Generally I'm not a big fan of being overbearing and pushy. Sometimes though, one can benefit from a push or two. Starting off last week with food poisoning was tough, and I was planning to just rest it up for the remainder of the week/weekend, catch up on work and not go on the office ski trip. Fortunately, a couple of my coworkers were aggressive enough to make sure I got a snowboard rental before 8pm closing time on Thursday night and I was lured into the ski trip with promises of feeding bison breakfast at a farm on the way (when else would I ever get to do that?) and resting my food poisoning away on the drive to the mountains.
So I got to hang with bison before sunrise. BIG AND FLUFFY BISON!
I also got to improve my snowboarding (I haven't been on a board in ages!) while looking at this:
Beautiful majestic Rockies!
Proud accomplishments of a beginner boarder:
-getting off chairlifts a few times without having to do the roll of shame
-actually executing some (very sloppy) carving (on very gentle slopes)
And THEN I was pushed into going to the Banff hot springs. I never EVER thought I would get in a swimsuit and sit in a pool outdoors during the winter. It turned out out to be fabulous and I even enjoyed the fluffy snowflakes landing on my face while my sore bottom half was immersed in deliciously warm steamy water.
So I survived and I admit that my coworkers were right after all. I'm now food poisoning free and back to working overtime. This week I was delighted to get a big award at work :) Yay for recognition! I already spent some of it at Lululemon ;)
Ahh, the rewards of pushing yourself (or being good-naturedly pushed) beyond your comfort zone. Stay uncomfortable, folks!
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