Well between the copious amounts of rain/snow and the swim workouts this week I feel like I have been under the sea! Constantly drenched. The weather is still serving to aggravate me in a big way and there isn't much I can do about it which also angers me. I have my fingers crossed for nice weather on Sat afternoon so that I can get a long outdoor ride in. So far, I have gotten in two swim workouts this week and have another planned for tomorrow. This is good news, gold star for me because last week wasn't a good swim week.

Well, this may shock the entire world (or whomever is out there stumbling across this post) but I am blogging again. Yes, after almost four months of being MIA. I can't even begin to describe what my life has been like over the last several months. Basically, STRESSED. Between crazy work hours/drama, living in my grandparents basement and trying to fit in all my Ironman training I have been STRESSED. There really isn't too much in my life I can complain about, all of these things are leading to positive outcomes. Regardless, I always seem to "bite off more than I can chew". I can't figure out why I do this. I asked myself as I drove to work today... "self, what is your motivation for having a gigantic goal always looming in the horizon?" Seriously, why isn't it good enough to just relax every once in a while? I guess as I get older I am realizing that it might be ok to just slow down. Enough of the grumbling... on to the updates. Here are the high points;

• We are 12 days away from closing on our house... FINALLY. :)


• Ironman is 10 weeks away (trying not to poop my pants as I type that)


• The weather is starting show signs of spring... kinda


• Work is slowing down somewhat


• TJ became an engineer for the railroad!!

I think the 5 months of living in a dark basement during winter, the cold/rainy weather, still grieving over the loss of Ruby, stressing over house related things, TJ going to Engineer school, demands at work increasing has all contributed to my half year "funk". The glimmers of sunshine that peek through occasionally and the final countdown of moving and settling into our own space with more privacy is now contributing to a brighter outlook on the days. I am glad to start feeling like myself a bit more than I have been.