It is 9pm and I just now realized it is Monday.
Ok, that is
not entirely true. I was at work today, so I obviously knew which day of
the week it was, but it was not until this moment that I realized today
is the day I write. Initially I thought "oh well, I'll just write tomorrow and be a day late" but then the other part of my brain yelled back "what kind of attitude is that?!". Again, that may not be entirely true but... true enough.
So here it is, my 5 things:
1.
I went running yesterday! Finally! I just checked back and I haven't
gone on a run since mid July. Wow, thinking about that bums me out a
little. Granted, I did a lot of hiking in Hawaii and I did a 2 mile walk
the other day, but I haven't ran in a month? Shame on me. Needless to
say, I am incredibly thankful I did. I'm sore in the best way (still
able to move but sore enough to know my body accomplished something).
I've been lacking energy MAJORLY lately, as in constantly falling asleep
while sitting, reading, etc. I know it is from my lack of movement, but
feeling that lethargic makes it that much more difficult to get up and
get going. I need to put in more effort here. How many times do I have
to write that each week before I actually DO IT?!?
2.
Finished reading my book. It was an awesome read! Gone Girl by Gillian
Flynn. I recommend it for anyone looking for a quick and entertaining
book. I finished just in time too because I got my dissertation proposal
edits back the same day. Whomp whomp!
3. I baked my
1st ever pie! Strawberry Rhubarb. It just so happens to be mine and J's
favorite pie. I think it turned out pretty well actually. J had some
critiques about it but that was because he's basing it off his grandma's
perfected recipe. I'd say for a 1st timer I did pretty dang swell. (Ok,
ok...I used a pre-made crust, so I am somewhat of a cheat but, I'm
still learning!)
4. I made homemade coleslaw. Not that
this is some super difficult task, it was actually quite simple, but
still. It is something I had never ventured into and therefore knew
nothing about. We had the 2nd portion of our humongous pork butt (... I
can't help but giggle at that sentence) left and J said it was time to
make a million pounds of pulled pork again. I decided to make a more
general version in order to make it easier to do more things with the
pulled pork (and not have to have BBQ everything). So I decided
to also make some coleslaw to accompany our 1st of many pork meals: BBQ
pulled pork sandwiches. I've never been a huge coleslaw fan, but I kept
seeing BBQ pulled pork sandwiches paired with it so I decided it was
time. J said he wasn't much of a fan of the stuff either but he ate my
batch with a smile. Success!
5. Friday I get a text
from a friend I knew when I went to University of Hawaii who I hadn't
seen in years. She was in town and she and her friends had an extra
ticket to the A's game that night against the Indians. Despite my 4am
wake up that morning for work, I decided I needed to get out and do
something, be social. I accepted her offer and ended up having an
awesome time. Took the Bart to the game, the ticket deal came with a
soda, hot dog and peanuts. No baseball game is complete with out that ;)
Although, J called me a traitor for going to an A's game, because we're
definitely a Giants house. Oops.
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