Back Again!

It's been too long as usual. Life just gets in the way. Actually, Derby gets in the way :)  I have my first game this weekend. Saturday to be exact. For those of you close to me. Come on down :) I skate on the Rolling Knockouts.

Skates!

I finally got my skates this past Friday. I waited patiently for weeks so that I could get on with my life.

Friday evening, I went to the rinks and joined the class. Man it's tough! I had no idea what to expect, but seeing as I am an ex ice skater and later switched to roller skating, I had no problems getting back on the horse. The difference is, Roller Derby is meant for speed, and speed is what I like. By the end of the night I was scrimmaging. It whoops your butt!

Saturday I woke up and was back at the warehouse for a skate clinic. I think thus far being a jammer and skating banked track is my favorite. Again, it's the speed. My competitive nature came back in full throttle, but this sport is so hard. I am in for the long haul as this is exactly what I needed. I have so much to learn.

On another note, you burn so many calories that I wasn't prepared for that I think in the whole 2 days I skated, just skating alone was about 4200 cals. I am starving and I have to be careful. I already have an appetite like a Lumberjack.

Hello

I said I would be back. This time I mean it. Trying to stay on top of it. 

Sonya Rasi and I were just talking about how we got cheated on summer, I agree. For Southern California, this summer blew through here like a bad date. It seems though it is now trying to come through mid September. Last week it was 100 degrees, then it was 60 and raining, then climbed back up to the 80's again. 

I always talk about moving far away from here, but I don't think I would be able to handle the weather anywhere else since my blood is accustomed to this weather now. I love West Coast weather and East Coast water temperature. You win and lose.

Hello Again!

Oh boy,
I have been missing in action!

Life has been crazy busy, but good. I have so much to catch up on. Work has been slammed, jewelry making has been almost nothing these days, but it's hard to stay in doors on the weekends when you work in an office all week. The last thing I want to do when it's 80 degrees outside is sit in fluorescent lighting all day. It's been a struggle. But now that Fall is almost here things will be back up and swinging.

I joined Roller Derby. It all started with a Groupon for a fitness class. I am probably one of the few who actually HATES going to the gym or exercising unless it's a sport or something super fun to do, I don't even like Yoga. Yeah I said it, so sue me. I had no idea I could just join Roller Derby or I would have done this a long time ago. Thats the kind of exercise I can do.

Anyhow, hope you all are well and I swear to be a regular again on my own blog. :)

Ciao

Catching Up

I am desperately trying to catch up on life. I feel so far behind lately. I never realized with how quiet life was with a handicapped car, how much stuff I didn't get done.

Oh I was busy all right, but not with things that I would liked to have been busy with. Now that my ride is smooth and sound, I feel like there is so much to do and see. I feel like going anywhere. Sometimes I just get in my car and drive, because I can.

I was worried right after I bought my beast, since of course gas rose right at the same time, but I have to say the gas milage on this thing is pretty darn good, for an SUV it's averaging about 19-20 mpg. My explorer was more like 13 mpg on a good day and this gas tank is a tad larger.  I like that it has a gas estimate meter to tell me how many miles I have left in my tank which even new, my explorer was never correct and the gas sensor seemed to go on the blink often, hence running out of gas when it said I had a half a tank.

Saturday I am going to visit my mom, something I haven't gotten to do much since the last car was unpredictable. AAA comes in handy but I would rather not be stuck on the side of the freeway if it could be avoided. I am planning a road trip with my old friend Stacy, we met at the drug store when I was 18 and we have been friends ever since, life got in the way so we got disconnected for a number of years, but we always seem to find each other some how.

I have been scouring the papers looking at new places of residence in possible Long Beach. I have found some lofts that I adore and it might be a possibility in the next few years if I keep playing my cards correctly and don't decided to flee California with all of the upheaval of a disastrous economy here. I am not normally an alarmist type person, but I really cannot see how this mess is going to get any better anytime soon. I am somewhat tired of giving all my hard earned money to the state with ridiculous taxes, insurance increases, crazy rental prices, etc. I am tired of paying for people who won't pay for themselves.

Long Beaches cost of living is a little better than where I am since it's LA County, not as expensive as Orange County and you can still be by the beach. Basically I can get more for my money. So until then I plan on staying where I am and possibly in the next year, relocate.

I haven't made a stitch of jewelry in weeks, but I have been hoarding stones. I need to get cracking which is on my list, along with some silversmithing classes in Long Beach.

Until then, hope life is fantastic!