It's Been a Good Week

I am so happy it's Saturday.   It was a very busy week but everything went well.    It was the start to Swim & Gym.    It was the best start I've ever had with the program.   The program is full.   I still have two kids on a waiting list and I'm contemplating whether or not to add them to the program.    All depends if I hire another 1-2 life guards.   At this point I'm happy with the initiative and work ethic of my staff.    I didn't ask a handful of people back from the fall because of their laziness.

I've been very pleased with the amount of energy I've had lately.    This week's busy schedule made that more apparent.    I admit I feel super tired after workouts but usually get a 2nd wind.    I had a very unpleasant experience with working out on Wednesday.   I got through most of the workout but by the end (ab work), I felt awful.   I tried doing the cool down with the group but had to leave after a minute or so.    Totally felt like I was going to hurl.    I put 2 + 2 together though and realized I hadn't eaten enough calories in the morning.   It was my blood sugar that dropped.    I felt rough for awhile and ended up going home.    Eating did help but it took longer than I anticipated to feel better.  

I got a little dizzy yesterday at the end of the workout again but nowhere near as bad as Wednesday.    I have a check-up on Feb 15 so I'll mention the issues to them.   I'm sure they'll just tell me to eat more in the morning but that's tough for me.    I rarely feel hungry in the morning and after I take my supplements, it's hard to eat anymore beyond that.  

A friend of mine from Ankeny invited a bunch of ladies over last weekend for an "English meal".   It was delicious.    We all came over early to help her cook.   It was a roast (but different from the roasts/cuts of meat we typically serve in the US), Yorkshire pudding, mashed rutabagas,  baked/fried potatoes, and a sherry trifle.   She's originally from the UK.   She was actually a past student of mine when I was a grad student and in my first year as a lecturer.   Her husband is related to Scott Nelson's ex wife too which is weird.  I really liked the Yorkshire pudding.    They aren't dessert.   They bake up kind of like a souffle and taste like a biscuit.    I had to be careful with the trifle as it had sherry-soaked ladyfingers in some of the layers.     I'm trying my best to avoid alcohol until May.    Speaking of alcohol, it was very tricky to avoid it last night.  

I went to an Iowa Wild hockey game with the same friend and other acquaintances.    I rarely have cravings but seeing everyone walking around with beer, hard cider, and even strawberry daiquiris got very tempting.    No worries, I stuck to water.    It turned out to be the hockey game that calls attention to heroes so there were police,  EMTs, firefighters, etc. there.    They did a nice job honoring the five police officers that were killed in the metro last year.     There families, spouses, kids, etc. dropped the ceremonial puck for the game.    It was nice to get out on a Friday night and do something for fun.   Of course Dan's ex wouldn't work with us with his custody schedule so he wasn't able to join me.    

I had my taxes prepared this past week too so that's a nice task to have finished.    Dan used  my accountant this year too.    I'm getting the usual back which is always nice since it helps me with my diminished summer budget.    I completed Gavin's taxes for him too but did it online for free through Turbo Tax since he only does a 1040ez.    He already has his federal tax refund in his checking account.  

Gavin starts track on Monday so he'll be working less at Hy-Vee.   We still need to bop down to Des Moines and get his spikes.    I think I'm more excited than him about his running shoes.    He's still going to school early most mornings to lift and/or run.    He and I can now compare our woes about being sore.   Usually my quads and hamstrings are killing me since my flexibility is so poor.    This week my triceps are arms are super sore as I'm doing more upper body lifting.    It's another reminder of how much I talk with my hands when I teach because I'll find myself cringing in class when I'm lecturing and pointing.  

I guess the other big news is that I got my annual evaluation done for last year.    It was pretty lackluster.    I admit my motivation was low because it's fairly apparent that raises won't be happening for the next year or so.    ISU had a lot of money cut.     Either way, I completed it fully, included all my supplemental evidence for performance, and turned it in on time.   I did procrastinate and wait to finish it on the day it was due though.  

Time to return to some laundry and other tasks around the house.