well i started my internship last week at the mental health center here in town. i'm really thankful i got a site here so i didn't have to travel out of town every week. it's been going really well. i love all the people i work with and i love what i do, so it doesn't get much better than that...course i could get paid :)
while i am loving doing intership, it does make me really anxious to be done with school and have a real job that i can leave. internship+school+work+spinning makes for several 18 hour days during the week. but ya know, i've learned that a big part of fatigue is all in your head. you can make yourself do a whole lot more than you think most of the time. i love pushing those limits. of course, i usually end up getting sick or overtrained or something, but it's worth seeing how far i can push myself.
yes, i know what you're thinking: spinning is an option i could leave out to get more rest during my week. but honestly, its one of my favorite things to do. it's like, if i get to start the day with spinning, the rest of the day can be crappy but at least i know i got in a really good workout and had fun doing it. yeah it's at the butt-crack of dawn and some days i wake up and wonder if i should have one of my classmates give me an assessment for my sanity, but it also makes me really happy. bikes in general make me happy. and since i'm an advocate of doing more of what's working and less of what's not, i'm gonna keep that up.
today was the first day in i think a month that i got to actually ride outside. i was so thrilled when the forecast said it'd be in the 40's. too bad today the sun decided it was time to take nap. i was gonna go on an easy ride with renee and chris/matt (we call him that b/c renee thought his name was matt for a very long time) to americus and back, and then meet up with steph and ride hard the 2nd half. but after riding with a sinus headache i wasn't so sure of that 2nd half. steph was ok with it though because she'd gotten really sick of the cold wind on her 1st half solo. so, it wasn't the ride i was looking forward to, but it was still a good time, and it was outside.
happy last day of february everyone! don't forget to change your calendars :)
