Oh hello tiredness, what kept you?

This morning I am tired.

I got up and came in for spin and sculpt and it should be a good day...just tired. SO tired.

Last night I really could have gotten more done on my thesis. Lots of procrastinating and feeling tired made for only about 1 good hour of work. I'd almost fogotten what tired was like...ah the memories...

I am hoping, since monday is a holiday, that I can really get some serious work done this weekend on the thesis. I am not looking forward to it, but it will get done, bit by bit.That and a nap or two or three

Have a great day! I'm off to find some coffee to keep me going...

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And people say I'm not romantic...

This morning I was up and in to workout. I have a lunch out today as farewell for someone so my usual lunch plan won't work - did a spin class instead with a bit of ab stuff. It felt great :)

This was our supper last night for love day. No I'm not helping my christmas 5 Lb go away with this, but it was delish, followed by a snuggly watching of Across the Universe (love that movie). I will keep trying to be healthier...it'll come I'm sure...heh...

Hope you all had a nice Luv day.

Have a heart

Spin and sculpt this morning. Hard but good...I pushed myself. I am sad to learn our instructor is done school in May and won't be teaching anymore after that since her job will start too early. Pity...I liked her. She made it fun without doing the yelling a lot of instructors do. Hopefully they find someone cool to replace her.

I wish I could say I got a lot done last night, but only an hour all told, with lots of procrastinating. Made the mistake of watching TV while eating supper (J worked all night) and then couldn't really get started at anything. I kept seeing things I had to look after around the house and instead of ignoring them I actually tried to tackle a few of them. I did some proofing and a bit of work, but less than I planned. Oh well. It will come. I'll do some more tonight. My goal is to start a new section this weekend...

I have some heart shaped pepperoni to make a pizza with tonight. He hee. I'm not one for Valentine's day...it tends to be pizza and wine and snuggle day for us (which is a lot like other days!). I was talking with a guy who is always on the morning bus and he was saying he thought he'd be sweet this year and surprise his wife with flowers and chocolates...over $150 for Valentines delivery. Yeesh - that's sweet but too much... I'll settle for a heart shaped pizza :)

what was that all about

Well. This weekend I got a LOT done on my thesis. I also had a complete freakout meltdown due to stress on saturday, as well as a large tortellini cheese fest on sunday with a bottle of wine and a good movie (King's Speech). Up. Down. Up. Down. Yup. It's like that...

So, trying to get back on level track today. I came in to workout...not sure what to do so I wandered into the spin class and let the lady kick my ass for 45 minutes. Then I did a few ab things and called it a morning. Hot shower and some granola and I'm in on the scene for work.

I have a few days to proof the first 2 sections of my thesis before I hand them in. I also have a lot of things to work on at my new job. Things to change in how and what I do so that I am feeling better about me and what I'm doing. It's terrifying and exciting at the same time that I have the job I do...I just want to be worthy of it...while writing a thesis...*sigh*. Just have to keep at it. Bit by bit. A good friend's Dad just died and I've been trying to be there for her...it's a lot like when my Mum died so we can talk and she feels like I understand it more. It's been a bit tough for me, but I know it helps her having someone to talk to. She goes back to the UK soon. Shame. I wish she were closer...she's one of those friends I've had forever...it's been nice having her closer...awful reason for it tho. She's doing OK. I'm glad.

Must be off to my new job. Much to do. Coffee to drink. Diseases to cure. You know....same old :)

Have a great day everyone. I'll try to...

Up and at them

This morning I was up and at them like McBain (he hee) and came in for a workout. I did ZWOW #2...I enjoyed it. The manmakers made me feel all grrr and strong :). After that it was an abfest and whatever time was left (~15 minutes) on the bike before a long hot shower. Brilliant. I can haz muscle tone? he hee.

Today I have another awesome day at my new job. This weekend is another few days of attacking my thesis in the hopes of getting the first 2 sections done for my supervisor to proof. Crossing my fingers and toes that it will all go together well. It will be nice to have parts of it completed.

Meep.

Have a great weekend everyone. :)

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Beer and balance

I've been thinking the last few days. I'm trying to get myself back into healthy living and away from holiday munchy slackery of the past bit. Oh I didn't go crazy, but I definitely was indulging more than I should have seeing as I couldn't work out for a chunk of it. I lost some muscle and gained a few, but it was a wakeup call for me to give my head a shake and be more diligent...to choose my indulgences. I need to find balance.

Case in point: I like beer. I really do. I won't have more than one, but I do like a beer or wine with meals if I can swing it...and lately I've swung it a bit more. Last semester I just didn't drink much at all, so it wasn't a problem, but I do love a good ale, and holiday times are prime for me and ale and martinis. (There is a reason I do not have a martini shaker in my house). In meeting with my counsellor I talked about balance and not depriving myself of too much...so I'm trying to figure out how I can have a beer here and there and not screw up my dietary plans too much: and I think, for now, the solution is a beer I saw on Suzi Storms web page - Canadian 67 (I really like her. Normal person who lost weight and lives healthily and still drinks beer. My kinda gal.). I'm not much for light beers (I'm picky) but this is a light beer that tastes nice AND a bottle is 67 calories. That's it. Less than a granola bar. So, I can have a cold one every once in a while and not feel guilty about it. I usually can't have a little of something, so for me this is a compromise. And if I want a nice rich aley beer? Well, I can plan for it and enjoy it. At first I felt silly selecting a beer for it's calories, but I'm beginning to see why a friend of mine who pays great attention to his health only drinks light beer or wine as a rule. Balance. To me, beer is like pie. A treat. And I can't go just having pie 3 or 4 times a week and expect it to not have a caloric effect on me. This is all a part of me trying to settle my life into a "daily" thing...a healthy living and not a diet.

So far so good on this search for balance schtick.

What do you think? Sound sane?

oh my giddy arms

Today I crawled out of bed for spin and sculpt class. Again with the pushups. Owie. I am indeed the amazon.

My knee is just fine this morning, so thankfully my zealous attempt at office bootcamp yesterday did no real harm.

Hate to cut it short, but I must dash. Long day ahead...

Have a fantastic day!