Friday, October 25, 2024

Happy Birthday Bee! 49!!

Happy Birthday my dear Queen Bee, welcome to the near-end of your first half century. Remember when a half century meant 50 miles? That seems a lifetime ago.

10 years ago we were in North Carolina for B2B. Still married, still racing, still with M, but with better ... other goals in place. We were a mess!

Updating from last year: 
Match Day is 142 days away. over and done and now it's Tennessee!
Azuc is 284 days gone, along with Flour
Monster is 778 days gone. 
Move in Day was 1788 days ago.
and Balrog has been Dead for 1974 days.

So much has changed. The stress of Match Day, that long tortuous build and countdown, the bi-planning of a move to St Louis or Nashville, all settled out hard and fast. A super rapid house buy (super stressful too), a fast move. An escape from UM and MI to a rural home and a great new job. All that stress, no wonder I felt so sick and depressed.

Nova is also 1 year here. Still a clown. 

I'm doing a 75Hard challenge. It's been restarted a few times already. I've been doing the challenge for almost 30 days, but only the last 11 days are good. And if I'm honest with myself, hahahahahahahaha, oh that again, I should start over again. 

But I'll keep going. A photo. Read 10 pages. 128 ounces of water. Two 45 mins workouts, at least one outdoors. And a meal plan. That last one is where I keep failing. I have a plan called BLE. I'm great as long as I'm not at the house with Moria. M3, night after night. Weekends after weekends. 

I've been to Kazakhstan, studied Russian, met my mother-in-law. Survived international travel. 

I have a new job and I'm a manager making decisions. Some of them, really hard to do. What happened with Z in the end? Answer this when you read this in 2025. 

Running? Some. Biking? Not much this summer, but some. Swimming? Not at all. And to think, just 10 years ago an ironman. That 10 years was so up and down and literally all around. It was another lifetime. 

Above I typed ahead on 24th. Today is birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
We're supposed to be driving home, but LA is feeling sick and sleeping. He doesn't trust me driving at night. And Nova-Nova is at the kennel. I'm alone with my computer and books!!

Listened to Atomic Habits audiobook today at 1.5X. It's due in ... 1 HOUR!! 45 mins to go x 1.5 
I can do it! I love this book, I've already renewed it to get again in a few weeks. 

Finished Alexandr Dumas Count of Monte Cristo, Sarah J Maas Court of Mist and Fury, and will finish JBP first book tomorrow. 

So the changes I've decided to make. Set aside time for art with coffee. Even just two minutes. 
Meditate and upcoming M's during filling out my planner. Even if just two minutes.
Meditate with just thoughts when going into Moria. Even if just two minutes. 
Keep up the 75Hard. I really actually like it. 

I voted today!!!!
Next book from library is Lean Sigma Six. Next audiobook is about Philosophy. 

No races in mind, nothing like that at all. I miss having a goal like that, but I have enough going on with 75 Hard. 

I love you bee. So many great changes this year. The morning habit of up, pee, wash, brush, water is set. I made my color-coded planner dots harder in October and see room to improve. I'm walking 2x 45 mins a day and starting to add running to it. I'm better with LA "relations", more relaxed, and way less stressed. 

Keep taking care of yourself!!!! Next year I want to hear about how 125 became a reality (but don't stop there!) and how the M3 Balrog is dead. 




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