Well, the new era at the rec center has begun. Spin class - I didn't really like how the teacher taught. WAY too laid back, didn't push much at all and most of the women in the class barely broke a sweat. I hope I just caught him on an off day. Plus, he spends 80% of the class out of the saddle which isn't realistic. Sit your butt down and WORK. Sorry, I've been to too many tough classes. Went out to the TM and did 6 miles just to shake it all down for tomorrow. First 3 miles @ 8:57, next @ 8:41. Mile 5 was 8:34, last year's MP, so I decided to make mile 6 this year's MP @ 8:06. AP for the full 6= 8:44
When I got home the real fun started. Friday is our garbage day and it always just bites me that we have to fill our trash with grass on Saturday and have it sit around all week! So, when I realized the garbage hadn't come yet I decided to try and get at least the front mowed before they came. Well, I got that done and thought...hmmm, maybe I can get some of the back done before they come. I picked up the dog poo (thank you Lucy) and went to work. Our grass is growing crazy lately and so you have to empty the catcher every couple minutes! As I trudged the catcher back and forth out to the street there was no sign of the garbage man, then about 1/3 of the way through the back I hear him- CRAP! He's headed right down the street, so I start running back and forth. One more load...one more load. He turns and goes down the other street before doing our dead end and circle. Whew! A couple more minutes. I can still hear him though...so I'm still running, back and forth. Finally, it starts to get louder again - Crap! I'm almost done. I have only about 1/3 of the lawn in the back left! I run out and back, pull the mower - nothin'. Dang it! Since I was just going to do the front I didn't fill up the gas and it's out now. AAAHHHH! I book it to the shed, grab the gas can book it back and do a quick 10 second fill just to get me through the last of the grass. I'm off again! Still sprinting back and forth out to the street and wishing the lawn mower would go faster. Then I see the truck heading down the dead end (this means only 8ish cans before he gets to my circle), I throw the catcher on for one last fill and run it out to the street just as he is backing up out of the dead end to head toward our circle! I was SO happy. I beat that garbage man good, and he didn't even know it! :) I did have one load of grass left to mow, but only one. I got all the grass and the dog poo out of the garbage fast! I really feel so accomplished, small victories make my day :)
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