16 things I want.

16 things I want.

8.08.2012

1. For this week to be over already
2. An unlimited supply of Lululemon clothes
3. For it to always be the perfect temperature in my office (ie. not cold)
4. Skinless apples
5. For C to get into grad school
6. A dog
7. Fall weather
8. An LL Bean fisherman sweater
9. To never have to fill my car up with gas
10. To be able to Ctrl-Z life sometimes
11. Less credit card bills
12. 10 hours of sleep
13. A rainy weekend
14. To see my sister
15. Teleportation
16. A vacation

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monday musings.

monday musings.

8.06.2012

1. I spent the majority of the weekend on the couch in between intense workouts. C was swamped with work so I caught up on some quality TV time. What else are the weekends for?

2. On a routine trip to Target for body wash, I ended up leaving $60 poorer and the proud new owner of a scale. Yea. About that. Not entirely sure what kind of relationship we’re going to have.

3. There is this really nifty thermostat called Nest that learns your patterns and adjusts the heating/cooling as necessary. It’s supposed to help save money on energy. Obviously, we need one.

4. I’m almost done with the Fifty Shades series and I’m getting to that point. I’m getting that anxious feeling in my stomach where I’m about to finish a book and I have no idea what to read next. Choosing a book is such a process for me. I have a few good recommendations in the queue…Gone Girl, Seating Arrangements and The Art of Fielding. Have you read any of them? Thoughts?

5. I have the patience level of a five year old but the memory of an elephant. Once something gets in my head, I can’t leave it alone until it’s resolved. More to come on this. Stay tuned.

6. I apologize for all the cryptic musings lately. I’m working on my patience….

7. Thought of the day…

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this is not a post about my weight.

this is not a post about my weight.

8.02.2012

I’m trying to start calorie counting, again. I think I’ve tried it a dozen or so times before but it can be VERY frustrating. Don’t get all “but you’re so tiny on me…” I’m not trying to lose weight but merely maintain my weight. Now that I’ve started training more, I’ve heard that it’s easy for nutrition go on the back burner. You’re thinking “hey, I just ran 4 miles, I think I’ll eat that second cupcake”.

So far, I have been BLESSED with a speedy metabolism and the ability to eat mostly what I wanted. I’m not a huge fan of junk food in general but I could live off cereal and pasta. Not exactly a balanced diet. I want to start creating habits now that will carry on into my 30s and 40s. Habits that I’ll be able to pass on to my kids.

My outlook on calorie counting is that it’s simply a way to be mindful of what I’m eating and if I’m getting a balanced diet. Part of being a successful athlete includes how you fuel your body to help you perform better. 

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8.01.2012

Con #5: Once about 8pm hits on Sunday evening, it’s like somebody died. Everyone gets quiet, there’s high tension and emotion, we make eye contact with one another but nobody wants to speak the thought we’re all sharing. Nobody wants to say, that dreaded term. On Sunday evenings, the word ‘Monday’ is to us, what Voldemort is to Harry Potter — it-which-must-not-be-named. It’s as if we know what we’re facing. Another work week. Another five days of brutal, gruesome, awful work. Okay, so that’s a gigantic exaggeration and we should be grateful to have jobs, but seriously – we need a name for the grievance period that takes place on Sunday nights. Let’s call it Sunday Cerulean. (Cerulean was my favorite Crayola crayon as a kid. It’s a shade of blue. Sunday nights make us sad. Blue means sad. Henceforth, Sunday Cerulean.)

--10 Pros and Cons of Sundays

(Source: thoughtcatalog.com)

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my relationship. with blogging.

my relationship. with blogging.

My relationship with blogging is…

sporadic?

insecure?

insignificant?

controversial? 

confusing?

Basically, it’s a love/hate relationship. I LOVE the digital archive it creates. Snapshots of moments in time. Images I’m inspired by. Words I’m encouraged by. Silly stories. Weekend festivities. 

I used to share more “information”. They I posted ONLY pictures. I posted a few recipes but I never felt that my photography was up to par. I posted training workouts but found myself tempted to fib so that I wouldn’t have to admit to the world that I missed a workout. 

It ebbs and flows. At my 2 year anniversary, I thought I might be saying goodbye to the blogging world. But alas, here I am…still. 

Boredom you might say? Have I run out of content to post? Lack of ideas? 

Maybe a name change will spruce things up? Should I take a more focused direction?

I need your input here, faithful readers! For once, I’m actually asking for your input on my relationship. My blogging relationship, please. Not my actual, real life, totally stable and amazing human relationship.

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