Turning Into a Good Day

Well, working from home again today, I have so much to do and the deadlines are looming. I can get so much more done at home, without the constant interruptions of people stopping by my cube. I just have to learn not to check every email that comes in, as soon as it comes in. I’m making pretty good progress on my major project, so that’s helping to put me in a good mood.

This working out first thing in the morning is also improving my mood, so Harrison was definitely right about that!

Breakfast: Kashi oatmeal with 1tsp each of brown sugar, dried blueberries, dried cherries and golden raisins
Lunch: A chocolate cupcake
Dinner: Red Lobster’s seafood fondue in a bread bowl, tossed salad (balsamic on the side), 1lb of snow crab legs (never got around to the baked potato) with drawn butter and lemon, half of a cheddar bay biscuit, and another cupcake.

Craving for cupcakes hit at about 2pm, out of nowhere. A while back I’d heard about a great cupcake shop that opened at Santana Row, but I’d never been. Since I needed to go to the bank, I decided to take my lunch hour, drive over, make a deposit and pick up a cupcake or two. By the time I got into the area, over 30 frustrating minutes later, it became apparent that my quick errands were going to take longer than expected. But, while I was out I decided to do a bit of Christmas shopping. I got another third of my shopping done and figured out what to get everyone else and picked up 3 cupcakes, since I couldn’t decide between them. But, I was planning on giving at least one away to a friend who had called and was going to be in the area. Instead of heading home and working some more, I picked up a friend at the train station and took him on a few of his errands, followed by dinner, followed by a return to the train station. And, he forgot to take his cupcake. Maybe I’ll give it to Susan tomorrow. But for now, my tummy is upset, it was already getting that way before the second cupcake, but I think dinner was just too rich for me, since I’m not used to eating such heavy food anymore.

Workout: core – 15 minutes in the morning

WI: 185.4 (after a quick workout AND breakfast!)

I’m starting to get used to going to bed by 11pm, in order to get up early enough to workout in the morning.

Head Space

Hmm, in an odd mood today, don’t know the reason. I’m still feeling pretty positive about getting my health and lifestyle together, but still my emotional state feels a bit odd, but I can’t put my finger on it. My stomach was pretty upset in the middle of the night, so I overslept this morning, so I’m now working from home. Working from home is usually more productive, so that’s a positive, and I always eat better since I don’t have to worry about finding lunch, which I usually forget to take, or even worse I eat whatever food is catered in, which is never really healthy.

Have 3 conference calls today, so it’ll be pretty busy, but I’d rather be busy than have nothing to do. (Well 3 con calls turned into 6, somehow)

WI: 187.8
Breakfast: Brown Cow Apricot Mango Nonfat Yogurt
Morning Snack: Kashi Go Lean Oatmeal with added brown sugar, dried fruit, almonds and walnuts
Lunch: 1c potato salad
Dinner: Subway 6″ turkey sandwich on honey oat bread, no cheese, with lettuce, carrots, pickles and oil & vinegar; baked lays sour cream & onion

Workout: went to workout with Jung at the gym around 8:30, got a good start into getting back in the habit. (actual workout will be it’s own post to more easily follow)

Skin is going nuts, went with my friend Lucy to get Mary Kay facials, even though I knew better! I washed my face as soon as I got home, but my skin is so irritated that it’s itchy, flaky and rough in even more places than before the facial. Even tried the microdermabrasion, and even though I was really gentle, it really scraped up my face. The cheek I used it on was tender for hours afterwards, although when I washed my face when I got home, the skin there was very smooth and I wondered if it would actually be a good thing. Apparently not, when I woke up the next morning the skin that was so smooth the night before had become rougher than the skin that I didn’t use the stuff on and is really dry and slightly irritated now. No way will I ever use that stuff again.

Personal Goals for tomorrow: Go to the gym with Jung again and get in a lower body workout plus cardio; work on my knitting for Christmas; unpack another box

A pic from my birthday…

Birthday boy and girl