Chaos

This process has managed to stress me out. We keep getting emails with more and more ideas for fundraising and spreading awareness. It's really difficult trying to keep up with everything, especially since I also have five heavy courses at UVIC and a part time job and a difficult living situation. I'm finding it all pretty crazy, and definitely miss my mother!!

Hopefully it will all sort itself out. We (the other Victoria riders and I) have been asked to set up a pledge ride here in Victoria. There are already two in Vancouver and Toronto, so one needs to be on the Island! If only I had some free time ... at the rate I'm going now, my next available chunk of free time is the end of Apri l...

My bike is now here with me. I just need to fit it to my liking, and buy it some pedals. And put some air in the tires. I'm super stoked to start riding all over this city, though! Training at the gym isn't quite the same.

The auction planning is still trudging along. I have quite a few guys interested, and lots of people around town who need some "handymen"! Now I just have to dig into my creative side, and figure out how I'm going to advertise these hunks.

117 Days Left...

Wow, time is kind of flying by.

Yesterday, most of the riders and I had our first "conference" call - it was this MSN-like program, but with more features. It was kind of cool "meeting" everyone... the face-to-face introductions will be better and probably less chaotic!

Fundraising-wise, a few other ideas have been created. The benefit concert mentioned earlier may no longer happen, but in its place, an auction! I've managed to get quite a few guys who have volunteered to be sold as handymen! Pretty funny, but I'm sure I'll get quite a bit of money from it. Planning the whole thing is a lot of work, and it's really difficult to prioritize everything (balancing school, tour, training, work, soccer, etc is crazy!). Obviously, homework is first, but it's hard to concentrate on any one task when I'm thinking of doing another! If anyone wants to be my personal secretary, let me know ...

It's awesome having Angie as one of the other riders. We've been banking off of one another, which keeps us both in check! I met Cody, a new member to the team, yesterday. He's been on quite a few tours, and we're going to bike around this town once my bike's ready to rumble ... it doesn't have pedals yet haha.

Thanks to Brian for his donation, and Marri and Naomi for their help with the auction!