finding a plan

I've been thinking a lot about my training plan. Like I said earlier, I don't want to go at this without some sort of plan. But I'm also a beginner and the training plans floating around the internet don't really work for me. They all assume a higher run or swim ability that I don't have. So last night I started a draft training schedule so I can make sure to get in enough swim and run workouts. I'm really not as worried about the bike portion of the event. A 10-mile ride isn't that hard for me and I know I'll be able to get in enough rides before May 31 that it won't be an issue. Plus if it warms up I'll be able to bike to work a couple times a week. The swim on the other hand will be a real challenge. After Saturday's swim I realized that I have a lot of work to do before I'll be able to swim 1/4 mile with confidence. I swam again yesterday during my lunch. I was able to swim about the same amount (6 lengths with breaks after each length). The good thing was that I could lift my arms afterward - something I couldn't do on Saturday. My plan is to focus on the same distance until I can do it without stopping for breaks. Hopefully this won't take too long. After that I can start adding distance until I get up to at least 16 lengths without stopping. I plan to swim 3 days a week - during lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Saturday afternoons. I also need to run at least 3 days a week, if not 4. And I want to ride 3 days a week. And Friday is a rest day with no workouts. For those of you keeping score, that gives me 9-10 workouts in 6 days. That's several days with 2 workouts. If I don't get skinny doing all of this there is something wrong with me. Tonight I'm hoping to go for a walk with Mandi and Chester followed by a run. Oh yeah, I bought an iPod shuffle today to keep me entertained while I'm running.