Apparently there is a recession starting. There just seems to be so much doom and gloom. One can't help but want to tighten up the spending. I have to say we have noticed a slow down at work. People holding onto there money and teeth. We are able to pay the bills, (for now) and with refinancing we should be OK unless something major happens. We have a 10 year mortgage at 5.5% pre approved through ING and should start Dec 1, 2008. We need this refinance sooooooo bad and sooooo much is riding on it that I can hardly contain myself. I am on edge and until the cheque is written I don't think I can focus on anything else. 1 more month, just one more month.
Housing is supposed to fall until 2010? Who comes up with this stuff?> Does someone just make a statement and the world just goes along? Dude says "housing is going to drop till 2010" Who the hell is this dude, and what the hell does he know that the rest of us don't? I heard from another dude that housing was going to climb steady because of the Olympics. Which dude is the 'DUDE'. Have these dudes talked to each other. How would that go.....Dude 1"dude you don't know shit" dude 2" No dude, you don't know shit". Is it possible that neither of these economist 'dudes' really knows anything past what is actually happening in front of their eyes.
We're just along for the ride.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Brain Clutter.
Apparently my last post was a bit 'negative'? On a positive note, I got a bunch of stuff done that has been clogging up my brain. I call it brain clutter. You know the stuff that would be nice to have done because you walk by it everyday or use it everyday but it doesn't 'need' to get done.
Organizational crap! Well I got a bunch of it done and I have to say it feels good! There is still a list but it is getting shorter. As a result, there is a small dump being started at the back of our house. All our brain clutter is now organized, waiting for the junk guys to pick it up. (when we can afford $450).
Organizational crap! Well I got a bunch of it done and I have to say it feels good! There is still a list but it is getting shorter. As a result, there is a small dump being started at the back of our house. All our brain clutter is now organized, waiting for the junk guys to pick it up. (when we can afford $450).
Below: Random shot of Baby getting it on with the grass. Every time she does this she flips up and looks around to see if any one has been watching. We all have our guilty pleasures.
Friday, October 17, 2008
When the cat is away the mouse will(should) play!
It's no coincidence that Tammy is the sign of a Tiger and I am the sign of a Rat.
We got some good news today that two of our good friends Tamara and Chad are staying in Victoria after Chad landed a job with the Sooke school district. We are very happy for them!!
Tammy has gone to her Mothers for a visit in Edmonton and will be gone until Sunday evening. What will I do with my time? More alone time in my head. I'm not sure if that's a good thing considering the floundering I've been doing. I guess I'll have to fill my time with useless tasks like more cleaning and organizing. To much fun!!!!!!!!!!!! How pathetic is that, I should have a weekend of adventure and excitement. I am showing my age.
In a couple of weeks I will begin a structure training program and get back into the routine of ; train,eat,work,eat,train,eat,work,eat,tv,sleep; repeat. In a sick way I think I need the structure. The only problem is that this structure is self prescribed which can be un-prescribed by a small lapse in motivation. The joys of being an adult and working for yourself. Motivation is the daily or should I say minute to minute ingredient that keeps everything glued together.
I'm not sure where this is heading so I'll quit now and head out to do some chores.
talk to you soon.
Allan
We got some good news today that two of our good friends Tamara and Chad are staying in Victoria after Chad landed a job with the Sooke school district. We are very happy for them!!
Tammy has gone to her Mothers for a visit in Edmonton and will be gone until Sunday evening. What will I do with my time? More alone time in my head. I'm not sure if that's a good thing considering the floundering I've been doing. I guess I'll have to fill my time with useless tasks like more cleaning and organizing. To much fun!!!!!!!!!!!! How pathetic is that, I should have a weekend of adventure and excitement. I am showing my age.
In a couple of weeks I will begin a structure training program and get back into the routine of ; train,eat,work,eat,train,eat,work,eat,tv,sleep; repeat. In a sick way I think I need the structure. The only problem is that this structure is self prescribed which can be un-prescribed by a small lapse in motivation. The joys of being an adult and working for yourself. Motivation is the daily or should I say minute to minute ingredient that keeps everything glued together.
I'm not sure where this is heading so I'll quit now and head out to do some chores.
talk to you soon.
Allan
Monday, October 13, 2008
Time to reflect. Looking for inspiration.
I've been putting in a lot of time into contemplation. Physical training is almost down to nil while the eating hasn't slowed a bit. For the first time in a long time I've put a little weight on. Less training time means more time to think about the direction my life is going and the events of the past year. I can honestly say I feel burnt out. I have been struggling to find inspiration in anything, but after many disappointments last year I can't find "IT". I may have lost 'IT' . The meaning in what I do and why I do it? So much effort for so little gain. Not just in sport. At this point I have more questions than answers so I continue to mentally live out scenarios for next year in a hope that I will find something that will inspire me into action. Nothing so far!
Until I have that epiphany I am seeking, moving forward is the only logical action. Tammy and I have been organizing our house and shed to get ready for the wet training season coming up. We've been looking at changes to our diet and had blood tests to see where we are lacking in our supplements.
I've had to put a lot of thought into rehabbing my body as a whole after the shoulder injury. It's really amazing how the body compensates for an injury. My body is literally twisted and one shoulder hangs lower than the other when I'm in time trial position on the bike. This twisted position was re-enforced by training while still injured in an attempt to salvage the years fitness I had gained before the injury. This is an uphill battle that I am not looking forward to.
Here are some of the scenarios I have been mulling over:
Training for the Boston Marathon. I qualified last year in the Victoria Marathon. Boston is THE marathon and definitely a lifetime achievement goal. I may not have the opportunity again or at least not when i could run a respectable time. I would like to go under 2hrs:40min. This happens in April and would give me enough time to gain back my cycling and swimming that I would lose.
Another scenario is training for 1/2 Ironmans and figuring out the hydration/nutrition for them and maybe qualifying for Ironman Canada in August and putting down a respectable time.
Another is training for short course (Olympic distance)and trying to go under 2 hours for the Nationals in Kelowna in August. Then challenging the US nationals to see where I fall into the mix down there and going to the World age group championships which may be in Australia.
I qualified this year but I don't feel fit enough or motivated enough to go for it. I would like to win.
Notice there are no work goals here? Work less and make more $. Good luck !
We bought a computrainer which is an indoor machine that hooks upto the bike and adds resistance to the wheel so you can train in the comfort of your dry warm house. More importantly it reads power output in watts and has variable courses that are displayed on a computer screen in video form. VERY useful tool for gaining fitness. Gadgets are good when you need a change.
Until next time,
Allan
Until I have that epiphany I am seeking, moving forward is the only logical action. Tammy and I have been organizing our house and shed to get ready for the wet training season coming up. We've been looking at changes to our diet and had blood tests to see where we are lacking in our supplements.
I've had to put a lot of thought into rehabbing my body as a whole after the shoulder injury. It's really amazing how the body compensates for an injury. My body is literally twisted and one shoulder hangs lower than the other when I'm in time trial position on the bike. This twisted position was re-enforced by training while still injured in an attempt to salvage the years fitness I had gained before the injury. This is an uphill battle that I am not looking forward to.
Here are some of the scenarios I have been mulling over:
Training for the Boston Marathon. I qualified last year in the Victoria Marathon. Boston is THE marathon and definitely a lifetime achievement goal. I may not have the opportunity again or at least not when i could run a respectable time. I would like to go under 2hrs:40min. This happens in April and would give me enough time to gain back my cycling and swimming that I would lose.
Another scenario is training for 1/2 Ironmans and figuring out the hydration/nutrition for them and maybe qualifying for Ironman Canada in August and putting down a respectable time.
Another is training for short course (Olympic distance)and trying to go under 2 hours for the Nationals in Kelowna in August. Then challenging the US nationals to see where I fall into the mix down there and going to the World age group championships which may be in Australia.
I qualified this year but I don't feel fit enough or motivated enough to go for it. I would like to win.
Notice there are no work goals here? Work less and make more $. Good luck !
We bought a computrainer which is an indoor machine that hooks upto the bike and adds resistance to the wheel so you can train in the comfort of your dry warm house. More importantly it reads power output in watts and has variable courses that are displayed on a computer screen in video form. VERY useful tool for gaining fitness. Gadgets are good when you need a change.
Until next time,
Allan
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