Triathlete, Environmentalist, Aspiring-Vegan,Gardener, Pediatric Oncology Nurse

So, I've been eating animal products, my flowers all died (with the help of my cat's poo), I ate off of styrofoam plates at work the other day, and I haven't swam in at least a week. Lately I've been feeling like I have a few too many hats on. No, I'm not really vegan...and I obviously don't really aspire very hard...:) or I would be vegan. These things (the things in the title) are all things that I'm VERY passionate about, I just have trouble squeezing them all in. So, because the flowers are all dead (thank you Rocky and Ringo who are probably rolling around on the dead buds as we speak!) I have kind of let go of the gardener in me....although I do feel a strong pull towards taking very good care of my roses...(although I may have pruned them to death as well??). Needless to say the gardening is on the back burner for now. Onto the veganism. If someone were to ask me about health and nutrition I would say without a doubt I believe that veganism is the healthiest way to eat hands-down. When that same person offers me cookies and milk.....I'm gonna eat it.....??? Does that make any sense. My excuses are my busy life...........those who know me may question my use of the term busy in that sentence...seeing as how I may work a certain number of hours per week known as part-time. But...I believe my environmentalism and triathletism create a busier week than it may otherwise seem. Picture, that I ride my bike to work (which I LOVE LOVE LOVE doing)....so I leave my house at 6 am at the latest after packing my lunch and feeling a bit guilty that there are animal products in it. I work from 7am-7:30pm....get on my bike thinking of the styrofoam I used to drink the cow milk. Get home at 8ish....jump in the shower and do it all over again the next morning....so yeah, yeah I only work 2-3 days a week and the other days I should be able to squeeze in yoga, running, biking, swimming, gardening, vegan-recipe shopping, laundry, house keeping with enviro-friendly supplies of course, ?and a little nursing research on the side........maybe my plate's too full....or maybe it's that I'm a semi-perfectionist so I feel like dabbling in things isn't enough....

what I do know is that I HAVE to train. I HAVE to go to work (do you like how that's second?) I really really really want to save the planet because I like it here and I think it's really really ridiculous how long it takes for Styrofoam to decompose not to mention how horrible it is for the environment just to make it, agh! I really want to be vegan and I really want to be a gardener.....but maybe I should do those things in a year that I'm not doing an Ironman.....?? Cuz' I can't fit it all in and it's making me stressed out. I do have to say though on the environmentalist subject. I just bought a book at costco called Gorgeously Green, and it's basically amazing. I just found out that almost all of my lotions, shampoos, conditioners etc....were carcinogenic.....hello! I'm an oncology nurse and I'm putting cancer causers on my skin!!!!! Call me crazy but those went in the recycle bin! Check out more info. at www.gorgeouslygreen.com it's a really fun site, with great links. So if everyone helped me out by eating less tortured animals, and recycling, and riding your bikes to work too, I'd feel better about me slipping up and maybe I'd make more time to train! THANKS.

ps i'll start posting my milage-to-date when I start doing some milage...just kidding I'm just in bed and would have to look at the calendar to put it on here and I don't want to get up! :)

pps i love all my friends thanks for all your love and support!!!!!!!!