I'm back to hecticness at work which means no running during the week. It also means my long runs are getting harder to sustain on no other exercise.
I'm in Toronto now (got up at 4am PST and went to bed at 11pm EST so no time for exericse), but i'm hopeful this week I can get a few workouts in.
The good news is that Dave is putting the finishing touches on my awesome closet renovation! We did most of the work this past weekend and I'm so thrilled with how it came out. now to convince him that we *need* the crown molding for the top... :)
Full post of pictures, reviews, and info on the process coming Thursday next week when I'm back at home with my camera!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
2 post Sunday
Well, 2nd post for me today. I didn't end up going to yoga because I had a groupon that is only good for a month and I'm traveling for work 10 days out of the month, so I decided to skip this time and pick it up after I get back in town.
Instead, Dave and I went to see Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close with Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. I don't want to give anything away, but it is amazing, if you think it looks even remotely good, you need to go see it. and bring kleenex!
Then we tried our hand at making General Tsao's chicken from scratch. It was AMAZING! but next time I think we'll grill the chicken instead because I just felt gross watching it fry in all that oil!
Riley has been sleeping all day. I guess our run tired her out as much as it did me!
Instead, Dave and I went to see Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close with Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. I don't want to give anything away, but it is amazing, if you think it looks even remotely good, you need to go see it. and bring kleenex!
Then we tried our hand at making General Tsao's chicken from scratch. It was AMAZING! but next time I think we'll grill the chicken instead because I just felt gross watching it fry in all that oil!
Riley has been sleeping all day. I guess our run tired her out as much as it did me!
Went for a run today
6 mile run - 64 minutes, 8 seconds. raining the whole time. Riley was a trooper and came with me the whole way.
Now, to drink my body weight in water and prepare for hot yoga this afternoon. This could be a disaster, or really good. I'm hoping the stretching will be fantastic for my muscles. all of the balancing exercises, well, that should be interesting.
Also -huge sad face.... I got a blister while running. Pretty sure any future pair of Asics are out for me, because the first pair I ever ran in were Asics and they gave me a blister in the same spot :( They were fun colors too, which is a bummer. back to the drawing board! At least I'm well within my 30 day return window!
Now, to drink my body weight in water and prepare for hot yoga this afternoon. This could be a disaster, or really good. I'm hoping the stretching will be fantastic for my muscles. all of the balancing exercises, well, that should be interesting.
Also -huge sad face.... I got a blister while running. Pretty sure any future pair of Asics are out for me, because the first pair I ever ran in were Asics and they gave me a blister in the same spot :( They were fun colors too, which is a bummer. back to the drawing board! At least I'm well within my 30 day return window!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Swapping a long run for painting... again
Well, the snow has finally finished (we ended up with about 16") and the rains have come in and started to melt it all. I'm still a little apprehensive to run outside given the slush and ice, so decided to tackle a home improvement project today instead. I will take Riley out and see how well the public trails are salted tomorrow. My goal is a 60 minute run (hopefully about 6 miles). Still need to break in the new shoes and see if they are going to work for me.
Anyway, Dave and I have been drooling over those fancy closet organization systems for awhile. you know, the ones that have drawers built in and look like furniture? We decided that would be our January house project so we have been researching and finally purchased a custom designed system from easyclosets.com. So far, I'm impressed. We provided the closet floorplan (measurements, etc) and told them what I use the closet for (i.e., how much tall hanging space, drawer space, shelves, etc do I need) and they custom designed something for us for free. We purchased the system, and now we are taking advantage of their free shipping and waiting for it to arrive (ETA next Friday 1/27). So this weekend's project was taking down the old wire shelving, filling in the holes and painting. We didn't really want to buy more paint and had JUST enough left over from painting the master bedroom and hallway so I decided to stick to that. I added some plyometrics into the mix on the second coat so I wouldn't have to use the ladder :)
For now, all of my clothes are in my office and I am so excited to show you the before and after pictures next weekend!
On the docket this week: my first allergy shot appointment. Hopefully this will start making me feel better around Riley, but it's going to be a long road (3-5 years of shots... yuck!)
Anyway, Dave and I have been drooling over those fancy closet organization systems for awhile. you know, the ones that have drawers built in and look like furniture? We decided that would be our January house project so we have been researching and finally purchased a custom designed system from easyclosets.com. So far, I'm impressed. We provided the closet floorplan (measurements, etc) and told them what I use the closet for (i.e., how much tall hanging space, drawer space, shelves, etc do I need) and they custom designed something for us for free. We purchased the system, and now we are taking advantage of their free shipping and waiting for it to arrive (ETA next Friday 1/27). So this weekend's project was taking down the old wire shelving, filling in the holes and painting. We didn't really want to buy more paint and had JUST enough left over from painting the master bedroom and hallway so I decided to stick to that. I added some plyometrics into the mix on the second coat so I wouldn't have to use the ladder :)
For now, all of my clothes are in my office and I am so excited to show you the before and after pictures next weekend!
On the docket this week: my first allergy shot appointment. Hopefully this will start making me feel better around Riley, but it's going to be a long road (3-5 years of shots... yuck!)
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Snow Shoveling
Snow shoveling is a great workout! Coupled with my ab workout yesterday, I'm feeling a little sore! I worked from home again today... Snowpocalypse is suppose to arrive around 4am. Considering we already have about 9" on the ground.. .we'll see how much more we get!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Workout today (or lack thereof)
Well, Dave and I worked from home today considering we have about 7-8" of snow. My goal was to go out for a run, but after running out for a quick lunch, Dave mentioned a few times that he thought it would be too icy. I'm pretty sure that was his code for "I'm concerned you're going to fall and kill yourself, please don't go run" so I stayed inside and snuggled with Riley all afternoon. I was feeling pretty guilty about my laziness, so after dinner I busted out 2 sets of 20 crunches, bicycles, reverse crunches, planks and side planks (well, I only made it through one set of the side planks... they are my nemesis!).
Thursday is going to be a looooong day. I have 6 candidates coming for interviews and then my brother is coming into town to go skiing with some friends and wants to meet up for dinner, so Dave and I will head downtown to have dinner with him.
Friday is another 6 candidate day, so I can pretty much plan on not getting a workout in Thursday or Friday. So... tomorrow and Wednesday it is. My goal is to run at least 2 miles each day... I need to start getting back into it more regularly and not beating myself up over not gettng in my prescribed 3 miles. I ran the Vancouver Half last May on one run during the week and a long run on the weekend (albeit, I had a decent base), but I can't stop doing this "all or nothing" garbage, where a run isn't worth going on if I can't do it 3x during the week for at least 30 minutes.
And... I need to actually register for the 1/2 marathon at the end of March... having paid money will hopefully help kick my butt into gear.
Thursday is going to be a looooong day. I have 6 candidates coming for interviews and then my brother is coming into town to go skiing with some friends and wants to meet up for dinner, so Dave and I will head downtown to have dinner with him.
Friday is another 6 candidate day, so I can pretty much plan on not getting a workout in Thursday or Friday. So... tomorrow and Wednesday it is. My goal is to run at least 2 miles each day... I need to start getting back into it more regularly and not beating myself up over not gettng in my prescribed 3 miles. I ran the Vancouver Half last May on one run during the week and a long run on the weekend (albeit, I had a decent base), but I can't stop doing this "all or nothing" garbage, where a run isn't worth going on if I can't do it 3x during the week for at least 30 minutes.
And... I need to actually register for the 1/2 marathon at the end of March... having paid money will hopefully help kick my butt into gear.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
amazing dinner
I know, I know, 2 posts in one day. But I had to blog about the amazing dinner we just had.
We tried 2 new recipes, which always makes me a little nervous but they were both a huge success.
The first was these Maple Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops (yum)!
But the star of this dish was the decadent Mushroom Risotto we made. We had risotto for the first time several months ago and all I've been reading is about how difficult it is to do well (um, Gordon Ramsey anyone?). Not sure if ours would pass the Hell's Kitchen test, but it was pretty amazing. Very time intensive (you kind of had to babysit it) but well worth it.
Dave cut up fruit for dessert and normally I am firmly in the "fruit is not dessert!" camp, but this was the perfect sweet topper to a very savory meal.
We LOVE trying new recipes, but the hustle and bustle of the work week doesn't always lend itself to doing so. Thankfully the snow put all of our plans on hold. After my run and after Dave shoveled the driveway, we hung out for a bit and then took Riley out to play in the snow. She loved it. We came home, hunkered down and watched The Help, and then set out to create dinner. It was glorious. We are hoping for a bit more snow tonight so we won't have to feel guilty about working from home tomorrow :)
We tried 2 new recipes, which always makes me a little nervous but they were both a huge success.
The first was these Maple Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops (yum)!
But the star of this dish was the decadent Mushroom Risotto we made. We had risotto for the first time several months ago and all I've been reading is about how difficult it is to do well (um, Gordon Ramsey anyone?). Not sure if ours would pass the Hell's Kitchen test, but it was pretty amazing. Very time intensive (you kind of had to babysit it) but well worth it.
Dave cut up fruit for dessert and normally I am firmly in the "fruit is not dessert!" camp, but this was the perfect sweet topper to a very savory meal.
We LOVE trying new recipes, but the hustle and bustle of the work week doesn't always lend itself to doing so. Thankfully the snow put all of our plans on hold. After my run and after Dave shoveled the driveway, we hung out for a bit and then took Riley out to play in the snow. She loved it. We came home, hunkered down and watched The Help, and then set out to create dinner. It was glorious. We are hoping for a bit more snow tonight so we won't have to feel guilty about working from home tomorrow :)
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