Coach?

[Veronica]

Wow! I appreciate all the feedback. It's given me some points to ponder for sure.

Veronica

[Susan Otcenas]

I didn't really stress this in my last post, but to me the accountability factor is really important. Even if I had the time and inclination to build my own plan (which I don't at the moment) I"m not very good at being accountable to myself. Having a coach means that if I skip a workout, I have some explaining to do. I hate making excuses for things, so instead, I just buckle down and do the workouts, knowing that I'll be asked why I didn't do a workout as written. Of course, I'll skip if my body tells me it really needs a break, but mostly, the accountability factor means that I don't skip just out of laziness.

Ironically, I'm skipping today. I've had a very hard couple of days, capped off by racing a half marathon yesterday (and "recovering" from the race with a 2 hour bike ride!) so I'm giving myself permission to skip the easy swim that's on the calendar. I only skip a workout once a month or so, so this is OK. No guilty conscience here! I'll use the extra time to catch up on some things I've been totally neglecting in my personal life (personal life? what personal life?!) and maybe catch up on some sleep.

[Veronica]

Thom's favorite saying is, "No one believes your excuses but you."

And I structure my life around getting enough sleep. Seriously, and I did not get enough last night. Why do the neighbors need to have their own fireworks?

Luckily, Cassie Cat did not mind sharing the bed, so I took a nap after I ran this morning. But sleeping during the day leaves me "fuzzy."

Veronica

[Wahine]

Susan has hit on all the issues that I have been trying to articulate.

She also has made me realize that maybe I charge way too little for my services.

[Veronica]

So you're cheap! Great!



Veronica

[Susan Otcenas]

So you're cheap! Great!

Inexpensive, perhaps. But there's nothing cheap about Cassie, I suspect.

[Veronica]

That's true. She's the real deal.

Veronica

[Wahine]

inexpensive, perhaps. But there's nothing cheap about cassie, i suspect.

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