Upcoming running events:
8/1 & 8/2: Trophy Race 5k (Denver) and Rocky Mountain Half Marathon (Estes Park), Colorado
8/30: Heartland Half Marathon, Jasper, IN
9/1: (thinking about) a 5K and 10K in TN
9/27: (thinking about) a half marathon in TN
Fall, a couple of marathons and half marathons TBD
New Years Eve and Day (thinking about) a 10k in NV, a 5k in AZ
1/11/15: Disney Marathon, FL
Done:
35 5ks in 18 states
19 10ks in 15 states
25 half marathons in 18 states
27 marathons in 27 states
(13 State "Bingos")
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Arrgghh!! This financial task (tax-related, boring stuff) had to take first priority this morning, because I promised. I was too exhausted yesterday to tackle it, so I got up at 4am. I never know what "done" looks like on a task like this. I think I still need to find some papers, but I got most of it done, I think.
But this stupid task crowded out my usual morning activity of reading PT logs, and writing in mine, and most of all contemplating the positive life changes I am trying to make. I guess financial stuff is part of the big picture, so I shouldn't treat it like such an intrusion. One improvement I need to make is to get some procedures in place for dealing with this stuff and organizing it better so that it's not such an ordeal when I have to do it. I hate thinking about money!
I don't want to fall behind on my reading project (Discardia, plus the book that hasn't arrived yet, the one that applies Beck-like techniques to decluttering -- if it doesn't arrive before I leave for Colorado, I will buy the Kindle version even though some pages aren't viewable, according to the reviews.) I need to do some catching up, and then re-dedicate mornings to this activity.
UPDATE: I had a few hours, and I got caught up on my Discardia reading and note-taking. Then I decluttered, sort of. I needed to move my precious race T-shirts, which will eventually get made into quilts, into plastic storage boxes. They had been in cardboard boxes stored on shelves right next to my bed, and I hated how that looked. Plus, I don't think it's sanitary to keep cardboard boxes full of fabricky things in your living space. I photographed each t-shirt, so I know what I have in the boxes. This took longer than I thought it would, but I'm so glad it's done.
I have another idea of something I could make a quick improvement on, so hopefully I'll get to that after I go teach a couple of piano lessons.
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Planned: I dunno. Walking I guess.
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Actual: Well, I did walk 10,000 steps, so there's that.
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Planned: Oatmeal, 160
200 calorie fruit & vegetable allowance
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Actual: 4:30 am - oatmeal.
7:15 am - 1 clementine, carrots, 1 Brahms-enabling cheese stick 90
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UPDATE: The A/C at the church broke down, and we had to have the service in the basement with the electric keyboard, and you can't play a Brahms sonata on an electric keyboard. So I ate the cheese stick in vain.
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Planned: Lunch out with family, 500
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Actual: I had that spinach chicken goat cheese berry salad again. 700 calories, but that includes the fruit and spinach, which are included in my F&V allowance, so I'll take off 50 calories and call it 650. This time they did not bring me a cookie as they did Tuesday.
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Planned: let's try for fruit & vegetables only!
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Actual: Change in plans: PB crackers. I'll walk to the grocery store later...
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Planned: I don't know what. 600 calorie allowance.
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Actual: Lean Cuisine 280
peach
veggie tray, and I'm even eating some of the dip, so I'll call it 30
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