Seriously, though, with the exception of my bestie getting murried in March, this year has been a piece of crap.
So now that it's over, here I am again home in Florida, looking at a 15+ hour trip back to Virginia and thinking about all of the things that I want to happen in 2014. My "new years resolutions," if you will. Which, based on my expectations from last year, you would think I would have learned my lesson.
Well universe, calling your bluff. I'm putting some plans down. Hit me with your best shot (please don't).
January starts my newest monthly dietary/food-related "thing." I actually seriously fail at dinner most every night of the week (and cleaning up). So this month, to help myself, I'm pre-making all of my food this weekend and sticking it in my freezer. That's right, one whole month of pre-made meals that I can pull out, stick in the crockpot (using a liner), turn on all day, and enjoy after my workout. In addition, I'm putting some healthier stuff on the menu for lunch everyday, like quinoa salad variations and lettuce wraps. The goal is to detox after my annual fattening in Florida.
Although, I am proud to admit that I HAVE been exercising while I've been down here. I'm still in foot-recovery mode - 1-2 minute intervals have been all I've been able to do. Which has actually been worse for my poor asthmatic lungs than for my foot (but let's face it, my foot hurts sometimes too). Today I need to quit blogging and go out and do 5 (!) minute intervals.
These intervals are actually kind of nice because it's forcing me to learn how to run faster slowly. So who knows, maybe when I get back to normal running, I'll actually be doing 9 minute miles!
When I'm not running, I'm being a total boss on my mom's elliptical. Because that's how I roll. And on that note, it's time to go for a run.
