Tri-Dogmom

So, you are probably thinking me & my pretty new red purse have been out shopping around trying to find things to fill out... Well, not really - although I have found it very useful in packing all of my stuff around. I'm SO glad I chose the bigger one. That was my biggest decision ya know.... which size to get... Anyhoo.... here's a quick recap of what's been going on.. I'll try to make it the short version. I spent most of the weekend and beginning of the week preparing for my Real Estate Exam. It's funny you know. They make you spend 90hours in a classroom, then basically memorize 1400 possibly multiple choice Q's... of which, you will not retain once you pass the test.. Then you have to take a 6hour "bootcamp" on contract writing... then you can go take the State exam. It's all a bunch of hoo-wee if you ask me. The stuff they teach you isn't practical. It's pretty much vocabulary of words which, none of use on a daily basis. ...

NO I'm not 30 QUITE yet..... BUT, I already got my first birthday present....:-) You all know I love me some RED. Kinda like SHE loves her some Pink. Except, I don't have to wear it every day. My bike isn't red (although it would be so cool if it were). I do however have: a red wall kitchen red (black & white) dishes a new red phone sassy red shoes a red wallet but... the one thing I've been waiting for.... a NEW RED HANDBAG ! I've been checking this site obsessively for a new season of RED to come out. And wouldn't you know.. the new season is here, and it was FULL OF RED. And, not the flashy fire red , but the pretty dark deep red that I love.... And then.. wouldn't you know it... a couple days after said find, I get a preferred customer coupon in the mail for 25% off.... If only the timing weren't so bad. If only I still wasn't making up for my IM expenses. If only it were MY birthday this month not his . After about a week of obsessi...

You know the saying you heard from your mother OVER and OVER and OVER? Life isn't fair. It's true. It's not fair. It's not always nice, it's not always easy. I guess that is what makes us who we are. How we choose to deal with things, how we choose to live our lives ... Just when I was beginning to feel normal (as normal as an IRONMAN can be) again. IT band issues resolved. Confidence back.... It's time for yet another speedbump . I've posted a little bit about what has been going on with me. Then, I haven't been able to find the words to describe what is really going on.... I think I'm finally getting there. It started out as left shoulder pain, turned left neck & shoulder pain, turned left and right shoulder and neck pain. Ok , time to do something about this. The pain started a few weeks before Ironman . The left shoulder pain that is. I figured it was an overuse injury. But 2 months of swimming with NO improvements and the pain getting worse...

Our friends Stacey & Dave told us about a TV show on National Geographic, the Dog Whisperer . They told us how this man could turn around even the most "un trainable" dogs with just a few steps. I finally caught this show on TV last week. Actually, it was Monday while I was sitting on the couch trying to recover from the "hell run," flipping thru the channels. The show I watched featured two dogs. One who had aggression issues, and the other had a barking problem. With in the few minutes I saw Cesar, A.K.A. Dog Whisperer, work with these animals, it was like watching a miracle take place. I've never seen anything like it in my life... Truly amazing... Let me digress here a bit back to Wed..... I think I mentioned in my last post how not only were momo & I pretty wrecked after the run, but my poor boy Baxter was too. He was limping around all afternoon, barely putting any weight on his left front leg. The OPPOSITE leg of where he has the small cyst that ...

Sometimes I wonder where the time goes. I swear, I JUST did my Ironman ... But, you know what - it's been 2 months! I'm not sure why I was better about blogging when I was actually training, vs now... Maybe because I'm doing or dealing with all of the things I ignored while training so much. Yes, that must be it. What has happened since last Sunday when I wrote. Lots... nothing earth-shattering, but it seems like more than one could fit in a week... I had my first Chiropractor visit on Tuesday (last week). It was AMAZING. For someone so scared of the chiropractor I was impressed. He did nothing out of the ordinary. Lots of tests. Some stretching and heat and a few adjustments. Not at all like what I was expecting. It wasn't scary, or weird... actually a lot of similar movements that my PT did. Best part, he thinks he can help me out in a few visits. After the first visit I was sore. But, a significant amount of tension was gone. Shoulder pain was still the...