(This entry crossposted between Sweets&Sweats and Happiness Awaits)
I went to bed around 10:30 last night but woke up around 11:30 like I had just laid down for a nap and I was ready to get back up. Bizarre. I finally got myself back to sleep but I am paying for the interruption this morning. I feel like I didn’t get quite enough sleep last night. I think part of it is because when Justin is on travel, the slightest noise wakes me up. I definitely have a vivid imagination and it gets running when I am laying in bed in a big empty house.
I think I have finally kicked this virus. My head is feeling pretty much fine…I still feel a bit flighty, but well, maybe that is just my reality. I definitely don’t think I have a fever anymore.
Last night I did take advantage of having the house to myself and I went outside and enjoyed the gorgeous weather. It was a bit too windy, but I survived.
I laid on our little love seat out there and read my new book, Monica Seles’s Getting a Grip. Apparently she has had on-going struggles with food issues and body image. It just amazes me because she is someone I have always been amazed by…someone who by the age of 16 was a tennis phenom and was soon there after ranked #1 in the world. She works out hours and hours a day..and then gets stabbed in the back at the height of her career. It goes into detail on her own journey addressing working out, dieting, self image and how she has found internal peace and balance.
So far the book has been quite good and is a great, easy, relatable read.
I didn’t feel like cooking a thing last night, so I pulled out a frozen homemade crab cake and toasted up an Ezekiel Bun. Added some light mayo, horseradish, lettuce and red pepper slices and we had dinner.
So good.
And a massive salad on the side. Spinach, arugula, edamame, cucumber, tomatoes, roasted red peppers and some avocado. All topped with a bit of parmesan cheese and some balsamic vinegar.
A nice plesant evening that ended with me catching up on my Gossip Girl…are Chuck and Blair getting back together???? 
And then 1.5 episodes of Heroes. Oh Heroes is my dirty little obsession. And is it wrong that I think the villain is the hot one? I think it is that I’m more intrigued by all the personality shifts. Ahhh, Zachary Quinto.
But he is playing Spock on the new Star Trek which definitely kind-of kills his appeal.
Okay, I’ve digressed enough.
Yesterday I hit the gym over lunch and got on the treadmill. My knee has been hurting me lately…ever since the 5K. I am not liking this. It only aches at night and a bit when I run. I tried to listen to my knee and take it a little slow today. I did 35 minutes running (I actually walked once or twice in there when my knee started screaming at me) and then did 6 minutes of a 1 minute walk/1 minute run combo.
4.13 miles in 40:55. Mile average: 9:54 per mile. Not too shabby…glad I listened to my knee. Hopefully it’ll feel better today!
The weather is awful here today. I am hoping that it will at least wash away some of the pollen. It made the solo commute in semi-miserable. It always seems to rain when I’m not HOV. At least I have my sweet new ride to keep me comfortable. When I saw how crappy the weather was, I knew I wanted a nice warm bowl of oats to wake me up. I have to say, I think this combination may be my all time favorite. It is just so comforting and so simple. Nothing too fancy, nothing too sweet….just simple, standard ingredients that really hit the spot.
1/2 cup of oats, 1/4 cup of egg beaters and 3/4 cup of water. Cooked at 80% for 3 minutes. Then I mixed in about 1/2 cup of almond milk, 1T of flax seed and 1/2 a Nature’s Valley Oats and Honey granola bar.
Simple and divine.
Have a great day! Can you believe it is almost May?!$%! Today si going to be another treadmill day at the gym…and Justin comes home tonight!
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