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 :)
1.24.2010
Weird week weird post...sure.
After talking to some family members who keep up, I've decided perhaps I should mention a few things other than bikes haha...
So I'll try, but the crazy thing about cycling is it's just a whole different world! I was reading a blog of an acquaintance who said bikes have a magical power of letting you "experience the world first hand in a way that can only be felt while powering yourself on a bike."...thus the obsession :)
Anyway, this week was a little strange. I think I was a little overtrained (which is what happens when your body doesn't have time to recover...has weird and miserable side-effects) so everything just seemed a little off. But, I had to get things done, so I did a little of that. Met with my carryover client from last semester whom I really enjoy and missed. (On a side note, I think I'd really like to work with teenagers someday) Went to classes...without books yet...I think somedays I'm a little too laid back in some areas for my own good. ah well! And then did a grown up thing and got new tires and an oil change. At which point I also decided I don't think I like being a grown-up.
To end the week I visited Manhattan, Ks. for a wedding of a good friend from high school. And yes, I was reminded again of how glad I am I'm still single. lol Not that everyone I know who's married shouldn't be, don't get me wrong, that's great...I just like that I still do things like not buy my books for classes and things ;)
So weird week, but hopefully this one will click a little better...and, dare I say, maybe I'll get a little more rest? Nah!
So I'll try, but the crazy thing about cycling is it's just a whole different world! I was reading a blog of an acquaintance who said bikes have a magical power of letting you "experience the world first hand in a way that can only be felt while powering yourself on a bike."...thus the obsession :)
Anyway, this week was a little strange. I think I was a little overtrained (which is what happens when your body doesn't have time to recover...has weird and miserable side-effects) so everything just seemed a little off. But, I had to get things done, so I did a little of that. Met with my carryover client from last semester whom I really enjoy and missed. (On a side note, I think I'd really like to work with teenagers someday) Went to classes...without books yet...I think somedays I'm a little too laid back in some areas for my own good. ah well! And then did a grown up thing and got new tires and an oil change. At which point I also decided I don't think I like being a grown-up.
To end the week I visited Manhattan, Ks. for a wedding of a good friend from high school. And yes, I was reminded again of how glad I am I'm still single. lol Not that everyone I know who's married shouldn't be, don't get me wrong, that's great...I just like that I still do things like not buy my books for classes and things ;)
So weird week, but hopefully this one will click a little better...and, dare I say, maybe I'll get a little more rest? Nah!
1.06.2010
colds and coldness
well its a new year and i have a new cold. go figure. i'm going to start taking vitamins asap. apparently another effect of having low blood pressure is having a really low immunity to illness. i love being special lol
the good news is i've started working at the city rec pool again, so my job is uber laid back, my hours are always the same and its and nice and warm :) school starts next week (blek) and i will be starting my intership...somewhere...my advisor is a little slow about these things. anywho, i'm excited about having an almost job! course, i'm going to be terribly busy, but bikes will relieve the stress!
speaking of bikes, this snow and ice is making me stir crazy! spin class just doesn't compare to the great outdoors, although it does keep me strong. the last time i rode gravel was with renee. we headed south to olpe with the temp in the 40s and a 30mph wind coming from the south. took us over an hour to get there but only 20 minutes to get back!
the other day a bunch of us were sitting at java cat just going on and on about our bikes and the new things we're planning for them. i think the poor new guy was pretty bored lol but its the only thing we can do at the moment. on that note, i just ordered yellow cables for the cobia...gotta keep her happy while she just sits in the apartment waiting :)
well i'm off to walgreens and redbox to cure my illness!
the good news is i've started working at the city rec pool again, so my job is uber laid back, my hours are always the same and its and nice and warm :) school starts next week (blek) and i will be starting my intership...somewhere...my advisor is a little slow about these things. anywho, i'm excited about having an almost job! course, i'm going to be terribly busy, but bikes will relieve the stress!
speaking of bikes, this snow and ice is making me stir crazy! spin class just doesn't compare to the great outdoors, although it does keep me strong. the last time i rode gravel was with renee. we headed south to olpe with the temp in the 40s and a 30mph wind coming from the south. took us over an hour to get there but only 20 minutes to get back!
the other day a bunch of us were sitting at java cat just going on and on about our bikes and the new things we're planning for them. i think the poor new guy was pretty bored lol but its the only thing we can do at the moment. on that note, i just ordered yellow cables for the cobia...gotta keep her happy while she just sits in the apartment waiting :)
well i'm off to walgreens and redbox to cure my illness!
11.28.2009
It's not a good ride till you crash a little
And the race went well! I did crash and fly over my handlebars once during my first lap and cramp up horribly during my second, but Uncle Randy and I got 3rd place! Go Team Dysfunctional Family!...yeah there were only 5 teams hehe, but we had fun and that's what mattered! Everyone keeps tellllling me I did really well...but ya know how people always say nice things to you the first time you do something so you'll want to do it again? So, who knows, but I did have fun and want to race again :)
11.19.2009
Let's race!
Well I never thought I'd actually race bikes, but that competitive bug just takes over my being and I have no choice! This Sunday is a race called Coronado's Challenge in Lindsborg, Ks...which is a very cute little town and ironically the sister city of the tiny town I grew up in in California. It's a 4 hour race...I believe I'll be teaming up w/Steph, but word is still out on that one...(uncle) Randy'd like to partner w/me if Steph doesn't, but that silly man just had a surgery so we shall see...I may just do it solo :)
In other news, tonight I totalled out my 40 hours of client contact for pracitcum, which is awesome to have out of the way! Course, I still have to meet with clients...can't just drop 'em once I've used them for hours...darn it haha So, the semester is winding down! Gotta love that! Soooo ready for Christmas break!!!
In other news, tonight I totalled out my 40 hours of client contact for pracitcum, which is awesome to have out of the way! Course, I still have to meet with clients...can't just drop 'em once I've used them for hours...darn it haha So, the semester is winding down! Gotta love that! Soooo ready for Christmas break!!!
10.10.2009
I'm in Miami Trick
Wow I'm a bad blogger. Eh well. So, since the last post: was in Oregon 4 days before realizing it wasn't where I wanted to be, spent time there chillin with friends, took me bike on the train down to Cali to stay with my family a while, then on over to Arizona to the grandparents a while. I call it my semester on hyadius. It was awesome.
Now I'm back in school workin on the masters again. Thinkin on specializing in Health Psychology and heck, maybe get my PhD someday. Meanwhile I have truly sold my sole to the bike kingdom and am officially obsessed. Just bought my first mountain bike for my 26th birthday! Gary Fisher Cobia :) Got to take her out on the trails that day and totally had a blast! Even have battle wounds to prove it! Haven't been able to ride much since then cause I've been crazy busy and sick blek. But, she does have awesome pink water bottle cages and, thanks to uncle Randy, will soon have a pink bike computer!!! Don't normally name things I own, but thinking I might name her Trick...?
Welp, perhaps I will try to be better at this...no promises! lol
9.01.2008
If shoes could talk
Here we are again, blogging. I think there's something about being in school that causes me to blog...maybe it has something to do with procrastination...or needing to relax my brain but keep it alert...who knows. By the way, if you didn't know, I'm currently enrolled in grad school for Mental Health Counseling. It's pretty neat.
Driving along the road, every once in a while one will see a random shoe. Of course, there are often shoes tied to each other hanging from a power line...not those...but you know, just a shoe on the side of the road. I was discussing this with my friend Amy Welsh and the question came up: How do you lose just one shoe? What exactly is the process in it? Does a person just take one off and suddenly lose track of it? Or is it more of a lost in translation setting where shoes on the moving buddy system (ie: toys buddy system in Toy Story 2) get separated and can't catch up to one another? As intriguing as these thoughts are, I suppose we will never know the answers until we lose a shoe ourselves and are placed on the other side of our shoeless dilemma.
Driving along the road, every once in a while one will see a random shoe. Of course, there are often shoes tied to each other hanging from a power line...not those...but you know, just a shoe on the side of the road. I was discussing this with my friend Amy Welsh and the question came up: How do you lose just one shoe? What exactly is the process in it? Does a person just take one off and suddenly lose track of it? Or is it more of a lost in translation setting where shoes on the moving buddy system (ie: toys buddy system in Toy Story 2) get separated and can't catch up to one another? As intriguing as these thoughts are, I suppose we will never know the answers until we lose a shoe ourselves and are placed on the other side of our shoeless dilemma.
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