The power of "Zen"

One of my most recent aquisitions which has helped me so far on my 'treks'. I picked up the Creative Zen Micro (in white) recently from B&H Photo, based out of New York City. I've ordered from them many times before. I was glad to find the Zen Micro at a reasonable price. I was able so save some monies on the shipping, as I am a member of NAPP aka National Association of Photoshop Professionals.

Wow, riddled with URLs! Well, today's walk I picked up two new CDs from the Best Buy. Both have been burned to MP3 and copied to the Zen Micro. They are Carly Simon's "Moonlight Serenade" and Carole King's "From the Living Room". I had heard both on NPR. NPR is just great. They've caused 4 CD purchases I have done because of music I've heard there.

Sorry for the long-windedness, but no one is reading this anyway so I can rant!

Murray level reached!

As of yesterday. One "mile" was needed. Today begins the Ripkin aka "Fat Girl" level. Murray and Ripkin are my sister's two cats. Ripkin is the alpha cat but amazingly both are sisters. The really can't stand each other and generally hiss when they see the other. They were adopted from "Kitty City" and their previous owners named them after two former Baltimore Orioles players, Cal Ripkin and Eddie Murray.

Ripkin likes to sit on tissue paper, in boxes, on folded clothes or whatever else may be lying around. She's sitting in a shoe box in her photo but is spilling over the size. She needs extra large kitty shoe boxes to fit her fat stuff!

The Hot One Hundred!

Will be reached tomorrow. Did more BootCamp Cardio this evening for nearly one hour, this in addition to the lunch walk. It will be a changing of the "cats" so to speak.

Hang in until then!

Half of "normal" mileage reached.

I did exercise (Boot Camp) last night for an hour, this was in addition to my normal half hour walk on lunch. Hard to believe that I've reached the half way point (6 miles) on Monday. My average has been about 12 'miles' in a week.

Only 9 miles to achieve the "Murray" level!

Motivation needed..

Still making the tortiose progress (slow and steady) towards the Murray goal. I need to stop dwelling how I am doing in comparsion to other folk. I guess I need to believe the only one that matters in this game is me and I can motivate myself.

Keep at it B!

Like a tortoise..Slow and steady. Perhaps too slow?

Though I'm making progress, beit ever so slowly I feel I am still behind the eight-ball. I don't think I am currently where I should be at, mileage-wise if you see what I've done compared to others.

I can see the only upside to what I've achieved thus far is I am not at 0 miles! Something tells me, in addition to my mini-levels, that form can be another kick in the pants to stay motivated.

Murray level under way.

I started the Murray level yesterday. I've updated the trek to go spreadsheet to included the levels beyond the 250 mile Gator point. You'll see I am a long way off to reach the top level.

Enjoy!

Ducks level reached!

Another milestone reached today! I guess a strange fickle of fate worked in my favor over the weekend. Was supposed to work Saturday but a file copy had failed. I did my first biking venture. It was only an hour but it was a bit painful on the backside.

I can say it was fun however. Today begins the Murray level. She is one of my "furry" nieces and is quite soft and cuddly. Most recently she scared one my sister's recent visitors.

Ten miles to go!

Until the baby ducks level is reached. Slowly making it to the Gator level, only 187 more miles to go!

Slow and steady.. like a tortiose

Can't believe it's only 12 miles to until the Baby duck level is achieved. I don't understand why I'm unable to get "motivated" to trek on the weekends. One cannot blame the recent menance, Hurricane Dennis. Though there was rain, I could have completed some indoor exercise.

Hmm.

Sweatin' bullets!

Been hot these past few days in Gainesville. However, I'm still walking tall! My last bike repair class was last night. Now I feel a bit better about some of the inner workings of a bike.

Slowly quacking along

I'm slowly quacking my way in the baby ducks level. It's hotter than the dickens in Gainesville, with the relative humidity close to 105 degrees.

Now if we can divert TS Dennis (the Menace) away from FL that would be grand!

Happy 4th!

Been a few days and just back from a walk. Tis quite hot out in Gainesville, but I got my "mileage" in today. Slowly working on the Baby Ducks level.

Hope all have a happy and joyous 4th!

Peeps level reached today!

It was only two miles and my half hour walk today helped me reach another goal. Two levels down and quite a few more to go!

The next level I am beginning is (aka Ducks level). Now it's just 200 miles to reach the first "official" level with the Florida trek, the gator point. Seems like a long way off but it is within reach!