So a few glasses of wine and some writing did the trick.\u00a0 Also – crab salad sandwiches.\u00a0 Seriously, this is my new find.\u00a0 One whole can of lump white crab is only 60 calories (and is a buck twenty five at big lots).\u00a0 I mixed it up with some light mayo, celery, and onions, and ate one melt (with light cheese and some pickles with the mixture) on an arnold’s sandwich thin and then put the rest of the mixture on another half of a thin.\u00a0 All being told, probably about 300 calories and it was like a feast, especially mowing down a half a bag of snow peas and some hummus too.\u00a0 I got some good quality writing done, and I went to bed happy.<\/p>\n
I woke up today and had a wonderful morning yoga, and braced myself for the crazy.\u00a0 So far, no crazy.\u00a0 My butt has escaped the teeth marks that I expected it to have this morning.\u00a0 It may only be a deference until Monday, but after 4 days off, I’ll be ready to deal with it.\u00a0 I’m going to put my head down, enjoy the quiet, and get the last thing on my to do list done before I slide off into long weekend mode.<\/p>\n
But not without a show of gratitude.\u00a0 This year, I am thankful for (in no particular order or importance):<\/p>\n
-Being able to continue to pay mortgage and live comfortably with minor modifications even through a one income + one unemployment check period.<\/p>\n
-That my Zliten got a job, back in the industry, making enough that we can start pumping up that savings account again.<\/p>\n
-For a full time job in a stable company that is seeing success even through this crappy economy.\u00a0 It may not be the favoritest job I’ve ever had, but it sure beats the hell out of just about any alternative right now.<\/p>\n
-That I’m leaving another year fitter and healthier than I went into it.<\/p>\n
-For things that happen just at the right time to keep me sane\/engaged\/awake\/hungry for more.<\/p>\n
-For amazing technology that is part of my life.\u00a0 My phone can internet.\u00a0 For 15 bucks per month, I can listen to just about any song I ever want.\u00a0 With the push of a few buttons, my car can tell me turn by turn how to get home from ANYWHERE.\u00a0 A web page that I can put my turn by turn run and how much time it took, and it will tell me my distance and pace.\u00a0 I’m not talking astrophysics here, just those little conveniences that make life a little more…ahhh.<\/p>\n
-Luxuries like pest control service and the alarm company.\u00a0 These were things that we considered giving up during the lean times, but then relented when 1) we had a mouse in the house, and instead of dealing with it ourselves, we just called the dudes and within a day, the mouse was gone and the entry point was patched up and 2) we had a break in where the dude opened the door, the alarm went off, and he didn’t even take anything.\u00a0 Even the easy pickins.<\/p>\n
-The fact that my parents now live a short drive away, and we can see them more often.\u00a0 And in not-week-long doses that drive us both a little batty.<\/p>\n
-My wonderful friends.\u00a0 Another fun year of outings, parties, potlucks, fun, and games. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
-Maintaining a healthy weight.\u00a0 It may not be my ideal or my happy weight, but I can’t look in the mirror and hate myself.\u00a0 Besides those nagging little imperfections, I don’t mind my nekkid.<\/p>\n
-My headspace shift in the last year from exercising and eating for weight loss to eating to fuel my exercise, and exercising for accomplishment and sport.\u00a0 It may make losing harder, but it feels like a more sustainable and healthy place to be.<\/p>\n
-I am finally at a place in my life, where I can decide what I want to do, set some concrete goals and put a plan in place, and more often than not get there, and if not the moon that I’m shooting for, I usually end up among the stars (to paraphrase that quote badly).\u00a0 I wanted to lose weight, and while I’m not at my final goal, I’m beyond my wildest expectations back then.\u00a0 I wanted to run a half marathon in 2 hours – I ran it 16 mins slower – but seriously, who cares?\u00a0 I went through a 3 month training program where the only person I was truly accountable to was myself, and finished.\u00a0 Now with NaNoWriMo – I might not finish in a month but I’ve got a solid plan to keep at it and the realization that I CAN DO IT.<\/p>\n
-To be married to the most wonderful Zliten in the world, and that we had an awesomely fun friend and family filled destination wedding that was totally worth all the stress.<\/p>\n
-The awesome fit\/health\/food blogging community who stop by here to read my rambles.\u00a0 Seriously, you deserve a freaking medal sometimes.\u00a0 You all understand what I go through like no one else does sometimes.<\/p>\n
-Amazing advances in media.\u00a0 Instead of having to cope with just what’s on TV when it’s on and synchronizing our watches (remember having to be home at 8 for your favorite show every week and watching all the commercials? ha!), we can be amused anywhere, any time, by anyone with the internet.
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