I could get used to this
Day 2 of unemployment: woo hooo! Too bad I have to go back to work tomorrow. I was just starting to enjoy being a lady of leisure…
Snowboarding yesterday kicked my ass! I did pretty well — we did mostly the blues; one blue-black (a difficulty level that they seem to have invented since the last time I was on a ski slope. That makes me sound old: “hell, back in my day we only had three levels and we were grateful for ‘em!”)
Yeah.
I only had one bad fall (along with many lesser falls). I was getting off the lift and fell backward, trapping the board underneath me. I had to release my front foot from the binding before I could get out of there and for several agonizing seconds, my knee was bent under me in a way that knees are not supposed to bend. But I iced it last night and it seems just fine today.
The rest of me is a little sore – been a while since I hit the slopes and some new muscles got tweaked yesterday that I apparently don’t use that often. But I’m pretty sure I burned about a jillion calories…and had a blast doing it.
Core/Plyo Challenge update:
Sunday: 150 crunches and 10 PBs
Today: 180 crunches and 10 more PBs.
A lot of work to do before Thursday — going to have to kick it into overdrive this week.
Now I’m off to do lady-of-leisure things like shopping and pretending to do some light housework.
Later!

February 2, 2010 at 8:31 pm
so confession time: I’m from Québec (Canada) and I have never skied, or snowboard. I know right?? Anyways hopefully this year is going to be the turning point… About the challenge, I have lots of wok to do to
February 2, 2010 at 9:52 pm
HAHA! That’s okay, I’m from Texas and I never herded cattle…or something else you’re supposed to do in Texas.
Um…but you do play hockey right???
February 3, 2010 at 11:09 am
Actually, no ( I know I’m not helping my case here
) I know how to, but I’d be pretty bad… Anyhow, the CANADA team WILL win in the Olympics!!!
February 2, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Nothing seems like burning calories when you are having fun. Two days after something like this is always when the soreness sets in for me.
February 3, 2010 at 8:12 pm
I actually felt alright today except for some random aches like my calves, forearms and the left side of my neck. Weirdy.
February 3, 2010 at 10:42 am
Your fall sounds gloriously epic!
Good work… I would have done the same… twice.
Good luck with the Core Challenge! It’s kicking my butt this week…
February 3, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Oh, it was. Especially since it happened in front of about 30 school children…SCORE!
February 4, 2010 at 11:08 am
I’ve always wanted to try snowboarding, but damn, I think I’m just too old. I hurt my back doing crunches on a ball. I can imagine what snowboarding would do to me.
February 4, 2010 at 11:31 am
you’re right – I’m less limber than I used to be. I really felt it in my knees the next day. But I’m also stubborn as hell and I refuse to quit!!
February 3, 2010 at 8:11 pm
hehe, I couldn’t resist asking — and you’re probably right about the Olympics!