THE HEART OF A CHAMPION

So at the beginning of the week, I took the bull by the horns and thought it would be a great idea to start riding my spinning bike after work each day. My tailbone is opposed to this new idea and has made it difficult to sit, much less spin, but I've made it three days! 

David and I created a list of rules regarding our NC State fair visit before we went on my birthday a week and a half ago.  We both thought long and hard about what these should entail.  Here are a just a few of these gems:

Rule #42 - The five second rule does not apply
Rule #23 - Two laps around the free hush puppies
Rule #58 - No matter how hot it is, do not give up your seat at the Pig Races
Rule #12 - Be thankful for showers, since many fairgoers clearly did not take one
Rule #1 - There are no calories at the fair

Rule #1 is wrong, as evidenced by me and the spinning bike, by the way.

Someone really needs to buy our house (www.960cinnamondrive.com) and here are the reasons why:

I am tired of cleaning every day.  I don't know where any of my stuff is.  I kill plants and I need to have living plants at a house-for-sale.  My kitchen is inadequate for my cooking desires.  These desires include, but are not limited to, not getting on my hands and knees to stick my head in a cabinet just to find a lid.  Not having a step stool so I can reach anything above the first shelf.  A step stool does not say "I'm staged, please buy me."  The house thing weighs heavily on me and David, and likely the dog too.  I just want to live in a grownup house with a garage and a deck and double sinks in the master bathroom.  I need to appreciate what we have, because it's great.  But I think back to a kitchen with two ovens and I get all anxious again.

There will be no smoked meat this weekend.  There will be pinestraw thrown and placed about on Pinebark Court. 

Today is swimming and basketball and all at the same time.  Picture that icon with the head spinning around and that will be me later on today.  For now, I am extracting heat from the heater under my desk and preparing to tackle the downstairs portion of my day.  The good news is that I am stocked with Diet Dr Pepper and Sprite Zero.  Must plan ahead for these types of days.

Today is also a day that will be challenging for several coworkers.  One of them actually had to buy a dress suit and new shoes for the day.  She knows who she is and I hope that the end of the day brings some peace and closure to all of us.  Go Heels!