Having a bad ride day (a nice long rant)

[han-grrl]

I'm sorry to hear about the rough day - it happens.

When you are ready to process, (just keep this in your back pocket for now) -

find THREE things that you liked about the ride...anything, it could be, you liked looking at BF's butt
i mean anything.

This is what i do EVERY ride, no matter how good/bad. sometimes it could that i learned something, and i am glad i did, or that i saw a flower garden or...it helps make the memory less yuck, so it doesn't sit in the head that way next time you are in the saddle.

Remember what you said - you've been doing great!

and, you know what they say, a bad day in the saddle is still better than a great day in the office...

feel better I THINK this is a nice excuse for BF to give you a nice back rub

[HoosierGiant]

When you are ready to process, (just keep this in your back pocket for now) -

find THREE things that you liked about the ride...anything, it could be, you liked looking at BF's butt
i mean anything.

This is what i do EVERY ride, no matter how good/bad. sometimes it could that i learned something, and i am glad i did, or that i saw a flower garden or...it helps make the memory less yuck, so it doesn't sit in the head that way next time you are in the saddle.

and, you know what they say, a bad day in the saddle is still better than a great day in the office...

Theres' a whole lotta wisdom in those words!!

Sorry you had a bad ride. It's the bad ones that make the good ones so awesome though!

[Running Mommy]

getting grease out of jersey...
Find a place that sells stuff in little yellow bottles called "carbona" they have a formulation for a myriad of stains. Find the grease and oil one, and you should be good.

[han-grrl]

http://members.tripod.com/~Barefoot_Lass/grease.html

some interesting tips

i like the aloe vera one - thats probably one i would try first...because i like aloe

i used one for red wine on a light coloured top from this list once - MILK it worked awesome.

[Fujichants]

I soaked the jersey in oxiclean and the stains came out

I have been too exhausted to ride or run today. I don't know what's up with me. I don't feel like myself. Exhaustion caused me to make those dumb mistakes yesterday. Sigh...

[han-grrl]

There are many reasons to be tired

are you stressed (home, work family etc)?

PMSing?

Eating ok?

Sleeping ok?

Getting sick?

Low in something - maybe iron (thats the typical but could be other things too)...

Or maybe you've been riding lots, and your body is telling you to slow down and rest...give it a few days, then see how you feel in the saddle. I took two days off this week (not by choice mind you, life/work got in the way) and the last two days i felt great on the bike, better than i did earlier in the week. its amazing what a couple of rest days can do...

Be well!

[Aggie_Ama]

Sometimes when I get run down (too much work, exercise, etc) I just mentally and physically shut down. I will have a day much like you describe. What works for me is to just take me time, a full day or evening. I tell DH nicely to go away watch whatever I want on TV and veg.

[Fujichants]

Definitely stressed out...the past year has just been...weird...moving around, moving to Asia, moving back to the US. BF is going through some troubles with the house (now that he has to fill up his car at least 3 times a week at $75 a pop, it is hard to meet the mortgage payment), and on top of that, his ungrateful sisters and their kids moved in because they foreclosed on their own houses. I didn't sign up for this when I told him I would move in with him and gave my apartment to my brother! I am still stuck with that crappy job as I am still looking for something else that is suitable (I wrote a thread about it in the open topic forum). It is all getting to me I guess.