Good Start To The Day?

ome of you know that work has been really ... draining recently. I'm not doing a good job managing my stress. I've been too tired to workout (yes, trust me, I know the vicious cycle). Generally I've been falling down, down, down in regards to my job. Well, let me clarify. I'm still doing a good job, it just doesn't seem to matter to the senior management in my company on this project. My client loves me, but anytime they praise me to these guys, it goes in one ear and out the other. I had a wonderful weekend last weekend with Danielle, Lee and all the other fine women at the Goddess Weekend. I finally relaxed and things were wonderful. Monday afternoon I had a meeting with the guys from my company and instantly was a little stress ball again.

Last night I was lucky enough to spend some time with Momma Berry after a really tough day. She is always exactly what I need exactly when I need it. I love that woman! Plus, Daniel was kind enough to send me a sweet note when he had no idea how much I needed one.

I'm working from home this morning because I have a 10:45 appointment at the post office to renew my passport. I can't do it by mail because mine is damaged. Once I get the new one I can send it back to NZ and they can put my residency visa in it. Woohoo!

So, since I was at home this morning I decided to go for a bike ride. Now, I haven't been on my bike in pretty close to 3 years. Poor Smurfette has just been sitting there lonely. In January I took her into Sports Basement to get a tune up because I figured if I wanted to ride again, I should really get her checked out considering how long it has been. Got her back and again she's just been hanging out. This morning I decided to hop on and go for a ride. It's a gorgeous morning (though boy did my hands get cold!) and I headed off through Golden Gate Park and down along Great Highway. Things were going swimmingly and I thought to myself, "Wow, what a great way to start the day!"

Finally decided to turn around and head back home considering this was the first ride I'd done in some time. Side note - I think my spin classes helped save me from being too saddle sore. So, I head down this little path, turn around and start heading back up. As soon as I apply any significant pressure to my peddles, my chain pops off and I go down. What the heck? Now, normally I wouldn't share something embarassing like a fall off my bike with you. However, I realize we all need a little entertainment in our lives, so far be it from me to not share. I pick up my bike and look at it and start putting the chain back on. Then I realize what had really happened - my rear wheel had come off the frame!!!! Now, it is totally my fault for not doing a safety check before I headed out. However, I guess I assumed that since I had just gotten it back from the shop and hadn't done a thing to it, it would be in good working order. I'm going to be ringing my buddy at Sports Basement today to give him some good natured harassment. I got everything fixed and finished my ride. It just ended up being more exciting than I had imagined. I had to laugh as I wondered if this really was such a good start to the day.

It felt great to exercise again and to get some fresh air and sunshine. More please!

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