I think I’ll remember my own LIFE

This morning started out with kind of a bad omen but got surprisingly better.  I woke up late, went to the bathroom and came out to the living room and tried to turn on the light.  But BOTH living room lights, my dining room light AND my kitchen light were all burnt out at the same time.  That’s just bad luck right there. 

I was a little worried about the rest of the day…but it was surprisingly not awful.

Work was busy, but I kind of like it better when it’s busy because it goes by much faster. 

Then, after work I was invited to join the girls in my program at the gym for a girl “video workout” session.  They were doing Tae-bo this week.  So, I ran a two mile run right after work (instead of my planned three) and then joined them and Billy Blanks (is that his name?) for a hilarious workout. 

Seriously…Billy Blanks is the laziest mofo ever. Has anyone else noticed that he doesn’t actually DO the workout.  He does like one rep and then walks around watching everyone else do the workouts.  And what’s with the shirts with the cut-out man boobs?  Whose shirts actually look like that?  And I’m pretty sure he stuffs his pants.  And that’s enough about Billy Blanks (or whatever his name is). 

But it was a good workout today.  I feel like I worked up a good sweat with the running and video (even if I laughed more then actually worked out with the video).  However, I need to try and work in a three mile run tomorrow.  We’ll see if I can fit it in.  

Also,  tomorrow I have an offsite meeting that doesn’t start until 9AM!!!!  Which means I don’t have to leave here until 8AM!  Which means I can sleep past 5:00!!!!!!!!!!!!  Super duper excited.

Everything’s coming up Milhouse. 

(and I’m still looking for the camera cord…as soon as I find it I will post pics.  I promise!)

Today, nothing truly horrible happened.  I’m not quite sure what to do with myself.  (oh God I’m probably tempting fate right there). 

I even went to the gym and had an awesome workout.  I did the ellliptical for 35 minutes (ugh HATE HATE HATE doing cardio in a gym), then lifted for another 40 or so and totally kicked my own ass.  My arms felt almost like jello driving home.  Then, I decided to talk to the trainer at the gym and I set up a training session with her starting next week (I love that our gym offers training sessions for free).  So…hopefully she’ll kick my ass on a more consistent basis (I’m doing such a HORRIBLE job of cross-training).  Also…gym crush was there (seriously…he’s so hot) and it’s always nice to have a good view while working out. 

Then, when I got home I cooked dinner…AGAIN.  This time I made a yummy pasta with spinach and alfredo sauce.  Seriously…it ROCKED!  I almost like cooking lately…it’s kind of weird. 

Then, I had time to sit and knit.  I’m embarassed to admit I’m making a pair of legwarmers (I SWEAR they’re NOT for ME!  A coworker asked me if I could make her a pair…and she’s so sweet I had to overlook my first inclination to scream NO and agree to make them).  While knitting I even got to watch Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.  

It was a nice relaxing night.   

So…here’s hoping it lasts.   

Irritatingly, my car broke AGAIN this morning on my way to work.  Sigh.

Although I still find it funny to say I broke the accelerator.  (I didn’t really break the accelerator…some electrical switches were starting to short out…but the electrical switches were connected to the accelerator…so it’s KIND of like I broke it…).  However, they claim THIS time they found the source of WHY they were shorting out…so hopefully it will be fixed for real this time.

Yeah, so I ended up having to get my car towed at 6:30 this morning (I was just glad the dealer people were even there when I got towed there so I didn’t have to stand around outside waiting for an hour) and then had to sit around at the dealer until 7:45ish until the guy was able to drive me to work.  So…late again.  I totally rock lately. 

I had to skip the gym so I could get a ride back to the dealer with a co-worker (although…I also left my gym clothes in the car so I couldn’t have gone anyway).  This time the car feels better.  Last time I left the dealer I was still thinking my car felt like it was handling rough and not switching gears as well as it should.  But it felt a lot smoother today.  So I guess we’ll see.

I got home and went for a super duper short run.  It was sleeting and cold (even my dog was ready to go back inside after half a loop around the apt complex) and super dark so I ended up just running circles around the parking lot again.  I probably ran about a mile and a half and then it was too dark to really see where I was going (the lighting here sucks) so I just went back inside. 

Whatever, I guess a mile and a half is better than nothing.  Unfortunately, I guess this means I need to go to the gym tomorrow.  Sigh.  I was looking forward to a day off.  Guess it wasn’t meant to be. 

Ooh!  But on a smart note…to avoid any future repeats of Friday’s fiasco with locking myself out…I attached my spare key to Oscar’s leash (why did I not do this sooner?) so hopefully that won’t happen again. 

Other than that not a whole lot going on. 

So…hope everyone’s week is fantastic.  Enjoy the cold, wet weather!

How come it’s 65 degrees on Saturday, and only 32 degrees today?  Stupid weather.

My Friday didn’t get any better when I got to work, but no need to get into that.  Let’s just say I finally got to work around 4:30AM(?) and didn’t leave until 5:30PM.  I was supposed to workout that day, but after that horrible day, I said screw it and went home. 

I probably went to bed by about 9, and I was just so tired ALL WEEKEND from working 3AM-3PM four days that week.  So…I pretty much was lazy all weekend as well and didn’t do ANYTHING.  Literally.  I read 8 books.  Does that tell you how lazy I was?  (I read really fast…so don’t think 8 books is weird or a lie or anything). 

However, after falling behind last week and not doing so hot with the running or the gym, I need to step it up a bit this week.  I started out today with a good 3-miler.  Still super slow, but whatever, I got the distance in so I don’t really care.  (Ok…that’s kind of a lie…I DO care that I’m slow…but I’m not really  motivated enough to actually WORK on it…so I’m just going to settle for staying slow). 

I actually start my official “training” for the half marathon on next Monday.  We’ll see how that goes.  :-)  I’m still trying to decide if I want to run the Ukrop’s 10K this year.  I remember thinking the 8K was crowded and it only had 7000 people in it…I’m not sure I can handle 35,000 people on the same roads (even with the wave starts). 

However, it falls right in the middle of the half marathon training and would actually be a good time to run one.  Blah…so torn! Does anyone think I should actually run it? 

Also, I have randomly lost 18 lbs since Christmas/New Years time.  I’m a little confused.  I really haven’t done THAT much better on the whole working out thing, I’m eating like CRAP, and yeah…I’m not sure why I’ve lost that.  Also, the only way I can tell I’ve lost the weight is that now my pants fall off my butt all the time (yet…oddly enough I still don’t fit into the next size down…shouldn’t 18lbs be another size smaller?…stupid half size pants are so needed right now!).  Also…doesn’t 18lbs seem a bit excessive for only 2-3 weeks? 

Not too sure what’s going on with that.  But hey…if I keep that up I should be super skinny for the two weddings I have in the spring/summer this year. 

Anyways, most rambling post ever.  So…plans for this week:

Monday: Run 3 miles
Tuesday: Run 2 miles and gym
Wednesday: nothing (or maybe gym)
Thursday: Run 3 miles
Friday: Run 2 miles and gym
Saturday: probably nothing
Sunday: probably nothing

I added a fourth day of running this week to make up for my lack of running last week…but I’m going to leaave one of those 2 mile runs up to how I’m feeling that day.  If I’m tired or super sore…I’ll probably just leave it out and stick with the gym only.  (I know…I’m such a rebel). 

Anyways, have a lovely week!

So, you know the best way to start your day?

Wake up at 1:45 and start getting ready to be at work at 3:00am.  Feed your dog and get ready to take him outside for his morning bathroom run.  Throw on a light hoodie over your shirt since you’re only going to be a few minutes outside, and check to make sure your door is unlocked before heading outside.

Walk around with your dog and think how cold it is and you probably should have put on a heavier shirt.  After the dog finishes his business head back to your apartment and try to open the door.  Realize that somehow, the door managed to LOCK ITSELF behind you and you are now locked out of the apartment with no phone, no keys, no COAT, no NOTHING.  It’s just you and the dog.

Walk around for half an hour trying to find someone that’s awake to borrow their phone.  Find a neighbor getting home at 2:30 in the morning and run up to them and BEG them to borrow the phone.  Make multiple calls to work (explain why you WON’T be arriving for work as expected) AND your friend who has your extra key, only to have nobody answer.  Realize your neighbor is freezing and wants her phone back so reluctantly give back your life line.

Walk around back and try to break into your windows.  Realize they’re sturdier than they look and you are a pathetic burglar who doesn’t know how to open locked windows or patio doors.  Walk back around to the front and try to force open the front door using a piece of folded up paper (I had no credit card or anything similar so it was my pathetic attempt to break in that way).  Realize the paper is in no way similar to a credit card and will only rip or bend…not force open the lock (seriously…I would have done just about anything for a credit card at that point). 

Walk around some more and realize that there are some construction workers across the street and maybe one of them will have a cell phone.  Borrow a cell phone from one, but still can’t get in touch with anyone.  Realize I forgot the number for the after hours emergency line for the complex so I still can’t even call them.  Walk back to the office and try to find the number somewhere.

Finally find the number, but the construction people won’t let me borrow their phone again (bastards) so walk around some more trying to find someone else that’s awake. 

Start knocking on doors of anyone that had lights on.  For some strange reason nobody would answer their door at 3 in the morning.  I wonder why not.

At 3:45…knock on another door and a wonderful old, drunk man answered the door and let me come into his apartment.  I’m a little wary about entering strange men’s apartments, but I decided if it came down to it he was drunk enough I think I could knock him on his ass…and I’d been locked outside for almost TWO hours at that point and I just wanted to go inside where it was WARM. 

Call the after hours line and they tell me it’s going to cost $75 to get someone out there to let me in and did I still want someone to come.  YES I WANT SOMEONE TO COME! It’s almost 4 in the morning and I am NOT spending the next 3 hours outside waiting for the office to open. 

Ten minutes later, maintenance comes over to my apartment and asks if they can see my ID before letting me in the building.  NO YOU CANNOT!  I locked myself out…what makes you think I’m carrying my purse around with me???  Finally convince the guy to open the door and I will show him my ID when I get inside…and if it’s not who I say I am he can call the cops. 

At 4:15 I’m finally back in my apartment, drop off the dog, grab my stuff and head to work.

I’m freaking exhausted already and it’s not even 6am. 

But what a wonderful way to start my Friday. 

Yay 3-day weekend…Boo coming back to work on Tuesday and having everything BLOW UP!  (Um…I guess nothing actually blew up…but it all broke.  Everything.  It was crazy!). 

Let’s just say it was a very long day at work.  I barely even got a chance to sit down.  And apparently it was so hectic it made me stupid (hey…that’s my defense and I’m sticking with it).  I put my lunch in the microwave to heat up and ran down to the cafeteria to grab a drink.  And totally forgot I brought lunch and bought another one.  That’s ok…the one I brought from home looked pretty gross…so I think I got the better lunch in the cafeteria.  But seriously?  Stupid.

I also ran 3 miles after work…and I seriously hate winter.  I wasn’t sure how to dress for this run.  It was about 27 when I left work, which normally I just wear two long sleeve shirts and a short sleeve shirt and I’m fine.  BUT…the WIND.  It was RIDICULOUS.  But only SOMETIMES.  So…when the wind blew, it felt about zero degrees…which is running jacket weather, but when the wind wasn’t blowing it was too hot for running jacket weather.  I was so confused what to do.

I finally decided on the jacket b/c it was cooling off and the wind was picking up.  It  turned out to be the good choice.  I was a little warm during parts of the run, but for the most part I was comfortable. 

Also…THE WIND!  Made it ridiculously hard to run.  I felt myself blowing backwards a few times.  Which…honestly…doesn’t happen that often.  So…yeah, considering the wind and the cold, I was content with  my slow finish time (37 minutes…shut it I’m slow!!!!). 

I got back to my car and went sit down and realized how NUMB my BUTT was.  Seriously…it was so cold it started tingling on the way home.  It was kind of a weird feeling. 

But…I got home, took my shower, and am getting ready to go to bed soon since I have to be back at work at 3AM (ugh!).  One of our C-shift employees is no longer working so we have to cover his spot, and since I’m the youngest…I get all the days nobody else wants.  Which is pretty much every day. 

I’m actually contemplating asking my boss if I could switch to C-shift for the rest of my rotation.  I’m so not a morning person and I hate trying to make myself into one.  I think 11PM to 7AM would work SO much better for me.  (And yay extra running daylight time!).

Anyways, I had planned to post some fun pictures of my latest knitting projects…and they’re totally sitting on my camera ready to be uploaded to my computer…but I can’t find the camera cord.  It WAS sitting on my table for the LONGEST time…but right around Christmas when I was decorating, I moved it somewhere where it wouldn’t get lost among the decorations and I would be able to find it if I needed it.  But…I’m not sure where that somewhere is.  So…yet again…I fail. 

If I find the cord I’ll definitely post pictures.  (Including my SUPER CUTE picture of Oscar in his skull and crossbones doggie sweater I made him).  So hopefully that happens soon!

Have a lovely week!

Oh and my random week plans:

Tuesday: 3 miles
Wednesday: 2 miles and maybe gym (we’ll see how I feel after working 12 hours)
Thursday: gym
Friday: 3 miles
Saturday: weights or pilates at home

I had a really relaxing weekend visiting R in SC, but then the Eagles lost on Sunday and I was so sad.  Stupid jerks.  They need to stop choking…sigh. 

Then, I was driving to meet my friend for lunch today (I had the day off…), and my car broke again.  Unfortunately, the car broke BEFORE getting lunch, so I was starving and sat for about 2-3 hours at the dealer waiting to see what else I was going to have to pay for.

But…best news of all…it was all fixed under warranty.  They even fixed my driver’s side visor which has been broken for a few months and I’ve just been too busy to get it in and have it looked at.  So, that was at least a relief. 

Unfortunately, I was sitting in the dealer while I was supposed to be running…so that didn’t get done today.  Which leads me to think this week will be a little short on running/gym time, but I’m just trying to be flexible about it. 

To make it worse, after leaving the dealer, I was SO HUNGRY, I went and bought a burrito and some chips from Qdoba and ate way too much…and now I feel ill.  Blech.

So, anyways, not much else is happening.  I’m in the mood for some good news.  Anyone got anything???

My apartment smells overwhelmingly like a chinese restaurant.  I was trying  to take my soup out of the microwave last night and somehow knocked the bottle of sesame seed oil I keep over my stove on the floor and it broke and rolled across the floor…spilling everywhere.  I’m still confused how I even dropped the damn thing b/c seriously, my microwave and stove are really not close enough for me to have even accidentally knocked it over…especially the location ON the stove I keep it.  Geez. 

So yeah, I have now mopped my floor THREE times and CANNOT get rid of the smell (and slightly oily feel of the floor).  Sigh…good thing I at least like chinese food haha. 

The rest of my week hasn’t been much better and so many more people at work just got laid off.  I’m trying not to let it get to me and just keep on going, but it’s really hard at times.

I’ve been decent with the working out this week.  As I said before I did a 3 mile hill workout, then I did the gym on Tuesday (and totally kicked my butt…I was so so sore yesterday), I ran a short run on Wednesday (as did the fat-ass), I was supposed to go to the gym today, but I didn’t have the time.  But I have a good reason I swear!

I woke up this morning with less gas in my tank than I had when I went to bed last night (all I could think to explain this is if someone siphoned some gas out???), and as I was leaving my apartment complex my check engine light came on.  Ugh.  I of course freak out that there’s some major issue with my car, so I drove and got gas and was checking my oil and all sorts of other fun fluids and things that I sort of pretend to know what they do.  I couldn’t figure it out. 

By this point I was pretty much late for work (and I had actually left EARLY on purpose b/c I needed to do something before the shift started today…ARGH) so I drove to work hoping not to break down.  I decided to skip the gym and go to Autozone on my way home and have them run a diagnostics check for me (and then go and get the oil change I needed before driving to SC this weekend). 

I get to the car after work…and yeah…no light is on.  I take it in anyway (it’s free to run the diagnostic check) and they can’t find anything, however, they did see some scratches by the gas tank cover and think that someone did siphon my gas and didn’t put the cap back on tightly.  So…that would have caused the light to come on.  Bastards.  So…by this point I’m already almost home and had no desire to turn around and go back to work to go to the gym so I just went and got an oil change and did some crappy free weight stuff at home (at least I worked out right?  it counts?).

So, you know what commercial REALLY bothers me.  That horrible Jackson Hewitt commercial with Magic Johnson talking about how his second year of playing basketball he got hurt and he figured they would never make it to the playoffs without him, but all the sudden his team pulled together and made the playoffs without him which made him realize he didn’t have to do it all on his own.

OK…seriously..how arrogant is that commercial? 

Yeah, he didn’t have to do it on his own…in fact…apparently his team didn’t even NEED him to make the playoffs.  So what is all this crap about not having to do it on his own.  Also…did anyone ask the people on his heam how they felt about that commercial?  I’m not sure they appreciated being just discarded like that and made to seem that they were nothing without him.   

That commercial totally missed its mark with me.  In fact it made me think that Jackson Hewitt is a bunch of jerks that think they’re the greatest ever when obviously they’re not needed. 

Stupid commercial.

So moving on.  My three miles kind of sucked today.  I did a hill workout so now my legs feel super shaky and I’m hungry…yet have absolutely NO desire to eat ANYTHING.  I’m not sure if it’s just laziness or what…but seriously…even microwaving a frozen dinner seems like too much work. 

It’s also really freaking cold (shut up…it’s cold to me…I don’t want to hear about all you psychos that live in the north and think 33 degrees is warm), and now my lungs are killing me and I can’t stop coughing. 

Awesome.

At least tomorrow is a gym day.  Yay working out in the warm gym! 

Anyways, hope everyone’s week has started fantastically! 

Hey D…guess what?  The Eagles beat the Giants!  I guess this means you’ll be ignoring me for the next few days? 

Anyways, I had a relatively quiet weekend.  We did our game night Friday night, which was fun hanging out with the girls.  :-) 

However, my dog seriously is a shithead with a death wish.  I left him in the car for two minutes while I ran back inside my apartment to grab my wallet…and he somehow managed to find an old chocolate s’mores poptart (I forgot was there) and ate the whole thing.  I keep waiting for him to throw up or have bad poopies…but so far it’s been ok (he had some kind of bad poops this afternoon…but I’m not sure if that was from the chocolate or just b/c he’s a pain in the butt and was having bad poop).  Seriously…my dog SUCKS!

I also made a pair of gloves to match my ugly hat, and I’m working on the scarf now.  Once I finish the scarf I’ll take a pic of all three together so you can see the complete ugly picture haha.

I managed to do ok last week with the whole fitnessy thingy…but I kind of sucked on the running front.  I ran three days (although one was only a mile long which sucked) and I lifted three times in the week…so all in all…not awful. 

This week my plan is to do the following:
Sunday: watch football (aka NOTHING)
Monday: run 3 miles
Tuesday: gym
Wednesday: run 2.5 miles
Thursday: gym
Friday: run 2 miles and gym (and then drive to South Carolina)
Saturday: run 3 miles

My training for the half marathon in Nashville begins in about 2 weeks so I’m trying to enjoy some nice and easy short runs in the next few weeks. 

All in all…hope everyone had a FANTASTIC weekend.  I’m still recruiting people to come run with us in Nashville???  Any takers?