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Allo!

Last night was a night of things going wrong.  I tried to make macarons–they failed (I suspect undermixing or that my kitchen was too hot/humid).  I tried to go for a run last night, that was a fail (my calf seized up).  I tried not to cave to the urge to eat my emotions (through distracting myself with umpteen different distractions), but ended up caving and downing a number of busted macaron shells and potato chips.  In summation, Wednesday night was a #fail.

Oh well…onward and upward, right?  Right.

Fortunately my calf doesn’t hurt to the touch like it did yesterday…so I am hopeful that I might be able to get in a decently long run this evening.  It’s a bit cool today, so if the wind isn’t too bad, I might even run outside.

The other day one of my favourite fashion blogs, Closet Strategy, was speaking of the virtues of a great denim jacket.  I have not had in my wardrobe in a long time.  The last one I bought was 9 years ago and has long since been retired as I no longer fit it (I was over 200 lbs when I had bought it).  Anyway, I have decided to treat myself to a new jacket–but there is a catch.

From today until June 9th, I am going to workout every single day of the month.  My only allowance for a day off will be migraines because, well, migraines make going for a run impossible.  So…for the next 31 days, I will be working out big time.  My goal is to get back into cross fit (2X week), run 4 times a week and then do some low impact cardio like swimming or cycling/spinning on the 7th day.

Fingers crossed that this gets me back into the proverbial swing of all things fitness related.  After all, half marathons don’t run themselves and I have a big one coming up in late August (hello Dumbo Double Dare Challenge).

Much luv and thanks for listening to me vent! :)

Leesah

P.S. For the record, I do not plan on giving up on macarons.  Eventually I will get them to be perfect…every time.  And then I will laugh and scream with joy with such ferocity that I think the entire world will wonder what is going on! ;)

 

 

Allo Everyone!

Today is the day–I’m writing up my last two posts for the 30 Day Blogging Challenge!  Huzzah!

Today’s topics are 1) goals for the next 30 days and 2) highs and lows of the month. I’ll try to keep this brief as, well, it’s the last one and yesterday’s was a smidge long and in retrospect, a bit whiney–even though it wasn’t what I intended.

In terms of goals for the next 30 days….I think it is about establishing a bit of a routine since I am completely out of it since my crazy months of February/March/April.  I want to start cooking proper meals again, maybe get a few practice batches of macarons in before the summer humidity hits.  Oh and I want to bake a special cake for my grandma for mother’s day.  I’d like to get back into the habit of scrapbooking so I can finish several scrapbooks I have from past travels (as much as 6 years ago).  I also just want to re-establish a consistent workout regimen…as consistency has not been my strong point of late.

As for the highs and lows of the month….hmm…I think the lows have all been around my level of exhaustion and burnout from the craziness of February, March and April.  That and horrible weather–that also succeeded in draining what little energy I had left. lol.  The highs are the fact that I got to spend a lot of time with my friend T and make sure that her wedding was celebrated properly and even in the midst of my crazy schedule, I was able to fit in a few good visits with lovely friends and family.

So I guess that is all for the 30 Day Blogging Challenge!  Happy May! :)

Love Leesah

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