What I ______ Wednesday, Vol. 23

What I'm Slacking Wednesday

I'm unmotivated.  

1. 5k a day challenge.  Why did I even make this challenge?!?  I haven't run a single day. 

On Monday afternoon, the weather was gorgeous! Perfect for my first run of the challenge! But I didn't run. 

Tuesday morning I set my alarm for 5:00 AM, so I could tackle over 6 miles to make up for Monday.  I hit snooze until 6:30. 

Today, I again set my alarm for 5:00 AM, but since I didn't get home and into bed until after 11:00 last night (I started my new, second job and celebrated with a couple of beers after my shift), so I snoozed until 6:30 again.

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2. Exercise, in general.   I haven't done anything physical since CrossFit last Thursday.  And since I'm working tonight, I won't get in any exercise until Thursday.  A week!  A whole 7 days without any exercise.  I can't remember the last time I had a break that long.  It's probably been since I started seriously working out 3 years ago.

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3. Nutrition.  Saturday, I bought clearance Easter candy with the intention of using it to bake (in the place of chocolate chips).  I put the chocolate in my big, upright freezer.  Out of site out of mind, right?  Wrong.  I've hit the stash pretty hard. :( 

My diet has also been lacking vegetables and containing too much processed junk.  And this is probably the reason I feel like poo.

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And I guess I have to mention the fact that I have been drinking like a fish.  Friday night (wine), Saturday all day long (beer), and last night (beer).  In my college days, this would have been a mellow week, but in my older age, anything over 1 night a week is a lot.  And I can't help but think about all those empty calories.

4.  Laundry.  My basket is overflowing.  I sorted this morning, thinking if I had it in piles, I'd be more likely to throw one in the washer.  My running clothes from the BlueBell 10k were still in there.  Ewwww!  That was almost 2 weeks ago. 

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5. Various errands.  I need to change my oil, turn in my old plates to the DMV, plant my basil I bought in Fredericksburgh, wash my car, clean house, bake for a friend's fundraiser, etc.  I have no clue when these things will be done, especially since I'm going out of town this weekend.


So here's the deal.  I'm now working 8 AM to 9 PM Monday through Wednesday.  That means I'm going to have to be a lot more efficient with my time.  It also means if I'm going to have to do some serious meal planning and prepping, as well as exercise in the morning on those days. 

I've always been the type of person that thrives on a very busy schedule.  The more I have to do, the more I get done.  I have no more time to be grumpalicious and lazy.  I'm hitting the ground running.  Figuratively and literally.

My initial thought was "I'll get serious next week", but I'm starting now.  Why sabotage myself anymore?!?  I had a healthy, wholesome breakfast.  I'll have a healthy, wholesome lunch.  No beer after work tonight. (This is going to be the hard one, especially since free beer is a perk of the job.) And CrossFit and laundry tomorrow!



What do you think?  The busier, the more productive?  Or does too much to do stress you out?

Photo Recap of My Weekend

I was a slacker and forgot to snap pictures of some of my weekend highlights, so just close your eyes and imagine what is missing pictures.

Saturday:

Woke up early.


This is AM, not PM.


Overnight pumpkin oats with pecans.

Coffee and the weather.

Bleachers while the sun rose.

Play time with my brownie.

"Stop with the papparazzi, mom!"

Our attempt at a self portrait.

More rush duties at the sorority house.

[insert picture of me in a dress & apron making chicken salad sandwiches]


[insert picture of me snacking on my weight in peanuts]


[insert really cute picture of me cheesing with a lot of my old college friends/sorority sisters]



Nap on the couch

[insert picture of me drooling and most likely snoring]


Canoli made by my sister.

[insert picture of homemade canoli with chocolate chip ricotta]


Finished my book.

Sunday:

Morning run with Lola (5 miles).

[insert picture of me and Lola, both panting and exhausted]


Made some pesto for my granny.

[insert picture of basil, pine nuts, parmasean, and olive oil whipped up in food processor]


Dad's ribs for lunch. Yum!

[insert picture of 5,000 pounds of meat grilled by my dad]


And ice cream for dessert.

[insert picture of a scoop of Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla with a side of frozen cake]


Jennings to visit my granny & paw-paw, where she gave me my gift for my sister's birthday.  (I am very spoiled.  This tradition started a very long time ago.  Myself, my dad, and my mom all have birthdays in the 3rd week in December. Because my grandparents lived an hour and a half away and we were usually going to see them for Christmas, my grandma would always mail our birthday presents at the beginning of December.  She didn't want my sister to feel left out, so she always got a small gift, too.  My grandma always wants to be fair, so she started giving me a gift for my sister's birthday. I love her.  She is way to good to us!)

Immersion blender!  Yay! Just in time for soup season!

Fresh teal for supper. Thanks, Jeff!

I stole these pictures from Jeff's facebook.

This is actually my sister's plate, but my plate looked identical!

Baked a ton of granola. (recipes coming soon!)

Began packing process for vacation.

Five tons of laundry.

This is just one of my 5 billion loads.

Company Men with Ben Affleck. It was a pretty boring movie.  I have a hard time sitting down and watching a movie while I'm at home, and this one definitely didn't keep my attention.

What did you do this weekend?