Sign up for the ride is tomorrow....

.... and we need a team name! Any ideas?

Also, the lady I contract for is considering donating for sponsorship. We can use some sponsors! Maybe this fundraising won't be so bad after all. I am glad we are planning on pooling our money and not saying "I raised....", "I have a sponsor".... we are saying "we raised...." "we have a sponsor". For some reason this makes this task a lot less daunting.. I am sure that each of our fundraisers are good ideas and will work well.

So, I had some ideas for team names..... lets see what you think?

• Wishin' to finish
• first century riders (since 100 miles is called a century in bikespeak... and I think that this may be the first century for me, and maybe for FM as well???)
• flabulous mommies
• (insert cute name here)

I am all outta ideas for now... we need a name before we sign up I think.

It's almost Holiday time.. yikers!

Well, today was interesting to say the least. I have been doing the water aerobics class 1 time a week and stuff with clients that are working on fitness..... Well today I decided to swim a little after my client's session was done since I was already in a suit and wet.... I swam a whopping 4.5 laps. That was all I could do. I stunk today.
I didn't have goggles on, and for some reason I have a harder time coordinating my breathing when I am not wearing them. Lame but true. So I did a length of front crawl and a length of breast stroke... I gotta have goggles... but the rest I did side stroke & back stroke. I always was a swimmer that would often change strokes to delay fatigue. That didn't help today. Oh well. I really want to try to get out of bed at least 1 time a week EARLY in the morning and get in the pool. But every time I decide that I want to do that, a kid stays up all night or something else crazy happens.

ugh.

I have been wanting to get a heart monitor for some time - so I was internet shopping and came across this.. http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2745591
Cool! I think... then I realize this is only made for a/b cup sizes... stinkers... just because I wear something larger than a B cup does not mean I don't exercise... 8-P

re: motivation gone

So... my Uncle (on my Mom's side - her brother) passed away a week ago yesterday in a manner VERY similar to how my Dad passed. The funeral was Saturday. I wasn't all that close to my Uncle - I don't know why... but it has hit me like a ton of bricks. I lost it at the funeral and made an ass out of myself, that was embarassing....

I guess it is just an avalanche - you can only repress for so long before it forces its way out. It isn't something I want to talk about, it just needs to work itself out I think. I vow this though NO MORE FUNERALS for awhile! So NO ONE ELSE DIE... GOT IT?

Anyway.... I have always meant for this to be positive - but I just don't feel positive... about anything.... not right now anyway. I decided to just give myself a break so I can shake it off... suck it up.... rub some dirt in it... whatever and move on. I don't know how long it is going to take. I am doing the water aerobics class once a week. I get some exercise around the house with the kids and when I am out with clients. If I gain some weight back, so be it. The holidays are coming - I'll just have to try to not TOTALLY lose it...

Damn my husband for buying junk food..... DAMN him!