Chairs, Moms and other assorted bits...
This is a shot of my dining nook which I post for no other reason than I can. I'm a little slow to this technology and I am learning as I go. I wanted to post a pic of the new chair (which is fabulous and for which I have sold my soul) but I didn't bring the little cord thingy that I need to dowload the pic to the computer home from the office.
Anyway, this is just a short post to check in before heading out of town for the weekend to celebrate my Mom's 70th birthday. To that I say, love your parents while you've got them; spend as much time with them as you possibly can. I lost my Dad way way too soon and I'm afraid that things were quite unresolved between us when he died.
I'm approaching 19 weeks of no smoking all the while feeling stronger in the pool - related? My swim yesterday though was a real struggle. Although I finished the planned 900 m, I wanted to stop after every length from 600 m on. I don't know what it is with freestyle? I could probably breaststroke 2000 m without stopping but try as I might, I can barely manage 50-75 m of freestyle without stopping for a breather. I think maybe I try to swim too fast?
To such end, I have scheduled a private swimming lesson for next weekend. Do ya see where this is going... first a swimming coach.... then I'll want one of those fancy bikes you're all so proud of... then I'll want to be trying a sprint tri.... Maybe though I shouldn't put the cart before the horse. First goal: swim 375 m without stopping (or drowning in the lake).
Life at work still pretty much sucks. I went to the administrator one day this week to complain about one of the women I work for who treats me worse than a piece of belly button lint. Of course, I should have known better - instead of providing any kind of comfort at all, he wanted to know what I was doing to piss her off. I wanted to quit on the spot. All righty then... her bad behaviour is my fault....
After that I took it up with my therapist who also pretty much beat me up trying to convince me that her behaviour has absolutely nothing to do with me and wondering why I let it affect my self-esteem so much.
It's enough to make a person smoke. Butt (pun intended) I didn't and I won't.
Have a great weekend all.
posted by Scott at 7:04 AM
5 Comments:
Excellent job abstaining from the cigarettes!!! Every hour that goes by is another cache of money in the bank!! Nice job.
Freestyle swimming: try exaggerating your exhale underwater...ususally you run out of breath because you're not expelling enough of the CO2 building up in your body...we often forget to exhale and hold our breath instead - I'm notorious for trying to exhale and inhale when my face is out of the water...you have to get all the air out before you can cram more in...so focus for awhile on REALLY exhaling all the way - almost beyond all the way - and you may find you have an easier time keeping your breathing under control...so you'll be able to go for longer...
Just my two cents...hope you have a GREAT visit with your mom! And a great weekend...
VERY cool pic! Great job on getting stronger in the pool...and not smoking, too! :) Hope you have a great weekend!
I love your dining area!!
Great job with the swimming and the no smoking!! One day it will be 19 years!
Don't you just love the office?? Do you guys have the show "The Office" in Canada, either the UK or US version? They're both awesome and SO typical of real world crappy work situations!
Hope you had a great weekend celebrating you mom's b-day!
I love that you are doing so well in the pool(and away from cigs) - I think that's awesome.
And great dining nook - wanna come decorate my house? It is a mishmash of mine and my hubby's stuff from college/random new pieces of furniture/and family hand-me-downs. Martha Stewart, I am not.
sounds like its time for a new therapist?
I understand her point but isn't she supposed to help make you feel better?
Whatever we all know you rock!
Great job in the pool and lovely dining room nook!
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