Beware of side effects

It's that time again.....golf season. I enjoy the sport and I try to get out for a few rounds a year. Every year I have the goal of getting better and ever year I don't get out enough to make difference . This year looks no different, I have played one 18 and one 9 hole round and have another 3 tournaments booked for the year. Hopefully, I can get one or two more rounds in but just not enough playing to get better. With the two rounds under my belt, I noticed a few things, I'm hitting the ball longer and staighter. How can this be? I know it's not the clubs or the numerous times I have already played. It's my Kung fu training! With my increase in flexibility and strength, I have inadvertently improved my golf game. Bonus! This was something I have been wanting to do for a while and now I'm starting to make progress through my commitment to another activity I really enjoy, Kung fu. Wonder what other things in my life has improved with my training. So beware of the side effects of your training, you may be pleasantly surprised.

What a busy week

What a busy week. I've been juggling a lot of things this week and I'm sure feeling tired tonight. One more day tomorrow and then a new week starts, but it doesn't look any easier. Good things Dara is great at taking care of the kids and making easier for me. I'm lucky to have her help and support. The last two weeks I've had to fly with AC jazz to a couple of meetings. I never noticed that we, the passengers, have lap belts but the cabin crew has a four point belt. Never noticed it but it kinda makes you go hmmmmmm?!

Just a posting

Had a good conference in Saskatoon, learned a little, visited a little, ate to much, drank a little, overall I'm a better elected official because of it. I learn more visiting and discussing issues with fellow Councillors, then I would have if I went to school for a month. I did manage to get a few reps in and swan twice but that was it. Didn't amount to too much training. With the decrease in exercise and increase in everything else, I've gained a couple of pounds from the conference as well. Time to right that ship in a hurry, I haven't regained my levels before my eye surgery and it's not going to get any easier. My schedule continues to fill in at an alarming rate.

Another busy week

Another busy week, arrived in Saskatoon this morning and went for a long walk along the south Saskatchewan river. What a beautiful walk, there trail system along the river is wonderful. We don't have a river in Stony but we do have a creek, what if I got it dug out a little and have all the water from dewatering the aquifers pumped into it. Maybe it will work? I'm here for the Federation of Canadain Municipalities conference (FCM), a few days of networking with other elected officials from Canada, attend the trade show, take in a few sessions and study tours and hear from our national leaders. Yup, that all packed into a few days. Training is going better, been jogging a little with the dog. It's giving him and me a workout. Trying to take advantage of the gym and swimming pool here and get in some training. Better try and get some sleep it's going to be a long few days.

Starting again

Went for my first jog this evening, 2.3km in 13mins. Not bad? I didn't want to over do it. You can tell that I'm out of shape, muscles don't feel it now (tomorrow they will be complaining) but my lungs are a little stressed. Looking forward to increasing my speed and cardio over the next couple of months. Hit a few golf baglls this week. The inactivity over the past few months has also effected my swing. I thought I do a little bit of practice since I have signed up for a couple of golf fundraisers. Don't want to embarrass myself when I'm with other elected officials. I'm starting to plan a raffle for the school, if everything goes well, we will raise awareness of the charities we support and generate some money to support them. Let's hoe everything works out.

Good week

It's been a week since I was officially sworn in as mayor, what a feeling it was last Monday. A big sense of accomplishment and pride with a little be of trepidation. Taking a quote from uncle Ben from the movie Spiderman, "with great power comes great responsibility". As mayor, I don't have any more power then I did as a councillor, I'm only one vote in seven. What I do have is more influence on the direction of the Town. We will still discuss and debate everything in Council and then vote on the best course of action. I'm looking forward to settling into my new leadership role in our community. I have been given the go ahead to resume all activities (YES!) but I have to stop when my eyes gets red or if I fell pain. Time to amp up my Kung fu training and get back on track. On Saturday I went to open training and have now settled on my 5 techniques, (well 4 for sure and still working the kinks out of the 5), if anyone wants to allow me to practice on them, it would be greatly appreciated. Today, after work, we went to the lake to get things opened up and ready for use. The cabin wintered well but the boat shed was used by some cats as a washroom. (yuk) I raked thought the sand to clean most of it out. Next year, I'm going to seal te shed with some boards. Looking forward to warmer weather and spending a few out there with the family.

Here and now

Well it's 12:50am and I can't settle myself down to sleep. A little to excited from tonight's activities. I was officially sworn in at tonight's Council meeting as the Mayor of Stony Plain. Excited and nervous at the same time. It was nice to have my family there to share the experience with, I was also surprised to see of the community there because they wanted to watch me get sworn in. I took over the meeting after I was sworn in and settled down after a few minutes. Looking forward to the challenge, I know this is going to be an amazing journey in my life. I'm just thankful for everything that has happened to me. With the many paths that are in front of me, every step I have taken has taken me to this point in my life. Sometimes I wonder where would I be if I hadn't come to Canada......if I didn't talk to Dara in grade one.......if I.......I don't know where I would be, I only know what I know and humbled to be here and now. Better try to sleep, I have kung fu at 6am, then another busy day.