Wednesday, January 18, 2006

I can already feel the wind whipping through my hair...

Things I've done since my last post:

Went back to school - Thursday was my first class - Entrepreneurship.

Went to a Cardio Dance class with Stacy that totally kicked our asses!

Babysat Connor and Brittney and did 6 loads of laundry (we aren't even done with all the laundry yet!)

Spend $100 on a car part that didn't even work(actually I found out yesterday that we didn't even need to replace it - nice)

Went to a movie

Dyed my hair

and

Worked, worked some more and then did some more work.


There is a nice sum up for you of my last week. I really need to get into the habit of posting at least once every other day, if not everyday. I know how it is when I go to a blog and they haven't posted in while - I'll try harder.
I've decided that this is the year of improvement. If there is something in my life that needs improvement - I will try to do it. No, that is not a resolution for the new year - just something I will make a conscious effort to do. Resolutions never stay.

I have found that when I try to exercise at home - I don't do it as often as I would like (need) to - so I tried to find a health club or workout facility near either my home or work - but they are all massively expensive. So I tried to think of what I actually wanted in a work out facility. What activities do I actually like to do? Because if it's not fun - then I'm not going to want to go someplace and pay for something that sucks.
I used to be very active when I was younger. I would bike and rollerblade ALL SUMMER LONG - and I'm not kidding either. When I wasn't babysitting my brother - I was rollerblading or biking somewhere. I once rollerbladed from our apartment in Gary to my mom's work by Kmart in West Duluth. Those of you from D-town, know how far that is (it's about 6.5 miles). I literally did it with ease - no exaggeration. I would bike to the start of the Munger Trail (bythe Zoo) then bike it all the way to the top of Midway Road and coast my way down the hill and coast down Gary Street all the way back home. Loved it.

So where do you rollerblade in January in Minnesota, you ask? The Metrodome of course! Yes, they call it the "Rollerdome" - it's mainly Monday's Wednesdays and Friday's at the Metrodome - free parking and free coat/bag check - and it's only $5.50 for students! Woo hoo! That's what I'm talking about! Once or twice a week at the Rollerdome for some good cardio - sounds actually fun to me! They even play Top 40 and dance music so you don't just hear the hypnotic hum of the wheels with an occasional "OW!" from the newbies. I think it should be great for me - I'm going to try to go on Wednesdays and then add on Fridays or Saturdays.
2.5 times around = 1 mile!

Once the weather gets warmer - I will rollerblade on one of the many biking/blading trails in the area. Not to mention Softball season starts at the end of April! See I really do like to be active - that's why I sometimes wish that I had an outdoors job, or something that sort of forced me to be active during the day - instead of stuck here tied to the phones.

I really must be getting back to work - you see - I have a desk full of crap that needs to be done and I fully emphasize the word "crap". I will just envision the shopping that I get to do tonight. Retail therapy = the cure for everything.
Posted by Katrina :: 1:00 PM :: 0 Chortles

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