End to a long week

Last night, I was in bed by 8:45pm. After an extremely long week, all I really wanted was Friday even to be over and done with, to start fresh on Saturday.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were spent in union mediation with our managers. No comment. None needed really. When is mediation ever enjoyable? It's quite a draining exercise actually - not physically, but mentally. And frustrating.

Thursday evening was Rockin4Tabitha and it went great!!! We had about 120 people show up, made enough money for one full house, and had a great time! Kru Bob's group was fantastic, and so were The Hitmen. The dance floor was hopping (thanks to my students who are unafraid of being goofy and got up and danced right away!!) right up until the end of the evening. A very successful event - made some money for a house, got some publicity for the Tabitha Foundation, and everyone had an enjoyable evening out. We do need to find some more builders for February though - right now, we only have 11 total. And to build 20 houses in 3 days? A few more strong bodies would help!

I'm exhausted. I spent 4 hours at the gym this morning - Kali, BJJ and then some shadow boxing and pad work. Hurting right now. Going back to Gi work is fun but it's like trying to get the gerbil wheel spinning again, trying to remember all the moves and drills. But hitting pads afterwards, I felt stronger than I have in the last couple of weeks. Feels good to hit hard again - my foot isn't hurting at all. Well, the right one isn't. The left heel is killing me.

Starting Monday, I'm training with the boys in the morning - 7am start with springs or hills, then shadow boxing and pad work. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings. Long runs on Wednesday and Saturdays. It's going to hurt for the first while, but I think it will be good for me - getting back into shape by jumping into the shark-filled pool head first. Yup, it's certainly going to hurt. That means Mondays and Fridays will be double training days. Maybe Tuesday as well. I should start going on Tuesdays again - do Phase III class more often. But it doesn't start until 7:30pm and by that time, I'm wanting to crash on the couch.