Happy New Year!

I'm grateful for old friends that have kept me around (and they didn't even try to get away).

I'm grateful for the opportunity to make new friends.  I'm a little in love with all the amazing people in my life.

I'm grateful for goals set out and accomplished this year and a new way of life.

I hope what you wish for, in the quiet of your heart is what you receive in 2011.

I am blessed. One more bit of sap for you, my favourite New Years Eve song.




I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They're really saying I love you.

I hear babies crying, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.

**Y'all thought it would be Beth Hart, didn't you.

That's all I got!

So I was....

Craving nachos from Sneaky Dees, with Deeds and a frosty beer.  (commemerat (sp)...  that's where we were in the great black out of 200????) 

Wondering why it never feels like Christmas until I hear specific Christmas songs, Anne Murray (for my mom), ELP (for my dad) and Celine Dion (for Anna).

Contemplating a sick day tomorrow but I won't; I think they'd catch on.

Considering my options for challenge workout tomorrow.  There's been far too much walking to date.  I see a trainer session with music, TV, a full water bottle and no bathroom breaks!

Thinking about a dock, a lake, a glass of wine and a great sunset.  Spring is around the corner, it really is!

Hoping I can get on an early morning workout schedule starting in January.  I will have to channel my inner Runnrgrl.

Listening to this same song over again, it's not necessarily the words but the flow and the melody that have me hypnotised.  Sister Heroine ~~ Beth Hart.

Selecting more songs to listen to because you can only listen to the same one so many times.

Missing old friends and family from my past.

Searching for information about meditation.

Excited about January, my training schedule and spring getting closer.

Scared about July!!!!

Making stew in my new dutch oven (thanks MOM!).  Maybe some yorkshires to go with it.

Lost (losing)  my Garmin, AGAIN.  It's here somewhere.

Afraid my iPad will never sync with the movies I bought, it keeps crashing.  When am I buying my MAC?

Tweeting, but it might be overtweeting, you'd have to ask Carlos.

Reading a book on my iPad, Wishful Thinking.  I hope it's good.

Scheduling my January workouts in DailyBurn if I can figure out how to schedule them in the future.

Loving my life.

Laughing at this video clip.  Ron is a distant cousin although I don't know him well (I know his dad better) but considering the story he's telling I'm not surprised we are related. This may be one of the funniest things I have ever seen.



That's all I got.

Are you crazy!

how many bike pics are too many?  

Who rides OUTSIDE in the winter?  Well for starters there's Ian and Bryan and Rodney who have been known to suit up and go out riding and not just for a quick ride, these guys go for LONG rides! Obviously "Mountain biker John" is out there riding regularly and today I added myself to that list. 

It wasn't long and it wasn't fast, that's for sure.  This morning I saw a few tweets about people getting out for a ride and then I was asked by a new twitter friend if I was going to ride today.  I looked over at my bike, all set up on the trainer and then spied the sunshine and though what the heck!  Ummmm ok, I need to stop doing these things last minute because holy mother of .... it was COLD out there!  I suited up and then remembered that all I own are bike shorts.  No problem, I'll just throw on my running pants over the shorts.  My socks are ankle socks, hello cold ankles.  I did layer my shirts and two jackets which seemed to be ok but I still wasn't out long enough or riding hard enough to stay warm.  By the time I rounded my house the first time I called it, I was too cold and my front tire was looking a bit dodgy.  

BUT I did it. 

I have a list of things I need to buy so I can do that again because it is so much better than riding on the trainer.  In the right clothes I'd do it again in a heartbeat (on a sunny and dry day).  

I won't complain though, it just means more shopping!

That's all I got.. 


(Scott, I know you can't get on twitter so I posted for you but I couldn't keep it to 140 characters, sorry).

psssst go read John's blog, it's called Toe Tags and he said some really nice stuff about me there...   just wow!

Merry Christmas!!!!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

And even though I happen to know a few of you are on the naughty list (you know who you are), I hope Santa finds each and every one of you.

Hope is not a plan

This photo does not relate to this entry at all

I love this saying. I heard it (or may have even said it first myself) a few years ago in regards to work. I have come back to this again and again and even said it in my out loud voice many times since then. I work in IT, it's pretty standard around here at least in my lifetime.

It also applies to my triathlon training. I have a lot of hopes for my 2011 training season but until I make a plan that is all it is, just 'hope' and hope is not a plan. Got that?

So I am creating my plan for 2011. It includes tasks, which are training and races, resources, which are me, my coach, my training centre Millcroft, my nutritionist and effort, my boss would be proud!! I bet I could even put this all into MS project but that software doesn't work for me at the best of times! (yes I'm a project manager).

For coaching I have Nancy, she provides me with my training plan and 24x7 support. I'm not kidding, she emails me at 5am to check on me!

For training plans I have Nancy and the group training for the half iron. This will include group sessions for endurance rides and runs, plus I have Fran and John for those as well. There are also group training spin classes, bootcamps and yoga. Yes I’m going to do yoga if it kills me and it just might, I don’t bend that way.. yet. For tracking I will be using Daily Mile because I can sync my Garmin data and there are other bloggers and tweeters there for motivation. 

For nutrition I have Georgie and I start in earnest Jan 2 using the meal plans she has provided plus I have her awesome cookbook Dig In. She follows Precision Nutrition, this is where I met her origially and I find these principles a healthy way to eat and I feel excellent when I am on track, full of energy and not bloated at all. I will be tracking my nutrition at Daily Burn, they have a compatible iPhone app for me to use on the go as well. It costs money but it's less than $10 per month and it has lots of features and the interface is pretty… pretty is very important to me. Rather than focus on how many calories I'm eating per day I'm going to take some advice that I have received from a few and just focus on ensuring I have a calorie deficit every day. I think my BMR is around 1400. If I want to eat more, just means I have to workout more, end of.

For motivation I have my blog, your blogs and twitter and facebook, although I'm sure the facebookers are sick of me posting triathlon training stuff there. I have real life training friends through Millcroft, Nancy and my mommies in motion group.

I am going to do clean eating for a few months starting Jan 2. I typically go on the wagon at the beginning of the year for a few months, this will help me take the weight off, in fact with all this training and no drinking if the weight doesn't come off I may just lop it off myself… with a knife.

That's all I got.