Hi.
*waves sheepishly*
I’m still alive.
I know I’ve been very, very quiet lately. Life has thrown a lot of stuff at me. Mostly work stuff. But hey, that’s why it’s called work. Otherwise it would be called vacation. And no one would pay you to do it.
There was travel. Lots of travel.
There was a massive head cold. And a flight during the height of said head cold.
There were exploding sinuses and ear drums courtesy of said flight.
Which happened to be on my birthday.
Happy birthday to me.
But there is hope in sight.
This evening I head to Vancouver, for my last business trip before vacation. Nothing like cutting it close. Vancouver Sunday night through Thursday night. Off to vacation destination at 7:00 am Sunday morning.
If you can call Fat Camp v 2.0 a vacation, that is.
Yep, you read that right. I’ve held this secret about as long as I can.
After multiple false starts, including:
- Booked for the week of May 10th. >> Cancelled mid April due to my killer gallbladder.
- Rebooked for the week of Oct 11th. >> Realized that would mean being away for both Canadian Thanksgiving and my birthday. Cancelled early October.
- Rebooked for the week of Oct 18th. >> Russian Princess throws her back out and is advised no heavy exertion for 3 weeks. Cancelled mid October.
- Rebooked for the week of Nov 1st.
On Sunday November 1st, come hell or high water, we will arrive at Movara Fitness Resort. We are now in it for way too much money: cancelled flights, change fees, and an ever weakening Canadian dollar being used to pay for a US dollar adventure.
Ready or not, here we come.
But we’re so not ready.
Between her damaged disk and my stupid travel schedule and illness, we will be arriving at fitness camp more unfit than ever.
What better time to get a reboot.
Or die.
Nope. It’ll be a reboot.
And we will be warriors.
Keep moving,
xoxo nancy
my year of sweat 
Best of luck with it, Nancy! Can’t wait to hear about it. I have no doubt you’ll kick the camp’s butt!
I’m debating Vlogs every day that week because I have a feeling I’ll be too knackered to type. Will see how much of my crazy I’m willing to share. 🙂
Vlogs would be so cool. Even if you’re dripping sweat at the time.
If you thought I did a lot of swearing in the Grand Canyon video, brace yourself.
I’ll wear a plastic gown and hoodie just in case.
Those might protect you from the sweating but your poor ears are still subject to all that swearing. 🙂
Happy belated birthday Nancy! It’s chilly here in Van but sunny so still decent hiking weather if you decide to take on the grind before your boot camp vacation 🙂
Packing my hiking shoes just in case, Laurel.
Good luck, Nancy and happy belated birthday! Enjoy your week in Vancouver, it might be a little damp but it’s been a beautiful fall in the PNW. 🙂 Oh, and I vote for Vlogs too. 🙂
We’ll see about that. I can generally control the crazy when writing. Not so when ranting in a video. 🙂
Be strong Nancy! Something tells me this vaca will be exactly what your mind and body needs to get back on schedule. You work like a demon (IMHO) so you so deserve a place to get back into entrainment! However, just know that we expect to hear back from you soon about your glorious time! Happy Belated BD and bon voyage! ~Kathy
Thanks Kathy! I know this is exactly what I need right now. I’m waaaaay to spun on work at the moment.
^^ Everything Kathy said! I’m going to look up that place – lord knows I need fat camp. Sorry you’ve had health issues and crazy travel – UGH. You are a trooper warrior in every sense of the word! Have a great last trip and an amazing time at the resort. Can’t wait to hear about it! xoxo
Thank you, lovely. I’m equal parts excited and horrified/scared shitless. 🙂
Well hello there stranger 🙂
Hope you keep the health issues at bay to make the most of this fitness camp.
From your mouth to the Goddess’s ears!
I like the sound of a reboot!! You are going to rock it!
*sigh* I wish I was rebooting too. I’ll have to live vicariously through your experience 🙂
Or… book yourself in that week and join us!
I wish it was that simple 😉
Oh wow good luck with that. It’s gonna buuuuurn but hopefully in that good way. I have a freaking head cold right now and it is awful so I feel your pain. Can’t believe you had to fly with it. Hideous. You poor thing. Have fun on ‘vacation’ xx
My ears are still fucked, and I’m about to fly again in hours. Praying this take off/landing isn’t as horrific as the last flight.
oh man you must be dreading it 😦
Yep.
Hope you get lots out of your reboot at boot camp!
Happy Birthday . . . late.
Thanks on both counts Nancy!
Not really my idea of a vacation but I guess that’s why you’re you and I’m me 😉
Oh stop it. You know you’re dying to come.
I think I would just be dying 🙂
Much as I’ll be.
Look forward to hearing all about your ‘adventure’ 😉
I’m sure it will be quite entertaining to everyone not doing the actual working out part. 🙂
Doesn’t sound like there’ll be much coffee and cake involved. Count me out…
Zero coffee. Alcohol and caffeine strictly verboten. As I recall, they do serve dessert after dinner but, as you can imagine, it’s of the light and calorie deficient variety. Sigh.
And you… PAID for this..?!?
Yes. Again.
See, it’s similar to childbirth. After a reasonable length of time has passed, you block out the most traumatic bits and convince yourself it’s a good idea to do it again.
you know I think this is going to be awesome!!
I am looking into UK equivalents to give myself another kick…although i have so much DOMS right now I don’t want it to be a hard kick!!
You will be totally awesome on this camp!! you will be better than you think…the rest of us know it!!
I am looking forward to updates…lots of updates I want to live vicariously though you exercisey “fun”
Yeah, I’m still working out how I’ll do the updates. This time around I want to document everything in as near to real time as possible. So maybe Vlogs or some combo of short video clips and writing at night. Will see what I have the energy for. :-S
Also, let me know if the UK offers equivalent. Another excuse for me to get there. 🙂
I most certainly will do 🙂
Of course being over there and never leaving the resort for a week would be counterintuitive to the plan to get over there to enjoy the UK…
yes, that is a fair point…
Of course, just being able to spend the week with you would be worth it. 😀
It would be so much fun!! I haven’t done enough research yet…
You might want to delay that research until after I report back in from my reboot week. Maybe I’m just crazy and maybe this is a bad idea after all. 😀
Hehehe maybe…
Or maybe I should run my own! 😀
Only if you buy loads of life insurance. No telling how angry those overworked souls will get.
Hahaha I can imagine!
I know what I am like!
Happy Birthday!
I have a feeling this “camp” is going to provide you with lots of blog post material. It’s not the kind of camp where they administer kale juice enemas, I hope?
No kale juice enemas, just a lot of torture under the guise of “exercise”. Oh, that AND the 1,500 calorie/day diet. Good grief.
You amaze me with your insatiable appetite for this torture! I hope the place at least offers beautiful views to look at.
Stunning. Southern Utah and its red rock mountains are truly gorgeous.
Food for the soul…
Totally!
Happy Birthday Nance!!! So good to see you resurface! Can’t wait to hear all about the camp – keep us posted… I know you will have stories that will make my life worth living! xoxo
Thanks Kelly! I’m certain my trauma will be my readers’ entertainment. 🙂
Bring it, Nance!
the question is: how much profanity can your collective gentile ears handle???
I don’t know… perhaps password protection is in order here!
Way above my technical capabilities.
Then perhaps a disclaimer… you know, for children and those with heart conditions…
Yes, much like I did when I published the Grand Canyon hike video. Everyone was warned.
There you go! Like before you ride that killer roller coaster! 🙂
That’s exciting! I hope you have an amazing time and learn all sorts of nuggets of wisdom to share with us all! Glad you’re back on here – I’ve been gone for a long while myself. Enjoy!
Hey you! Yes, it’s been forever since I’ve seen you on! Welcome back.
Uh welcome back, I suppose and bye again. Maybe, I should go to a fitness camp myself. God knows, my otherwise boyish good looks are marred by a decidedly un-svelte figure. Un-svelte? Hmm, make that pythonesque, a python who’s just swallowed a buffalo whole. 🙂
Not fun to be sick and flying around in those mouldy airplanes. I can vouch for that!
Good luck!
Thank you kindly, dear sir. I’m hoping one week at Fat Camp will undo my python-swallowed-a-porpoise physique. 🙂
So THAT’S where you’re going on vacation!!! You are even more kickass than I thought you were (and that was super kickass). I thought for sure you would be home doing some renovations and enjoying being in your ‘new’ place. But no, you book a bootcamp! Unbelievable, señorita! You rock! Can’t wait to hear all about it.
Compared to the last six months of work hell, it might be a stroll in the park. Then again, probably not.
Best of luck!
Thanks! I’ll need it!
Wow, Nancy, you are truly brave and dedicated.
Rebooting fixes everything, so go for it and have fun (as much as possible with no caffeine and no alcohol…)!
All the fun stuff is left outside the gates. And once you check in, you can never leave. Like the Hotel California. 😀
Omg, can’t wait to hear about this…
It’s basically the nonsense I went through 3 years ago, which lead to “My year of sweat”… I’ve decided to create a deja vu moment for myself. Different location, exact same premise: 6+ hours of workouts a day, 6 days in a row, while living on 1,500 calories per day. Good times. 🙂
Oh I remember reading about the first time, thus my interest lol! Better you than me, my dear!
Sadly, based on my life at the moment (read: work), this feels like something that would be SO MUCH FUN! <– Clearly things are pretty rough for me at work right now. 🙂
I’ve been following your crazy travel schedule. I know how hard it is to find time to workout on the go. My chiropractor bitched at me late last week because of crazy schedule/lack of exercise. I’m now on a similar “I may die exercising” regime. You and the RP will help each other through the vacation, and you’ll be rebooted at the end. Vlog and curse as much as necessary. We’ll love it!
Well, I know YOU will survive my potty mouth because you had to listen to my indiscriminate f-bombs in person for 2.5 days. I’ve broken you in. The others though… oooooh eeeeee They are in for a rude awakening. 🙂
Finally! The suspense has been killing me! I am excited for this new adventure and can’t wait for you to come back rebooted and refreshed!
Aw, thanks my lovely! I sure hope it’s exactly what I need right now. My current stress level is off the charts -so just the thought of a week where I’m simply not allowed to be “on” feels like heaven, even if that heaven involves 6+ hours of exercise a day.
I understand that! And can’t wait to hear about it and get inspired via you! 🙂
No doubt I’ll be having many Lucille Ball moments. 🙂
Hooorrray for the reboot! You so deserve that “refreshment” offering. Have fun…and then tell at least a few of the stories. Those that are fit for print 😀
None will be fit to print, I’m sure. 😛
Okay, we’ll take that 😀
Atta girl!
Enjoy! Is that the right word? For boot camp? Hope it’s a good one anyway!
Thanks Carol. Whether enjoyable or not, I totally need it. Even if it kills me.
You’ll rock!! I’m just awed you are getting back to it on the fitness front. I’m in full on lazy bones mode. 😦 And its that vicious cycle where don’t work out, then keep getting sick so don’t work out, etc. Had a nasty Delhi belly (except mine was the Mumbai-Kolkata version!) so even cancelled a bday party. So I completely connect with your grumpy cat pic! 😉
It will be a rude awakening, I’m sure. As was the 3am wakeup call today. Have now arrived at Buffalo airport, headed to Phoenix, then Vegas, then rent a car to drive to Ivins, UT. The things I do for a good story, I tell ya. 🙂
Better you than me 😉
You and the Russian Princess? Going back to camp? This is going to be epic!
Oh it’s epic alright. As in so epic it mat kill me.
Remember that old saying – that which not kills me, makes great blog fodder. Carry on, Nancy. 😀
But this time it may actually kill me.
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