- Health - While my life has remained right-side-up, someone very close to me had her life turned upside down this week with a death in her family. Life can change in a split second and I had forgotten that. How can we hang out, laughing and watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer one night and then the next afternoon we are crying together at my kitchen table? Life can be taken away so quickly but that is all the more reason to stop and appreciate the things you have in your life.
- Coffee - I didn't say all these things would be profound and though provoking. I love coffee - morning, noon, night, whatever. I love it and am completely addicted to it.
- My coworkers - There is no way in hell I could get through a day at work without them. I'm lucky to have people I really love to work with, it makes the days so much more fun.
- Time to myself - I've been working part time for the past 6 months or so and working more if needed. The last 2 weeks have been absolute MADNESS at work though and we were all working 50+ hour weeks and some of us (me) had to work weekends too. I would much rather work when we are insanely busy and not bored out of our minds but we have since slowed down (for now at least) and I had 2 days just to myself this week. Time to be alone is wonderful, I can do things that make me happy and me alone like reading, baking, running, cooking, hell, even doing laundry. The time alone has really helped me blossom into my own person again after being "Tiffany and Alan" for so long. Not that I don't love the Husband but its nice to find out who Tiffany is again.
- Friends - Real true friends that you can go months even years without seeing but when you see them again, its like nothing has changed. Those are the best kinds of friends and we were lucky enough to be surprised by one this week, all the way from Japan! Our friend Ryan from the Scooter Gang showed up at our house this week. He has been living in Japan for the last few years and I don't think I've seen him since my wedding almost 4 years ago so it was an amazing surprise. He luckily has been living in Nagano and wasn't affected be the tsunami at all and he had planned this trip long before the earthquake hit. It was super cool to have him pull up on his scooter and hang out a bit before he had to run off and meet other obligations. We know how it is when you come home for a visit though and we don't expect to see him again before he leaves but we are so glad to see him and know that he is doing well.
As far as the rest of my world goes, I've been toying with a at home bakery idea but I'm having trouble with names. Every time I think of an awesome name, I find out that someone else thinks its awesome too. The more I try competitor's cupcakes in Fort Collins though, I am reminded that I can do a way better job than they can so why not try? Forget regret or life is yours to miss. Right?
I am a majority of the way through my training for my 4th half-marathon on May 1. I've been doing an advanced runner training program because I didn't feel like I was making any improvement on the previous programs anymore. This program is intense though, I've been racking up almost 20 miles per week pretty consistently. I have a run of 13 miles tomorrow and I'm excited but nervous also since thats only 0.1 miles shy of a half marathon. It's also harder on my body this time so I've been getting more massages and I might just have to try an ice bath in the near future. I've also found that it is very hard to try to lose weight and nourish/replenish your body when you are at the gym 6 days a week and running 20+ miles a week because it makes you STARVING! I'm still struggling with a balance but I'll get there soon enough.
Time to go jump into a new book and enjoy the rest of my Friday off!
1 comment:
what book are you going to start?
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