Bike Riding

Okay I haven't been on a bike in like 5 or 6 years. It's been a really long time. I'm reminded of a line from Harry potter where she is talking about how Dudley Dursley got a racing bike for his birthday and Harry can't figure it out because Dudley is very fat and hates excercising... yeah well...

So... Like I mentioned I'm trying to be a better person and I have actually been working very very hard in my yard and in my shed I discovered my old mountain bike that has sat neglected for... I can't even tell you how long. Years and years and years and years. Part of the reason I've neglected it is because the tires are flat and I will admit I am useless when it comes to mechanical things or fixing things that are broken. Part of the reason I'm so poor is that when something breaks, my idea of fixing it is going and buying a new one. But thankfully I have parents who sometimes.... not so tactfully.... inform me of the foolishness of this way of thinking and my dad brought over his handy dandy compressor and blew the flat tires up. And low and behold... the tires remained inflated. Woo-hoo! So I, Tiffy, being the oh so brave and oh so silly soul that I am decided I would attempt to ride that two wheeled beauty and I didn't die. It was a beautiful thing.

I did fall once. I will not say that I was graceful or anything, but I stayed upright and I was trying to turn and I didn't quite make it and I fell, but there were no major injuries. No broken bones. No scrapes. Not even a bruise (except to my delicate ego). It was a very sad thing though because it made me realize just how out of shape I am. I decided that since I had a bike and since my parents live only a couple of blocks away I would ride my bike to their house and enjoy a lasagna dinner with them and despite the fact that the hills are almost unnoticeable I was breathless and my legs were sore and I had to change gears to the easiest gear with the least resistance and... it was very embarrassing. But it is something I can and will improve. I think instead of walking my puppy I will ride my bike and she can run behind and hopefully she will have enough sense to stay out of my way.

Busy Busy Busy

Sunday May 17,2009

Ok I just want to start out by saying to all you mother's out there that have kids and still maintain a blog and do all the other things you do... I tip my hat to you because I have no idea how you do it. I have a dog... albeit a crazy, energetic, attention hog of a dog... but just a dog that when I am extremely hurried I can lock in her dog run. You can't do that with your kids and in the laswt week I have been really busy and haven't even had a chance to think about writing in my blog. It's great to hear how people are doing and i haven't even had a chance to read anyone's blog this week. So kudo's to you.

Now I'll try to explain why I've been so busy. I'm trying to be a better person and I have made certain goals that I havebeen neglectful at doing in the past, but that should be done every day. Like, work in the yard a little bit each day, walk my dog, clean at least 1 room (which since it's just me and i work ten hours a day you would think would be fairly easy but... ehem... yeah it's not) read scriptures, pray, write in my journal, watch my money, go to work, ... just daily things that I should be doing and that I haven't been doing and oh my goodness how the hours fly. And sadly, I STILL don't accomplish all of the things that I think I should be doing. Instead of eating out as much as I do, I should cook... and I don't. I should have time to excercise a little bit and my excerice is walking my dog. No wonder people say time flies because there is no possible way to accomplish everything.
I want to read something every day. Write a little bit every day. And I just can't manage to squeeze it in. If anybody has any tips... please let me know.

At any rate... here's to trying to be a better person.