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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
I went to a great training and met some nice and interesting people - good!
I made a few plans for this weekend, including a Chinese New Year party and helping out with a friend's biathlon planning - wonderful, excited!
Got New York magazine in the mail (awesome crossword!) - yay, looking forward to working on that when I am done sparking!
Episode 5 of The Biggest Loser was posted on Hulu - Woohoo! Watching it as I spark.
Took a run and did my stretching! Just need to update my running log. Yay, good job Patti! Felt really good.
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Josh took Niitty kitty and Levon to live with him today.
So many good things, but my little heart is breaking. I know they will be safe and happy and probably get more attention (as will Bizzy and Rupert now that it is just them with me - they are both sleeping on my bed right now, looking so sweet)... but... I just miss them so much.
Monday, February 08, 2010
I ended up taking a half day off from my internship today to go home and nap. I am not a nap person, but it felt so good and the headache that I had had for 4 hours cleared right up. My throat also felt better (I have been losing my voice/sore throat/coughing on and off for a few days, blah!!).
Anyway, my plans for tomorrow:
-Get a good night's sleep! Wake up refreshed!
-15-30 minutes of strength training in the AM
-8:15-5pm - heading to Montpelier,VT for some training with my field supervisor
-Run!!!! Oh boy do I want to run. Then stretch.
-Josh will then be picking up a few odds and ends and also taking Niitty and Levon... oh my. I'll be fine, and they'll be fine, but I just love them so much, you know??? Levon has been so adorably loving these last two days, like he knows... I'm going to take a few pictures with them before they leave, just to document the moment. So I should recharge my camera too!!!
-Grocery run (didn't end up doing a comprehensive grocery trip on Sunday - only spent $9 to cover Sunday through tomorrow afternoon, not bad!!).
-Quick round of emails/business
-Then spark it up in the PM y'all!
Sunday, February 07, 2010
So check it out!
As some of you may recall, for much of my running life I had been posting my running goals for each month on my sparkpage. Since I need to build up my conditioning after taking some time away (as you all well know!) I decided to be less prescriptive this month and instead just keep a log of what I do, when I do it, and how I feel. It is the bottom-most thing if you click the 'Read more about POKIEFUZZBUCKET' expansion button thingy.
And I ran today, so I have an entry there already!
Yesterday STAYFOCUSEDASH, my sister Hillary and I stopped at a running store called Fleet Feet out near Essex Junction, VT. It was great - I ended up deciding that when I get back from Bali (and after I know the rest of my expenses are in order) I plan on treating myself to some nice new running gear. Including shoes, because it will be that time. And some new sports bras, because goodness knows what I have now is inadequate!
It will feel good to line up at the start of my/our next race and have some nifty looking gear on. I have just been wearing t-shirts and tights/sweats, and while they do the job, I definitely do not feel that I am the pinnacle of coolness (or hotness, for that matter!) at those moments!
Anyway, I have a bit of time to slack before work at 3pm, so I am going to cook up some veggies and whole wheat pasta so that I have a nice filling dinner to bring with me. Along with an apple and water of course!
Friday, February 05, 2010
I have literally given all I've got this week. I didn't exercise as much as I would have liked, but hopefully these next few weeks will feel a bit more manageable now that all of this moving stuff is out of the way!
I also will try to get on top of my reading for school this weekend/early next week. I think that if I get my reading done between Sunday and Monday, I will be able to better utilize my free time on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday AM to exercise (or at least give myself a little bit of me-time!). I miss my me-time. As you can probably tell, I have been giving alot of myself to others lately - in my personal life, at work, at my internship. Not that I haven't been taking care of myself, but I think I have let my priorities slip a little bit.
I am a priority - my health and happiness are priorities, consarnit!
Anyway, tomorrow will be a me-time extravaganza! I will sleep in, then my sister (and hopefully dear sparkfriend STAYFOCUSEDASH) will join me for some winter hiking (not enough snow for snowshoeing - shoot! I was looking forward to trying it!). I can't wait to get outside! I always look forward to eating at home too, since so many of my meals are eaten elsewhere these days. (This is an aside, but I feel like I've done a pretty good job with packing my meals! I feel more successful in that arena, though there is still room to learn and grow).
Okay, I hope all of you have wonderful weekends!
Ever grateful,
Patti
Thursday, February 04, 2010
I have been meaning to post about my plans and goals for February since, oh, February 1st, so I am finally here and ready to do so!
Methinks this will be a rambling post, let me forewarn you all.
So, I never really got back into running after my break. I want to - my motivation and mojo are there - but there is something missing. When I have time, I don't have energy. Things have just been so busy (and it isn't like I am not treating myself well otherwise - I am still exercising (mostly walking), and eating healthfully for the most part - and darn, I even lost weight!) and I am feeling abit overwhelmed, so when I do get home I just want to hibernate in my room while watching, oh, let's say, Season 3 of The Wire OR Season 3 of Big Love.
And I have done just that for the past two nights.
Am I being hard on myself? I was moving stuff - my stuff, josh's stuff, my new roommates' stuff - on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Maybe it is a bit much to think I should be jumping out of my socks full of energy today.
Anyway, what does this translate into for February?
I would like to get back to running over these next 3 weeks before I head out to Bali for the following 3 weeks. Nothing too fast or too furious - I just want to run for the sake of running, to enjoy it, to be outside, to hear the snow crunch under my feet.
Yes, oh my goodness, I can't believe I'm leaving for Bali 3 weeks from today! That is something else I need to do this month - make a plan for staying healthy while I am out of the country and share that with you all. There are a couple of things I definitely won't be missing while I am gone, but I will miss you all!
Ah, what else in February? Keep up the strength training. I am counting my moving as strength training this week, but then the following two weeks I want to get in at least 2 sessions per week.
Let's see, other news... Josh changed his mind and wants to take 2 of the cats to live with him. It's his right - we adopted them together - but my heart is breaking a bit. I also feel kind of upset because I had at one point offered to plan this with him but he did not want to take any of our babies at the time - so I had been adjusting these past few months to the reality that I would be the crazy cat lady with 4 cats. So it surprised me as well. I would cry if I wasn't so tired... or at work...
Anyway... anyway anyway anyway. I'll be okay, it's just life after all!
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on the weight loss!! YOU ROCK...YOU GO GIRL!
