Yesterday was another good day to write up in the books.

I cooked my meatballs and tried to wait patiently for them to finish cooking before digging in. I usually eat dinner earlier than most people (like, 5pm... or right when I get home from work at 4pm...) so it was hard to wait, I was hungry. Man, were they worth the wait! I spiced them up with some chili sauce I found at the grocery store, and served boiled potatoes and fresh cucumber salad. The sweet part about making a large batch of meatballs is that I now have enough leftovers to last me for a long time. I may have to freeze some of it.

Today I was able to get some exercise in. The undersoles of my feet are still showing signs of a rash, but I think if I keep socks and runners on it might be okay. I did another yoga workout and at lunchtime i'm going to do some walking. Wasn't up early enough for Insanity today!

Then later i'm having dinner with my BFF to celebrate her becoming a business owner! I am so excited for her! I will have to order us a couple glasses of bubbly :)

Right after work today I made a massage appointment FINALLY! so i'm really looking forward to that. Goals for today are to drink as much water as possible before and after my massage.

After I drink my coffee quota, of course.

Have a great weekend everyone! I'm freaking excited about mine!

Mornings are normally hard for me. I wander around the house, not quite awake, not quite asleep, not really looking at anything in particular. I have to shower every morning or I don't feel completely awake until mid-morning. Working out is even better; the surge of adrenaline really helps me to face the day. Today was no exception. And without a morning workout scheduled, what did that mean for me?

That meant I forgot to put my ingredients into the crockpot (meatballs) this morning. Not a huge deal, i'll go home for lunch and do it then, or do it right after work and eat a little later tonight. The little things just piss me off sometimes, you know?

I got another chunk of to-do items done yesterday, and i'm rearing to keep the streak going today. If all goes as planned, I should only have yardwork left for this weekend. Why i'm doing my spring cleaning in the fall i'll never know, but I need to act on the impulse or it'll never get done!

And i'm glad I may not have much to do this weekend, because D called last night and we're planning on golfing a lot of the weekend away. I was surprised that he called after my freak show, but then I realized I am ALL THAT and of course he would call heheh because who would want to GIVE UP on the PRIZE that is me? Anyhoo. I hope he enjoys sarcasm.

It's almost unbelievable, but I got the majority of my to-do list for yesterday accomplished, even including a visit from a friend and watching some Ghost Whisperer episodes in the evening! I really just wanted to take a nap after work, but I forced myself to keep moving. Thank goodness I did, because I have another big list for today.

No walking to work for me this week, in order to give my feet a rest. I also let myself sleep in this morning. All my energy needs to go into getting the house in order before the snow starts to fall. I know it's still early, but you never know what Mother Nature will pull out of her socks next.

Today i'm going to try to make crockpot meatballs and potatoes fresh from the garden for tomorrow's meals. Doesn't that sound delicious? It does to me. Unfortunately, besides a meal of green beans, potatoes and onions were about all I could find in the garden that was still edible. Too bad.

Staff appreciation BBQ today at work; they're serving burgers, cucumber salad and watermelon. I think i'm over watermelon now that it's no longer hot outside. But i'm still in love with cucumber salad!

Well, I don't think i'm still feeling lethargic from jetlag. I think there is something wrong. I'm taking decongestants because my sinuses keep plugging up, my throat is sore and my neck hurts. Sounds like a virus or infection to me.

I've also noticed a rash of bumps on the bottom (soft middle part) of my foot. Yep, definitely fighting something so i'd better keep my eye on this in case it gets worse.

Anyways, let's get to the weekend recap!

Saturday I went to the city to visit with Dad. I stayed there longer than i'd first intended, so I didn't get back home until around dinnertime. I called up my Bff and we got hot dog supplies and margarita mix and headed to her place to "fake camp" for the evening LOL. I needed to just relax and let loose. We sat around her firepit most of the night and it was awesome! I still managed to get a worrisome phone call from my Dad's ex; stirring up trouble and creating drama.

Bff's hubby came home after golfing and brought a friend with him (let's call him D); i'm not sure, and i'm freaking out a little bit about this, but he might be cool. That's all i'm going to say about that LOL, but I will add that it was a pretty good night ;)

Sunday afternoon (yeah, I didn't wake up too early) I went golfing for over three hours, then to a friend's BBQ.

Monday I did nothing. Really. I think I was still recovering from Saturday night! D stopped by for a few minutes and then I cut the conversation short because I was freaking out a little bit. Apparently, i'm not good at this whole boy-girl thing. I watched a lot of movies, did a little bit of cleaning, and started a to-do list for the week.

And that brings us to today! I have a crapload of things to do! Yay! Happy Monday!

Well CRAP. CRAPPITY CRAP. CRAP. At least it's Friday!

I went to Grandma's yesterday for dinner - she fed me stuffed squash, grilled chicken and cucumber salad. What a smart and healthy gramma! And then we had lemon cupcakes for dessert

I brought squash leftovers home so that's what i'll be having today for lunch. She also gave me a giant squash to cook however I want, and a big bag of cucumbers that i'm going to slice into cucumber salad after work today. My backpack was pretty heavy during the walk home!

After reading for about 5 seconds, I fell asleep on the couch.

This morning has been rough ever since opening my eyes and realizing that I was still on the couch.

I had some trouble getting up. I squished myself into such a wierd position when I was sleeping that it was literally difficult to unwind myself in order to get up off the couch. Finally, I managed to, then proceeded to limp and drag my way to the bathroom to change for Insanity. In half an hour I was able to slowly get my workout clothes on, prep my Glutamine drink, and tie the shoelaces on my runners before "pressing play" on the workout.

I got through the warmup. Today was Cardio Power & Resistance and the warmup was awesome. I was loving it! I was pumped up! Life was good!

Then we stretched - all good. I had some water and nearly threw up. Uh-oh, what's going on?

We started power jumping. Okay, THEY started power jumping and I watched. The remainder of the workout was spent like this: try, try, stop, watch, drink water, feel sick, try, try, etc.

Also? My SHINS were so sore! I want to try another run tomorrow morning, but I don't know how i'm going to accomplish that if my shins won't play along.

I still walked to work because i'm stubborn like that. I feel okay right now, but we'll see how the day plays out. Maybe I caught a bug or something. That would explain why i've not gotten over my jetlag yet.

I should have brought some advil to work with me this morning...

After work yesterday I made myself a snack size cheese and crackers (score for portion control!) using triscuits and mozza cheese, the gentlest cheese on my stomach. Then I alllllllmooooost fell asleep. I did not insert toothpicks because I didn't want to go blind, so instead I drove downtown and got a couple packs of my current favorite beer, NewCastle Brown Ale. I plopped four into a cooler, and headed over to the BBQ.

They made chicken and beef burgers, so I had chicken and some pasta salad that was so delicious I could have eaten the entire bowl. Thankfully, I stopped after a 1/4 cup because I knew I had some beer to drink LOL.

I didn't think i'd finish four beer, but I did. As well as half a bottle of Motts Ceasar. I didn't particularly like the way it tasted, so i'm not sure why I drank half the bottle. Probably because i'd already had four beer?

Anyways, I flew into bed when I got home late last night, and this morning was here in the blink of a very bloodshot eye.

You'll be about as surprised as I was to learn that I still got up and did a yoga workout that V sent me. With bloodshot eyes. In the dark because there was a power outage in town this morning. And then I walked to work. I know, I know, I don't even recognize myself LOL.

Tonight I have dinner with Grandma and then i'm going home and avoiding the rest of the beer that's in the fridge.

If I walk into a desk at work today, it will be for a whole other reason than simply because i'm clumsy. My brain is trying very hard to focus, but it's not going well.

Boy, my calves are killing me.

This morning I had some trouble getting down the stairs to the bathroom, so I decided to swap insanity classes and I did the cardio recovery class today. I know it wasn't much and didn't make me sweat the way I was hoping to sweat today, but I think I needed the extra stretching. I also have stretching on the calendar for tomorrow morning; two straight days of stretching and i'm hoping my calves will feel a bit better afterwards. We'll see!

I'm pretty sure i'm doing everything else I need to for recovery - drinking lots of water, getting my protein levels in for each day. It really doesn't help that I sit all day long at work in front of a computer, but I try to get up every two hours and move around a bit.

In the end, it's possible that my glutes just aren't strong enough to put up with all the pounding i'm putting them through. I remember during my first phase of insanity that I felt like this for the first couple of weeks and then the soreness wasn't quite so bad, so maybe I just need to pull through for a while and suck it up.

I walked to work again this morning. Last night I managed to fall asleep on the couch right before having to leave for the dinner I had planned, so I missed it! I don't know if it's jetlag or what, but GEEZ I just yearn for sleep these days LOL. No problems getting back into THAT routine haha!

Tonight I have a friend's BBQ to attend. I am going to insert toothpicks into my eyes when I get home after work.

My calves are sore from the insanity class yesterday, but it still felt good to walk it out on the way to work this morning. My exercise today is walking to work and home. A down day!

I'm still trying to get back into some kind of a routine; yesterday I was so tired by 6:30 pm that I went upstairs to bed! Aside from some thrashing and clawing at pillows, I managed to sleep until morning.

I already feel tired so I think it's probably from getting a little too much sleep through the night. If I can manage to, i'd like to get the grass cut today after work. Then I have a retirement supper to attend at 6pm, so here's hoping I don't fall asleep before I get there!

Putting in some effort today at work to get some files off my desk. Coming back after three weeks off is terribly difficult!

Good Monday Morning Peeps!

I was up at 4:45 am this morning, so I managed to get quite a bit accomplished. I did the Insanity Plyo Cardio Circuit class, showered, ate a very filling breakfast and drank my Glutamine, got ready for work, and WALKED to work! Sounds like a full day already LOL.

I got to work early as well, so I was able to plow through my growing pile of e-mails and just got finished with them now. Thought i'd take a break to log on here and see how you're all doing to start off the week!

Out for an almost two hour walk this morning; it is so windy and cold here! I hate it, it means winter is approaching :(

I should probably do some yardwork today, but i'd rather watch 5 hours of Big Brother that I missed while I was away on holidays ;) so we'll see which one wins out! I also have a brand new Janet Evanovich book to read. Last day of holidays and back to work tomorrow so i'd better make the best of it.

Have a great day all! And congrats to V for graduating the Insanity Program! We rock! I'm starting back on it tomorrow morning!