Okay so here is the deelio, I had broken down, and made Adam bring up my bike. I am going to take up cycling.
Scratch that, I have TAKEN UP cycling. I know this to be true because my thighs and quads are screaming at me.
I don't even know if my bike actually fits me properly or not. Its about 10 years old and its seen better days...but it seems to ride okay, albeit feeling a little bit short in the leg so I don't get a real hard stretch when I peddle on the down stroke.
Either way, I am not complaining. We have a 'NO WHINY BITCHES ALLOWED' sign on the fridge to keep me motivated and I just purchased a bike computer to better track my advancement.
But I think the real reason behind this is that I HATE gyms, I abhor running, and walking is just freaking boring. So I have loaded up my Blackberry with a crap load of MP3s and bought myself a decent helmet.
Adam is being incredibly supportive, as is my friend Jason who is also a cyclist. He has a professional cyclist he works with so he is sucking all her professional ideas and tips...passing them along to me. I love networking!
Well...here's me, getting ready to go for a ride. So far I have done about 10 kilometers this week. It may not sound like much, but its a start. Wish me luck!
~tm
I am in LOVE with this shawl. I love this site! http://feministy.com/blog/saroyan/
I have been knitting at least two to three leaves every night in order to try to get it done for lovely summer nights in the backyard!
But I think the thing I like the most about this shawl is the designer...Liz Abinante. You see, unlike many of my other knitter Goddesses, Liz, although experienced and professional, still writes patterns that newbies can take on and actually SUCCEED. I think Liz should do classes to some of my more experienced knitter friends on how to NOT FORGET that beginner or intermediate knitters like to try new stuff too. So write for them...the advanced knitters can just suck it for a while.
Here is to my first attempt at anything Lacy! And yes, it is coming along nicely. Thanks so much Liz...you rock!
~tm
So yeah...I am going to be crafting a pasta dryer hopefully this weekend. I will take pictures and blog for sure, but I'm just giving you a heads up that I may be grouchy if it doesn't work!
Also, this weekend I am taking the 'Tenant Who Lives Upstairs' to get her Grad dress in Toronto. We are going to visit a friends shop 'Kingpin Chic' on Queen Street west. If you are into Vintage and love to shop, this is definitely the place for you.
We also plan on hitting a couple fleece shops so Selby can use her drop spindle some more and perhaps make enough so that I can knit her something little. We will see.
Lastly, I am obsessed with women in the Anglican religion right now. Reading, investigating, basically searching out my own roots. I must say, for a religion that saw a way to become relevant for a cultural and time sensitive issue (ie Henry and his Hotties) I must say I am a little disappointed that it's taken this long for ordained women to become the non-issue that it (thankfully) finally is.
Next post should be full of pics!
~tm
