Hola, mi amigos! How’s the weekend going??
Mine started out a little frantic. (Is this becoming a recurring theme??) I dropped my Blackberry Thursday night and after lasting me just fine through the last year, it finally decided to give up and give me the white screen of death. After shelling out $100 to the phone insurance company, I should have a new phone on Monday. Today, however, was not Monday. It was Saturday, I had to be up at 8, and I had no reliable alarm clock.
Last night when Keenan got home, around 2am, he set his phone alarm for me, and we went to sleep. We woke up this morning to Arlo puppy kisses, and I rolled over and asked Keenan what time it was. He checked his phone, and mumbled, “Oh crap.” We had slept in until 9. I promptly got up and starting scurrying around the house trying to get ready.
Luckily, I had tried to be a good girlfriend the night before, and had packed all my own food for today, plus Keenan had brought me some food back from the restaurant, so I was all set in that department. I was ready in half an hour, and made it to my ferry with no problem at all.
When I arrived in Seattle this morning, a surprise awaited me. I had completely forgotten that this morning was the Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon, and I entered Seattle to the sight of a bunch of people in spandex with big yellow signs on their chests. Honestly, I was so overwhelmed with emotion that I almost started crying. I was so jealous that all those amazing people were out there running their hearts out, culminating months of training, and living out their dreams. I wanted to be them.
I have been so frustrated lately with my crazy schedule, my complete lack of free weekends, and now having my boyfriend coming home in the middle of the night most nights because of his job. I’m trying to handle this stress as well as I can, but since I barely have time to run (my anti-anxiety drug of choice), it’s getting incredibly hard for me. I run as often as I can, but I itch for it every morning that I wake up and I know that I won’t have the opportunity. As I announced a few days ago, I am still planning on participating in the Whale of a Run on July 30th, and will be training as much as my schedule allows. I’m also spending a considerable amount of time in serious thought about the direction I want to take my life right now, mostly career-wise. Obviously, something needs to change. I’m just not sure what, at this point.
Sorry, for my incredibly long rant. I honestly didn’t plan on going that far into negativity town, but one of my favorite things about my blog is that it really does give me the opportunity to express myself, and anything that I’m feeling at a given time. Thank you so much for your readership and support. It means the world to me.
On that note, let’s see what I took to eat at work today!
I downed a giant green smoothie for breakfast on the ferry this morning. I made it myself, with coconut water, chai seeds, vanilla Sun Warrior, frozen blueberries, frozen strawberries, banana and spinach. I added extra strawberries, so it was kinda brown, but EXTRA good! I wish I’d had a chance to snap a picture!
My lunch was this amazing Mediterranean wrap that Keenan brought me home from the restaurant last night.
It was loaded with their delicious in-house-made hummus, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, roasted red peppers, red onion, and white balsamic dressing.
My salad for the day was a bit different than usual.
Spring mix, tomato, red onion, mushrooms, chickpeas, quinoa, and Goddess. It was definitely a good combo, but adding a grain (well, technically a seed) to the salad just made it a bit too heavy for me. I love my afternoon salads because of how light and energizing they are, but this one didn’t have quite the same effect. Definitely a good choice if you want something a bit heartier than a basic veggie salad though!
My dinner was more quinoa, with kidney beans, frozen veggie mix (broccoli, caulifower, and carrots) and tamari. By the time dinnertime arrived the veggies had thawed, and I just warmed it all up in the microwave, as usual. It was a great combo. Unfortunately, I forgot to grab pics before it was gone. My bad…
Time for me to head home and try to go to sleep with my Ar dog, so I can try to have a slightly more sane day tomorrow. I just have to keep telling myself, it’s almost Monday! Keenan and I are both going to have Monday and Tuesday off. I really excited to have a whole “weekend” to spend with my amazing boyfriend. 🙂
Hope you have a great night!
❤ Lindsay