Moronacity Cycling Journal » Entries tagged with "Finding Time"
Plans Change
I was going to set out for a long ride, but thunderstorms were forecasted. Instead, I weight trained for 75 minutes – it’s been a while – and I pulled up some grass where my garden was going to reside, now resides . . . yes, I know it’s late. The gardening caused me to sweat bullets, even though I didn’t feel hot, or even warm. Interesting. I showered and moved on to a partial movie. I proceeded to, yes, you guessed it, KBC (Keweenaw Brewing Company for you rookies) for good times with good friends. Oh, and I knew I could pay my teammates, Chris and Tammi, for my entry to the 12 Hours of Potluck in Marquette. Yeah, you saw right through me. … Read entire article »
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Planning
My parents have been visiting this week. That’s part of the reason why I haven’t been riding. They’re leaving bright and early, tomorrow morning. What does this mean? It means I’m riding my bike tomorrow. My plan is to ride to Michigan Tech, do some loops, and ride back. I’m packing a lunch and plenty of water and Heed. Hopefully, it won’t rain. Moronacity.com … Read entire article »
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Weight Loss 10
I saw one of the Bridget Jones movies, today [again]. They’re fun movies, and it always blows my mind how Renee Zellweger managed to gain thirty pounds, and then lose it, more than once . . . successfully. Yes, I know she has professional everythings helping her along, but there has to be a way that I can lose my fifteen pounds. Oh, wait! There is! It’s called my ten hour rule. I must ride ten hours a week. I haven’t been doing that, but I’ve had good weight weeks when I hit at least eight hours. I haven’t ridden this week – my week starts on Monday – so I have some catching up to do. I’ve been splitting wood for the last … Read entire article »
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A Di Day
We live in such a society where it is beyond the understanding of many that God simply wants us to slow down. In such a society where multi-tasking, economy, efficiency, and so on are paramount to our role as citizens, we have no idea how to not do anything. Even when we are completely wasteful of our time, producing absolutely nothing besides excess fat, we consume our minds with stimuli from video games, … Read entire article »
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Anticipatory Housework
I got quite a bit done, today, including a drivetrain clean and lube. I’ve been doing a lot of cleaning, some rearranging, and some unpacking from last year’s move. Lots needs to be done. Until last week, my screened-in porch was more of a storage area than anything. Now, it’s being transformed into party central for the post-Keweenaw Chain Drive Red Jacket party. My house still needs some work, and … Read entire article »
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Exercise Is a Benefit of Commuting
One of the first things I noticed when I began commuting by bike is the lack of guilt I would often feel when I chose not to ride after work. This is probably because I got my ride in on my way to and from work. Go figure. My work place is only about six miles away, and school is eleven. Even though it takes longer to get to school and work, I … Read entire article »
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With Freedom Comes Uncertainty
It’s truly amazing how we often wish for the freedom to do whatever we want. For most of you reading this blog, that would be riding your bike. It looks as if my financial aid is nonexistent for the summer semester at Tech. This is going to force me to withdraw from summer classes because don’t I really have $4,000 just floating around somewhere. I wish I did. That would rock. I’d go back to Fruita! (I don’t claim to be a responsible spender!) With my almost newfound freedom, one question keeps resurfacing: what am I gonna do? I will continue to take call and work random shifts at the hospital, but my hours are so sparse that it doesn’t really seem … Read entire article »
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Distractions Must Go
It’s not that I don’t want to bike, it’s that I keep putting it off. I planned to eat breakfast yesterday and go for a ride two hours afterward. I postponed the ride for another hour or hour and a half. Why? Because I was too busy “Interneting” and watching TV. Ok. It’s time to re-assess the situation and make the appropriate “rules.” My friend, Sandee, makes rules she follows to help her with goals. For example, one of her money saving rules is “no spending money on unnecessary things for the first six months of the year” – no clothes, no DVDs, no nothing. I’ve found that rules help me as well. There are a couple of distractions in my life that need … Read entire article »
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