The Leslie Show

Hours away from my iPhone...

I'm 20th in line outside the AT&T store at Redmond Town Center.  Five hour 'til the Apple iPhone is released.  Thanks, Cosi, for the free Wi-Fi feed!  I think I'll go buy a salad while I'm waiting (in order to show my appreciation.)  I'm in a comfy chair and set up with my 'puter, my iPod, and the lastest New Yorker, so I should be good.  Just hope that it doesn't rain (though I'll still be here if it does.  I'm a Seattlite.  I'm not afraid of a little rain!)

Slog, slog, slog

Walk, walk, walk.  Seems like all I do these days!  But I'm getting there, folks.  Traveling put me a wee bit behind on my walking schedule.  I actually did get some walks in this past weekend in Vancouver, including a very hilly one in beautiful Stanley Park, but I didn't get the full mileage in like I meant to.  Here's something I've learned:  If I don't get it done first thing in the morning...it won't get done.  It's way too easy for the rest of the day to get hold of me. 

So...FIVE miles tomorrow morning.  THIRTEEN (ugh!) miles on Saturday, then NINE miles on Sunday.

March, march, march!

Great news, btw.  I have reached my fundraising minimum!  Thank you to all the donors who made it possible!  If you would still like to donate, please don't hesitate.  Every dollar offers a great deal of hope and help:  http://www.the3day.org/seattle07/calmbyleslie

Chicken-Fried Bacon

Disgusting! An outrage! I can't wait to try it!

Busy Busy Busy

Hey, y'all - Just wanted to apologize in advance if I'm not posting much these days.   I am PSYCHOTICALLY busy this summer.  With the hopes that the following doesn't bore you too badly, here are some of the major things I am scheduled to do in the next 13 weeks:

1. AROMATHERAPY SCHOOL:  Attend 32 hours of class.  Write a 10 page research paper.  Begin my 14 case studies.
2. REFLEXOLOGY SCHOOL:  Attend 12 hours of class.  Continue documenting any and all reflexology sessions I perform.  Continue to FIND those reflexology sessions so I can acquire my practice hours to get my certificate.
3. BREAST CANCER 3-DAY:  Walk 453 miles.  Yes, if I do all of the suggested training AND the full event (which I am planning to) that's how far I walk.  And that doesn't include any extra walking I do anywhere else, that's just the training walks.  I'm very glad to be a part of this event, but I sure didn't think as hard as I could have about how much TIME the training would take.  The good news is, I'm more than halfway to my required fundraising goal of $2200!
4. TRAVEL:  A long weekend in Vancouver, then two weeks in South Africa then London.  Awesome!  But a LOT of work getting kids, pets, house, etc. all settled and where they need to be when this goes down.  Guess who's job it is to plan/arrange all that?  (Hint:  It rhymes with "Nestlie".) 

That's all.

No.  Wait.  It's not all.  These are only the EXTRA things I'm doing in my life besides trying to run my own massage practice AND be a wife, mother, and homemaker.  (Guess which role is getting the shortest shrift?  Let's just say Domino's and Maid Brigade LOVE ME.) So, life is good, but Leslie needs to learn to stop trying to do everything at once, and Leslie apologizes in advance if she is irritable or non-responsive or doesn't post much.