7:50AM I'm on the way to Starbucks, but when I get there the drivethru line is crazy. I take it as a sign and head to work. Oh well, maybe I'll treat myself later today!
7:55AM I get to work early so I take Stella for a short walk to stretch our legs and get ready for a day of (mostly) sitting. I multi-task and post a photo of my Yoga Challenge on Instagram.
7:59AM I arrive into the office and heat up my breakfast (Run Fast, Cook Fast, Eat Slow Frittata) in the microwave. Soooo tasty!
8:01AM- 11:57AM I'm in full work mode at this point. Nothing really to record. Just a bunch of answering telephones, emails, entering sales orders. Pretty boring.
11:57AM I take Stella out for a short walk and head back inside to get my lunch ready (Run Fast, Cook Fast, Eat Slow Superfoods Soup & Pretzels & a banana). Wow taking down everything you do for a day is exhausting!
12:45PM I head out to my therapy appointment. This is something *new to me* and I'll be sharing all of my reflections with it soon! My therapist is actually a counselor and I got really lucky that I liked her on my first try. I know it can sometimes be really difficult to find one that works well for you.
1:55PM I got out early (yay) and always like to treat myself with a little something afterwards. I really dislike going (similar to going to the dentist), but know how important it is so I like to have something fun to look forward to afterwards. Today, I was feeling like a small passion tea lemonade & a chocolate chip cookie from Starbucks. She also gave me a bunch of things to work on for the next week, so homework it is!
2:10PM-4:55PM I get back to work and back to the grind. Answering emails, getting the mail out, and organizing fills most of my afternoon.
4:56PM I gather up my tote & Stella and we head home. I call my mom on my drive home because I haven't heard from her in a few days.
5:27PM-7:04PM I'm home! Brady & Maple are all over me and I really need to pee. I'm also starving so I open the bag of Newman's Own pretzels and snack on a few while I prep my lunch & coffeemaker for tomorrow. I begin to clean up the kitchen (Alex's parents arrive tomorrow and things are still a mess) which then flows into cleaning up the house, cleaning the litterboxes, feeding the animals, watering the plants, putting clean sheets on the guest bed, vaccuuming everything, setting out my clothes for tomorrow's run & workday.
7:05PM Alex arrives home and I realize I STILL haven't gone pee. I've been so busy cleaning everything up that I totally forgot. We chat about our day for a bit and he calls his parents to check in about their arrival for tomorrow while I finally make it to the bathroom then begin my strength work.
7:15-7:35PM I'm tired, but still power through my strength stuff. Normally I would have added in 3 rounds of each exercise, but I still haven't eaten dinner and I'm just ready to relax. I do 2 rounds of: 10 x Plank Crunches, 20 x Planks with moving 8 Ib weight from side to side, 5 x bicycles held for 10 seconds on each side, 20 x monster squats & steps with band, 10 x push-up to burpees, 10 x single-leg bridges, 15 x single leg calf raises.
7:37PM I head downstairs to see what we have for dinner tonight (it was a "leftovers" night), but quickly realize that we somehow ate all of the pasta that went with the meatballs (this never happens) so I improvise and make the rest of the Trader Joe's Black Bean Rotini.
7:45PM We have it with some butter, leftover Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow Trot Meatballs (made with red meat rather than Turkey) and a slice of bread.
7:50PM - 8:45PM We relax and watch a few episodes of Friends. We're on season 7 (one of my favorites!)
8:46PM-8:55PM Alex does the dishes and I take Stella out and close the shades to get ready for bed. The cats are going crazy (this is honestly their favorite time of the day) sprinting from the 1st floor to the 3rd floor and then back down. I wash my face, brush my teeth, and change into my pajamas
