Climbing Club - April Goals

[Veronica]

You have a lot going on in your life. It's okay to take some time off. But you also have to take time to do things for you. You know you can go for a ride or a swim without it being a workout.

I see you do an after school program. Is it all academic? Can you make some of that time playtime? Every now and then I play with my students at recess. It's fun for everybody.

V.

[Starfish]

Veronica, thanks.

The after school program is all academic, unfortunately, although we do some funky lateral thinking exercises, so I try to get some laughs in and so forth. I have been wondering if I should try riding my bike there. I am at two different schools, so the rides would vary. I am just a little concerned about bike security, frankly. Maybe I could sneak my bike inside with me. My other excuse there is that we are having a lot of dreary, overcast and rainy days. I have become weary, not with riding in the rain so much, but with the intense clean-up on my bike!

I had been doing a lot of cross-training...swimming and so forth, and for some reason, I just haven't in the past couple of weeks. I simply need to get moving again, and cutting out the time for it.

One thing that is good: I also do janitorial work in our business at night, so I get in about 3 hours on my feet and moving around. It is not a workout, but at least it is activity (if not exactly play time!)

[Starfish]

PS: Warning to anyone who is wonderful enough to reply...I am a bit down. I am in that space where I know a lot of what would help, but I am fighting negative internal responses to very good suggestions. I know from experience I need to dial it waaaaay back and start again with tiny little baby steps, laced with a dose of real TLC for myself.

[Veronica]

I keep my bike in my classroom. My principal likes that I'm a "poster child" for a healthy lifestyle.

Hang in there, don't beat yourself and DON'T eat a bag of chocolate chips a week. I'm speaking from experience.

V.

[Starfish]

I keep my bike in my classroom. My principal likes that I'm a "poster child" for a healthy lifestyle.

Hang in there, don't beat yourself and DON'T eat a bag of chocolate chips a week. I'm speaking from experience.

V.

Yeah, I'm thinking about riding to the program. There are hills with both routes, so they wouldn't be too long, but there would be a little interval work.

Re: the chocolate chips...tonight it was Wendy's.

[Starfish]

Oh, anyhow, V, thanks for your thoughts tonight. I have to run, but I really appreciated your replies tonight. Seems I hit a little low point and needed to reach out. THANKS!

[maillotpois]

Wow, Starfish - I just saw this. You're entitled to you low point, given what's be going on. Don't worry about goals for a month and just have fun riding your bike when you are able to do so. There'll always be time for goals.

But if you can use your bike as a diversion from what's going on and the stress then by all means do so!

Big hug to you.

That Shasta Summit thing sounds great. I have a friend who was trying to talk me into doing it. I had another ride planned for that day so not sure if it can work. Never say never, though!