Giving Thanks

Due to the stars aligning just so, I am about to kick off the happiest holiday season known to me in the last 5 years or so. Since 2007, my Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons have been ruined by this huge annual work project which cast a layer of stress and anger and sadness over everything. Well, thanks to the good ol' recession maybe, my company can't afford to put the event on in 2012, so the burden is lifted! I kind of don't know what to do with all my holiday joy! Just think, this will be Ansley's 4th Christmas, and yet really the first time we will get to truly savor and enjoy it for what IT IS!! So, I am thankful for that.

Some specific things I am thrilled about:

• Getting Christmas shopping done over long lunch breaks between now and Dec 16th
• Decking my halls Thanksgiving weekend
• Being among the first Christmas card to arrive in people's mailboxes (one of my loftier aspirations)
• Not working late hours!
• Not being the ONLY person at work on Christmas Eve!
• OMG!
• Not working on New Years Eve weekend!

Now back to other matters. So, I have not run in 10 days. I am looking at it as rest/recovery time. I was sick and that's my excuse. Will try to fit 2 runs in this weekend. While I'm at it, let me just publicly state what my fitness plans are for the rest of the year: (w/c = "week commencing" / British for "week of")  (?? means I might be limited as to what I can fit in based on Football schedules and parenting duties)

w/c Nov 21: M-Run 3, Tu-Run 3, W-Run 4, Th-Rest, Fri-Rest, Sat-??, Sun-??
w/c Nov 28: M-Barre, Tu-Run 3, W-Barre+Run, Th-Barre, Fri-Run 3, Sat-Run 6, Sun-Rest
w/c Dec 5: M-Barre, Tu-Run 4, W-Barre+Run 3, Th-Barre, Fri-Rest, Sat-Run 13, Sun-Rest (1/2 THON)
w/c Dec 12: M-Barre??, Tu-Rest, W-Barre, Th-Barre, Fri-Rest, Sat-Run 3, Sun Rest
w/c Dec19: M-Run 3, Tu-Rest, W-Run 4, Th-Rest, Fri-Run 3, Sat-Run 5, Sun Rest (NO BARRE)
w/c Dec 26: M-Run 3, Tu-Rest, W-Run 4, Th-Rest, Fri-Run 3, Sat-Run 6, Sun Rest

This doesn't leave ANY time for sickness or laziness!!

And then, come Jan 1st, I need to decide if I want to take some time off from Barre. I love it, but I don't like paying for it.

So, that's all for now. What are YOU thankful for?