a little disappointed

so I submitted my request for time off in September to go do my sprint triathalon and it was denied. 6 months ahead of time! to say I was disappointed is an understatement, but what am I supposed to do? I can't just take time off without pay, so I will suck it up and wait until next year I guess. I have emailed the girl that handles our requests off with a list of weekends that I would be interested in having off just to see if any of those weekends are available to take off. I guess when she gets back to me I can look and see if there are any sprint triathalons that match up.  I did get the night before the mini triathalon off, so that is nice.

I've been slacking at the gym lately. not really slacking but I have a hard time going to the gym when. my husband is at home (he is out of town for work a few days a week). I feel like I would rather spend time with him than to go to the gym. sometimes we do exercise together, taking the dog and the baby jogging stroller and switching off when the baby gets too heavy to push anymore. but our exercise routines are so different that it makes it hard to really do that together. I am doing couch to 5k again (I've done the program quite a few times) and he would rather just go for a quick jog maybe 15-20 minutes (no walk breaks, just jog)... I can usually hang with him and do the run but it just feels like it messes up my routine. last year I worked out with a friend and 4-5 days a week we would do one of the weeks (5 warm up, 5 jog/3 walk three times, 5 cool down) twice in a row... so we'd usually get about 4.7-5 miles in an hour while pushing our tots who were 12-18 months at the time. that was nice and I always felt pretty worn out afterwards but now she's expecting baby number 2 and isn't working out like that anymore.  I'm a pretty social exerciser, that's why I enjoy my classes at the gym. usually there is the same small group of moms that go to the classes I go to every week and it is nice. our kids vary in age (my 21 month old is the youngest and I believe one girl has a 12 year old), but it is nice to have someone to talk with before and after class. it holds us accountable too.

anyway, my point really is that while I'm disappointed that I don't really have a "goal" to work for now that my triathalon has been yanked from under me, I still enjoy exercising and beig active... I just have to find the right motivation to get out there and get it done!

gadgets and gizmos

I want I want I want.... there are so many things I want: a fitbit, new running shoes, a new iPod, new workout clothes, etc. I think all of these things will help me get better, stronger, etc, but in reality it's all a head game. the only thing that's going to make me stronger and better is hard work! I understand this, but it still doesn't take the want away. I do think I will be getting new running shoes in the next few months, definitely before I do my "races".

I'm starting to see results with my workout regimen. not that I've lost any weight (I actually stopped weighing), but I feel different and I look different. I really just need to buckle down my diet an that is really hard to do workin night shift! we are getting over the stomach bug at our house, too, so it's been a rough week to be at he gym. but none the less, I've had to make it a priority.

too tired for a title

for Christmas I asked for one thing: a bike. it didn't have to be fancy, a plain old bike from Walmart would do just fine. I wasn't sure Santa was really going to get me a bike but I really wanted one. my older sister had a bike trailer for the kids that I could have to cart around the kids and not be limited by my husbands work schedule and child care. so imagine my disappointment on Christmas morning when all of my presents were open and done and no bike. I am not really disappointed because I am truly blessed and fortunate to have gotten anything at all. my husband is a great gift giver, he always thinks of the best things to give that are really perfect. until he said he had one more gift and it was a piece of paper with a picture of my new bike! Horray! and ever since then I have ridden maybe 5-6 times. the weather has been totally crappy and the bike trailer doesn't attach correctly on my bike. these problems will soon be corrected and I will be on a roll! all of this to say that in honor of my upcoming 30th birthday I will be doing a little mini triathalon with my friend in June and a sprint triathalon in September. I've been getting in pretty good workouts at the gym 5 days a week and I try to do something at home on the 6th day. I have been mixing in running and swimming with my classes I've been taking (body pump, Zumba, core, kickboxing, body jam, step aerobics, and a spin and sculpt class). so I feel pretty confident that I will be ready to go for my races this summer (ahhh summer, I can't wait for warmer weather)!!

so I will be updating along the way. got to get in bed soon because 6:20 comes early around here.