It's been a mix of the good, the bad, and the ugly these past few weeks. I'm beyond tired, but this week looks to offer a lot more balance. I can't say it will be restful, exactly, but better. There will be light at the end of the tunnel soon, I just need to survive a few more weeks.
The good:
- Fall is here! It's the start of my two favorite seasons of the year. Not only does the weather cool down a bit, but the holiday festivities begin.
- We just finished our house painting...so our house looks better than it has in years. We have a small section left to do ourselves, but we're thrilled to have the 'hard part' over with it without breaking a sweat (or bone). ;-)
- I worked Ironman last weekend with a crew of friends from 6:30am until 11:00pm, and we survived! It's never an easy gig in the heat, and with the water shortage and crazy athletes we encountered. But I was with a fun group and a great company...so the time passed quickly, and it wasn't nearly as hot as it could have been!
- I also hit up the Ironman Village one day and got uber lucky at the Zoot booth. I scored some lovely tops/run shorts for 1/3 of their regular price!
- Rich and I got to go to a fun BBQ put on by the Clif team last week...with the most insane food. Apparently, Clif owns a winery now...and flew out their chef from the winery to cater the event. I was in heaven! Vegetarian, healthy...but also...delicious! A rarely achieved combination in our household thanks to our crappy chef. ;-)
- Ryan got rewarded last week with a chance to ride his horse interest group teacher's horses at her private polo field. He loved it!
- Our friends from NZ are in town, and we've been able to get little snatches of quality time with them between the chaos.
- We found the coolest wagon and slide for our nieces over the course of a week, which I am sure they will love!
- We celebrated two family birthdays in a week- my mom and Riki!
- Rich had another great turnout all weekend for his play's second week, so the cast/crew are happy.
- I was able to renegotiate three rental contracts for one of many jobs (one for us, two for a family member). It's a small victory with no immediate pay off...but it's still a tally for the win column.
- I was able to successfully get through the 18-miler the week before last. I'm a little nervous to attempt this week's 20-miler, but also excited! Especially after watching the brave, strong souls of IM trudging through their marathon at 10pm after being in motion from 6:30 that same morning.
The bad/ugly:
- I subbed two days each week the last two weeks of school...it can be exhausting. I shouldn't list this as a bad, as it's precious income, but...it's also not easy.
- I got my final check and retirement paperwork this past week...a reminder of a job that abruptly ended after thirteen years.
- Our tiling installation got pushed back a week, so we're not done yet. We started in mid-July, and will be lucky to finish before November. ;-)
- I missed a record number of workouts last week due to working more, having visitors in town, working Ironman/getting severely dehydrated, etc. I even missed my first long run. I know that I can absorb that into my program, but I can't keep letting this happen. My workouts need to be as much of a priority as Rich's rehearsals/performances. It's not right that I'm always sort of last place...so I'm hoping this week I can turn things around.
- The pre-treatment of the house painting (which required the use of bleach) killed off all my basil. It's like a basil apocalypse in my planter boxes. Sad to see. They're just plants, but they also represent months of nurturing down the drain.
The last two weeks in pictures:
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