A full update
Sometimes life seems complicated . . . or at least busy which maybe just makes things seem more complicated than they really are.
On Monday I wanted to be at the Capitol Velo Club ride as our ride leader was injured and couldn't do the ride. Luckily we had a good group who didn't require a leader so I just did a small part of the ride with them before heading home so I could make it to my neighborhood association meeting. At the meeting I worked very, very hard to not volunteer for anything and was successful. It was a challenge though as I fear that people are trying to overly gentrify our neighborhood. I want it to stay funky although I'm all for making it safer but it can be a fine line. I had to leave the neighborhood meeting a little early so I could make it home to meet prospective new tenants. That was a huge success as they loved the apartment and they seemed super cool and they took the apartment immediately. That was the least complicated thing ever!
Tuesday was a long day of meetings at work on exciting things like billing, environmental reviews, historic issues and other exciting federal topics. Afterwards though I made it out to ski school and had my first night of rollerskiing in 2009. That didn't go perfectly as I also had my first rollerski crash of the season. It was the stupidest thing. I was rolling into the grass to scrub my speed before starting down the biggest of the hills at Badger Prairie. However, right where I was headed into the grass was a huge pile of dog poop. In my attempt to not hit the poop I went down and scraped up my knee. I looked like a huge dork skiing around the park with a bloody knee. Luckily I had plans to go to Pasquals that night so I drowned my sorrows/embarrassment with a margarita. I couldn't get too carried away with the margaritas though as I was meeting there with Yuriy to try and finalize plans for the trail run I'm organizing that will benefit CXC athlete development. (If you are a runner please put Aug 16 on your calendar).
Wednesday I was off to Sheboygan at 6am for an all day meeting on Law Enforcement and Safe Routes to School. Left Sheboygan and headed up to Two Rivers to my mom's nursing home as they were holding a care conference. Being the naive person that I am I thought that a "care conference" would have to do with managing her health care between the nursing home staff and the hospice care staff. However the meeting was actually about how to ensure that all my mom's bills get paid before she passes away. Walked into a bit of a minefield with that one as I wasn't prepared for that particular topic. Luckily I can think fast and decided the best plan of attack would be to be very nice but to be a bit of an airhead and just not answer all their questions. I wanted to buy some time which was wise as it gave me time to look over all the bills and realize they were trying to mislead me a bit. It makes me really excited about my own healthcare needs in the future. After all that I was able to get home with enough time to get to the swimming pool and work on my swimming drills for 20 minutes before the pool closed.
Thursday I was able to get out on the Capitol Velo Club ride. Luckily for me I made the ride and no longer have any delusions that I am in shape. I got totally schooled and spent a lot of time chasing, chasing . . . still chasing . . . . screw it I'm not making it up to the lead group . . . drop back. I did take control of the ride briefly where I asserted myself as the "ride leader" and set a nice manageable tempo at the front. However, when we hit the hills on the way home it was all over and I lost control of the front again and the hammer went down and the suffering began. I'm glad that I've got some teammates with good fitness though!
Thursday was also the day that the Governor announced his plans for state employee furloughs. In the next two years I will be getting 16 unpaid days off. The Governor also announced an anticipated 700-1,100 layoffs for state workers. My job is paid completely with federal money which makes my layoff highly unlikely (especially since federal rules require the state to fund my position if they are to receive the funds).
This weekend I'm packing in as much as possible.
Tonight I'm going to the Becker Law Office sponsored plant sale which benefits local organizations such as Porchlight, Second Harvest Food Bank, Access Community Health Centers, etc. Don Becker is a great guy who supports lots of great things from skiing to cyclocross and lots in between. I guess tonight I'll also be doing some gardening depending on what I buy!
Saturday I want to get out to the trail work day at Blue Mounds State Park and help with the start of a new trail loop. That will take up the morning. I also need to go to Richland Center where I store my 1969 Javelin. In order to re-register the car the DMV told me I am required to submit pictures of the inside and outside of the car and the engine compartment. I also have to have a law enforcement officer certify the VIN number. I also have to write up the background on the vehicle and provide any documents I can find from when it was last registered. I'm not sure I would have decided to get it going again if I knew how much work would be involved. Apparently if you don't keep your car registered you have to prove that is is not a "junk vehicle" and since the title has been lost I have to have law enforcement certify the VIN number.
Sunday is Mother's Day so I'll be traveling back to Two Rivers again. I have a swimming lesson Sunday night as well. I'm thinking maybe if I get up super early I can get in a short run so I get in some form of exercise.
Next week I'm going to try and psyche myself up along with hopefully a few CVC teammates into doing the WCA road race on Saturday. I hate hills but it is a super short race so I'm hoping I can make it.
On Monday I wanted to be at the Capitol Velo Club ride as our ride leader was injured and couldn't do the ride. Luckily we had a good group who didn't require a leader so I just did a small part of the ride with them before heading home so I could make it to my neighborhood association meeting. At the meeting I worked very, very hard to not volunteer for anything and was successful. It was a challenge though as I fear that people are trying to overly gentrify our neighborhood. I want it to stay funky although I'm all for making it safer but it can be a fine line. I had to leave the neighborhood meeting a little early so I could make it home to meet prospective new tenants. That was a huge success as they loved the apartment and they seemed super cool and they took the apartment immediately. That was the least complicated thing ever!
Tuesday was a long day of meetings at work on exciting things like billing, environmental reviews, historic issues and other exciting federal topics. Afterwards though I made it out to ski school and had my first night of rollerskiing in 2009. That didn't go perfectly as I also had my first rollerski crash of the season. It was the stupidest thing. I was rolling into the grass to scrub my speed before starting down the biggest of the hills at Badger Prairie. However, right where I was headed into the grass was a huge pile of dog poop. In my attempt to not hit the poop I went down and scraped up my knee. I looked like a huge dork skiing around the park with a bloody knee. Luckily I had plans to go to Pasquals that night so I drowned my sorrows/embarrassment with a margarita. I couldn't get too carried away with the margaritas though as I was meeting there with Yuriy to try and finalize plans for the trail run I'm organizing that will benefit CXC athlete development. (If you are a runner please put Aug 16 on your calendar).
Wednesday I was off to Sheboygan at 6am for an all day meeting on Law Enforcement and Safe Routes to School. Left Sheboygan and headed up to Two Rivers to my mom's nursing home as they were holding a care conference. Being the naive person that I am I thought that a "care conference" would have to do with managing her health care between the nursing home staff and the hospice care staff. However the meeting was actually about how to ensure that all my mom's bills get paid before she passes away. Walked into a bit of a minefield with that one as I wasn't prepared for that particular topic. Luckily I can think fast and decided the best plan of attack would be to be very nice but to be a bit of an airhead and just not answer all their questions. I wanted to buy some time which was wise as it gave me time to look over all the bills and realize they were trying to mislead me a bit. It makes me really excited about my own healthcare needs in the future. After all that I was able to get home with enough time to get to the swimming pool and work on my swimming drills for 20 minutes before the pool closed.
Thursday I was able to get out on the Capitol Velo Club ride. Luckily for me I made the ride and no longer have any delusions that I am in shape. I got totally schooled and spent a lot of time chasing, chasing . . . still chasing . . . . screw it I'm not making it up to the lead group . . . drop back. I did take control of the ride briefly where I asserted myself as the "ride leader" and set a nice manageable tempo at the front. However, when we hit the hills on the way home it was all over and I lost control of the front again and the hammer went down and the suffering began. I'm glad that I've got some teammates with good fitness though!
Thursday was also the day that the Governor announced his plans for state employee furloughs. In the next two years I will be getting 16 unpaid days off. The Governor also announced an anticipated 700-1,100 layoffs for state workers. My job is paid completely with federal money which makes my layoff highly unlikely (especially since federal rules require the state to fund my position if they are to receive the funds).
This weekend I'm packing in as much as possible.
Tonight I'm going to the Becker Law Office sponsored plant sale which benefits local organizations such as Porchlight, Second Harvest Food Bank, Access Community Health Centers, etc. Don Becker is a great guy who supports lots of great things from skiing to cyclocross and lots in between. I guess tonight I'll also be doing some gardening depending on what I buy!
Saturday I want to get out to the trail work day at Blue Mounds State Park and help with the start of a new trail loop. That will take up the morning. I also need to go to Richland Center where I store my 1969 Javelin. In order to re-register the car the DMV told me I am required to submit pictures of the inside and outside of the car and the engine compartment. I also have to have a law enforcement officer certify the VIN number. I also have to write up the background on the vehicle and provide any documents I can find from when it was last registered. I'm not sure I would have decided to get it going again if I knew how much work would be involved. Apparently if you don't keep your car registered you have to prove that is is not a "junk vehicle" and since the title has been lost I have to have law enforcement certify the VIN number.
Sunday is Mother's Day so I'll be traveling back to Two Rivers again. I have a swimming lesson Sunday night as well. I'm thinking maybe if I get up super early I can get in a short run so I get in some form of exercise.
Next week I'm going to try and psyche myself up along with hopefully a few CVC teammates into doing the WCA road race on Saturday. I hate hills but it is a super short race so I'm hoping I can make it.
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