its the 4th of July weekend... yes!! some time off

Well I finally took a "day before a Holiday "off. I normally work the "day before" because I see lot of New clients that "can not find the time" to get a Massage during the year. This time I said "no" I will take time for myself and My Family, I deserve a Long holiday weekend like everyone else.

It all started on Thursday afternoon with a nice 60 minute run at Green Valley ,my Heart rate did not spike fast at all, I felt good, best part was when 3 horses and their riders came up behind me they where in a nice chanter it was all good...

On Friday morning I had planned a 3 hour ride on my 90 min course, but I slept in so I just did 2.5 hours. I divided up my Training ride into to sections: drills, left leg 1 min, right 1min, both 1min recovery for 1o minutes then repeat 3 times followed by fast spin. The next section is hard effort 90 % Heart rate 5 minutes , easy spin, repeat 5 times, all in big chain ring. Now for my favorite part hills repeats, I know where in Illinois are there hills.. okay Bridge workouts. My bridge of choice is on ferry road in Warrenville going towards Eola road, it is long enough with a steady climb to get my Heart rate up , repeat 6 times.

After all that ... I just got into a groove and in the aero bars and held 80% heart rate for the rest of the ride that bought me through Batavia, and Fermi lab, and was able to ride the 2 loops around the atom smasher... I spent most of the ride in Fermi.. all in all It was a good Training day for me.

I am looking at a race in August in Waconda Il,it is a tri along with a Aqua/bike.. I like that idea because it is just Swim, bike ... no run .....


Later in the morning Star and I went over to her Moms house and I steamed cleaned the carpets for her, then we took her out to lunch. My Mother in law is a great Mother in law. I do appreciate her.

I have not played chest in a long time, forgot why.. oh yeah it takes paitients and skill...
so my Start and I went to Oberwise dairy and got some Ice cream and they have tables set up with chest board on them.... yup we played....yup I lost Star is one smart player ..she out skilled me ... you know you are ageing up when a fun night is Ice cream and a chest game...
it used to be dancing and partying..oh where has the time gone...

Today is the 4th.. today is a grill out with friends later.. Today is a chill out day.. after morning chores .. I think I live on a farm.. thats okay by me......

totally cleaning today

Today we got the whole house streamed clean. While they where stream cleaning I had Pooka our American Eskie at the groomer getting cleaned and groomed. While she was at the groomer I had the unpleasured meeting with the Dreaded Urinary Doctor to get my Yearly Check up.....
I just wished he would just give me a Movie and a Dinner before he......... ouch....Dude...
My poor wife had to put up with the other animals at our little zoo, 2 cats and a ferret, got their own bathrooms and closet while the cleaners did what they do.
Of course no Training today.. thats okay by me for a while.
Got good news today from my Regular Dr. I can stop taking the high blood pressure meds, now my system need too get cleansed before I go a different route...maybe herbal...

I am here at the office of School of Holistic Massage and Reflexology getting ready for a New client which I am always thankful for. One long time regular client then Reflexology class later. The new client is a referal from a Chiro. friend I am thankful for all referals.
I enjoy what I do. I enjoy working with clients who suffer from Fibromyalgia. i do a combination of sevaral differant modalities which seems to work... again I think outside the box..

writing 101 paragraphsss

I should Remember High school.. (sorry I do not remember all of High school) and college
writing and journalism classes I took, The rules.... about Writing.. Paragraphs, no run on sentences....
Hey!! this is my blog...... I will make it more.........readable, follow the rules?..... Sometimes one has to follow the Rules. One has to stay inside the lines.. However.... going outside the lines or thinking out the box is a Major break through.How many of us think out side the box...??

What is wogging????

The daffinition is A combination of Walk/running.... Mike's word.... if you use it please give me some credit because the bank won't

it is a good Monday ...following a Great weekend

It was a fun filled weekend.. what did you do?? Beside working Saturday I had a Great 2 plus hour ride in the early am.. enjoyed except for a few nutty Drivers who think they own everything and swear at you and make threating motions with their hands.... oh well! Life is to short.. After work Star and I cleaned the house due to that fact.. no we are not slops.. okay maybe we are.. it is Marley has ringworm and we needed to bleach all the tile floors... After much eye rolling on.. my part .. insert here I am lazy... no debate on that... i would rather sit around outside doing not a thing.... we got it done.... Then I was able to sit around have a beer..
Sunday spent time on The Illinois paririe path in Glenn Ellyn with My Students From Sohmar School of Massage working(clinic Time) on the Glen Ellyn Runners.. Star and I later went to Geneva Il for Swedish days and a parade I enjoy a small town Parade, ate there it was fun.. how beit a long Parade mostly the Guys from the Shirners and their flying carpets... brought back a lot of memeories.. then we drove through Fermilab and sat and watched the Buffalo there where 6 babies Buffalo babies.. got home took a nap then grilled , got the draps up in the bed room again after much eye rolling why because I am go ahead say it I dare you......
Today monday went out for a 4 miler run/walk mostly walk the best part of this was seeing a
doe walking across the path in Warrenville. Now its time to shower and go to work...

summer is here......at least the heat is..

I know it has been a couple of days that I have not wrote.... sorry. Monday I did go for a run/walk about 3.5 miles.. again it was tough with the heart rate going way up.. 70% is 120 h.r./ 80% should be 150-160 hr, nope it went from 120 to 175 H.R within 3 minutes... crap that is not good.. So when it did go that high I walked and it came down within a minute which is also good... Today I went for a 90 minute ride.. jeesh it was warm.... I got out about 6:45 am with little wind.... Now My heart rate when I am Riding or swimming is good.... still going to have to wait and see... I am not going to race this Sunday or until I can get this under-control...life is to short to take chances... Plus My Daughter is getting married in Sept so I must be a Adult....
Monday I had a few clients two new massage/reflexology clients... that is always good... their main complaint was Plantar fasciitis... with out getting into the A/P part.. it hurts.. for those who do not know what this is... It is primarily on the Plantar side of the foot or bottom of the foot, plus it is the Claves are ultra tight along with the soleus.. It is extremely painful first thing in the morning when stepping on the foot... the way I treat it is through Reflexology amd Massage also giving some take home type of P.T.. it does work as long as the client does them...
they both felt better when they left plus they did schedule again which I am thankful for...
Tonight I have my PM Reflexology class #2.....

oh what a day.... it is good

its Saturday....it is still a day at office .. Real good news on the Sohmar front, Had a New Student sign the contact she will start in August.. I am Thankful.... Yeah I give Glory and Thanks to Him and Him alone. He allows me to do what he has gifted me with and I give Him Praise..Amen..
This Morning our little Marley woke me up by licking my face and purrrring... he was happy and hungry.. (at first I thought it was Star... had to put that in.. a little humor... she if she reads my blog..) After feed in him and walking Pooka ,I was able to get a nice Long ride in just under 2 hours which I will take.. There were those nasty stroms yesterday and last night so the ride interesting with all the down branches I did stop and helped a slow moving turtle across the road... I hope that was the direction it wanted to go..... later this afternoon I will meet up again with my brothers and sisters at My Fathers Apt. to help move his stuff out..... oh what a day... it is still good...