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meggie


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With the new year approaching, is anyone making any resolutions?  I have three that I'm going to try very hard to accomplish.

1. Lose 25 pounds.  (It would have been 17  if I hadn't been so bad lately)

2. Get to know the neighbours.  We've had a lot of new neighbours move in over the past couple of years and it's time I got to know them.

3. Do the Grouse Grind.  This is a 2.9km trail up one of the mountains near Vancouver. It's known as 'Nature's Stairmaster'. I don't care how long it takes to go up but I'm going to make it.  If you want to get an idea of the terrain, check out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cIgpG9cUt4

Anyone else?



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What a great video!  I have to say, the climb up looked preferable to the sky ride down!  YIKES!!!  Why not just hand out parachutes? omfg.gif

I also commend your meeting of neighbors.  That should be easy with little Beck in tow.  Kayla's always been my icebreaker -- I meet neighbors whether I want to or not!  wink

I don't make New Year's resolutions -- I make changes as I go along -- adjust what needs adjusting on an "as needed" basis.  My current resolution is to work out 3 times a week.  That was easy before I went back to work, but I'm finding it much harder to stick to now that my days are so full.  I used to walk Kayla at least 2 miles a day plus ride my bike 3 times a week.  I still walk Kayla every day (weather permitting, but I go out in almost anything), but it's so dark when I get home, we're lucky to get in a mile.  I'm on my feet all day at work, so hopefully that counts for SOMETHING, LOL, but it's not aerobic (unless it's a kindergarten class).

Meggie, please be careful on that Grouse Grind -- looks hard on the heart.  Reminds me of when we climbed the Hatteras lighthouse -- the end never seemed to be in sight!  And there were all these warnings about heart attacks.  Not inspiring!

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I don't usually make resolutions either, but thought I might be more successful if I wrote it down and shared it.  I won't to the Grind until I'm absolutely physically ready, but it's very popular and accessible.  I found this video of a family doing it.  It's a bit longer but shows a lot of the trail. 

http://vimeo.com/5039014

LOL about the gondola ride.  I've been up and down the gondola several times when I used to ski.  You'll see it often in Feb. because the NBC Olympic broadcast centre will be up at the top of Grouse. 

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I think if you make it to the top of the Grind, you should plant a quilt flag there (now that your quilts are getting international recognition).  Wouldn't it be great to see a Meggie quilt flying during the Olympics?!

ps. If they call it the Grind, they should have a nice coffee shop at the top (though I loved it in the video when the guy said, "There had better be a bar at the top!" LOL!).

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