July 2007 - Posts
I’m starting a new blog. It won’t replace this one. This one… well, I’m not sure what the focus is. The new one is through work… it’s a gardening blog.
I thought about doing it through “Tirades,” but I can be obsessive talking about gardening, and I didn’t want it to take over here. My boss thought it was a great idea, and the folks at Site Services have already set it up for me. They’re not finished designing it, so it’s not public just yet, but I’ve already written a few posts. It’s called “Austin Gardening Adventures” and I’m going to follow my experiences with the new vegetable garden starting off, but I’m not ruling out other topics. It should be fun, because I love gardening.
It’s going to be a rough night.
Luke’s not feeling well. His nose it all stuffed up and runny. He woke up just about every hour last night. He hates the bulb syringe that I use to de-snuff his nose… and the nasal spray. Andy hooked up the humidifier with the medicine… hopefully that will help him breathe easier.
Poor little guy.
I hate it when I’m sick… but at least I can take some night-time decongestant or something. I can’t do that for Luke…
Other that, it’s been a good weekend.
I swam 2K this morning — including my warmup and cool down. I think I’m getting faster. I used the fins, like I always do, but I was able to do more in the same amount of time. It felt so good — the water rushing past me. I’ve only been swimming once a week lately… I’d like to swim at least twice, but it’s been so hard trying to motivate myself to go on Saturdays. I just want to eat ice cream and drink beer. Seriously… it’s a wonder I haven’t gained back all th weight I lost.
Well, it’s not all that crazy. Andy and I have been doing these super quick, super intense workouts Tuesdays and Thursdays. We set a timer and do an exercise for 20 seconds, then rest for 10 — repeating that 8 times. We usually do 4 or 5 different exercises that way. For example, we’ll do variations on situps, pushups, lunges, knee bends…. By the time we’re done, we’re usually exhasted.
It’s made a difference. I can easily do a situp, and my pushups are getting much better. I’m also amazed that I can do the lunges and even touch my knee to the ground. I wasn’t able to do that before.
I also wasn’t able to fit into small t-shirts or size 8 jeans… that’s how much of a difference those workouts make.
Yay me!
It’s been a long time since I sat down to write in my blog… my life feels so routine. I live day to day… trying to make it through and accomplish the numerous little tasks that I have to get done everyday.
On those occasions I’m able to fit in what I consider “special” activities… I’m amazed. I watched a movie? Wow… haven’t done that in a while. Downloaded pictures from my camera? Listened to music that wasn’t playing in my car? Incredible.
It seems like I’ve fallen back into the very same rut I worked so hard to get out of two years ago. That was when I decided to “shake things up.” Andy and I joined Kung Fu… I got the job at KVUE. We’re still doing Kung Fu… I’m still enjoying my job at KVUE… but sometimes I find myself wishing for a little more adventure.
A couple of weeks ago I was able to take Luke to the Austin Children’s Museum for one of their “Under 3” programs. I must have been hurting for an adventure, because I think I talked Andy’s ear off for the next two days about how much fun Luke had, and how we sang songs and explored the play area. You’d have thought I had more fun than Luke, as much as I talked about it.
Not that I don’t LOVE every SECOND I have with my son… it’s the best! I LIVE for the weekends, and I try to come up with interesting activities we can all do together… like taking hikes… but it’s been raining so much and everything’s flooded, so it’s been a couple of weeks since we’ve been out.
It’s raining right now. I hope it dries up enough so Andy can dig our garden this weekend. Our seeds just arrived and I have lots to do toget them started. We’ve got tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, beans, peas…. a ton of stuff. I’m wondering whether we’ll have enough space, but then again, part of the front yard garden is empty, and it wouldn’t hurt to add in a few edibles for the fall. Everything’s so expensive, especially vegetables, and I’m hoping we will reap the benefits.
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