Posts by maxx86

Original Post by rosieblue:

Original Post by maxx86:

woot!  Do you have a regular mountain that you like?

I live in the Canadian Rockies.

 Ohhhh, the world is your playground then :)   Have fun!!

I got the Champion brand at target as well.  I love 'em not only because they're so comfy, but you can get them pretty sweating and no one can tell :)

Well I don't know about "cheap" but I bet Express would have jeans that would fit you.  Depending on the style and if they're on sale, and they almost always have some on sale, I'd say you could get the for $60 or less.  They have short, regular, and long.  Not cheap, but far more affordable than designer jeans, and they're practically made for people without many curves. 

I agree that if he doesn't want to play, don't make him.  Quitting the team may or may not have an impact on his college applications.  Even though he won't be playing in college, sticking with a sport all through high school will be a positive element of his application; it will show that he is well-rounded, which a lot of colleges and universities look for.  If he is planning on a liberal arts school well-roundedness is very important to admissions.  But, if football would make him miserable or take focus off schoolwork, by all means he shouldn't force himself to do it.  If he does quit, he should try to replace it.  Either with an additional AP course, another club, a part-time job, anything.  It's possible someone will ask him why he quit in an interview, and if he can show that he is exploring a new activity that he would be interested in continuing in college, odds are admissions officers will be happy to see his initiative. 

2k today - 13 k total

You could ask for new sneakers!  Since sneakers are hard to buy for other people they can come in the form of a gift card for an athletic shoe store.  Everyone needs good shoes!

"None for me, thanks" will probably work.  The simpler the better.  Saying "I'm watching what I eat" is practically inviting someone to give you are hard time.

Another good one is "I don't want to spoil my nice dinner with ____ tonight" or "_____ made this awesome cheescake that I'm looking forward to after work"...then everyone will just be jealous, and definately understand :)

Sometimes I see people at the gym and I hope they are on CC because it seems like it would be helpful for them.

For some reason I feel like that makes me a bad person...

btw, you look great in your pic, and congrats and the new baby! Adorable!

I'm pretty sure I live in that gap too...

I am the princess of making plans and not following through.  Mostly this has affected me...but it also tends to make me a horrible friend and people think I don't like them :(  It's not true...I like everyone, I'm just bad with plans. 

My new plan (ha) as of about 2 days ago is to package up my long-term goals with more immediate plans that I can execute now, as in today.  So, in 10 years I plan on having sold my soul to the federal gov't and being happing. Shorter term I'm training for a PT test and applying to grad school.  Today I'm erging and lifting and downloading all my forms. 

I know what you mean... I haven't met with my recruiter yet, but I'm already excited, nervous, and feeling like a completely different person.

Are you able to train with your friend?  I'm on my own, but a friend of mine from h.s. recently finished his AIT to become a medic and he's coming home for a week or two for the holidays and am squeezing all the help I can out of him!

And now, for my rant...

Its funny, you say you are doing this because it is the right thing to do for your family, which is awesome, and I'm sure you kids will be very proud of you :) 

In my case, I am terrified to tell my parents because I don't think they'll want me to join.  Not that they can stop me as I'm out of college and should be moved out anyway.  Thing is, all my life they have said they were proud of me.  I've always gotten good grades, go into my first choice school, never got in trouble...but I'm realizing now that I have never really been proud of myself.  The one thing I know I will be proud of myself for is joining the NG, and I don't think they'll feel the same way  I fear that they'll think I'm not serious about it (granted, I have put off applying to grad school for 2 years) and am making a rash decision.  Maybe I am, but I know its the right one. *sigh*

Anywho, let me know how your meeting with the recruiter goes!

2k yesterday - 7k total

yay!

I rowed 3k at some point last week. That makes 6k for October

Apparently fall is not my season.

Hopefully I'll get my act together this month!

3k yesterday!  gooooo me!  Shocking, but I actually pulled a decent split (2:18). 

Bad news is I did something awful to my knee.  Not sure if it was erging or running, but by the time I left the gym yesterday the top of my knee was numb...and it still is.  It may or may not be a little puffy, but it doesn't hurt at all.  It just feels like a got some local anethetic injected or something; feels just like my mouth felt when I got teeth pulled at the dentist.  I've been poking it with sharp things all morning hoping for some feeling but no...nothing.  Luckily it hasn't spread...it just feels real weird. BOO.

And welcome back mg!