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I spent a whole bunch of money this weekend buying clothes; specifically pants and a swimsuit of all things. I got tired of having pants that fit weird or worse, have failing zippers, so I hit up stores and websites and bought a few pair that don't. They're much more flattering, although they're the same size that I've been wearing. In any case, this means that I have to go through my closet and get rid of stuff, which will be good for the clutter factor, but bad for my sanity. If I got rid of everything that I haven't worn in the past 6 months because it just doesn't fit right or needs alteration of something, I would probably have to get rid of half of my closet. I should probably just suck it up and do it already, so I can get a better handle on the state of my wardrobe and actually buy things that coordinate so that I don't end up back with the mish-mash of clearance items and purchases on a whim that I have now.

I actually bought the swimsuit for my trip to Puerto Vallarta at the end of January. I realized that I didn't have one that I'd be willing to wear in public, so I had to buy one, since I intend on spending most of my time in Mexico lounging by the pool or on the beach. I'm staying at a fancy schmancy resort (courtesy of my company), so cutoffs and a tank top won't do. I also told myself that this means I have to actually go back to doing water exercise classes once I figure out how to fit that into my schedule or create more hours in the day.

One of these days I'll actually get into the habit of regularly buying clothes, so that I don't have to do it because it's absolutely necessary. I hear that it's much easier to augment your wardrobe periodically rather than having to replace it like I always do. I'll get on that right after I start making lunch for myself every day.

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We had a scrimmage last night, and it was awesome. Rat City invited leagues from all over to come and join us in a friendly scrimmage where we mixed up teams and played just for fun. It was exactly what I needed to motivate me for the coming season. I was dreading going back to practices all the time and being tired and sore, but last night reminded me why I do all of this.

This weekend, I:

• went to league practice on Saturday. It was supposed to be skills focused, but the regular coach wasn't there so we focused on endurance. I was still not feeling 100%, so I did the warm up and some of the drills, but sat out for sprints. My lungs thanked me. Even though I'm mostly well, I still have some congestion and it's hard to breathe when I exert myself too much.


• went to team practice on Sunday morning. The 35 lap warm up almost killed me, but I managed to make it. We did some awful skills drills, which I obviously need a lot of, and then did some bouting. Grave Danger joined DLF for practice, so we actually had two teams to play with. I always get mixed up when DLF splits up to bout against each other. I get confused about who I'm supposed to be helping and who I'm supposed to be hitting. Having another team there made it much easier for me, and it was a lot of fun.


• participated in the interleague scrimmage on Sunday night. We just lined up by team colors (black or white) and got onto the floor in groups of five. I managed to not jam all evening simply by asking other players if they wanted to. I got called for a major penalty and had to go sit in the penalty box for tripping a jammer. I was actually blocking too far ahead of the pack, and when I was trying to disengage and our wheels locked, causing her to fall. I was called out of the jam and skated away yelling "I'm sorry." It was a fun time, and I got to play with people I don't normally skate with, which is always interesting.

I'm hoping that I can get rid of the last vestiges of this illness so I can practice without feeling like dying all the time. Or at least so that I can feel like dying because I'm trying harder and getting better, not just struggling to keep up. I'm really sore today, but it feels good because I know that I actually did something and had a good time doing it.