Game on Sister!

Yesterday our dad passed away after little more than two years of struggling with Amylodosis and the follow-on diseases that he got.

Today I'm saying Game on Sister!

Since I am in Gothenburg and not at home I don't have access to my gym and the exercise bikes they have there, what I do have access to is this (don't ask me what century it's from!);

I planted it in front of the TV so I could watch an action movie while biking, not that bad! The bikes at my gym also have TVs in front of them, I just can't choose what's shown on there.

I didn't get that much biking done, as the laundry room was booked for 11am, and I am staying at mum's a bit longer than expected so I had to make a trip down there to clean some things, if you know what I mean. I did make a soft start with 12k biked;

I know that my sister have been on the bike, however since she hasn't made any update this means that I am in the lead! Hahahehehoho!

No excuses

Since the time from thought to action in my normal life usually is about two months, I've really tried to shorten that span when it comes to this blog. But somehow I never seem to have enough time for the things I plan to do. Including winning over my sister in these challenges or donating the money (I just now remembered, have to do something about that)

At the moment our dad has one of his more sick periods so the time that could be spent on an exercise-bike is actually spent visiting him, which at least I feel is a good excuse. And I really need good excuses.

Or not.

Put i promise I will get on that bike this weekend. I will, in spite of the fact that i have class on Saturday, we need to clean out all the Christmas stuff, mother in law comes to visit, and youngest daughter turns two on Sunday. No excuses this time, none at all. I will Bike and win this challenge!!
 

It's time for another challenge!

It's 2013, a new year and the perfect time to start fresh, something these two sisters need after completely failing the last challenge. We both still live in Scandinavia, it is still winter in Scandinavia and thus a new outdoor challenge would be a big fail. So lets go inside!

I have a gym membership that has been poorly used over the past few months, and I happen to know that my sister has easy access to a gym as well!

Endomondo doesn't work when sitting still on an excercise bike, however the same bike do have displays that shows how far one has biked - and that can be immortalized with a simple picture!

Dear sister, here is the very basic challenge,

Who can bike the most kilometers in the month of January, starting today!

We both failed big time!

So, neither me or my sister managed to complete the last challenge - a bit embarrassing if you ask me. I'm sure that we both have tons of excuses as to why, I just think that none of them are good enough. If we want to raise money then we need to make an effort and take the time to do it, so shame on us!

Since both of us lost we both need to put €20 into the collection!

The next challenge is under consideration, we have agreed that it need to be an indoor one due to the snow, cold and general Scandinavian weather. The final details need to be ironed out before it is published to the general population, watch this space!

A nice little snowstorm got in the way!

Yesterday I had a date with one of my friends to Christmas decorate my bike and go for a ride, anything to win over my sister!

Yesterday the weather gods thought that it would be nice with a little snowstorm! Needless to say that the decorations have to wait

We did get another donation though, which is amazing!

What was I thinking?

Usually in December the weather in the South-western parts of Sweden is perhaps cold, rainy and windy. Occasionally there is also snow, a centimeter or two that usually disappears after a day or two. So the nice little Christmas-challenge would be very do-able. This year however it started snowing on the second of December and it hasn't stopped. Today is a beautiful day, clear skies, fresh air, ten centimeters of snow glowing and sparkling in the sun, and minus 18 degrees Celsius. To be able to bike in this weather you need dubs on your bike (which I don't have), a good balance (nope, don't got that either), clothes that you are able to bike in (my winter clothes makes me feel like the Micheline-man, so no, they don't work).
And first of all I need to dig out my bike, since i forgot to take it down to the garage.
No, this challenge is not going well, wonder how sister is doing?

A beautiful Sunday Morning

This Sunday morning I woke up to a heavy snowfall and another donation for our collection, this far we have managed to raise €240 which is absolutely amazing!

Looking at how the snow just keep falling I am happy that it is next Sunday that I have a date with my friend to decorate the bike and go for a long ride, as per sisters latest challenge. I already have the Christmas lights ready, all I need is to buy batteries. Not sure what else I should use for decoration, that is why I have called in the experts!