Dear So and So

((SallyRides)) Remember, you're putting a lot of force through your foot when you run. And there are loads of tendons and ligaments that are finicky. Not just bone. Don't rush it. I know it's frustrating, but hang in there. Hey, at least you can ride.

Dear Adobe Reader:
WHY did you decide to update in the middle of my working on my presentation, and require a system restart to be able to continue? I was perfectly happy with the non-updated version, thank you. I suppose I shall have to get up early and finish it after all. Jerkface.

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Originally Posted by SallyRides

Dear Foot,

It's been almost 4 months since surgery!! 4 months! That seems like a LONG time. My broken pelvis healed and felt better in less time.......... so why do you still ache and swell up when I try and do a little 5K run??? Grr! So frustrating. I guess I'll back off again, and go back to run-walk-run-walk.... so not fun. :-(

At least I can ride pain-free - Yay! That makes it bearable.

SR

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Congratulations on the improvement! I've had foot surgery...it does take much longer to fully recover than we think it will - at least that was my experience. It WILL improve though - I feel your frustration. Our poor feet do take a lot of stress...

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Originally Posted by Reesha

Dear self,

This week in cycling practice has been awful. What is up? Is it allergies? You are barely hanging on with the high school kids where before spring break you could kick all their skinny little butts. Maybe it's because you haven't been weight lifting 1x per week like your PT says you should for the last four or five weeks. Argh.

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So I figured out what was going on. Apparently I wasn't eating enough and have been fueling my rides with my own muscle tissue. Hopefully now that I recognize this and can cram as much food as possible down my throat, it won't be an issue anymore. I'd rather gain a few pounds of fat pre-cross-country ride and have the muscle to do the racing this spring, than lose muscle continuously. OUCH.

Dear Carolina wren family,

I'm really sorry I had to move your nest. It couldn't stay in the wheelbarrow. I need to use it, I need to use the other things that were stashed in the wheelbarrow, and I need to get the other things out of the garage that live behind the wheelbarrow.

I hope momma finds the nest and is okay with where I put it, and that babies don't get too hungry or cold while she's adjusting. Sorry sorry sorry. :(

Dear Self,

Please pull it together for your last few shifts at your old job before your new one starts. According to a coworker, it's going to be a h*llish 6 nights ahead, but you can do it. A little emergency chocolate never hurt, either.

Signed,
Dreading what lies ahead

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Originally Posted by VeganBikeChick

Dear Self,

Please pull it together for your last few shifts at your old job before your new one starts. According to a coworker, it's going to be a h*llish 6 nights ahead, but you can do it. A little emergency chocolate never hurt, either.

Signed,
Dreading what lies ahead

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Good luck and I hope it is not too bad. I have been there and it is not fun. It will be over soon. :)

Thanks, solo. Tonight is going much better than I had expected.

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Originally Posted by OakLeaf

I hope momma finds the nest and is okay with where I put it, and that babies don't get too hungry or cold while she's adjusting. Sorry sorry sorry. :(

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Awww. :)

I'm sure they'll make it!

Dear friends at TeamE!

The trailer for the documentary I worked on last summer-- a sailing adventure to see an Iceberg-- is finally out! About 1/3 of the footage you see in the trailer is footage that I captured while I was with them on the boat. I am so excited! Pass it along if you enjoyed it :) The movie is due to be released this summer-- we are planning to submit to various film festivals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMHaP...ature=youtu.be

Cool! If DH and I head up to Ashland next year for his birthday, and if next years' Ashland Independent Film Festival is held at the same time as this years', I'll make sure to look for it in the list of documentaries!

(we were supposed to be up in Ashland for part of this week, not for the film festival per se but to hang out in the area, but the weather is so crummy right now we decided to give it a pass)

Dude on the MUP....

I held my tongue (and nose) in person, but dude..... you are not cool or fast.... I rode the MUP yesterday to keep myself in check and doing the recovery ride I had scheduled. Had you simply passed me decisively and gone I would not have cared an ounce, but no you had to slide directly in front of me then proceed to go no faster than I had been while I was stretching out my shoulders.... even that wouldn't have been a bother but your aroma was quite offensive and your accelerations out of the many stop signs in that stretch were weak to say the least. It was either slow way down, sit pretty or re pass you. Since I knew it would turn into a pissing contest, even at that I held off re-passing you, but sorry the odor was really getting to me and I did have to get home. Sorry if you had to get your manly hackles up and go tearing down the MUP when I finally stopped for a cross street and you did not. Thank god for the slight downhill.... it gave you enough speed that I didn't have to smell you any more.

It's difficult enough to return from fair, blossoming weather in Vancouver to Calgary's wet snow weather with brown fields right now.

Dear brain:
Yes, I know I forgot to give you caffeine this morning. Stop being fuzzy.

Dear Buyer:

Thank you for making an offer. We really, really hope this goes through.

Dear Real Estate Agent:

I am NOT pleased that you are handing out our lock box code to any and everyone. Especially after the whole we found the house wide open when we came home thing. I thought people like appraisers and inspectors usually came under your supervision (at least that's what you told me to get me to agree to the lock box in the first place). You've told me I absolutely can't be here. Now, you're telling me you can't be here, and the other agent won't be either. Telling me you "already gave them the code" isn't comforting. We still *live* here with our pets. I don't even know who these people are.

While we're at it - when I asked you to negotiate your commission, you asked me "what part of my marketing plan do you not want me to do?" My question for you now is "what part of your marketing plan did you actually do?" (other than hammer us to drop the price - the price you were so sure about - the night before we got an offer). I have written off your entire profession as unsavory. You have re-confirmed my crappy experiences.

Dear World:

Please let this actually close, and let us find good rental housing. This whole process is sucking.

I would check out what the BBB has to say about your real estate agents actions. Sounds to me like she has yet to earn her commission and her actions have resulted in a threat to your mental and physical safety. I mean come on- Really???

I hope the sale goes through and that you are soon clear of this hoopla.

I have sold two houses both with kids and animals still living in the house. That is the closest I have ever come to deserting my life, husband, children and animals and becoming a recluse hermit totally off the grid.

Sterkte and hang tough.

marni