TGIF!

Snow Shadow Ski Joy

Joy here...Back when The Man and I first started dating we enjoyed the fact that we weren't TGIF folks, you know the type, those who have a job which is full of drudgery that they struggle through each week, just waiting until Friday rolls around so that they can relax into themselves and do what they want.

At the time, we were obsessed with our work, and so for us, a Friday was no different than a Monday or a Saturday; they were all work days.  We just worked all the time, and couldn't imagine anyone not wanting to be enveloped in a world of work that was intellectually stimulating and rewarding.  When we weren't working, we were talking about work.

Okay...so that was 5 years ago...

...fast forward to now:  We've gotten over the delusion that work is something good in and of itself and the notion that working all the time is somehow something to be desired.  In fact, the pendulum has swung the other way in our life, and we are now happy to be able to try to contain work to the minimum hours necessary and to be able to have a flexible work schedule that allows us to sneak out and have a workout in the middle of what would be a "work day" were we one of those with a 9-5 job of drudgery.

The beauty of a still and snowy TGIF morning.

So while TGIF still doesn't mean anything particularly special to us, because a Friday is just like any other day, a day in which work and life must be balanced in a healthy and productive way, this Friday we made it our own TGIF by heading out first thing in the morning for a quick ski before starting our work day.

No one else was out there except for the vehicle that goes over the fresh snow (that has fallen without stopping all week), making new grooming trails for our cross country skis.  So we got the chance to ski out there under a snow white sky surrounded by a snow white world as the very first ones to use the newly groomed tracks.

So we worked up a good glide shifting our weight from one foot to the other and we did the loop around this particular park (a little over 5kms, I think).  And after 40 minutes, we were good and worked out.  Our legs were aching from our Thursday workouts, as were our arms, and with the full-body motion necessary to get the full fun of cross-country skiing, we really felt that we were getting a good workout in.  By the time we made it back to the car it was only around 9am.

So while most people out there would be settling into their desk or their cubicle, starting their TGIF and already thinking about their weekend, we were packing our skis back in the car to head home, feeling refreshed, invigorated, and excited, ready to tackle whatever the day was going to bring to us.

And so I say:  Thank Goodness it's Friday!

A beautiful winter landscape...thank goodness!

Over and out, 

Joy