February 2011
I started a fire
I ran tonight. It sucked while I did it, but it felt good to accomplish it. I think I’ve figured out something that helps my hip prepare and then recover. I did a half mile on the elliptical (and just a few weeks ago I couldn’t do that at ALL because it hurt my quads), then I ran the mile, er, jogged really really really slowly, then did two cool down laps (I was seriously out of...
RT @ReposingRogue: This is what happens when @glennbeck does the graphics for Fox News: http://plixi.com/p/73294801
January 2011
February Goals
I think that fitness and health are easier to look at incrementally rather than trying to assess an entire life plan in one go. So, doable February things:
1) Be able to run two miles straight without stopping. Currently I’ve done a mile straight, and recently I did a mile with only two 1/11th mile breaks of walking in the middle, so if I keep it up, I should be able to get two miles done...
Polaroids and Red Wine
This weekend was highly productive. Wasn’t much physically active, although I did a fair amount of cleaning, so at least I wasn’t a total couch potato. I even finished a paper that’s due tomorrow and know what my grammar assignment is this week so I don’t accidentally not do it, like I did with half of last week’s homework. Online classes are super difficult because...
Pajamas, Gilmore Girls, cleaning, 2/3 of a paper done, and a new berry black tea that is divine. I’m satisfied with today so far.
Aloha
In less than three weeks I’ll be in Hawaii. I’d been planning to go, but you know, with my students, since always. Now, I’m going alone, which I think might have pissed off the hotel. But, I am working my ass off there at the moment so maybe all will be forgiven.
I’ve attempted to locate some manageable vegan options for the duration of the trip while in Hawaii, but it...
I found just enough chocolate to get me sane, but not enough to inspire feelings of guilt. #win
Nanette Lepore
This dress is $428. I want it. I would wear it daily. And I don’t care if that makes me a freak. It’s GORGEOUS.
Lady Lazarus
I ran last night. It was painful and ugly and slow, but I did it. Today my hip hurts, again. I’m willing to keep going with running, but at some point, I might just concede that it is painful and awful and there are ways to exercise without ripping my hip ligaments to pieces as I do it.
My gym pants were loose-ish last night. That is saying something, considering they used to be extremely...
patience… patience..
Why say 'tomorrow' when you can just do it NOW?
I got my first e-mail from “future me” today. Yes, I’m back on track. We have a work “celebratory” lunch today, at an Italian place, and I am getting a child-size, gluten-free pasta with a side salad with balsamic vinegar. I know in advance. I will eat no carbs with breakfast. This is going to be okay. And, after last night’s momentary meltdown, I am going back...
Let myself have a little processed sugar. THIS IS GONNA BE INTERESTING.
Recovery
The last few days I spent in complete collapse mode. The Viking Invitational completely wore me out, and I just got practically catatonic. I guess I needed it, for recovery, but I hate that the opposite of how I live my life is just totally crashing. I hate that I can’t sustain anything for a long time without getting stressed or angry or anxious or exhausted. Or all of the above. I’ve...
RT @rob_sheridan: HUGE congrats to @trent_reznor & Atticus for their OSCAR nomination! Thankfully the 2011 Oscars weren’t the ones we bl …
Weekend
I was SO good during the high school tournament. Well, good enough. I didn’t eat a whole lot on Saturday. I kept going going going, didn’t eat for 10 hours, then had a tablespoon of peanut butter before finally going to bed.
So much stress. So much lack of sleep. So so so tiring.
I kind of collapsed this weekend. I’m still recovering.
Today, I’m just letting myself eat...
this stops right now. I think.
weddingwonder:
Style Me Pretty
I don’t know if I want to be married, but a wedding sounds nice. Having a party with cute dresses and getting to be the center of attention?
I've been deflated
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
A love like this... →
This is so gorgeous and amazing and lovely and sweet and and and and and
Thursday's Recap
I ended up not running, but I feel kind of OK about that. I had to go shopping for the high school tournament we’re doing, so an hour of walking around with an unmanageable cart of food, carrying bags, sorting it, blah, means I at least burned a couple calories. And got some arm work in!
I had to take it all out of my car and sort it in my house, because it’s so much food that...
Heaven
http://www.caloriegallery.com/ →
Hip Pain
As usual, running resulted in hip pain for me. I did my best to stretch before running. Actually, here’s how the gym visit went, in entirety:
Walk up four flights of stairs to the track/cardio area
Intensive stretching, including TONS of lower body/hip warm-ups
Power-walked a mile on the treadmill
Walk/Ran on the track, alternating songs (slow/fast/slow/fast) so I ran approximately a...
Watching the #BCS without sound leads to confusion!
Pretty much the only thing I want in my life is to be forever surrounded by reasons to laugh.
“The best six doctors anywhere
And no one can deny it
Are sunshine, water,...”
– Nursery rhyme quoted by Wayne Fields, What the River Knows, 1990 (via tootight)
I’m becoming less cynical about stuff like this..
http://psudebate.blogspot.com/2011/01/portland-state-university-nationals.html REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
RT @ConanOBrien: After seeing “Black Swan” last night, I no longer think I have what it takes to be a great ballerina.
Spent nearly two hours doing physical activity. Walk to gym/gym/walk back. Sittin’ time.
Regrets
I regret eating the entire coconut bar (some coconut/rice syrup/almond monstrosity that was delicious) when I clearly intended half of it to be fore after the gym. So that means I need to not finish my Odwalla Superfood smoothie because I’ll need something good for my blood sugar to perk me up after I get done working out.
I regret not stretching adequately yesterday before starting my...