Some weeks are just like that. . .
not so great
This one was filled with long work days, difficult people, bad news, and unfortunate realities.
this was one highlight though. . .

At work we had this come in as a donation. . . totally made my day, summed up my job quite nicely, but . . . the best part?
It made me laugh!
The timing was perfect for my week.
So at this point you may be asking what made it such a rough week?
- It ended up being a long 54 hr. work week
- my van is sporting a brand new radiator
- I have a new and improved filling in my tooth
- A couple of weeks ago my trainer broke down and I took it in to be repaired. Contender Bicycles gave me one of theirs to use while I didn’t have mine. Anyway they called saying my Trainer is back. The price tag for the repair: $365.00 (including $40 shipping). The trainer people didn't call to forewarn of the cost they just fixed it and shipped it
. . .apparently it had a bad circuit board
and. . . I think I need brakes too.
All this added up translates to:
I will not be able to get a power meter on my bike this spring.
kind of pricey . . . but. . . crazy-cool amazing technology!
Something that I have been saving for, talking about, and wanting since July of last year!
So this is kind of a depressing reality that it’s not happening for me right now.
I'm trying not to be discouraged, and keep reminding myself that I've ridden for 5 years without it, so one more season is completely doable, not to mention all the peeps that STILL don't have power, and they do fine. . . my little pep talk is sort of working. . .
The musician had no sympathy at all. He just reminded me that if I hadn’t have been saving all this time, then I wouldn’t have the funds to do the things that now NEEDED to be done.
I told him to be quiet.
I didn’t like it. . . I would have just walked everywhere like I did last year. . .
. . . humph!
I simply didn’t appreciate that he was trying to help me see the blessing mingled between a major disappointment.

and it snowed. . .
. . . I thought spring was coming!?!?!?
Friday is the day the van decided to break down, and just sort of put me over the edge, I had, had it! I skipped my workout for the day. . .
. . . it wasn't difficult to rationalize that it was my "easy" day anyway.
". . . if you are inclined to miss a workout, this is not the one to miss."As this sentence reverberated in my mind, knowing I already skipped Friday’s training session, even though it was an easy day, I gathered what energy I had left, and completed Saturday’s workout. It was hard and I almost didn't make it through the SFR sets, particularly toward the end they were a little weak, but I gave it my all.
but even better that I completed the entire 1 hr 44 minute ride
cleared my head,
eased my frustrations,
and somehow I felt better about life.
Then the genius had been in the kitchen again
He is an amazing cook, in some ways even better than I
But he makes a HUGE mess when he cooks and left me this to clean up:

Yup. . . this is all from one session of macaroni and cheese!
. . . and I thought I was a messy cook!
thanks for listening. . .
have a great week!
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