Back to Reality

I cannot believe the Christmas holidays are over.  It seems like yesterday that I was counting down for them to begin.

On the plus side, however, my trip to Florida is only 51 days away (36 working days…but I’m not counting…lol).  Not long to get my fitness up for the race, but at this point, it’s about doing my best and staying injury free so I can complete the race misery free.  If by some miracle I get a decent time in, well, that is simply a bonus…and, truthfully, stranger things have happened. 

Actually, I am noticing a lot of surprising positives about life in general today–which is surprising given I am back at work.   Here are just a few things that I have brought me joy in my first few waking hours of this Wednesday that feels like a Monday:

• I managed to wake up rather easily this morning…despite this being my first day back and having a horrible sleep last night.
• I realized that I will be able to attend my friend’s bachelorette party in Ottawa as I will be there on business a few days earlier.
• Though slighty snug, my pants still fit, post holidays and yesterday’s delicious carb fest.
• I am heading back to cross fit today and it is a running WOD.
• It’s pay-day.
• It’s not freezing cold out today…only about -10 degrees celcius…far better than our usual January weather, which can dip into the -40s (which is the same in Fahrenheit, btw).
• I have several boxing day purchases that will arrive any day now…including a few J. Crew treats, a foot pod for my new Garmin (yes, I finally joined that club after running for almost 7 years), and new sports bras.

How did you wake up this morning?  Are you back at work?  Happy?  Sad?  Mad?  Meh?  Is there anything positive about your day so far?  Has it sucked the joint out?  Why?

Take care,

Leesah

Ended on a high note

Today was one of those few days that actually continued to get better throughout the day–which was sorta awesome, I gotta say.

As I mentioned in my last post, I had a residue left from last night’s sadness blip, but eventually it faded…and I think what helped was letting myself feel bad last night, blogging about it and most importantly, not checking in on facebook in 24 hours (so I have nobody to compare my life too,lol)–I think these have all added to a better end of the day….

….well……..that…and….

the fact that I did 18 (3 x max reps –6 for me) total assisted hand stand push ups today at cross fit for the first time.    Then I did some assisted ring dips which are hard as they sound. lol.

I feel a smidge like a rock star…I’m not going to lie.  I also feel like I will not be able to get dressed tomorrow as my arms are already sore from tonight’s workout.  This is what I like about Cross Fit though.  It’s just so different from my usual cardio workout.  And it feels so satisfying, even if you are dragging your arse in parts of your workout–like I was today in the super cardio interval heavy warm up.  To see full deets on my cf workout, check out my new page, Project PR Princess for October and November.

And on that note, I am going to go grab my foam roller and yoga mat and do some much-needed stretching and rolling.

Much luv and thanks for listening!
Leesah

P.S. two other things that made my evening brighter–avocado chocolate pudding (mash-up a ripe avocado, mix in some cocoa, liquid sweetener of choice, a pinch of salt and a milk substitute of your choice) with bananas and the slightly early addition of my Christmas Tunes playlist on my iPod.