This week has been hard.
I am always thankful for the fruitfulness of work and that
in an economy that is still struggling I am appreciative that I have a great
job in PR/Marketing. However, tight deadlines and the forever quantity of work have
left me glued to my desk all week. Seriously, I’ve had to force myself to even get up to
use the bathroom! Good to be busy then
the other.. and look, we all have these kinds of weeks, right. They make the weekend all that much sweeter!
And,
Poor hubby rolled his ankle at soccer on Tuesday night. His
soccer games and the friends he’s made playing have been such a huge part of his life and
sanity living here in Chicago. So,to say the least he was so bummed. Plus he
won’t be able to play for a couple of weeks. I am glad to report that
immediately he started tending to the sprain and is on the road to recovery!
And,
I managed to lose my CTA Chicago Plus transit card. I was so
upset with myself. I tend to have it all together and when I don’t I can be
really hard on myself. Also, I was afraid I wouldn’t get a replacement card and
have to activate the dreaded Ventra card – Chicago peeps you know what I’m
talking about! Though, all clouds have a silver lining. I was able to get a
replacement card no problem. Score.. OH, WAIT… only to have lost my
load-as-you-go CTA card the next day! It had about 13 bucks on it. See, Bryan primarily uses the Chicago Plus Card and I use the other.
Ugh, what is wrong with my head this week! Putting it all in
perspective, I can easily get a new card for myself and yea it’s a bummer to
have lost a card with money on it, but nothing is broken, dead or unfix-able. I just
need to get it together and be more aware moving forward.
And,
Things are falling apart with our apartment. May can't get here fast enough! Our lease is up then and we want a new place.. a home that we don't have to get on the fly like we did with our last place. I am being hard on our apartment.. sorry, little home. It is a lovely place, but with flaws that we can't overlook, erm, bad plumbing. Or, walls that are so delicate trying to hang something comes with a weight limit!
However, what did bring me sanity this week was...
Staying on track with
my fitness. I fundamentally eat pretty
healthy and really always have. And, I typically try to get in workouts a
couple times a time a week. BUT, what I’ve been obviously just isn’t cutting it. I would
eyeball portions and totally allow myself to indulge - a few times a week. So, I’ve taken a new approach. I’m tracking EVERYTHING
I eat on myfitnesspal.com. I’m eating no more than 1,400 calories a day –
watching carbs, sugars, ect. Eating whole/natural foods. Massively limiting alcohol intake. Pushing myself in workouts and WOW… I’m feeling
amazing. This weekend I will be entering another level of workouts that will
challenge my body in great ways, but forsure will be hard. I’m actually looking
forward to it. I’ve never actually
really tracked EVERYTHING or been super discipline. I decided for 1 year I will be. I’m exciting to see where this takes me and my body.
And,
The company and chats of stellar people this week. LOVE. Just pure love. The mr. and me are delighted that we will cap this week with dinner with our friends at their place tonight.
And, of course,
Gearing up for our trip to Ireland in 20 days. Bryan is BEYOND thrilled to be back on Irish soil and with all his friends and family. I can't wait to meet my mother and father -in law! They have planned a big welcome back party for our first night! Ah, will be such good craic, as the Irish say.
Here's to the weekend and surviving the week! Have a great one loves. xoxo
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