Closing the Gap

Happy Mother's Day Coach! Enjoy your run.

Have not checked in for a bit! Hope all is well!

Happy LATE mother's day right back at ya!

Hi Kelli! It's so sweet of you to check in on me--I really appreciate it! I really have been doing very well. The thing is, I made a big mistake. I decided that for the summer, I wouldn't try to gain more clients; I'd take things easy so I can spend more time with my kids. Famous last words!!!! All of a sudden, I had an influx of new clients and bootcamp instruction opportunities, and I've been SWAMPED! It's good, but I'm so busy that I have trouble keeping up with anything but the bare essentials. Of course, running is a bare essential, so I AM still on track.

I did a 5K last week and was #2--right after a 51-year-old woman!! I was thrilled to see how fit we can all still be when we're in our 50's--super fast!

I hope you are doing well too! Hopefully I'll get back into blogging soon.

Oh, I'm also studying Chinese 8-10 hours a week to prepare for a commercial I'll be in for Rosetta Stone. As if I need to add more to the weekly schedule--yikes!

I'm checking in on you, too. Have fun with the commercial. The camera loves you.

Thanks Burt! The producer said that she and the crew love watching me talk. I dunno--is that a compliment? :-)

They actually hooked up a web cam to my computer so they could record me struggling like a fool through these language lessons.

How have you been, Burt? Are your kids just about out of school?

WOW, you have a ton going on this summer! Good luck with it all! Chinese seems difficult, how well do you have to learn it???

I'm not sure how well I have to actually learn it, but I am expected to do 8-10 hours a week. I'm sure they hope I will learn it reasonably well so that the software looks effective. I think I really do like the program, though. I like how Rosetta Stone uses immersion instead of translation. It IS a hard language--that's for sure!

So, how did that all come about???

It was through Sports Unlimited, which is a modeling agency here in Portland. I get a few opportunities here and there through them. Nothing big, but when they shoot an ad, they have such excellent caterers. I'm in it for the food! ;-) OK, and maybe a bit of money sometimes too!!

Yep. The kids are all out of school,and we're all moved in to our new place.

WOW! YOU have been busy, Burt! Moving is SO time consuming. Was it a big move, or are you in the same area?

That is very cool!!! Have fun with it!

We moved about 20 miles away from Queen Creek to Mesa. No more long bike rides to work. Nice and short ones now.

I saw your name on the Lost Bloggers list :(

That's very sad, Burt. :-( I'm sorry--life has gotten SO busy now that I have more clients than I even wanted, AND my kids are home from school AND I've had to learn Mandarin for a commercial. In fact, I know this sounds gross, but the other day, I realized I hadn't had time to even shower in 4 days!!! Thankfully, my sweat smells like freshly bloomed roses--or something like that--so I can get by sans shower. :-) Ha ha, well, at least I seem to think so!!

Anyway, yes, I've had to become a "lost" blogger. Maybe when the kids are back in school, I can find more time, or if I can possibly cut back on my hours. It's a blessing to be so busy, but OH MY, it's hard too.

How about you? How's your summer going?

Take care!

Cara

You and Kelli and your non-showering antics! I don't know if I'm grossed out or turned on. Just kidding. Totally inappropriate.

So speaking of Mandarin, there's a young man I know that gave his farewell address today at church before he heads on his mission to the Washington D.C Mandarin Chinese speaking mission. He's going to be a good missionary.

And speaking of stinkiness, the other night on the group run the one and only girl that ran with us brought us all salsa. When she walked by me she smelled real good, like she had just put on some kinda scentsy smell-ums, and I thought, "She smells quite pleasant." Then as she sat down by me I got another wiff of her actual sweatiness, and I knew why she put the perfume on.

Summer's going okay. I got a 30% pay decrease, so I got that going for me. I signed up to be a Beachboody coach, but I don't know if that will make me any money anytime soon. This week we'll be getting the kids enrolled in school. Should be fun.

Showers are over-rated!

That's right! Who needs a shower, anyway? :-)

I am not sure how Burt knew my secret, maybe he can smell me all the way in AZ???

It's not secret Kelli. You blog about it all the time. Maybe not directly, but I know how to read in between the lines.

As for your smell, I sat next to you on the way home from Ragnar. You smelled good. Cara smells like freshly cut roses, and you smell like chocolate strawberry peaches.

I think that's a compliment, Kelli! :-)

Thank you, Burt! I'm sure you smell like something very wonderful too. Like, um, homemade lasagna?

Chocolate covered strawberry peaches?? That actually sounds very good.

I try to shower each day at least i time for my husband to get home from work, I would not want him to think i just sit around all day doing nothin'!

Hi Cara. Hi Kelli.