Happy tax-day tomorrow. Oh, I need to fill out the FAFSA for this year...got to remember that!
Today I went on a nice 9 mile ride, and it felt really good. Hills didn't seem so tough. Must have been all the food I at during the hour before going on the ride. At about 2pm I had a banana and toast with jelly, then a little later a pop-tart, then oj, the other pop-tart, and some regular root beer. I feel like I'm forgetting something. Anyway, it was a lot, and at the very beginning of the ride I didn't feel so well with all that food in my stomach, but after a couple minutes, it was fine. It's funny, today my blood sugar was like a bottomless pit, no matter how much i fed it, it didn't seem to go up much at all.
Fundraising is going well, I am more than half-way to the $4000 goal ($2550 to be precise). Thank you to everyone who has donated and is supportive in other ways, too! Thank you!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Sunday March 29, 2009
It's starting to warm up! I've been out on my bike a few times now, and I love clip-less pedals. Yesterday, Saturday, I rode 11 miles. It was good. Stopped mid-way to do a blood-test, and it was a bit high (212 mg/dL) so I did a tiny correction and continued home. I only had about 3 more miles to go...all up hill though! Anyway, I'm so excited to be riding now.
In other news, I've already reached the half-way point in the fund-raising, well ahead of schedule, yay! Thanks to everyone who has donated and is supporting me. I would not be able to do this without you all. Really, I can't say it enough, thank you.
I will be holding a fundraiser on Sunday April 19, 2009 at the Rowe Elementary School (my old alma mater! lol) from 2-4pm. It is an "Afternoon Tea" where we will have tea and coffee and cocoa (though it might be too warm for cocoa), some games for entertainment, and a raffle. We're having some difficulty with getting the raffle items together, but I really just need to buckle down and get it done. However, we do have some nice items already for the raffle including an afghan knit by Eileen Lucas, a meal that will be prepared by Kelle Quist, a wooden-ware item carved by my mom (Deb Lively), and a half-quard of wood provided by my family. I think we just need a couple more items to have a good selection. I'm confident that it will be a success!
In other news, I've already reached the half-way point in the fund-raising, well ahead of schedule, yay! Thanks to everyone who has donated and is supporting me. I would not be able to do this without you all. Really, I can't say it enough, thank you.
I will be holding a fundraiser on Sunday April 19, 2009 at the Rowe Elementary School (my old alma mater! lol) from 2-4pm. It is an "Afternoon Tea" where we will have tea and coffee and cocoa (though it might be too warm for cocoa), some games for entertainment, and a raffle. We're having some difficulty with getting the raffle items together, but I really just need to buckle down and get it done. However, we do have some nice items already for the raffle including an afghan knit by Eileen Lucas, a meal that will be prepared by Kelle Quist, a wooden-ware item carved by my mom (Deb Lively), and a half-quard of wood provided by my family. I think we just need a couple more items to have a good selection. I'm confident that it will be a success!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Research research research
This weekend I attended a workshop all about fund-raising. It was pretty fantastic and amazing. Now, all I need to do is get over my fear factor. People will say yes and people will say no, and it is nothing personal.
I'm also getting into researching sleeping bags and cycling with diabetes. I found some pretty useful things on the Bicycling Magazine website. Once you start looking, you'll find that there are more people out there dealing with things very similar to yourself. One particularly fascinating article is titled "1 Sweet Ride" by Jeremy Katz. If for some reason that link does not work, the url is http://www.bicycling.com/article/0,6610,s-3-12-17839-1,00.html
I recently reached the $1000 mark, right before the long weekend, so I am still waiting to be contacted by the bike shop. Last night I put a "wanted to buy bike trainer" ad on craigslist, and today got a reply. That was fast! There's a furniture store over in Pittsfield that has 2. I hope to get over there soon.
I'm also getting into researching sleeping bags and cycling with diabetes. I found some pretty useful things on the Bicycling Magazine website. Once you start looking, you'll find that there are more people out there dealing with things very similar to yourself. One particularly fascinating article is titled "1 Sweet Ride" by Jeremy Katz. If for some reason that link does not work, the url is http://www.bicycling.com/article/0,6610,s-3-12-17839-1,00.html
I recently reached the $1000 mark, right before the long weekend, so I am still waiting to be contacted by the bike shop. Last night I put a "wanted to buy bike trainer" ad on craigslist, and today got a reply. That was fast! There's a furniture store over in Pittsfield that has 2. I hope to get over there soon.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Entry 1: My discovery of Bike and Build
Nobody I know has participated in any Bike and Build events, and only one or two had maybe heard of it, so how did I hear about it?
Many people ask that question, so here's my story:
Last year while cooking at the Rowe Camp and Conference Center one weekend, I was talking with the Lead Cook about a desire I had to travel while doing something service oriented. She mentioned that her son had participated in WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms). So I checked the website out, and it looked neat, but was not quite what I was looking for, so I looked at the links page and clicked on voluntourism.org. On that page there was an article about Bike and Build, which I read and realized that this is what I was looking for. I spent about fifteen minutes thinking how cool Bike and Build sounded, then I sent an email inquiring how to get involved. Since it was March/April at that time, I knew I had to wait for the next round of trips. Now here I am, counting down the days until I drive away from my safe little town and head toward Portsmouth, NH where a summer adventure will begin.
In addition, I do have to mention that I was also inspired by my friend Maya D., who rode across the country with her friend Rose in the summer of 2006 for GreenPeace. Just the two of them. Prior to that, I don't think I had ever entertained the thought of bicycling across the country.
And that, my friends, is how I found Bike and Build.
Many people ask that question, so here's my story:
Last year while cooking at the Rowe Camp and Conference Center one weekend, I was talking with the Lead Cook about a desire I had to travel while doing something service oriented. She mentioned that her son had participated in WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms). So I checked the website out, and it looked neat, but was not quite what I was looking for, so I looked at the links page and clicked on voluntourism.org. On that page there was an article about Bike and Build, which I read and realized that this is what I was looking for. I spent about fifteen minutes thinking how cool Bike and Build sounded, then I sent an email inquiring how to get involved. Since it was March/April at that time, I knew I had to wait for the next round of trips. Now here I am, counting down the days until I drive away from my safe little town and head toward Portsmouth, NH where a summer adventure will begin.
In addition, I do have to mention that I was also inspired by my friend Maya D., who rode across the country with her friend Rose in the summer of 2006 for GreenPeace. Just the two of them. Prior to that, I don't think I had ever entertained the thought of bicycling across the country.
And that, my friends, is how I found Bike and Build.
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