The boss announced he is going to Dartmouth in August or so and now I am in limbo not knowing what my life is going to bring. Talked with a friend yesterday about how we wish we could go back to being okay with that, but I don't like limbo.
I have realized that I do like my job but it is not my own. I sort of wish I could be my own boss and take with me the knowledge and skills I have developed. As it is right now all my skills from the last few years might be done with. Again, limbo.
Casually interviewed with a new hire and she really wants to hire me. Weird. No one has ever been excited to hire me. Anyway, she only has enough work for part time and no lab. Mostly administrative. Science administrative but no lab work. This may be a good thing in the long run (I could get pregnant any time here) since the part time with benefits and flexibility is perfect.
Anyway, currently, I have realized how uninvested I plan to be in my current job for the next couple of months. For example, left at 3:15 yesterday for a Chiro appointment and sat in Norma tech boots for an hour. If nothing else it was nice to sit and read a magazine for an hour. Forced recovery. Bottom line- I want my priorities to be training these next couple of months and racing fast. I am excited for this opportunity! Please see other post for race list.
Training this week was good. You wrote it very well! PT sessions fit in without feeling stressed. Here is a list of what I remember.
1 Saturday swim was fun. Ran into Dylan and he gave me some pointers.
2 Practiced my nutrition on the run. Stomach training for more calories and caffeine. I did learn something at camp. Probably ran the back half faster than you told me.
3 stripped down 2x in a puddle after getting caught in the rain
4 had a very pleasant but hard ride on Monday. Saw a great gray owl. Lots of climbing.
5 did 2x miles on the track. Both under 7. Feeling good about running. No Achilles or plantar pain. Last year at this time I could barely walk.
Schedule
Work- small experiments next Tuesday and Thursday. Not huge but will probably take the day to get finished.
Other- here this weekend with no visitors. Yeah! I think Erik is even going to be gone on Saturday night.
5/27/2015
5/20/2015
Updates, Updates, Updates
Events-
5k swim Bozeman- June 7
Victoria- June 14
Rapelje- solo party- June 28
Xterra Freedom Fest Oahu Hawaii- July 4th
Great White North- July 5th
July 19 Bighorn Canyon - 15$. The price is hard to pass up
Lake Como- July 25
Madison Triathlon-August 2
Eriks Grandmas 100th Birthday party- August 8
Xterra Spearfish- August 15 (include a few days in SD seeing Devils Tower and Mt Rushmore- do some mt biking)
Bobcat- September 20th
key:
for sure
dream
What do you think?
I have a very informal interview today and probably tomorrow. The woman is in the department and studies the link between ecology and microbiology with bats and Big Horn Sheep. Very cool and the more I think about it the more excited I get. No more mouse work!!! Also, going back to more of what I did in grad school.
My dream plan for the summer is that I stay working with Josh through whenever he leaves and doesn't need help. August or September. I would then start working for another person on campus. I really want to stay at MSU. The benefits are amazing, including advising the Triathlon Club and being able to put on the Bobcat. Anyway, I digress. If I stay with Josh for the summer I feel like I have no vested interest and also don't really care. This leaves me a lot more time and energy to train and finish out the summer with a really fun and good season of triathlon!
I mention this is my dream because everything is still up in the air. I might not even like this woman, she may want to hire me immediately, or she may only be able to hire me part time. and a few other things that I will know more about in the next few weeks. (Post interview- she can only hire me part time and she doesn't even have a lab here, it would all be administrative)
In the meantime I have started my above plan of not caring and training however I was too tired yesterday to do that very well. Did I mention I sort of hit a bump in the road on Tuesday. Went to the brewery to commiserate with the grad student at 2. One beer and getting back to work at 3 turned into a few more and never going back to work. Also, not riding or swimming. Feel much better today though. Got lots of sleep last night.
Schedule- In addition to my plan to totally slack at work the boss is gone Wednesday May 27- Tuesday June 9th. So, how much good training and preparing can I do in that week to get ready for Victoria and/or other future races after that.
Weekend- Very productive weekend. You wrote this week really well! I realized the other day that I don't tell you that enough. PT sessions were so absolutely perfectly timed! It rained every day but Monday, but managed to get out. Got completely soaked, strip down in the garage because I was so wet, more than once. Maybe ran a little harder than told on Saturday but also brought along the proper nutrition and worked on eating more. Had a very good ride on Sunday. We climbed every big climb up Bridger Canyon that we could. Tried to go to Wilsall, but got rained out at the top of Battle Ridge. Saw a Great Gray Owl. So cool. Was very tired on Monday. Didn't sleep well Monday night either. Feel pretty good Tuesday morning- am going to the Chiro early today to sit in the NormaTech boots. Sick leave here we come!!
5k swim Bozeman- June 7
Victoria- June 14
Rapelje- solo party- June 28
Xterra Freedom Fest Oahu Hawaii- July 4th
Great White North- July 5th
July 19 Bighorn Canyon - 15$. The price is hard to pass up
Lake Como- July 25
Madison Triathlon-August 2
Eriks Grandmas 100th Birthday party- August 8
Xterra Spearfish- August 15 (include a few days in SD seeing Devils Tower and Mt Rushmore- do some mt biking)
Bobcat- September 20th
key:
for sure
dream
What do you think?
I have a very informal interview today and probably tomorrow. The woman is in the department and studies the link between ecology and microbiology with bats and Big Horn Sheep. Very cool and the more I think about it the more excited I get. No more mouse work!!! Also, going back to more of what I did in grad school.
My dream plan for the summer is that I stay working with Josh through whenever he leaves and doesn't need help. August or September. I would then start working for another person on campus. I really want to stay at MSU. The benefits are amazing, including advising the Triathlon Club and being able to put on the Bobcat. Anyway, I digress. If I stay with Josh for the summer I feel like I have no vested interest and also don't really care. This leaves me a lot more time and energy to train and finish out the summer with a really fun and good season of triathlon!
I mention this is my dream because everything is still up in the air. I might not even like this woman, she may want to hire me immediately, or she may only be able to hire me part time. and a few other things that I will know more about in the next few weeks. (Post interview- she can only hire me part time and she doesn't even have a lab here, it would all be administrative)
In the meantime I have started my above plan of not caring and training however I was too tired yesterday to do that very well. Did I mention I sort of hit a bump in the road on Tuesday. Went to the brewery to commiserate with the grad student at 2. One beer and getting back to work at 3 turned into a few more and never going back to work. Also, not riding or swimming. Feel much better today though. Got lots of sleep last night.
Schedule- In addition to my plan to totally slack at work the boss is gone Wednesday May 27- Tuesday June 9th. So, how much good training and preparing can I do in that week to get ready for Victoria and/or other future races after that.
Weekend- Very productive weekend. You wrote this week really well! I realized the other day that I don't tell you that enough. PT sessions were so absolutely perfectly timed! It rained every day but Monday, but managed to get out. Got completely soaked, strip down in the garage because I was so wet, more than once. Maybe ran a little harder than told on Saturday but also brought along the proper nutrition and worked on eating more. Had a very good ride on Sunday. We climbed every big climb up Bridger Canyon that we could. Tried to go to Wilsall, but got rained out at the top of Battle Ridge. Saw a Great Gray Owl. So cool. Was very tired on Monday. Didn't sleep well Monday night either. Feel pretty good Tuesday morning- am going to the Chiro early today to sit in the NormaTech boots. Sick leave here we come!!
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