Yaaaawwwnnn, I have not been sleeping well lately. So tired. It
probably has something to do with how bare my neck is now that my hair is all
gone (I kid…I am starting to get used to the shorter hair and almost liking it
now). But yes, very tired…
My mom was in town on Friday! She was attending that mentoring
conference that we go to every year- Guiding Lights (I’m bummed to not attend
this year…I love that conference…it was just so expensive)…so we met up for
Melting Pot happy hour after work on Friday! Yummm.
Speaking of yum…Lent is in full swing and this is the first time
in, oh I don’t know how long, that I’m still eating sweets. I didn’t give up
sweets. In fact, I didn’t give anything up, or add anything. I have even eaten
meat on Fridays. I’ve NEVER not done anything for lent…in elementary school I
used to give up going on the bars at recess on Thursdays (the bars were my
jam…I was quite impressive on them…there was no way I could’ve completely given
them up…so just on Thursdays- that was the day I had girl scouts and so would
be wearing a dress…it seemed like the most appropriate day to give up swinging
upside down). I feel like I should feel guilty about not doing anything,
but I don’t (although I did spill to my mom almost immediately upon seeing her ‘I
had chicken in my burrito today and I’m eating sweets!’). I have been feeling a
little rebellious against religion lately…really not wanting to feel connected.
Not in my faith- feeling great there, but just with religion. I am pretty sure
it has to do with all the republican campaign stuff all over the place…I just
don’t want to have any kind of connection with some of the things they are
saying based on their religion.
Moving on…we went to the Sounders game on Wednesday…the CONCACAF
game that I posted about in my last blog. That article I linked to helped me
understand what a big game that was…I still struggle totally understanding the
way soccer teams work because their schedule is so different than other
American sports seasons. They have their regular MLS season, and then various
other ongoing tournaments…like the Open Cup and CONCACAF…and they are all of
equal importance…I always feel like the season should be most important and
worry about players getting injured during the side tournaments, but really,
all are important. Sounders won…which was huge- they have to go down to Mexico
and play game two of the aggregate, and as long as they win or tie or stay
within one goal with two goals scored, they will advance (advancement is the
team with the most goals between the two games and if there is a tie, then away
goals break the tie…so many rules!). I am really enjoying soccer more and
more…though I wish the flopping wasn’t a part of the sport…it really takes away
from how impressive those athletes are.
Ohhh, and March Madness is almost here! Can’t wait! Though I’m so
sad the Huskies didn’t get in…but jeez louise- can’t believe they lost to
Oregon St in the Pac 12 tourney. Uhhh! Such a disappointment. No excuse for
missing free throws. Brian and I were sitting on the couch watching the
tournament seeding on tv and waiting/hoping for Washington to be announced…never
was. Go Gonzaga!
AND…we went to a Stealth game on Sunday. The Washington Stealth is
our professional lacrosse team up in Everett. I love going to those games…they
feel a little less structured than other professional sports games (not because
it is unorganized…just has a different feel), there is loud music, I don’t
really know the rules of the game…but it’s all very fun. Brian and I were on
the Kiss Cam! We didn’t kiss when it landed on us…we made disgusted faces.
Silly, silly.
And finally, despite not giving up sweets for lent, I have decided
it’s time to get back to healthy habits. I have developed some bad habits over
the last year…or more accurately, have quit most of my good habits. I haven’t
been running as much as I should be (as evidenced by the 35 minute run I did
this weekend that my legs are still sore from), and I haven’t been eating good-for-me
foods for some time. Time to get creative with vegetables again. And not eat
burgers on a regular basis- those should be a treat, not a standard. Desserts
as well…a treat, not a norm. I need to get more sleep…I used to be a morning
person! Now I wake up feeling awful….I have known
this change needed to happen for a while, but then Friday night, in the middle
of the night, I woke up to one of those unbelievably awful and paralyzingly
painful calf cramps. I actually get these semi-often (I think more than most
people?)…and I thought, okay…my body is letting me know it is missing something…whether
it be regular exercise for those muscles, or necessary vitamins, I don’t know
(apparently it could be that my blankets are too heavy, but whatever)…the nice
thing about working on being healthy is that your body actually feels better. There is a noticeable
difference just in the way you feel throughout the day. Looking forward to
that. And sunshine.
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