Gearing up for 2010...

Today I spent the day somewhat panicked. Tomorrow is the official start of 2010 - officially. I feel the loom of impossible goals at work, inspiring goals in derby and personal goals that are both a mix of those two and some of my own. I dreaded today - I dreaded the Sunday before the Monday of the official 2010. But it turned out to be a great day - much to my surprise. I met with Bess at Nervous Nellie's to drink Americanos, eat toast (their "thing" - delicious), and play with budget numbers, figure out how we're going to "get it done". We went back to the apartment, changed into our swim suits, grabbed Lara and headed to hydrofit at the Ballard Pool. Our instructor was Bill - who's awesome! He works out on the side of the pool as he describes the next set and has us sweating up a storm in the pool. He's a far different instructor than Crystal (at Greenlake Pool) - but they're both incredible in their own ways. I love to sweat in the pool. He kicked out butts.

Then errands. Lunch. Pick up my skates (thank goodness - my toe stops won't be falling out anymore!) Grocery shopping at the Fred. Finish up our shopping at Ballard Market (trying to save more money by shopping at the Fred first, Market second). Clean the kitchen. (Washington grows many things very well - apple, grapes, hops, cherry and mold! I am always fighting mold.) Took the bedding, all of it, to the laundry mat which is "now under new management". I don't know what it takes to manage a laundry mat - I don't imagine that it is much but they're never nice and clean. I played solitaire. I stared down a woman who was taking up ALL of the dryers (is there a social etiquette for how many dryers you can monopolize?) Vacuumed. Ate dinner. Sent emails. Prepared. Prepared for 2010.

It's going to be a kick ass year!

Right?

* zoo in the bathroom - all the little friends that are given to me or I acquire... the octopus is the newest addition. She trusts no one. He he he.