What's Working and Not So Much

Ahhh...I'm breathin' a big sigh of relief as I'm typing this post in an adorable coffee house in Truckee California, because our cabin DOESN'T have internet! Wuh??? I was shocked when I discovered this, then I went into panic mode: 'What the HECK am I gonna do at nite when my mom/sis wanna watch Dancin' With the Stars, and I want to catch up on bloggyville?' Nooooo! 

Then I thought 'okay, wow Anne Marie. Ya' can't live a few days with out the dang internet/computer? Isn't this your time to just be with your mom/sis/kids?' And the answer is well, yes from about 9am to about 9pm, but then what about the early hours and the late hours when it's my bloggy LOVE time?  Well this lil' cafe about 10 minutes from our cabin has been my answer this morning.


So here's what's Working for me:
1. My training has coincided well with this trip. I had to do a longer endurance style outdoor run, and doing it in the snow was pefect. It was so novel to run through the big snowflakes around the lake. I had to take a pic to share (above)

 2. Before we left, I googled Truckee swim centers, and found this swimming pool which is also ~5 min from our cabin. It really is a new adventure to seek out new placess to swim and train. Again, I felt pretty cool;-). Here's the pool and me post swim. And it was only $3 (Actually, I only had $2.95 cents on me, so the sweet gal charged me as a kid for $2. Seriously, things like that can make your day). Oh, also this pool is WAY better than my gym's pool at home!

 

3. Watching my kids' sled down the sidewalk path of the cabin. The look on their faces has been priceless. nuff said.

Okay, What's Not Workin' So Much:

1. No internet at the cabin. Wah! AND I think Starbucks is lame as you have to pay for internet service there. Like a lot! (~$30/mo)! That's why I was SO happy to find this cute coffee shop that gives FREE internet service w/a coffee purchase.

2. Snow Cabins = Free Allowance to Snack on Anything, Anytime. 

When did I forget this equation? It's been a snacking mayhem for me while I'm up here. I'm virtually kettle popcorn, ice cream, potato chipped out...virtually;-)

3. Haven't been able to revise my goals in my sparkle notebook like I intended. I've reviewed them and it's interesting to see what I have/haven't done so far, but I haven't revised them yet- and that's what I need help with. Feeling stuck with it.

So that's what's happening here for me in Snowland. Would love to hear how it's going for you this week and what's working and not!