monday tomorrow and regular routine.....oh joy!
Friday, June 10, 2011
The fern didn't do it's job
I just noticed, after getting up to go potty, that my poop episode did cause a problem. I have a wee bit of chaffing going on back there. I guess the fern didn't get it all or it's a poisonous fern and I'm totally screwed! I did shower after my run but the run back did cause some damange. Vaseline anybody?
Just call me the QUEEN of tree hugging.....
yup.....I had to hug a tree AGAIN during my run today. It's all my fault for letting that happen though. I started off really good with eggs and an apple for breakfast. Then I forgot about this bag of treats that Grigs left me this week (No more Grigs! I need to detox!). It was a bag of mini reese peanut butter cups. Just pop them right into your mouth. Well, I popped them into my mouth 6 handfuls too many finishing the bag. I proceed to my run feeling like a piece of shit......and then I had to shit!
So I guess you can say that I'm very angry with myself. If I just take care of this temple and treat it with respect I should feel good. Wouldn't you think that I would do just that? I need to start NOW!
For this week my motivation level has been a "2" on a scale from 1 - 10. Maybe it's because I'm still feeling the effects of Sunday's race. Who knows! Been teaching class and finally got my ass up to run today to feel completely awful during the whole thing (damn candy!). I thought a 10K was doable but it sure did hurt especially with pooping and the heat! Yesterday I took the day off and tomorrow I'm going to swim at Lake Quassapaug to get in open water again. Next week I'll get back to my "white sheet"!
Went to the Annual YMCA Meeting dinner last night and it was so much fun even if it did rain. Had a beer, a nice meal and was able to sit with my hubby and YMCA friends and laugh. Great times! While Todd went home, I went out with a few friends for a couple more beers. Two more beers later at Wood n' Tap I'm feeling quite happy! I'm such a light weight it is pathetic. Got home around 11 p.m. and was up numerous times at night to pee, guide my sleep walking children to bed or deal with playful cats. I guess you can say that I got no sleep and felt hung over this morning. Three beers and I feel like crap.....so sad!
Trinity is going up to NH for the weekend with her friend. They are leaving at 5 p.m. tonight and won't be back until Sunday around 5 p.m. I'm going to miss my girl but she'll have so much fun. Lincoln and Roxy won't know what to do without Trinity. I am sure they will get into trouble anyways.
Looking forward to a nice weekend!
So I guess you can say that I'm very angry with myself. If I just take care of this temple and treat it with respect I should feel good. Wouldn't you think that I would do just that? I need to start NOW!
For this week my motivation level has been a "2" on a scale from 1 - 10. Maybe it's because I'm still feeling the effects of Sunday's race. Who knows! Been teaching class and finally got my ass up to run today to feel completely awful during the whole thing (damn candy!). I thought a 10K was doable but it sure did hurt especially with pooping and the heat! Yesterday I took the day off and tomorrow I'm going to swim at Lake Quassapaug to get in open water again. Next week I'll get back to my "white sheet"!
Went to the Annual YMCA Meeting dinner last night and it was so much fun even if it did rain. Had a beer, a nice meal and was able to sit with my hubby and YMCA friends and laugh. Great times! While Todd went home, I went out with a few friends for a couple more beers. Two more beers later at Wood n' Tap I'm feeling quite happy! I'm such a light weight it is pathetic. Got home around 11 p.m. and was up numerous times at night to pee, guide my sleep walking children to bed or deal with playful cats. I guess you can say that I got no sleep and felt hung over this morning. Three beers and I feel like crap.....so sad!
Trinity is going up to NH for the weekend with her friend. They are leaving at 5 p.m. tonight and won't be back until Sunday around 5 p.m. I'm going to miss my girl but she'll have so much fun. Lincoln and Roxy won't know what to do without Trinity. I am sure they will get into trouble anyways.
Looking forward to a nice weekend!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Full and FAT!
Just chowed down a bowl of spaghetti with meatball, sausage and pepperoni. I'm beyond stuffed. I guess it didn't help that I ate 1/2 of this enormous brownie before supper (thank you Magaly, Miriam and Nelson!)
Another busy day in the Cardillo house but a good day. I don't say that too often either! This is what my day looked like:
5:15 a.m. - alarm went off
5:45 a.m. - taught spin class
7:05 a.m. - back home
7:30 a.m. - ripping sheets off kids beds and changing them
8:00 a.m. - sending Trinity and Lincoln off to school
8:30 a.m. - pulling out window screens and scrubbing them on back deck.
8:45 a.m. - cleaning those windows along with deck door and side door with newspaper and vinegar (this shit really does work)
9 a.m. - load of laundry in wash (meanwhile Roxy is lounging around in her bathing suit watching TV!)
9:30 a.m. - switch clothes to dryer
9:45 a.m. - screens back into windows
9:50 a.m. - sit with Roxy and ready to fall asleep
10:15 a.m. - in car, bag packed and off to gym for massage
10:30 a.m. - 1/2 hour massage on quads (yummy!)
11:00 a.m. - get Roxy from daycare and take her swimming
12:15 p.m. - out of pool after we had the place to ourselves
12:30 p.m. - showered and heading home
1:00 p.m. - eating our picnic lunch on living room floor watching Barney
1:30 p.m. - nap time for Roxy
1:45 p.m. - checking e-mail, making salad and baking chocolate chip cookies (for neighbor), folding laundry and making lunches for tomorrow
2:45 p.m. - get Lincoln off bus
3:30 p.m. - get Trinity off bus and head to Old Navy and Kohl's.....she needed some summer skirts/dresses plus we had to buy a birthday present for my neighbors grandson.
4:45 p.m. - home
5:00 p.m. - leftover pasta sauce on stove warming up, putting together b-day present and new baby present in their bags, packing kids bags for tomorrow after school (swim party at neighbors house)
5:15 p.m. - leaving to teach another class
5:45 p.m. - class #2 begins
7:25 p.m. - I'm home eating my pasta
7:45 p.m. - watering flowers outside, putting away kids outdoor toys/indoor toys and kissing the kids goodnight.
8:26 p.m. - here I am! PHEW!
So WOD was nothing off the white sheet/workout plan. Taught two spin classes so that was enough for today. I may wake up early and run 6 miles before work tomorrow but the thought of getting up early again just totally sucks. However, the birds are chirping so early that I'm up anyways.
I'm sore today and I'm not sure if it's from class, my massage yesterday or finally sore from Sunday. All in my hamstrings. They are cranky! I need to really lay down and do some good stretching but I'd rather lay down and sleep.
Time to shower and shave!
Another busy day in the Cardillo house but a good day. I don't say that too often either! This is what my day looked like:
5:15 a.m. - alarm went off
5:45 a.m. - taught spin class
7:05 a.m. - back home
7:30 a.m. - ripping sheets off kids beds and changing them
8:00 a.m. - sending Trinity and Lincoln off to school
8:30 a.m. - pulling out window screens and scrubbing them on back deck.
8:45 a.m. - cleaning those windows along with deck door and side door with newspaper and vinegar (this shit really does work)
9 a.m. - load of laundry in wash (meanwhile Roxy is lounging around in her bathing suit watching TV!)
9:30 a.m. - switch clothes to dryer
9:45 a.m. - screens back into windows
9:50 a.m. - sit with Roxy and ready to fall asleep
10:15 a.m. - in car, bag packed and off to gym for massage
10:30 a.m. - 1/2 hour massage on quads (yummy!)
11:00 a.m. - get Roxy from daycare and take her swimming
12:15 p.m. - out of pool after we had the place to ourselves
12:30 p.m. - showered and heading home
1:00 p.m. - eating our picnic lunch on living room floor watching Barney
1:30 p.m. - nap time for Roxy
1:45 p.m. - checking e-mail, making salad and baking chocolate chip cookies (for neighbor), folding laundry and making lunches for tomorrow
2:45 p.m. - get Lincoln off bus
3:30 p.m. - get Trinity off bus and head to Old Navy and Kohl's.....she needed some summer skirts/dresses plus we had to buy a birthday present for my neighbors grandson.
4:45 p.m. - home
5:00 p.m. - leftover pasta sauce on stove warming up, putting together b-day present and new baby present in their bags, packing kids bags for tomorrow after school (swim party at neighbors house)
5:15 p.m. - leaving to teach another class
5:45 p.m. - class #2 begins
7:25 p.m. - I'm home eating my pasta
7:45 p.m. - watering flowers outside, putting away kids outdoor toys/indoor toys and kissing the kids goodnight.
8:26 p.m. - here I am! PHEW!
So WOD was nothing off the white sheet/workout plan. Taught two spin classes so that was enough for today. I may wake up early and run 6 miles before work tomorrow but the thought of getting up early again just totally sucks. However, the birds are chirping so early that I'm up anyways.
I'm sore today and I'm not sure if it's from class, my massage yesterday or finally sore from Sunday. All in my hamstrings. They are cranky! I need to really lay down and do some good stretching but I'd rather lay down and sleep.
Time to shower and shave!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
IT'S ALL MENTAL!
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| Grigs and I at mile marker 9 on the run which takes you right by the finish line..what a tease! |
So I have been thinking! Not really a smart thing to do but I have been thinking a lot these past two days about my race. I should know all this by now but Sunday really proved it to me. Here it goes! You can train really hard for 5 months to get the muscle built and ready to race hard but when it comes down to it, it is the mind that carries you through.
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| My munchkins waiting for us on the run course! |
Your mind is the most amazing thing. It can psych you up, it can psych you out, it can play silly games with you, it can make you strong, it can make you weak, it can easily make you give up and it can really push you to NEVER GIVE UP! All of this went through my mind in 7 hours and 14 minutes on Sunday. I know now that I need to continue my strength training but also keep my mind focused and ready for my second race on July 10th. I have one more Half Ironman and this time I will be racing alone. My husband or Grigs will not be there to talk to me, push me, keep me entertained, keep me well fed, keep me happy or yell at me. I will be lost in my mind and my thoughts for this entire race and that will be really hard for me. Maybe I need to find a friend on the course. Any takers?
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| Grigs and I dragging Roxy and Trinity across the finish line! |
Eating every bit of sugar in my house the past two days. I'm tired, cranky, angry at my kids/husband, hot and very annoyed at the world. I think I'm finally coming down from my 70.3 mile high and now crashing hard. It is a very busy week for the Cardillo Clan so I just need to get through this week and pray that I can get focused real soon and get back on track.
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| Our buddy Rouskie came out to cheer us on! Thank you Rouski! |
Monday, June 6, 2011
I did what????????
Yesterday seems so long ago because it is Monday and I'm back into the swing of the million and one things that need to get done. Who cares if I just dragged my ass 70.3 miles around Litchfield County.
My body feels like a million dollars. My ass, as sexy and wide that it is, has no pain! My feet are only sore from the pounding on the run (I would be cranky too if I was being hammered by a 192 pound woman for 13 miles). No chaffing or blisters. Not bad at all.
So what did today bring? A shit load of kids. I volunteered to work at Field Day at T's school for the entire day. Oh my word! Screaming kids from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. What a joy! I was in charge of one of the field games where there was nothing but water being squirted around. The younger kids during the morning shift were really cute and fun to work with. The afternoon kids (grades 3 - 5) were a bunch of psycho's. By that point everybody seemed tired and cranky so they all just went to town spraying the shit out of each other with water guns. I had my share of shots in the face as well but thank goodness it was a warm day.
After school today I was asked to watch my neighbors kids until about 5 p.m. So I picked the three girls up after Field Day, got Lincoln at the bus stop (Roxy was in daycare today) and drove them to Friendly's where I ordered the 12 scoop sundae. Can I just tell you that I barely had any of it. Those kids devoured the whole damn thing in a blink of an eye. I didn't get any satisfaction of smothering my face in hot fudge or mint chocolate chip ice cream. They stole it all! Back home to plug in the sprinkler and get stuff done around the house because I was gone all day long.
I made the kids a nice "Peach Glazed Chicken" dish for supper. They all hated it and being as tired and cranky that I was (still am) that just pissed me right off. Ungrateful shits for not liking a cool meal that I slaved over. Todd was gone too for class (every Mon, Tue and Thur night 6 - 9) so everything is all on me. FUCK!
I really need to jump into the shower and scrub off all the grime from today. I want to chill and read a bit but so far Roxy has called me upstairs twice and taken me away from things that I need to do. So now I'm going to sign off, climb back up the stairs, she what the hell she wants AGAIN, take a shower and jump into bed and read. It's only 8:30 p.m. but I really want and need the rest.
My body feels like a million dollars. My ass, as sexy and wide that it is, has no pain! My feet are only sore from the pounding on the run (I would be cranky too if I was being hammered by a 192 pound woman for 13 miles). No chaffing or blisters. Not bad at all.
So what did today bring? A shit load of kids. I volunteered to work at Field Day at T's school for the entire day. Oh my word! Screaming kids from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. What a joy! I was in charge of one of the field games where there was nothing but water being squirted around. The younger kids during the morning shift were really cute and fun to work with. The afternoon kids (grades 3 - 5) were a bunch of psycho's. By that point everybody seemed tired and cranky so they all just went to town spraying the shit out of each other with water guns. I had my share of shots in the face as well but thank goodness it was a warm day.
After school today I was asked to watch my neighbors kids until about 5 p.m. So I picked the three girls up after Field Day, got Lincoln at the bus stop (Roxy was in daycare today) and drove them to Friendly's where I ordered the 12 scoop sundae. Can I just tell you that I barely had any of it. Those kids devoured the whole damn thing in a blink of an eye. I didn't get any satisfaction of smothering my face in hot fudge or mint chocolate chip ice cream. They stole it all! Back home to plug in the sprinkler and get stuff done around the house because I was gone all day long.
I made the kids a nice "Peach Glazed Chicken" dish for supper. They all hated it and being as tired and cranky that I was (still am) that just pissed me right off. Ungrateful shits for not liking a cool meal that I slaved over. Todd was gone too for class (every Mon, Tue and Thur night 6 - 9) so everything is all on me. FUCK!
I really need to jump into the shower and scrub off all the grime from today. I want to chill and read a bit but so far Roxy has called me upstairs twice and taken me away from things that I need to do. So now I'm going to sign off, climb back up the stairs, she what the hell she wants AGAIN, take a shower and jump into bed and read. It's only 8:30 p.m. but I really want and need the rest.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
I don't ever want to see another GU in my life or I'll vomit.
For 4 hours I was eating GU's (3 per hour). I'm so done with that shit.
Well, Half Ironman #1 is DONE! FINISHED! OVER! GONZO! In a nutshell I have mixed emotions about my race.
A. Swim sucked....added 3 minutes to last years time (46:00)
B. Came out of swim very fatigued, nauseous and mentally beaten down.
C. Bike started off shitty. No leg power, fatigue, angry and still mentally beaten down.
D. Grigs found me after mile 10 on the bike and I vented to her about how my legs were not working. Quite funny now actually.
But by the time we continued on our ride I had calmed down, legs came back to life but I was still sucking pond water on the climbs....75% of the ride was uphill. Riders were blowing past my ass and I just thought, "This big ass woman is getting her ass kicked! I need to lose weight so I can get up these hills easier. What the fuck are they doing to climb up so damn fast?" I just could not wrap my mind around how fast these people were pedaling. I just couldn't go any faster.
Vagina became very numb by mile 25, peed on the bike once (that is always fun), Grigs kept drafting off my ass (I just think she liked the view....wink wink Grigs!), had quite a few laughs and we quickly became the fun team or funny team....something like that. Peed on the bike again, kept complaining about our vagina's, was being harassed because we weren't racing hard enough (some Biker Edge dude who was not racing mind you!) Ate our GU's every 20 minutes, drank tons of water/gatorade and threw back a few salt tablets. Pushing it hard to get back to transition and reality hit. "Oh shit that's right! We're racing and we need to run 13.1 miles". Bike time was 4 minutes slower then last year 3:58. Looks like I'm not going to beat my time from last year at this point.
Got off the bikes, peed in transition (Grigs pissed sitting down putting on her sneakers....I just stood there and peed) and headed out for our 13.1 mile run. FUCK! (Sorry for the bad language but I was really saying it!)
The most amazing thing to me? My legs felt nothing from transitioning from bike to run. No "tree trunk feeling, cramps or fatigue". I was impressed. The run was hard, hot, hilly but loads of fun with Grigs. We enjoyed our walks up the hills and at the water stations. Drinking more water, gatorade and soda while eating bananas and pretzels. We made a scene at each water station by cracking jokes, teasing the volunteers, burping, farting and just trying to entertain everybody around us. We just assumed that they are hurting just as bad as we are. By mile 9 (a tease since it's right by the finish line) I saw my husband and kids. They had a sign and were cheering for Grigs and I. I wanted to bad to stop and hug them but I was afraid that I could not start back up again. I would just want to sit there and hug, squeeze and kiss them to pieces. But I had 4.1 miles left to run....FUCK! Mile 11 was my "are we fucking done yet" feeling. We only had 2 miles left but my gas tank was empty and I was starting to fade. GOD BLESS GRIGS! She kept talking to me and entertaining me while I was quiet while focusing mentally on left foot, right food, left foot, right foot. This is where the mind starts playing games. FUCK!
We hear the music, smell the burgers (I'm now really hungry at this point), hear the crowds cheering and we both look at each other with wide eyes. WE'RE FUCKING DONE! WE DID IT! Grigs and I hi-fived each other before running down the shoot. Trinity and Roxy ran with Sue and I and we crossed together. I'll need to order that shot from the photographer. I was so happy to be done and so happy that Grigs and I were able to do it together.
Grigs, you were my rock out there today. You never tried to push me (you knew better), you came along for the company instead of racing for time and you kept things positive while you knew my mind was getting negative. You are the best and I am so thankful to have you in my life. Now go enjoy the Oreo Cakesters!
Run time 2:24 which was 9 minutes faster then last year. So when you add this all up together I came in 7:14 which is one minute faster then last year. I guess you can say that I did beat my time.......ha ha ha ha!
I now continue to train for Half IM #2 on July 10th. Oh boy!
Time for bed....I really need a good night sleep.
Well, Half Ironman #1 is DONE! FINISHED! OVER! GONZO! In a nutshell I have mixed emotions about my race.
A. Swim sucked....added 3 minutes to last years time (46:00)
B. Came out of swim very fatigued, nauseous and mentally beaten down.
C. Bike started off shitty. No leg power, fatigue, angry and still mentally beaten down.
D. Grigs found me after mile 10 on the bike and I vented to her about how my legs were not working. Quite funny now actually.
But by the time we continued on our ride I had calmed down, legs came back to life but I was still sucking pond water on the climbs....75% of the ride was uphill. Riders were blowing past my ass and I just thought, "This big ass woman is getting her ass kicked! I need to lose weight so I can get up these hills easier. What the fuck are they doing to climb up so damn fast?" I just could not wrap my mind around how fast these people were pedaling. I just couldn't go any faster.
Vagina became very numb by mile 25, peed on the bike once (that is always fun), Grigs kept drafting off my ass (I just think she liked the view....wink wink Grigs!), had quite a few laughs and we quickly became the fun team or funny team....something like that. Peed on the bike again, kept complaining about our vagina's, was being harassed because we weren't racing hard enough (some Biker Edge dude who was not racing mind you!) Ate our GU's every 20 minutes, drank tons of water/gatorade and threw back a few salt tablets. Pushing it hard to get back to transition and reality hit. "Oh shit that's right! We're racing and we need to run 13.1 miles". Bike time was 4 minutes slower then last year 3:58. Looks like I'm not going to beat my time from last year at this point.
Got off the bikes, peed in transition (Grigs pissed sitting down putting on her sneakers....I just stood there and peed) and headed out for our 13.1 mile run. FUCK! (Sorry for the bad language but I was really saying it!)
The most amazing thing to me? My legs felt nothing from transitioning from bike to run. No "tree trunk feeling, cramps or fatigue". I was impressed. The run was hard, hot, hilly but loads of fun with Grigs. We enjoyed our walks up the hills and at the water stations. Drinking more water, gatorade and soda while eating bananas and pretzels. We made a scene at each water station by cracking jokes, teasing the volunteers, burping, farting and just trying to entertain everybody around us. We just assumed that they are hurting just as bad as we are. By mile 9 (a tease since it's right by the finish line) I saw my husband and kids. They had a sign and were cheering for Grigs and I. I wanted to bad to stop and hug them but I was afraid that I could not start back up again. I would just want to sit there and hug, squeeze and kiss them to pieces. But I had 4.1 miles left to run....FUCK! Mile 11 was my "are we fucking done yet" feeling. We only had 2 miles left but my gas tank was empty and I was starting to fade. GOD BLESS GRIGS! She kept talking to me and entertaining me while I was quiet while focusing mentally on left foot, right food, left foot, right foot. This is where the mind starts playing games. FUCK!
We hear the music, smell the burgers (I'm now really hungry at this point), hear the crowds cheering and we both look at each other with wide eyes. WE'RE FUCKING DONE! WE DID IT! Grigs and I hi-fived each other before running down the shoot. Trinity and Roxy ran with Sue and I and we crossed together. I'll need to order that shot from the photographer. I was so happy to be done and so happy that Grigs and I were able to do it together.
Grigs, you were my rock out there today. You never tried to push me (you knew better), you came along for the company instead of racing for time and you kept things positive while you knew my mind was getting negative. You are the best and I am so thankful to have you in my life. Now go enjoy the Oreo Cakesters!
Run time 2:24 which was 9 minutes faster then last year. So when you add this all up together I came in 7:14 which is one minute faster then last year. I guess you can say that I did beat my time.......ha ha ha ha!
I now continue to train for Half IM #2 on July 10th. Oh boy!
Time for bed....I really need a good night sleep.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
I should be in bed getting my beauty sleep.....
.......but I'm still wrapping things up and now I need to shower. There goes an early bed time! Damn!
Real quick..............HOLY SHIT I'M RACING TOMORROW! That about sums up how I feel. Bags are packed with:
wetsuit
body glide
vaseline (don't ask)
race belt
sneakers
bike shoes
helmet
5 million GU's
visor
tampon (I know...it sucks)
sunglasses
towel
goggles
swim cap (a print light pink)
socks
and a huge bottle of ..........................KICK ASS!
Dropped off bike today with Sue and her daughter Katie. They came back to the house to a homemade bowl of pasta and meatballs. God bless my husband for making it for us.
What is my goal tomorrow?
A. Finish
B. Have a shit load of fun racing with Grigs.
C. Maybe beat my time from last year (swim 43:07...bike 3:54....run 2:33)
After a crazy day planting flowers, playing with kids, b-day party, race registration, supper, bedtime and packing.....I've flipping had it. I'm ready to race! I want to get this one over with for god knows why but all these months of training and now it's time. Just think of all the damn squats, pushups and those fucking burpees that I had to do to get here. Time to swim 1.2 miles, bike 56 miles and run 13.1 miles. Body don't fail me know.
Miriam, your probably reading this right when I'm taking my 3rd poop run to the potty and getting ready to race. Send out a HUGE prayer for me.
Talk to you all tomorrow! Giddy up!
Real quick..............HOLY SHIT I'M RACING TOMORROW! That about sums up how I feel. Bags are packed with:
wetsuit
body glide
vaseline (don't ask)
race belt
sneakers
bike shoes
helmet
5 million GU's
visor
tampon (I know...it sucks)
sunglasses
towel
goggles
swim cap (a print light pink)
socks
and a huge bottle of ..........................KICK ASS!
Dropped off bike today with Sue and her daughter Katie. They came back to the house to a homemade bowl of pasta and meatballs. God bless my husband for making it for us.
What is my goal tomorrow?
A. Finish
B. Have a shit load of fun racing with Grigs.
C. Maybe beat my time from last year (swim 43:07...bike 3:54....run 2:33)
After a crazy day planting flowers, playing with kids, b-day party, race registration, supper, bedtime and packing.....I've flipping had it. I'm ready to race! I want to get this one over with for god knows why but all these months of training and now it's time. Just think of all the damn squats, pushups and those fucking burpees that I had to do to get here. Time to swim 1.2 miles, bike 56 miles and run 13.1 miles. Body don't fail me know.
Miriam, your probably reading this right when I'm taking my 3rd poop run to the potty and getting ready to race. Send out a HUGE prayer for me.
Talk to you all tomorrow! Giddy up!
Friday, June 3, 2011
I have such a pit in my stomach....
.....if I stop thinking about my race I am okay but when I do dwell on it I get so damn nervous.
Right now I don't feel like I'm ready. I'm achy from my period and I feel beyond bloated and disgusting. It probably doesn't help that I ate some chocolate this afternoon and an oreo cakester. They are so flipping good! I'm just letting the "Niagara" flow and hopefully by Sunday morning I will feel strong and ready. Oh body don't fail me now.
My last WOD was today - 20 minutes of each; swim, bike and run at an easy pace. The bike was fine and my heart rate was barely above 125. I had it at level 10 doing a random course. Jumped on the treadmill and put it at 6.5 mph (9:15) pace. At first my body was like "what the hell are you doing to me!" but then it warmed up a bit and calmed down. I felt my calves, they seemed to be tight. And my left side was not 100%. Probably because my ass issue is still around but not like it was before. Lastly I jumped into the pool to swim for 20 minutes and I plugged in 1000 yards. My pace was slow and comfy while I was trying to focus on my stroke. I'm just so thankful that I have a wetsuit for Sunday. I need all the help that I can get to keep my ass up.
Work has been completely nuts today which has been keeping my mind off the race but then reality hits and I just about shit my pants. I've done this race before so I shouldn't be to concerned, I just want my body to feel good. Right now I'm not getting the "feel good vibe" from it but today is today. Sunday is another day!
I will make sure I blog tomorrow night. I'll be down at the venue dropping off my bike tomorrow and getting marked and all that other fun stuff. Then I'll sit down to a big bowl of pasta.
Oh boy, I think I need to go potty!
Right now I don't feel like I'm ready. I'm achy from my period and I feel beyond bloated and disgusting. It probably doesn't help that I ate some chocolate this afternoon and an oreo cakester. They are so flipping good! I'm just letting the "Niagara" flow and hopefully by Sunday morning I will feel strong and ready. Oh body don't fail me now.
My last WOD was today - 20 minutes of each; swim, bike and run at an easy pace. The bike was fine and my heart rate was barely above 125. I had it at level 10 doing a random course. Jumped on the treadmill and put it at 6.5 mph (9:15) pace. At first my body was like "what the hell are you doing to me!" but then it warmed up a bit and calmed down. I felt my calves, they seemed to be tight. And my left side was not 100%. Probably because my ass issue is still around but not like it was before. Lastly I jumped into the pool to swim for 20 minutes and I plugged in 1000 yards. My pace was slow and comfy while I was trying to focus on my stroke. I'm just so thankful that I have a wetsuit for Sunday. I need all the help that I can get to keep my ass up.
Work has been completely nuts today which has been keeping my mind off the race but then reality hits and I just about shit my pants. I've done this race before so I shouldn't be to concerned, I just want my body to feel good. Right now I'm not getting the "feel good vibe" from it but today is today. Sunday is another day!
I will make sure I blog tomorrow night. I'll be down at the venue dropping off my bike tomorrow and getting marked and all that other fun stuff. Then I'll sit down to a big bowl of pasta.
Oh boy, I think I need to go potty!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Oh Thank GOD.........
.....I got my period. No, I'm not worried about being pregnant. I was worried about getting it during my race on Sunday. Now my "heavy" days will be happening earlier so I should be okay for Sunday. PHEW!
Did you all miss me?
Had a great weekend with the family in VT but I'll make this all brief.....
Sunday - Drove up to VT in the a.m., stopped in a couple of stores and did not get up to the house until lunch time. Ate lunch, mowed the lawn, played with water balloons, killed big ass mosquito's, drove to the Long Trail Brewery for dinner (nachos, veggie burger and beer), back home to TV, pj's and a bowl of ice cream. WOD - Rest Day.
Monday - Woke up at a good hour, watched cartoons, breakfast (protein shake), packed the truck and headed to Plymouth State Park for a day of swimming with the kids. I decided to run to the park so I kissed the kids and left while my husband drove down and waved out the window. It was a 5.25 mile run that is not all that bad but very hot. Plus I needed to hug a tree half way and stop on this major hill and walk for a bit but I did make it in 47:10. Not a bad time for feeling lethargic and obese. The rest of the day the kids swam, fished, played on the play scape, grilled HB's and HD's (so damn yummy), rented a paddle boat, swam some more, ate some more and we finally left at 5:30 p.m. 7 hours at the park is a great day! Back home to baths, pj's, TV and ice cream.
Tuesday - I slept in today until 8:30 a.m. WONDERFUL! Packed up a small bag and headed to Killington Grand for a one night stay. Checked into our room, dropped our stuff, put our suits and suntan lotion on and hit the pool. It was another gorgeous day of sunshine and the pool was heated. The kids were very warm and happy. Jumped into the pool around 11 a.m. and did not leave until 5 p.m. We were all sunburned no matter how much lotion we put on, packed a cooler and ate lunch by the pool, drank some beers and found a family to hang out with. Actually it was us and them that occupied the pool. The rest of the place was deserted. So our three and their three kids played all day while we talked and relaxed. Good day!~ WOD - Rest day again!
Wednesday - Back into the pool in the morning, showered, packed up, drove to VT house, packed everything up, cleaned the house, ate a quick lunch and left to head back to CT. Left around 1 p.m. and drove straight through (just missed Springfield MA tornado's by an hour) to home. Got home at 4 p.m., unpacked, put everything away, did a load of laundry, got dressed and the whole family got dressed and off to the gym we go. Trinity and Todd both took class while the other two played in the daycare. Got everybody home, fed, to bed and Todd and I were actually able to sit and watch TV.
Thursday - Here I am....WOD - Rest Day...Work today, ran out at lunch to run errands and buy all my food for my race on Sunday. Needed to get the tampons for my "friend" as well.
It is now carb load, drink loads of water and slow down on the working out. With all that and my period I feel like a fat piece of crap. Oh my word! Tapering is tough because I don't feel so healthy right now. I just can't believe that race #1 is already here. Oh my goodness, now I'm very nervous thinking about it. Did not lose my 30 pounds but I did gain a ton of strength. That should count for something.
Tomorrow is my last workout before game day on Sunday. I'll let you know how that turns out :-)
Did you all miss me?
Had a great weekend with the family in VT but I'll make this all brief.....
Sunday - Drove up to VT in the a.m., stopped in a couple of stores and did not get up to the house until lunch time. Ate lunch, mowed the lawn, played with water balloons, killed big ass mosquito's, drove to the Long Trail Brewery for dinner (nachos, veggie burger and beer), back home to TV, pj's and a bowl of ice cream. WOD - Rest Day.
Monday - Woke up at a good hour, watched cartoons, breakfast (protein shake), packed the truck and headed to Plymouth State Park for a day of swimming with the kids. I decided to run to the park so I kissed the kids and left while my husband drove down and waved out the window. It was a 5.25 mile run that is not all that bad but very hot. Plus I needed to hug a tree half way and stop on this major hill and walk for a bit but I did make it in 47:10. Not a bad time for feeling lethargic and obese. The rest of the day the kids swam, fished, played on the play scape, grilled HB's and HD's (so damn yummy), rented a paddle boat, swam some more, ate some more and we finally left at 5:30 p.m. 7 hours at the park is a great day! Back home to baths, pj's, TV and ice cream.
Tuesday - I slept in today until 8:30 a.m. WONDERFUL! Packed up a small bag and headed to Killington Grand for a one night stay. Checked into our room, dropped our stuff, put our suits and suntan lotion on and hit the pool. It was another gorgeous day of sunshine and the pool was heated. The kids were very warm and happy. Jumped into the pool around 11 a.m. and did not leave until 5 p.m. We were all sunburned no matter how much lotion we put on, packed a cooler and ate lunch by the pool, drank some beers and found a family to hang out with. Actually it was us and them that occupied the pool. The rest of the place was deserted. So our three and their three kids played all day while we talked and relaxed. Good day!~ WOD - Rest day again!
Wednesday - Back into the pool in the morning, showered, packed up, drove to VT house, packed everything up, cleaned the house, ate a quick lunch and left to head back to CT. Left around 1 p.m. and drove straight through (just missed Springfield MA tornado's by an hour) to home. Got home at 4 p.m., unpacked, put everything away, did a load of laundry, got dressed and the whole family got dressed and off to the gym we go. Trinity and Todd both took class while the other two played in the daycare. Got everybody home, fed, to bed and Todd and I were actually able to sit and watch TV.
Thursday - Here I am....WOD - Rest Day...Work today, ran out at lunch to run errands and buy all my food for my race on Sunday. Needed to get the tampons for my "friend" as well.
It is now carb load, drink loads of water and slow down on the working out. With all that and my period I feel like a fat piece of crap. Oh my word! Tapering is tough because I don't feel so healthy right now. I just can't believe that race #1 is already here. Oh my goodness, now I'm very nervous thinking about it. Did not lose my 30 pounds but I did gain a ton of strength. That should count for something.
Tomorrow is my last workout before game day on Sunday. I'll let you know how that turns out :-)
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