Clean Living

Hiking with the family Saturday was fun. It was a stroll down memory lane; the woods we played in as kids. The land has been sold to developers and it's a damn shame. There is an old cellar hole (haunted) and a huge granite-faced ledge - about 75 feet tall, and a spring fed brook. It's about a mile+ into the woods (15/20 min hike) and for a neighborhood of 8 -12 year olds it equated to days of summer fun. Of course by today's standards, letting your kids wander for hours on dangerous rocks, streams and open cellar holes would be considered nothing less than neglect or child endangerment.

My kids were amazed. My mom, who had never been up there was amazed, that aside from a few scrapes, bumps and an occasional porcipine quill in a dog's nose, no one ever got hurt. Times were definately different. And, although we headed back to brother's house for lunch; we all decided that it was nice to have a family event that wasn't centered around food.

Sunday, I volunteered at the Season Opener Triathlon. It was great fun and a beautiful day. I made friends with my kayak well before the start of the race and was pretty comfortable by the time the swimmers entered the water. According to the race director, they pulled out more people yesterday than they ever had - the water temp was a whopping 52 degrees. I think the biggest issue was not getting into the water before the start of the race. I only counted about 20 people out of 300 that "warmed up", so many could not get beyond that initial cold water shock and catch their breath. 4 people were pulled out, 1 had an asthma attack and had to go to the hospital. I let a few hang on to my kayak, and encouraged many to just keep swimming and get out of the water. I hung around after and handed out water to finishers. Overall, it was a well-organized race, great venue and it was nice to finally be a volunteer.

SO - I swam a little today. My arm is killing me - I think it is carpal tunnel - so I am going to ice/aleve and try not type too much and see if it helps. I am also going to NOT pick up kids in the pool or hoist my butt out from the side of the pool (ladders and stairs only), or hold the dog's leash in my right hand. I need to be better! Friday will be weigh in. I am back to clean healthy living!