Ahem
Dear Loyal Fans,
I know I asked a few of you to diligently tune in to my Lenten reflections and give me feedback. And I have not kept up my end of the deal. This is simply to say sorry for that. It turns out I just am not super woman. I realized something fundamental today (that seems like common sense, but isn't to me.)
I can do many things at a time. And I can do things well. But I can't do both.
I don't know why I recognized that adding triathlon training to my daily schedule was pushing me to my mental capacity, but somehow did not anticipate that buying a house would push me over it. Meh. Hindsight and all that. The sprint tri is next weekend (April 16th) and I've decided that I will workout enough between now and then to stay ready, but not much more. The Olympic tri is in 3 weeks (May 1), and I've let go of the idea that I need to pseudo-compete. I will be able to finish it, and if I have to walk for portions of the run, that's ok. Letting go of that was really hard, and I hope I really have done it.
The painting saga continues at the new house. We're finishing up painting this weekend with some help from Elaine and Alan (hopefully), and new carpets are being installed on Monday. We've been moving carload by carload of bins as we go there, and then the day after the sprint tri, we're going to enlist the same crew + Gary to help us do some heavy lifting. In general, painting is no fun but has such a big impact. Matt keeps getting distracted with his cabana boy duties, and I have to try hard to get him to focus on the tedious paintbrush work.
Have I mentioned that I absolutely love my new house and can't wait to be a full time resident? We have a screened in pool area that is fantastic. The weather has been gorgeous and we've enjoyed having dinner outside and just hanging out. The place is going to look like a completely different house once we finish with the paint and carpets. So exciting!! Tonight I went for a run around the area. It's nothing fancy - lots of little bungalow type houses in various states of love. And an occasional random artsy house that is full of flamboyant yard sculpture and mirror mosaic walls. There are restaurants and shops nearby, and we're about 2 miles from the Tampa bay. I just love it all. :)
And the babies are good. Brynna loves the pool, and Eve is just perfect. I don't know how I ended up with such a cute happy baby. She's so sweet, it's ridiculous, even when she's puking (she does that a lot. We're working on it...) Brynna is a little bundle of sass, but a cute one. She's started calling me "Beka" and trying to get me to respond. When she does it she gets this impish little grin and it's hard not to smile!
And that's all you're likely to hear from me in a while. Maybe next year I'll slow down and reflect more...
I know I asked a few of you to diligently tune in to my Lenten reflections and give me feedback. And I have not kept up my end of the deal. This is simply to say sorry for that. It turns out I just am not super woman. I realized something fundamental today (that seems like common sense, but isn't to me.)
I can do many things at a time. And I can do things well. But I can't do both.
I don't know why I recognized that adding triathlon training to my daily schedule was pushing me to my mental capacity, but somehow did not anticipate that buying a house would push me over it. Meh. Hindsight and all that. The sprint tri is next weekend (April 16th) and I've decided that I will workout enough between now and then to stay ready, but not much more. The Olympic tri is in 3 weeks (May 1), and I've let go of the idea that I need to pseudo-compete. I will be able to finish it, and if I have to walk for portions of the run, that's ok. Letting go of that was really hard, and I hope I really have done it.
The painting saga continues at the new house. We're finishing up painting this weekend with some help from Elaine and Alan (hopefully), and new carpets are being installed on Monday. We've been moving carload by carload of bins as we go there, and then the day after the sprint tri, we're going to enlist the same crew + Gary to help us do some heavy lifting. In general, painting is no fun but has such a big impact. Matt keeps getting distracted with his cabana boy duties, and I have to try hard to get him to focus on the tedious paintbrush work.
Have I mentioned that I absolutely love my new house and can't wait to be a full time resident? We have a screened in pool area that is fantastic. The weather has been gorgeous and we've enjoyed having dinner outside and just hanging out. The place is going to look like a completely different house once we finish with the paint and carpets. So exciting!! Tonight I went for a run around the area. It's nothing fancy - lots of little bungalow type houses in various states of love. And an occasional random artsy house that is full of flamboyant yard sculpture and mirror mosaic walls. There are restaurants and shops nearby, and we're about 2 miles from the Tampa bay. I just love it all. :)
And the babies are good. Brynna loves the pool, and Eve is just perfect. I don't know how I ended up with such a cute happy baby. She's so sweet, it's ridiculous, even when she's puking (she does that a lot. We're working on it...) Brynna is a little bundle of sass, but a cute one. She's started calling me "Beka" and trying to get me to respond. When she does it she gets this impish little grin and it's hard not to smile!
And that's all you're likely to hear from me in a while. Maybe next year I'll slow down and reflect more...
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