I didn't get to sleep until late last night (again). What is wrong with me? Is it still jet-lag? Vacation mode? Too lazy to go to bed (does that even make sense?). Or perhaps it's just because all I really want to do is park myself on the sofa and watch continuous episodes of Grey's Anatomy - after all, that is what I was doing until almost 2 a.m.
It wouldn't be so bad, but I was up by 6. So much for trying to reach my goal of 6 hours of sleep/night!
It was a busy, busy day mainly filled with errands to run for my parents. Their move is stressing me out in more ways than one, but I know that they are mega-stressed too, so anything I can do to help them out, I'll do it!
I did take an hour break to have coffee with some friends. I would have stayed longer but I started to get antsy about the errands I had to do. Plus I still hadn't made it to the gym so I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get a workout in.
I was waiting for a few deliveries at home this afternoon so I thought I would get a head start preparing dinner. I recently bought The Big Book of Food and Nutrition (Men's Health) and they've got lots of great recipes in a section called '100 of the healthiest meals on the planet.' I want to try them all out!
Today I made Pinto-Sized Shrimp Salad.
This is what it looked like -
Not bad, huh? (It bugs me that the purple leaf on the plate is not centered on top. I'm trying to let it go ... I tried to rotate the photo, but that didn't work. I've already eaten the salad otherwise I would have taken the photo again -- ok. Breathe. Let it go.)
It took some time to prepare - chopping up the bell peppers and marinating the shrimp, but it was worth it. My favorite part was the jalapeno-lime dressing that goes with it. Yum! I'll be sure to post the recipe soon.
So did I make it to the gym? Yes :)
I did Day 3 of Week 2 in the C25K program. I was quite achy and sore from yesterday and I wasn't sure it was a good idea to do the program two days in a row ... but then I thought, why not? It's only 33 minutes of cardio.
I'm glad I did it. The session was much better than yesterday's. You can read about it here.
After that I rushed to Zumba class to get a bit of ass shaking in before dragging my tired/sore ass home to put the finishing touches on the salad.
*sigh*
Busy but satisfying day.
It wouldn't be so bad, but I was up by 6. So much for trying to reach my goal of 6 hours of sleep/night!
It was a busy, busy day mainly filled with errands to run for my parents. Their move is stressing me out in more ways than one, but I know that they are mega-stressed too, so anything I can do to help them out, I'll do it!
I did take an hour break to have coffee with some friends. I would have stayed longer but I started to get antsy about the errands I had to do. Plus I still hadn't made it to the gym so I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get a workout in.
I was waiting for a few deliveries at home this afternoon so I thought I would get a head start preparing dinner. I recently bought The Big Book of Food and Nutrition (Men's Health) and they've got lots of great recipes in a section called '100 of the healthiest meals on the planet.' I want to try them all out!
Today I made Pinto-Sized Shrimp Salad.
This is what it looked like -
Not bad, huh? (It bugs me that the purple leaf on the plate is not centered on top. I'm trying to let it go ... I tried to rotate the photo, but that didn't work. I've already eaten the salad otherwise I would have taken the photo again -- ok. Breathe. Let it go.)
It took some time to prepare - chopping up the bell peppers and marinating the shrimp, but it was worth it. My favorite part was the jalapeno-lime dressing that goes with it. Yum! I'll be sure to post the recipe soon.
So did I make it to the gym? Yes :)
I did Day 3 of Week 2 in the C25K program. I was quite achy and sore from yesterday and I wasn't sure it was a good idea to do the program two days in a row ... but then I thought, why not? It's only 33 minutes of cardio.
I'm glad I did it. The session was much better than yesterday's. You can read about it here.
After that I rushed to Zumba class to get a bit of ass shaking in before dragging my tired/sore ass home to put the finishing touches on the salad.
*sigh*
Busy but satisfying day.
That salad looks phenomenal!
ReplyDeleteAnd wow - you are one busy Mama. Good for you - I love how you make the gym a priority! When you worry that you won't get a work out in, you know you are seriously committed to your health! :-) Love it!
Gasp! That looks so pretty! Hahaha, I'm the same way when I take pics for my blog!
ReplyDeleteOh - that salad looks wonderfully delicious! Anything with lime and jalapeno together = bliss.
ReplyDeleteMoving is stressful, probably more so on the one left behind. Be sure to take care of yourself and get that sleep in!
Oh yeah, Grey's Anatomy is so addictive. I totally relate!!!!!
ReplyDelete:-) Marion
I can stay up all night watching Gray's Anatomy as well. I am currently being kept up much too late reading 50 Shades of Grey. Must be a grey thing. Haha. Funny how the escape of trashy tv & books can mess us up!
ReplyDeleteC25k... If I do it multiple days in a row, it's okay. But I've found if I put 2 days between each session, my times and stamina improve so much. Great thing about programs like that, you can find out so much about your body! I hope that you continue to rock it!
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