This blog is about more than how much I sweat each day or week. You know that.
Truthfully, I haven't been here bragging about sweating because most of the sweating I've been doing is thanks to the 40°C humid weather we've been having.
So here's what happened.
I got my cast off, I told you that right? Anyways, I've been busy trying to strengthen it and it's paying off. I can do yoga again. WOOHOO! So happy to be able to downward dog and cat-cow and STRETCH again. I missed feeling strong. With each day I can do a little more, I can open jars and lift groceries again. And I got back into my baking business and SOLD OUT at my last vendor show on the 16th. I was worried I wouldn't be able to do it but when my cast came off early I kept myself on the list and did it. It was hard, my hand still gets tired and sore - and it is still much weaker than my right. I couldn't bake as much as I wanted to, or as much as I apparently could have since I sold every crumb! I was so happy though to be busy again, to be in my element and to feel like me again.
And since I enjoy busy so much - I've been busy putting together a fundraiser event to help my efforts in raising money for The Scarborough Hospital Foundation. That's what this is all about right? For Nonno, for me. I didn't just want to spam people on Facebook asking for donations, so I'm doing something a little different... well two somethings.
First, I've been taking cookie orders as a way to entice people to donate - and it's working! I've baked three orders so far, and at $20 a box that's already a $60 increase in funds raised.
I have another ELEVEN orders to bake this week - That's another $220 ! Almost $300 raised thanks to Chocolate Chip Cookies is awesome!
Second, I'm hosting a Fundraiser Lunch in August and getting all of the details sorted out for a charity event is wild ! Approaching potential sponsors and donors, speaking with the charity and outlining our projected funds, there's so much to do! The event is a month away and I'm running way behind because I let my hand set me back - but it's coming together and I'll be selling tickets starting this week, so I'm equal parts Excited/Nervous to see how that goes. This will be my first really big charity event so i'm definitely distracted with all the planning of that!
But, I do still have my fitness goals. I woke up at 5:30 today. I know I've had a few posts where I brag about something I did...and then didn't do it again after that one time. But my goal is to wake up early every day this week so that I can hopefully start biking to work next week. I just recently biked a real bike ride (you need your hands to ride a bike, brakes and gears and all that) and boy was my muscle memory foggy. My poor legs were jello! I'm hoping biking to work and back every day now til September will get me ready for that 20km course !
So this is me remembering I'm doing this big fitness event in September that I need to be ready for - this is my reminding myself that yes, raising money is important, but the real challenge here is Tough Mudder.
