This week's schedule:
Monday: Off
Tuesday: Swim 20 min
Wednesday: Walk/Run 20 min
Thursday: Off
Friday: Swim 20 min
Saturday: Bike 30 min
Sunday: Walk/Run 20 min
Times/Distances: Swim: I can swim about 700 yards in 24 minutes or so...this includes drills and rests. My 100 yard time is 2:50 which is extremely slow. Oh well, I will get better. Bike: I go about 6 miles in the 30 minutes. This is on completely flat ground since there are no hills around here. Must be why the airport is nearby. Running: I can run 5-6 minutes at a time with a 1 min walk between. I must be going 1.25-1.5 miles in the 20 minutes. Big deal. But if I don't start slow though I will regret it when my knee starts hurting.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Swim, Bike, Run
I am going to enter a triathlon next spring. I was going to do this a few years ago, but I think I just wanted to get in shape and didn't really have any intention of competing. Then I got pregnant and the swimming pool water made me throw up and my belly got too big to ride a bicycle. So I gave up on that idea.
I have been thinking on the idea again the last month or so and this week I officially start my training schedule. I have a goal in mind...at the end of April there is a triathlon in a town north of us. I don't have the exact date yet because the 2008 schedule isn't out yet.
There is no deep, meaningful reason I am doing this. I'm not trying to prove anything to myself or anyone else. I like to exercise, that's all. It seems like a no brainer to me--I LOVE to swim, love riding my bike, and tolerate running if I have to--why not do all three? It lends a little variety to my workout time, if nothing else. I wouldn't mention it at all, except maybe if I record my "journey to the triathlon" here then I will actually have to DO IT!
Oh, one more thing. I'm not talking about an Ironman Triathlon here. Just a little sprint triathlon. 650m swim (the distance varies, but that seems about the average), 12 mile bike ride, 3.1 mile run. If I like it well enough I might work my way up to a half ironman, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it.
This week's workout schedule:
Monday: Off
Tuesday: Swim 20 min
Wednesday: Bike 30 min
Thursday: Off
Friday: Swim 20 min
Saturday: Walk/Run 20 min
Sunday: Bike 30 min
Obviously, the plan is to start out slowly so as to not overdo it. I walk almost every day, but every time I step things up I go too fast and end up getting injured. So I am taking it VERY slowly this time.
Last week I was feeling particularly pathetic--I couldn't find my swim cap and goggles (I JUST SAW THEM WHERE ARE THEY), my bike was broken, and my stinkin' ITB was acting up. For those not in the know, ITB stands for iliotibial band. Say that five times fast, I dare you. Anyway, it is a very painful knee problem. Want to know more? Click here.
This week I have a new cap and goggles, my knee feels fine, thanks to all the stretching I have been doing, and my bike is fixed. So what if it is a mountain bike that is on its last legs. It takes me where I want to go.
I have been thinking on the idea again the last month or so and this week I officially start my training schedule. I have a goal in mind...at the end of April there is a triathlon in a town north of us. I don't have the exact date yet because the 2008 schedule isn't out yet.
There is no deep, meaningful reason I am doing this. I'm not trying to prove anything to myself or anyone else. I like to exercise, that's all. It seems like a no brainer to me--I LOVE to swim, love riding my bike, and tolerate running if I have to--why not do all three? It lends a little variety to my workout time, if nothing else. I wouldn't mention it at all, except maybe if I record my "journey to the triathlon" here then I will actually have to DO IT!
Oh, one more thing. I'm not talking about an Ironman Triathlon here. Just a little sprint triathlon. 650m swim (the distance varies, but that seems about the average), 12 mile bike ride, 3.1 mile run. If I like it well enough I might work my way up to a half ironman, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it.
This week's workout schedule:
Monday: Off
Tuesday: Swim 20 min
Wednesday: Bike 30 min
Thursday: Off
Friday: Swim 20 min
Saturday: Walk/Run 20 min
Sunday: Bike 30 min
Obviously, the plan is to start out slowly so as to not overdo it. I walk almost every day, but every time I step things up I go too fast and end up getting injured. So I am taking it VERY slowly this time.
Last week I was feeling particularly pathetic--I couldn't find my swim cap and goggles (I JUST SAW THEM WHERE ARE THEY), my bike was broken, and my stinkin' ITB was acting up. For those not in the know, ITB stands for iliotibial band. Say that five times fast, I dare you. Anyway, it is a very painful knee problem. Want to know more? Click here.
This week I have a new cap and goggles, my knee feels fine, thanks to all the stretching I have been doing, and my bike is fixed. So what if it is a mountain bike that is on its last legs. It takes me where I want to go.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
A Few Favorite Pictures
Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the past few months...
...and one taken by one of my girls...
...and one taken by one of my girls...
Muddy Pigs
Former pig pen:
Moved the pigs yesterday--the other pen area was getting so muddy they were up to their bellies in mud. They didn't seem to mind too much, but when they were moved to fresh grass they ran around like mad and acted so happy.
Happy pigs rooting in the grass:
Also, the chuckar has now adopted the chicken coop out in the field as his new home.
Every morning when I go in to feed the chickens (if it is still before full daylight) he is in there roosting right along with the chickens. He is still very skittish though. The chickens don't seem to mind him too much unless he gets too close to the feed pan. Water...no problem. Food...No Way.
Moved the pigs yesterday--the other pen area was getting so muddy they were up to their bellies in mud. They didn't seem to mind too much, but when they were moved to fresh grass they ran around like mad and acted so happy.
Happy pigs rooting in the grass:
Also, the chuckar has now adopted the chicken coop out in the field as his new home.
Every morning when I go in to feed the chickens (if it is still before full daylight) he is in there roosting right along with the chickens. He is still very skittish though. The chickens don't seem to mind him too much unless he gets too close to the feed pan. Water...no problem. Food...No Way.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
So, if a person chooses five projects does it mean they have to work on them? I mean, that was the whole point of choosing, wasn't it?
Yesterday: Got up at six, did some strength exercises, ate breakfast, fed the animals, made breakfast for the kids. Took oldest son to school at 8, got home and did a few chores before starting school. Worked with various kids until 9:45 (mixed in with trying to do some computer work and dressing the 2 year old) when we left for the library. Back home at 11:20, supervised making lunch and consulted with oldest daughter about her Tuesday evening meal preparation (Turkey Rice Soup and Italian Breadsticks, none of which was even remotely made by me which makes it the BEST meal in the world). Helped with more schoolwork, ate lunch, visited with Dad and Megan while watching 10 year old son do his creative writing. Todays assignment was to create lists. One topic was "Things I Can't Do"--he came up with such things as drive a car, pinch my brother, and play with bombs. Smart boy.
Drove middle daughter to gymnastics at 2, went to the sporting goods store to buy a swim cap and goggles since I have looked high and low and my old ones are NOWHERE to be found. Dropped my bike off at the repair shop to be fixed (only $22, phew), picked up son at school, went home and spent 45 minutes playing with little ones, more dinner discussion, and looking up road bikes online since I was informed that my old bike is a piece of crap and probably won't hold up to the 20-30 miles a week of riding that I would like to put on it. Things that aren't worth the cost to fix may start breaking. Here's hoping it lasts another 6-8 months before it gives out on me.
Left to pick up gymnastics daughter (skipped soccer practices because of the rain) and FINALLY got to sit down and relax for a few hours. She is doing so great at practice and I haven't gotten much time to sit and watch in the past few weeks when my husband and older kids were out of town. Got home at 8, put little kids to bed, talked to husband, watched tv, read 1/2 a page, and went to sleep a little after 11pm.
No time for crafts, but SOON, I promise.
Yesterday: Got up at six, did some strength exercises, ate breakfast, fed the animals, made breakfast for the kids. Took oldest son to school at 8, got home and did a few chores before starting school. Worked with various kids until 9:45 (mixed in with trying to do some computer work and dressing the 2 year old) when we left for the library. Back home at 11:20, supervised making lunch and consulted with oldest daughter about her Tuesday evening meal preparation (Turkey Rice Soup and Italian Breadsticks, none of which was even remotely made by me which makes it the BEST meal in the world). Helped with more schoolwork, ate lunch, visited with Dad and Megan while watching 10 year old son do his creative writing. Todays assignment was to create lists. One topic was "Things I Can't Do"--he came up with such things as drive a car, pinch my brother, and play with bombs. Smart boy.
Drove middle daughter to gymnastics at 2, went to the sporting goods store to buy a swim cap and goggles since I have looked high and low and my old ones are NOWHERE to be found. Dropped my bike off at the repair shop to be fixed (only $22, phew), picked up son at school, went home and spent 45 minutes playing with little ones, more dinner discussion, and looking up road bikes online since I was informed that my old bike is a piece of crap and probably won't hold up to the 20-30 miles a week of riding that I would like to put on it. Things that aren't worth the cost to fix may start breaking. Here's hoping it lasts another 6-8 months before it gives out on me.
Left to pick up gymnastics daughter (skipped soccer practices because of the rain) and FINALLY got to sit down and relax for a few hours. She is doing so great at practice and I haven't gotten much time to sit and watch in the past few weeks when my husband and older kids were out of town. Got home at 8, put little kids to bed, talked to husband, watched tv, read 1/2 a page, and went to sleep a little after 11pm.
No time for crafts, but SOON, I promise.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Projects
I have decided to take my mother's advice (something that should be done often and with little complaint)and create a circle (ring?) of 5 projects. The theory behind this is that it becomes much less overwhelming to focus on 5 unfinished projects instead of 35. Not that I have that many. Heh heh. Not only that, but there is no guilt involved. I pick my five projects, work on them as I can, breaking each project into smaller, easy to finish parts. I can work on any of the five at any time and when I finish one I can move another in. Or move one out when I have gone as far as I want to on it, to make room for another.
Projects 1, 2, and 3: Finish these quilts.
The first one is for my oldest daughter, the second is a just for fun quilt, and the third is for my youngest daughter. The tops are finished, all that remains is layering and basting it together with the backing and batting. This requires a large space (and preferably a noncarpeted floor to prevent stitching the quilt to the carpet--which I don't have)and no two year olds that love to run across the quilt and wrinkle it up. So I either have to do this at naptime or after everyone goes to bed at night. Could be why I haven't done it yet. Also the quilts need to be quilted and edge finished. Maybe I should rethink having 3 quilts tops in my circle of five.
Project 4: Finish this cross stitch project.
Project 5: Designing and making a running horse quilt for my middle daughter.
I don't know if it will work, but I have looked and looked for the perfect design and am coming up with nothing. I would like to do a paper pieced quilt of 6-8 inch blocks with running horses. So I guess I will make my own pattern. No problemo.
Projects 1, 2, and 3: Finish these quilts.
The first one is for my oldest daughter, the second is a just for fun quilt, and the third is for my youngest daughter. The tops are finished, all that remains is layering and basting it together with the backing and batting. This requires a large space (and preferably a noncarpeted floor to prevent stitching the quilt to the carpet--which I don't have)and no two year olds that love to run across the quilt and wrinkle it up. So I either have to do this at naptime or after everyone goes to bed at night. Could be why I haven't done it yet. Also the quilts need to be quilted and edge finished. Maybe I should rethink having 3 quilts tops in my circle of five.
Project 4: Finish this cross stitch project.
Project 5: Designing and making a running horse quilt for my middle daughter.
I don't know if it will work, but I have looked and looked for the perfect design and am coming up with nothing. I would like to do a paper pieced quilt of 6-8 inch blocks with running horses. So I guess I will make my own pattern. No problemo.
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