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Back in the Saddle and Running Again

Angela Pea1 Comment
Holy Cow, last week and this have been a bear.  I had a HUGE project at work to finish that consumed every waking moment and entailed several last minute revisions from the client and lots of overtime for me and my team.  Grrrr – I work very hard at keeping ahead of design schedules so that we don’t get into a panic situation at the end of  project with a deadline looming.  It’s so frustrating when changes get tossed in at the eleventh hour.
That said, I didn’t get a whole lot of exercise in, other than quick 30 minute breaks during the day to run down to the gym, spend 20 minutes on the treadmill and then 10 minutes cleaning up. I held steady, and despite the stress, lost another pound.  We wrapped up and delivered review sets today, so I came home early and went to the Y with my daughters.  Now I have a confession.
I really, REALLY like running on those super nice high tech treadmills with built in televisions.
There I said it.  It is SO much easier to run on a treadmill than to run outside, especially when the thermometer is showing triple digits and the heat index is hovering around 110 degrees. I easily ran for two miles tonight.  Can I have one of those machines at home?

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Ahhh…The Shoes

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Many have asked, and who am I to disappoint my Groupies?  Since I have reclaimed my camera from Teen Daughter #2, here are some shots from Monday.

Me.  In the Shoes.  Standard Cheesecake Pose. Ill-fitting skirt.
Closeup of the Shoes.  Note that mine are a little different shade of green than the original web shot.  Ignore the dust bunnies under the table and the ding in the floor. 
Yes, I wore this to work.  It was too loose, and kept sliding around all day long, but it’s such a nice neutral brown that went perfectly with the apricot top and *the shoes*.

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Checking In

Angela Pea3 Comments
I’m alive, and another pound and a half down, which means…I’m wearing those shoes RIGHT NOW!! LOL!  Seriously.  Wearing scruffy, comfy clothes and the ridiculous shoes. 
Running went to the wayside at the end of last week, so I’ll be doin week two over again.  I had to go off of all of my allergy medications in preparation for tomorrow morning’s testing, and I’ve been absolutely miserable.  I can hardly breathe, much less run outdoors.  I did, however, cut way back on any extra calories to compensate, and did as much exercise indoors as possible, including scrubbing all three bathrooms top to bottom AND – cleaning the refridgerator and freezer!!  Wow!  Just as soon as the Dr. stabs my skin all over with allergens and finishes drawing blood samples, I’m taking my anthistimines and will hit the pavement!

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