about getting from point A to point B in the most interesting ways possible

If you're a large woman in America, your whole life is an opportunity to feel self-conscious, embarrassed, resentful and way too big. You can hide in the corner or on the couch, you can go to therapy, or you can put on your lycra bike shorts and get out there and move.
—Jayne Williams, Slow Fat Triathlete

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July 21, 2005

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My new planter
My new planter, in front of the shed, inspired by Fran.
shade by banana
I walk under this banana when I walk to work!
more banana
The best thing about this backyard is that they have multiple bananas!
Follette is in for dental surgery, which perhaps explains why my teeth hurt. I drove in, so I could drop her off and come immediately to work. I am the enemy, the car! Though I thoroughly enjoyed watching the bike commuters coming in, especially one with finely muscular arms. And I enjoyed blasting the radio.

Last night we were meeting up with Mela at a restaurant, so I tried to get out of work on time (it's hard to leave work, hard!), and I pedaled like crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy to make it home. And, I cut 5 minutes off my best time. Amazingly, I never walked the bike, and once I'd get out of breath, I'd try to do some flat spinning til I caught my breath. At one point, I was intensely aware of my glutes—they were on fire! And then I looked down and my skirt was on fire. No, just kidding. Just my muscles!

So I got home and drank about 35 glasses of cold water, and tried to anticipate some issues. Like, I don't want to overeat. So I put containers in my purse. I don't want to eat too much. So I look for the fiber stuff, and in so doing, clean out half of a cabinet. All good.

So we had a good dinner, I did bring some food home, we ran into some foodie friends, and I got to try out a new brewery afterwards. I conveniently forgot that I was avoiding beer until after they had left, so, I stopped in for a glass (not a pint) of stout, and then got myself out of dodge.
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I've been doing lots of cleaning both at work and at home. It feels really good. It's amazing to see the plastic fake-wood veneer on my desk, and I admit feeling a bit more in control. I need to make a run to G00dwill—I've got enough to fill the backseat, and the trunk. Pretty good!

Gratitious cat on scooter link

Posted at July 21, 2005

Comments

Your galvanized planter looks way nicer than mine! My climbing rose has not grown, but is struggling, so I put a bunch of nasturtiums in with it. They look festive for now but are not what I had in mind. Great job on your planter! Nice contrast.

Posted by: fran at July 21, 2005 11:54 AM

De-cluttering my house always helps to de-clutter my mind. Weird, huh?

Posted by: neca at July 22, 2005 4:45 AM