Weekly Workout Summary: 4/6-4/12

Weekly Workout Summary:  4/6-4/12

Sunday, 4/6: 5.5 mile run, 2.5 mile & 3 mile walk with the Hubs, Sadie and Bailey in the stroller
Monday, 4/7: None

Tuesday, 4/8: None

Wednesday, 4/9: None

Thursday, 4/10: 5 miles

Friday, 4/11: None
Saturday, 4/12: None

Runch, I love you!

Seriously, though. Does it get any better than 5 miles in the middle of the day over your lunch hour (aka: runch)?

Well, yes. Yes, it can. Yesterday I had one of THOSE runs. How can it get better?

You can have views like this:

(and, for the record-- yes, those are both UP HILL... yes, I did do HILLS. Woah.)


And, you can have a sky that is as clear as this:

 

And weather like this:

 

(and, ok- I get that this might not look great on paper... but, it's a great temp, it was a great combo of overcast and sunny, and ok, the wind wasn't so great, but after the winter we had-- I'LL TAKE WIND OVER SNOW ANYDAY!!!)

 

 

 

Add all this together and I am one happy girl.



Life can be stressful. Mine is definitely pretty nusto at the moment. Taking 50 short minutes out of the day to zone out and just BE is amazingly wonderful. Thank you, runch. We may have our little tiff's... but, you never let me down. Runch, I love you!

Little of this, little of that

I'm in a random mood... go with it....

This weekend I got out for a run Sunday morning. The first mile, I hated it. I just kept telling myself I could turn around at the 1 mile mark. I got out later than I prefer (a whopping 7:30am-- woah, Meagan, that's SO late!) and I was just not feeling it. I was slow and my legs felt heavy. Luckily, by the 1 mile mark my head got in the game and while my legs never did quite follow suit, I still managed 5.5 miles and loved every second (well, every second after the first mile).

After my run, the Hubs and I took Bailey and Sadie for a walk.

The weather was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. 2.5 miles later and we did some errands and then decided to do it all over again and went on another (different) walk. 5.5 miles total of walking for the day. Add in the 5.5 mile run and it was my first double digit day (albeit not all running, but still!) in MONTHS and MONTHS. Just what my soul needed.

Moving on to other randomness...

I have been surviving on a combination of hummus, pretzel chips and reese's eggs. Excellent life choice. 

My purse is a DISASTER. Seriously. Inside includes, but is not limited to: some paper work for the Hubs, 2 sets of headphones (1 of which only has 1 ear that works), empty zip lock bags (yes, plural), random cash, hair ties, a broken pen, gum, my wallet, and some pictures of Bailey. Disaster.

 

 

 

We had a "Breakfast Top Chef" competition at work last week and I WON! 

I made a new to me recipe based largely off this one. Apparently, it's a winner. Like, for real.

 

And, because no random post is complete without a little Bailey...

Seriously... I want to eat those cheeks.

Weekly Workout Summary: 3/30-4/5

Weekly Workout Summary: 3/30-4/5

Sunday, 3/30: 3 mile walk with the Hubs, Sadie and Bailey in the stroller
Monday, 3/31: 3 mile run & 1.5 mile walk with the Hubs, Sadie and Bailey in the stroller

Tuesday, 4/1: 1 mile walk with the Hubs, Sadie and Bailey in the stroller

Wednesday, 4/2: 1 mile walk with the Hubs, Sadie and Bailey in the stroller

Thursday, 4/3: None

Friday, 4/4: None
Saturday, 4/5: 3 mile walk with the Hubs, Sadie and Bailey in the stroller



So.... yeah. This week didn't have a whole lotta workouts. It was a busy week. Life got in the way. Excuse, excuse, excuse. I'd love to say "I'm fine with it"... but, the truth is, there were a few days when I COULD have worked out and simply didn't. I just didn't FEEL like it. I need to start reminding myself to SUCK IT UP and get out there even when I don't feel like it sometimes. First of all, about 90% of the time I don't feel like it but a few minutes in, I start feeling it and all is fine. Second, sometimes you just gotta deal and do things even when you don't want to. Now that I genuinely do not have times sometimes to work out, I can't miss the times I do have because I don't feel like it. I'm working on it.





(source)

 

15 Thing Friday

1. The Hubs and I are re-watching the entire Lost series. Mostly because it's impossible for us to watch any TV show live, since we usually get to watch about 15 minutes at a time max right now. Fun times. Anyway-- dude. I forgot how great season 1 (yes, we're still on season 1... remember the whole 15 minutes thing?). Amazing.

(source)

PS- Team Charlie. Forget Team Sawyer or Team Jack. I'm Team Charlie. Love.

2. All my clothes pre-preggo were WAY to big for me at the time. I legit wore some of the pants almost my entire pregnancy. Again, WAY to big. While my body is definitely a different shape post-baby, I am down to my pre-preggo weight. So, none of the clothes fit. Again. I got rid of LOTS of it after I had Bailey, determined to get clothes that fit. So far I've added 1 pair of work slacks and a pair of jeans. I need more clothes. Anyone wanna donate to the buy-Meagan-a-new-wardrobe fund?


3. This cracks me up. I want to be BFF's with these ladies. For real.
 


4. I bought a pair of kind-of-skinny mustard-yellow pants while I was on maternity leave while shopping with friends (including this girl). I'm obsessed with the idea of them. They were on sale for like $15 so I got them... but, I'm just not sure if about WEARING them. I'm not sure I can pull them off.


5. I admit it. I just don't like the winter Olympics. I legit only watched about 30 minutes TOTAL of the Olympics and that was only when I was at someone's house and it was on their TV. I just don't get it. Summer Olympics? Sign. Me. Up. Winter Olympics? Where's the remote??


6. THIS article. I love. I am so not this parent... yet. I'm working on it. I aspire to be a CTFD parent.  

(source)

7. It took a few runs, but I am FINALLY starting to get that "I GET TO RUN!!!" feeling back instead of that "Ugh!! I HAVE to run??" feeling. Now, not EVERY run is all WAHOO but I'll take each one I can get!


8.

(source)

Words cannot describe how angry this makes me and how much it makes me want to move to Canada.

 

 

9. LOVE, LOVE, LOOOOVE this song.

10. I'm obsessed with this shampoo and conditioner. 

It's amazing and only like $2 each. Seriously. It gets my hair so smooth. I don't even have to use moose or gel or a frizz cream anymore.


11. Summer Shandy is back.

All is right with the world again.


12. Love her. Love her look. Love her dress. Lover her hair. Love, love, love.

(source)

 


13. Truth.

14. I am OBSESSED with this CD.

I realized I already mentioned Christina Perri and my borderline stalker love for her. But, I thought I'd say it again. Do yourself a favor and download this CD. You'll thank me.


15. Weekends have a WHOLE new meaning now that Bailey is here. Weekends mean FAMILY time! Before I had Bailey I thought I looked forward to the weekends. And, I suppose I did... but, it had NOTHING on how much I look forward to them now.

Tips for Working Out of House

I'm SOOOOO far from an expert on how to make this whole working-out-of-the-house Mom thing work. I've only been doing it for like 7 weeks-ish. But, in that short, short time I have found (ok, learned the hard way) several things I think are worth sharing...

1. Tell yourself you have to leave 5 minutes earlier than you really have to. Then, maybe, with a little luck, you'll be close to on time.

2. Do as much shit the night before as physically possible. Right when I get home from work after I nurse Bailey while we're making dinner, I try to pack lunches, prep bottles, pack anything Bailey needs for daycare (extra outfits, bibs, etc.).

3. Accept that you just can't do it all. That was and still is VERY hard for me. I'm learning (slowly and painfully) that I just can't do everything. I can't do laundry and take the dog for a walk and keep Bailey on her schedule and take a shower at night and have quality time with the Hubs and watch TV and pump and workout and, and, and... I just can't. Sacrifice's have to be made. Prioritize and decide what's most important that night. Do what you can when you can.

4. Wake up 10 minutes earlier than you think you need to. This is more for mental sanity than anything. It's literally the only 10 minutes of quiet I have all day. No dog, no baby, no Hubs, no students, no co-workers, no phone ringing. Just quiet. Of course, it's pre-6am so there's that. But, as big of an extrovert as I am, I need a few minutes each day of complete quiet. It helps me collect myself and get mentally ready for the day over a quiet and perfect cup of coffee. Plus, everything takes longer when you're sleep deprived so it gives you a cushion.

5. Ask for help. Again, this is tough for me. I want to be able to do it all. By myself. And, I just. can't. So, I'm getting better at asking the Hubs for help (and hello- he WANTS to help!). He's a big help in the morning by waking up B and changing her and then he takes all my crap (pump, diaper bag, daycare bag, my purse, gym back, etc. OMG I HAVE SO MUCH STUFF) out to my car each morning. HUUUGE help.

6. Accept that you will forget something. My first day back, I forgot the lunch I so diligently packed for myself the night before. Oh well. $6 later, I had a lunch. Not something I want to make a habit of, but there are worse things in life than forgetting your lunch. Shoot-- I think as long as I remember the baby, I'm golden for the day.

7. Wear a robe over your work clothes, even if you don't get into them til the last minute.

If I pick up Bailey, even for 5 seconds and even with a burp cloth over my shoulder, I WILL get spit up on in the morning. It's just a fact. Wearing a robe over my clothes saves me having to change 67 times before leaving for work. Oh, and put your hair in a pony til you leave the house that way if baby pukes on you, it HOPEFULLY won't get in your hair. Nothing more cool than puke smelling hair.

8. Take a few minutes to play with the baby before work. Even if it's just 2-3 minutes. It makes the whole day start so much better and it makes all the rushing around in the morning and the sleepless night worth it.

9. Don't speed to work. You might be a few minutes late. It'll happen. It'll be OK. Going 40 MPH over the speed limit isn't really gonna get you there much sooner and it might just get you a ticket or in an accident (KNOCK ON WOOD-- neither of these have happened to me!). Not worth it.

10. Try to get into a routine. At least for me, doing the same thing in the same order every morning helps my sleep-deprived brain not forget anything... or at least not forget as much. Routine is good.

11. Utilize weekend. Long gone are the lazy "relaxing" weekends. Weekends are now the GET SHIT DONE days. Shopping, cleaning, errands, meal prepping. Anything and everything you can do to help save time during the week. Shoot, if I could shower for the whole week over the weekend, I would. Someone figure out how I can do that.

12. Relax when you can. Yes, getting 10 less minutes of sleep BLOWS. I know that. But, spending 10 minutes at the end of the night just chatting with the Hubs and having a beer goes a LONG way to keep me sane.

13. Accept that shit's going to go wrong. You're going to be late sometimes. You're going to have poop in your hair or spit up on your shirt. You're going to be more tired than you could imagine. You're going to snap at your husband for nothing. You're going to forget the damn paci at home and turn around and go back for it. It's OK. Life will keep going. Cut yourself some slack. Be gentle with yourself. It will all be OK. You'll get better and better at this work and mommy thing each day. I promise.

Weekly Workout Summary: 3/23-3/29

(source)

 

 

 

Weekly Workout Summary: 3/23-3/29

Sunday, 3/23: 15 minute walk with Bailey in the stroller
Monday, 3/24: 2.5 mile run/walk (the run that wasn't)

Tuesday, 3/25: None

Wednesday, 3/26: 5 mile run

Thursday, 3/27: None

Friday, 3/28: None
Saturday, 3/29: None

Not the best week. Meh. It is what it is. Enough said.