Update on my Addict

Back a couple of months ago, I wrote about my DH and his desire or decision to stop drinking. I figured I would give you a bit of an update. First off, Time...that is the answer to most of the questions I had in that post. As time has passed, he and we have got better; less bitchy, less cranky and yes we are back to pre-beer fight levels. LOL I mean back to normal for us at least.

It seems that the mountain biking has helped us both. It is something we both like to do. And conquering an obstacle or climb is a great way to blow off steam and the need for a drink. The other thing it does is fill up the evening hours. SO where before he could dwell on the lack of beer now he doesn't have as much time to think about it. I am not saying that he doesn't think about it at all.

So for anyone out there who is dealing with quitting or has someone close that is quitting...hang in there. It will get better, and slowly but surely the desire for the alcohol will lessen. Find a hobby, don't dwell on what you can't have...just get out there and grab what you CAN have since you aren't carrying this alcoholic burden anymore!

Call me Crazy

Because that is what I am! I have decided that I am going to take this whole exercise thing to the next level...I am going to train for a triathlon! Yes, you did read that right. I am getting a dietician to help with my food and maybe a coach...and I am literally off to the races!

Just for a little background here. I didn't take PE in High School...in fact I intentionally found a way around it, ROTC. It counted as a PE credit because we occasionally marched. :) In Jr. High, I was on the basketball team, so I guess you could say that was athletic...until I explain I was the token white girl and saw about as much floor time as a...well...as a bad player on a good team sees! lol So you can see my athletic past is bad to say the least.

But here I stand on the brink of jumping over the line...and actually doing this. I am waiting for a reply from my possible coach (possible because I am not sure I can afford him!) to set me up with some test he wants me to do (metabolic something or other, to see how efficient my body us at burning fuel...I mean food.) and to get me the name of my dietician.

So now the trick becomes...balance. I must bablance training, DH and my babies, my friends, school and my religion. Sigh...what the heck...I have already juggled everything else what is one more thing! :)

Here we go!

Hotness...but not the good kind

Good Grief! This weather has got to GO! Why can't we have Global Freezing? I think I would rather that than all this heat and drought! BLECK!

It is over a 102 degrees (at least) today. And there is no end in sight! Now to add to the heat, we have drought. Which sucks all by itself, but here is the DFW area we have a lovely algae that grows in the summer that makes our water smell like...well, quite frankly...it smells like the bottom of the pond, CRAP! And the drought makes this particular algae grow even more. Bottled water, here I come!

Ok, complaint over. Now for the update, well a brief one anyway. One of my summer classes is done and I have one test left in the second one, then I will be done til the middle of August! :) Biking is awesome, and keeps getting more awesome! I have managed to stop falling in poison ivy (knock on wood, non-poisonous wood) and I am starting to conquer things that I didn't think I ever would! Still got to get over my log fear. (Riding over them is lets say an issue for me!) DH is traveling alot, so I am having plenty of time to catch up on everything. SO hopefully that will translate into more writing time. :)

Well that is about it for now...I am off to bask in the AC of my office!

Itchy, Scratchy and a New Bike

I got a new bike. And then I got poison ivy.

Okay, what do these two things have in common? Well I wasn't used to the new bike...so I fell off of said bike into a convenient bed of poison ivy. Fun, yes I know. According to everyone else, it is not too bad. I have never had poison ivy (piv from here on out) before, so apparently this never ending itch that you are not allowed to scratch is a "mild" case.

Now for those of you who have had this dreaded piv rash, I am sure you know of the millions of "Get rid of it quick!" products out there. Have you found any that work? I haven't. I found one the promised to stop the itch and dry it up...it has successfully dried my skin around it and made it itch more. Then there is the calamine/anti itch mix...it left me pink with a hard muddy coating and STILL itching! So far the only thing that seems to have worked is time and long sleeves/pants (YES in July!) to prevent direct scratching...however, I have determined rubbing is okay! :D