We Always Regret the Things We Didn't Do More Than the Things We Did



Moving is consuming my life!  All I think about is my epic to-do list that must be completed in order for me to be "officially" moved in.  I'm mentally and physically drained.



Unfortunately, Lola is still with her Auntie...I miss that brown girl!



Yesterday, I left work after a lunch time HIPPA training session, which further drained me mentally. (It was a review of the same things I have been hearing since I started working in hospitals almost 10 years ago!) I went to the "new" house to do, yet, some more painting.  My bedroom and bathroom are officially done!  I just have one more room to prime and paint.

I finished in time to go to Bleacher Club at 5:15, but I was not in the mood.  I was beyond exhausted.  I kept thinking, "Showing up is half the battle.  Just get there and you will be fine!"  I showed up, but my whole heart wasn't in the workout; I definitely did not give 100%.  And the workout was full of new movements, which I normally would have been excited about, but to say I was not motivated is an under statement.

It got me thinking, is a half ass workout better than no workout at all?  Or would I have been better off taking a rest day?  So, as I do with most of life's great questions, I googled it.  
                                                          
I ran across this post from Jen @ This Runner's Trials. It summed up exactly how I felt.  Good to know I'm not alone!  But she ended up motivated for her run; I never got over my slump, even after starting my workout.

Then, I found an article titled "10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Skip Your Workout."  After reading this article, I realize I made the right decision.  I burned calories. I built muscle. I am closer to my goals.

Not every workout is going to be exhilarating, but sometimes you have to suck it up. You are much more likely to regret skipping an exercise session than you are to regret biting the bullet and working up a sweat.

I was sleeping like a baby by 9:30 last night!

My baby sleeping after a day at the beach.

                                              

Lots of Painting, But Definitely Not the Town Red

A recap of my crazy, busy weekend:

Friday:

• breakfast-oatmeal & yogurt with apples
• moved (dad & sis helped!)
• lunch-salad at Subway (my treat to sis & dad for helping me move. I know, I'm such a big spender!)
• painted
• dinner-2 bowls of Raisin Bran
• slept

Saturday:

• breakfast - oatmeal & yogurt with apples
• painted (with the help of my mom)
• fruit stand to buy peaches...Fail. No peaches.
• lunch-picnic at the new house of tuna sandwiches
• painted





my room before





my room after

my bathroom before





my bathroom after kiltz...still not done!

• unpacked a few kitchen items
• dinner-roast pork loin, rice & gravy, green beans, squash, mudslides, 2 bowls of cake & ice cream.  Yay for cheat night!
• slept

Sunday:

• breakfast - "Elvis" oatmeal: Cooked oats, a scoop of peanut butter, cocoa powder, and a half a banana
• drove to the end of the Earth. Took a left instead of a right at the fork in the gravel road at end of the Earth. Drove until the gravel road turned into a dirt road and the dirt road turned into a grass road along a levee.
• Realized 30 minutes later that I was no longer anywhere near human life. Turned around and went back down grass road, dirt road, and gravel road. Took a right at the the fork in the gravel road at the end of the Earth. 

Someome needs to tell Jason Aldean that "Chillin on a Dirt Road" is overrated...now my car needs a bath!

• Watched my college sorority's actives perform dress rehearsal of rush skits.  (They did awesome!  I have no doubt that we will, as always, get the best pledges!)
• Left the end of the Earth.  Drove to Opelousas.  Snacked on trail mix along the way.
• Visited my grandpa post surgery on his femur.  Ate a lupper of an apple, pecan, chicken salad from Wendy's.
• Drove some more.
• Stopped at the new house to do a couple of things and run in my new neighborhood.  I love suburbia; everyone was out in their yards playing catch, walking dogs, riding bikes, being suburban in general.
• Came back to mom & dads, showered, and currently blogging....

These is an exact recollection of my weekend.  I left no detail out. I ate, moved, painted, slept, unpacked, ate some more, drove, and went for one short run.  All in all, not the most fun weekend of my life. But I am much closer to moving into the new house.  I didn't get as much running in as I wanted, but moving and painting was quite the workout!