Bondi Bands

As part of my continued efforts to raise life savings funds for LLS, I will be selling Bondi Bands. There will be TNT Logo bands along with sayings and some fashion colors (photo below)

COST:
Each Bondi Band is just $10, and I'll cover shipping costs if you're not local to me. If you buy them directly through their website, you'll pay $12 or more once shipping and sales tax is included. Plus, buying them through me means all proceeds from these sales will go directly to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!
TO PLACE AN ORDER:If you would like to order a band, please email me at lmcastro626@gmail.com with the band (saying and color choice) you would like to purchase. Once inventory is received (next week), I will post photos.
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
LOCAL/TNT TEAMMATES - If you're local or will be coming out to the TNT Saturday runs with the San Gabriel Valley Team you can pay me in cash or by check.
NOT LOCAL / WILL REQUIRE SHIPPING - If you're not local and your order will require shipping, Paypal would be the preferred method of payment, though I will accept checks as well. If you do not have a Paypal account, you can sign up through https://www.paypal.com/. Paypal is the easiest way to send money online to anyone instantly. It's completely free to set up, completely secure, and you can connect it to any credit card or debit card to send money. This will be your fastest option because as soon as you send payment through Paypal, I'll ship out your Bondi Bands. If you would prefer to pay by check, just let me know when you email your order and we'll coordinate payment that way. Once I receive and cash your check, your Bondi Bands will then be shipped.

INVENTORY:I will post photos once my shipment arrives. I will indicate the quantity of each color/saying/TNT Logo available.

(this is a sample of the band)

Reflections on 2010 and Happy 2011

So it’s officially 2011 and I guess this is usually that time where people reflect on the past year and make resolutions for the new one, so… here it goes:

2010 was a blur… lots of good and bad but mostly good.  

• I began running… I mean seriously running. This was due to me signing up with The Leukemia & Lymphoma's Team in Training program.  
• I caved in and started this blog so that everyone that cares, can follow me on this journey.
•  The company I work for made the decision to lay-off some employees; we lost a lot of great friends and co-workers. I remain thankful that I still have my job, a roof over my head, a car to drive and food to sustain my family.  
• I ran a 5k for my pace assessment at the beginning of November and then another two in a span of 2 weeks at the end of November.  
• Logged in weekly running, x-training and hill training. Thanks to the cardio trainer application on my android phone, I logged in a total of 46.1 miles since November 1st and so far in 2011 I have 12.1 miles logged. 
• I made a decision to get my California Adjuster's License and have started studying. 
• I spent money… blah blah blah :)
• Yeah… lots of stuff. There's a lot more to mention, but I won't ;)

I would have to say it was a good year, yes, a very good year indeed.

I’m not usually one for resolutions though…since they usually fall through within the first couple of weeks. Although I would not call this a resolution, I have signed up for my first EVER 1/2 marathon on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 6th. I also plan on signing up for the LA Marathon on March 20th.  Team in Training is a wonderful way to get the training, moral support and encouragement all while fundraising to help save the lives of blood cancer patients. If you want to make a donation, please visit my site: http://pages.teamintraining.org/los/surfcity11/lcastroq1u. The summer season is starting up; don't pass up this opportunity to achieve something great at the same time, save lives! Check out http://www.teamintraining.org/ for more information or to sign up!  

Here are some lessons learned on my own and through others: