Today is such a non-stop day and it's not even over yet. I'm almost letting my breath out, but not quite.This morning was the indoor triathlon, which I almost didn't go to...but I'm really glad I did. We did 20 minutes each of swimming, spinning, and running on a treadmill. I ended up getting 3rd in my age group, with Amie coming in 2nd and Liz 1st...surprise surprise there, right? (Awesome job, Liz!)
Growing up, I never competed in anything that landed me ribbons or medals, so I definitely prize these things a bit too much. But more importantly, it's really cool us Team in Training kids did so well...just one more step towards squelching the vicious rumors that TNT members are slow cheaters.
[I did slack on the bike, but as I'm about to explain...it was just intelligent strategy...not cheating... :)]
I managed 44 laps swimming, the bike was just a spinning class so distance wasn't tallied, and ran 2.44 miles on the treadmill. And even better, I had fun and managed to get out of the awful funk I was in yesterday.
[For some reason, yesterday was just horrible. I really had a tough time getting out of bed at all...but I'm done with that now, so it's not worth even mentioning, really.]
Then, this afternoon I played a the Holiday Concert with the Akron Symphony. I had great time, actually...it was really cute when all the kids sang along, and the main piece of 'real' music that we played was the soundtrack to "The Snowman", an Academy Award winning animation movie, apparantly. They showed the movie while we were playing, and had a local radio broadcaster narrate. It was a very nice show, and it felt good to be a part of it.
It was amazing to play in an orchestra again, even if just for some Christmas Carols. I had forgotten how much I liked it; I had forgotten that I missed it; I had forgotten that I'm good at it.
Now, off to teach. I hope I'm able to be an effective teacher. It really feels quite rotten to be a teacher who isn't teaching. Usually I'm pretty good at teaching, I think...but I'm very tired now...and I question my ability. None of that though...I'm going to snap-to...and teach those little girls how to play the flute!
PS: Lots of laundry done, house clean, groceries bought! Now I just have to finish insulating the windows...VERY ANNOYING TASK! I am not cut out for dealing with plastic and tape for hours on end. Who is though, right?
4 comments:
i don't think there's anything more impressive, then following a day where you are struggling to get yourself out of bed, with a day like this...
for those of that sometimes too struggle with just getting out of bed, i can only say well done.
GREAT JOB SU!!! SO glad you are feeling better!
Congrats! Nicely done.
Can you say "Well-rounded"?? I knew you could.
Awesome job! Hopefully I'll make the next indoor tri and introduce myself! I wondered how they did the bike. I heard the bike workout was a challenge!
On another note, I was a flute player who loved playing in an orchestra, too. Flute playing triathletes rock. :)
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