Got a 2.25 mile run and a 2.25 mile ride in today over lunch, and will most likely get a mile with the dogs tonight. Another beautiful day outside! Yesterday was a bit slow on the fitness front, but did get 3 miles with the dogs and a decent core and upper body workout. I'm getting excited for my half marathon on Sunday.
Work has been a bit hit and miss this week so far. I did submit 2 life insurance applications today and I lined up a renter's insurance policy as well. A few things going on, but nothing crazy. Not running around with my hair on fire like I was in February, but I will get back to that soon enough.
The girls are doing great. Got some time with them by myself last night while my wife had a haircut appointment. My oldest daughter is Daddy's girl through and through. I enjoy every second with them, and when I say every second, it isn't much of an overstatement since neither one is sleeping that great right now.
Have a great evening!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Springlike Temps
It was a good week of training last week. 3 good runs, 4 good bike rides, and some good strength training thrown in. I will try to get 2 easy runs in during the week this week to get ready for the half marathon on Sunday. I'm thinking 3 miles tomorrow and 2 miles on Thursday and maybe mix in a few miles on the bike tonight or Wednesday night. Looking forward to challenging myself Sunday at the half marathon. The distance will be tough as none of my training runs have been that long, but I'm hoping I've done enough to get myself through. No personal records, just hoping for a good run.
Girls were pretty good this weekend. My youngest daughter did sleep the night through Saturday night, but did not last night. Take the good with the bad. I did take my oldest daughter to the YWCA swimming yesterday and she really enjoyed that. Followed that up with a trip to the playground for an hour or so with both girls and it made for a really good day for both of them!
Plugging along at work. Things aren't pouring in as they were the past 2 months. Time to get back on the prospecting and see what happens. Think I will pop in at the chamber of commerce mixer on Thursday night and do a little networking. I do have a small commercial policy and a home and auto insurance policy lined up for this week. I'm hoping to be just a bit busier than that though. Until tomorrow...
Have a great evening!
Girls were pretty good this weekend. My youngest daughter did sleep the night through Saturday night, but did not last night. Take the good with the bad. I did take my oldest daughter to the YWCA swimming yesterday and she really enjoyed that. Followed that up with a trip to the playground for an hour or so with both girls and it made for a really good day for both of them!
Plugging along at work. Things aren't pouring in as they were the past 2 months. Time to get back on the prospecting and see what happens. Think I will pop in at the chamber of commerce mixer on Thursday night and do a little networking. I do have a small commercial policy and a home and auto insurance policy lined up for this week. I'm hoping to be just a bit busier than that though. Until tomorrow...
Have a great evening!
Friday, March 9, 2012
March9
It's been a good training week. I managed to get 3 runs in this week already, 9 miles with the dogs already heading into the weekend, and some good miles on the stationary bike. Throw in some good core and upper body training, and it had been a productive week and hoping for more this weekend. Next week I will take it a little easy prepping for the Shamrock Half Marathon on Sunday, March 18. I'm looking forward to the challenge since I haven't run that distance in 3 years. I may be more prepared now than I was when I used to run that distance on a monthly basis. My training was almost nonexistant before, but is much more focused now. I still don't log the miles to make it a great run, but I'm in as good of shape now as I have been in a really long time.
On the work front, it was a little more quiet this week than I care for. I managed a few policies, and have committment from a few others, but things weren't as crazy as they were in the month of February. I'm hoping next week brings a new perspective. I have lined up an auto policy, a homeowners policy, and a small commercial policy for next week. I'm hoping to build on that as the weekend comes to an end.
The girls are doing great. My oldest daughter never ceases to amaze me with her development and her intelligence. She comes up with some awesome one liners and is just delightful. My youngest daughter is following right in her footsteps except for one aspect, she just doesn't sleep. Outside of that, I wouldn't trade those two daughter of mine for the world. Hard to believe they are 30 months and almost 18 months already. Where did the time go?
Have a great weekend!
On the work front, it was a little more quiet this week than I care for. I managed a few policies, and have committment from a few others, but things weren't as crazy as they were in the month of February. I'm hoping next week brings a new perspective. I have lined up an auto policy, a homeowners policy, and a small commercial policy for next week. I'm hoping to build on that as the weekend comes to an end.
The girls are doing great. My oldest daughter never ceases to amaze me with her development and her intelligence. She comes up with some awesome one liners and is just delightful. My youngest daughter is following right in her footsteps except for one aspect, she just doesn't sleep. Outside of that, I wouldn't trade those two daughter of mine for the world. Hard to believe they are 30 months and almost 18 months already. Where did the time go?
Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
March7
What I thought was going to be a fairly quiet day at the office changed pretty quickly. I ended up writing a homeowners policy, an auto insurance policy, and finished up an application for a nice life insurance policy. Got confirmation on a quote for commercial insurance as well. Staying busy, and that is a good thing!
Yesterday was a good fitness day, but today has been a little quiet. Got 2 miles in with the dogs early in the morning and some light core and upper body work, but nothing crazy. Hoping to get outide tonight for a short while after work with my daughters. Not sure I will be able to get the bike out and ride, but that is a nice thought. If not, the stationary in the basement will have to do.
Daughters are both doing great. Sleeping is still a bit of an issue with my youngest daughter, but at least she went back to sleep in a reasonable amount of time last night after getting awake at 2a.m. Looking forward to daylight savings time so I have some time to do active things with them outside before it gets dark. Both have been very clingy to me when I drop them off at daycare the past few days. Gives me a good feeling, but also breaks my heart when they start to cry as I'm leaving them there to go to work.
Have a great evening!
Yesterday was a good fitness day, but today has been a little quiet. Got 2 miles in with the dogs early in the morning and some light core and upper body work, but nothing crazy. Hoping to get outide tonight for a short while after work with my daughters. Not sure I will be able to get the bike out and ride, but that is a nice thought. If not, the stationary in the basement will have to do.
Daughters are both doing great. Sleeping is still a bit of an issue with my youngest daughter, but at least she went back to sleep in a reasonable amount of time last night after getting awake at 2a.m. Looking forward to daylight savings time so I have some time to do active things with them outside before it gets dark. Both have been very clingy to me when I drop them off at daycare the past few days. Gives me a good feeling, but also breaks my heart when they start to cry as I'm leaving them there to go to work.
Have a great evening!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
March6
Youngest daughter hasn't been sleeping the night through for almost a week now. She is wearing us out. Up at 3 or earlier every night, and doesn't want to go back to sleep. Happily she and her sister do go to bed by 9, so we do manage to get some sleep before having to get up to care for her. Outside of that, both kids doing great and having a blast!
Playing catch up at work a bit this week. Taking care of some things that have been put on the back burner for a couple days, but getting caught up now. Have a few new life insurance quotes that I sent to potential customers, as well as some auto insurance quotes and a few homeowners insurance quotes. Commercial insurance has been a bit slow this week, but it is definitely early in the week.
Got 3 miles in with the dogs yesterday, and 2 already today. I also squeezed in a 2.5 mile run at lunch and a 2 mile ride. Nothing crazy, but it felt good to get the workout in anyway. Another mile with the dogs tonight and maybe a little more strength training.
Have a great evening!
Playing catch up at work a bit this week. Taking care of some things that have been put on the back burner for a couple days, but getting caught up now. Have a few new life insurance quotes that I sent to potential customers, as well as some auto insurance quotes and a few homeowners insurance quotes. Commercial insurance has been a bit slow this week, but it is definitely early in the week.
Got 3 miles in with the dogs yesterday, and 2 already today. I also squeezed in a 2.5 mile run at lunch and a 2 mile ride. Nothing crazy, but it felt good to get the workout in anyway. Another mile with the dogs tonight and maybe a little more strength training.
Have a great evening!
Monday, March 5, 2012
March5
The Shamrock Half Marathon is less than 2 weeks away. I won't be setting any personal best, nor will I be as prepared as I've been in the past, but I will be running my first half marathon in 3 years. I have not run that kind of distance since my daughters were born. The most of I have done is a 10K since, but I'm looking forward to challenging myself with this distance again. My runs have been consistant at 2-3 times per week, but no great long runs. The first hour should be smooth, it is everything after that I'm nervous about. We will see what happens. Strength wise, I've done more to prepare the rest of my body with some great core and lower back workouts as well as some upper body workouts. Throw in some cross training on the stationary bike, and the training hasn't been all bad. Just not sure how my legs will feel around mile 8 or so. Hoping to just lose myself in the crowd and let the course carry me in. Wishing I had more time to train and get some longer runs, but I won't sacrifice the time away from my daughters. I value the time with them more than the time pounding the pavement. Will probably try to get 20 minutes on the bike tonight and a quick 2.5 mile run in tomorrow to go along with my 4 miles with the dogs today. I was trying to count how many half marathons I've done, and get a total of all the other races as well, and maybe rank them as to favorites, but that will be for another day.
Quiet day in the office today, which gave me a chance to catch up on some busy work. I did quote some home and auto insurance and am working toward a few life insurance quotes. Finally cleaned up from a couple nice size commercial accounts I wrote last month. Time to get back out there again and see what March is going to hold.
Youngest daughter was awake at 2 and stayed awake until the better part of 4a.m. Short night of rest. Oldest daughter doing great as usual. Looking forward to another great evening with them and as the weather improves spending more time outdoors with them.
Have a great evening!
Quiet day in the office today, which gave me a chance to catch up on some busy work. I did quote some home and auto insurance and am working toward a few life insurance quotes. Finally cleaned up from a couple nice size commercial accounts I wrote last month. Time to get back out there again and see what March is going to hold.
Youngest daughter was awake at 2 and stayed awake until the better part of 4a.m. Short night of rest. Oldest daughter doing great as usual. Looking forward to another great evening with them and as the weather improves spending more time outdoors with them.
Have a great evening!
Friday, March 2, 2012
Post24
Finished up another busy week in the insurance industry in Gettysburg. Just sent out a home and auto quote, and now I think I'm finished for the week, or at least the day anyway! Quite a bit of commercial business to take care of this week as well.
Good week of exercise. 3 runs on the treadmill, some good miles on the bike, good strength training, and still logging miles with the dogs. Speaking of the dogs, they cost me a small fortune at the vet yesterday, but they were my kids before I had kids, so I guess it is worth it.
Speaking of kids, both girls doing great. Sleeping better this week which is great news in my household. They have been playing together so well, and with them being healthy, everything else is easier.
Heading to the Biglerville Fire Company Stag Feed tonight with some good friends and family. Looking forward to a night out. It doesn't happen often.
Have a great weekend!
Good week of exercise. 3 runs on the treadmill, some good miles on the bike, good strength training, and still logging miles with the dogs. Speaking of the dogs, they cost me a small fortune at the vet yesterday, but they were my kids before I had kids, so I guess it is worth it.
Speaking of kids, both girls doing great. Sleeping better this week which is great news in my household. They have been playing together so well, and with them being healthy, everything else is easier.
Heading to the Biglerville Fire Company Stag Feed tonight with some good friends and family. Looking forward to a night out. It doesn't happen often.
Have a great weekend!
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