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Jun 23 2012

What’s This?

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… a blog post? On a Saturday? I don’t know if I’ve ever posted on a weekend.

But I suppose there’s a first time for everything, right?!

I fell off the blogging grid a little bit over the last couple of days. Life has been crazy. I haven’t taken a proper lunch break most of the week. I’ve been sleeping less. I had a weird throat thing going on (not good when you talk for a living!). I haven’t been to the gym since Friday.

Wah, wah, wah. I’m such a complainer ;)

I haven’t been living by the whole “my body is a temple” motto. Now, I don’t ever say that phrase. But when you think about it, I really do try to live that way. I tend to eat as healthfully as possible – but I haven’t been on my game this week. Not that I don’t typically indulge (and think it’s important that you should!), I just let convenience get in the way over the last several days. And I may have celebrated kicking ass at work on Thursday by having too many beers. Then this happened last night:

That, my friends, is heaven butter chicken poutine. It’s what dreams are made of. I shared that appetizer with a friend at dinner. Genius (and yes, I said appetizer … I ate a meal after that).

Needless to say, this week hasn’t been the healthiest for me. And I am not saying I regret it. I enjoyed every bite and every sip of everything. But my body is feeling a little bit … bleck. And I know that comes from taking a week off from the gym, too. So I’m turning things around today! I’m going for a run and it’s going to feel so good. Ever since I read Tina’s post this week on the return of DOMS in her life, I’ve been craving that “hurt so good” feeling.

So, here’s to a healthier day! I have dinner plans and drink plans tonight, but I’m going to get myself to the gym today since I am finally free of my cold and am well rested after going to bed early last night.

Baby steps ;)

I can’t wait to *feel* lighter after working out. I’ve missed it!

Apr 27 2012

Heels Off, Earrings Out

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…that’s one of the best feelings on the planet. And after the day I had yesterday, it was a welcome feeling as soon as I walked in the door after work.

My schedule was cray cray cray. I was runnin’ in heels all day long.

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Hey lady, I actually mean it. Any other day … busy can be loosely translated to mean Twitter and/or Facebook and/or The Huffington Post.

I didn’t have a chance for lunch … so my meal consisted of several handfuls of trail mix, two apples, a chocolate chunk cookies and a mini key lime cupcake eaten over the course of two hours.

Way to dine like a champion, right? Oy. I didn’t plan ahead and realize how hectic life was going to be (I worked an hour of overtime after my day was supposed to over, too). I usually head home for a little while for lunch. Had I thought about it yesterday … I would have thrown a few things together to take to work and eat between duties.

Lesson learned (maybe).

Do you pack a lunch for work? What do you usually take?

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HURRAY FOR FRIDAY. Seriously, HURRAY. Although the week went by relatively quickly, I couldn’t help but impatiently hope for the day to arrive. My friend and I are trying out a new restaurant tonight, like we do every Friday night. It’s the best ritual. I’ve already browsed the menu online … and one of the menu items is butter chicken poutine. Oh yes, I go all out on Friday nights. I eat good all week (minus the baked goods mentioned above) … I’m trying that dish tonight. Whoever thought of that menu item deserves a sloppy kiss right on the mouth.

Then tomorrow, I have to go into work for an hour or so. No big deal, it’ll be easy peasy. A friend of mine is moving and I told him I’d give him a hand afterward. But apparently he has a very specific plan in mind for me.

I received this text message earlier this week:

What do I look like, Snooki? I’m really not a pickle aficionado, but I do like them. I’m guessing he doesn’t want to move them. Or maybe it’s some sort of weird gift? I don’t know. I’ll keep you posted ;)

Other than that, my friend and I have excellent weekend plans involving my balcony and homemade Sangria. It shall be magnificent.

That’s all, folks. Just a short post today. And apparently I’m writing about all of my very random thoughts this week? Sorry. I’ve got word vomit (Mean Girls reference).

Have a wonderful weekend!