Exhausted and it's only 8:30pm on Monday

The title says everything. I'm already exhausted and it's only Monday. And 8:25pm. A ton going on with work, which is awesome, and I just accepted a teaching position with the Academy of Art for one class this semester. Crazy!

The picture to the left is how I feel my life is going right now. It's stressful and tiring but I love being this busy, and I only think positive things will come out of it.



I still managed to get myself to run almost immediately after work. Felt pretty good too. Still not looking forward to the elevation challenge at the race, but I'm feeling pretty good with my consistency.

I'm taking enough rest days and I'm able to run further and at a decent pace. I can't believe the race is next weekend! Eeeek!

I'm still working on the diet and figuring out the balance between the running, wanting to lean out, but still having the energy to finish my runs and get through my days.

A little short on food after the run (not to mention I discovered the green beans had gone bad) so I added a shake into the mix:

1 Cup Vanilla Almond Milk
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 frozen banana
2 tbsp creamy organic peanut butter

Sooooo good. I'm loving these shakes. They make me feel like I'm drinking a milk shake.

Tried this on Saturday. I call it the California Eggs Benedict with homemade Hollandaise Sauce from Julia Childs cookbook. The sauce was a little runny, but it tasted great overall. I'm thinking it's because I poured the butter in too quickly. I'd also use a little less lemon. I'm not going to do the entire cookbook within a year (like in the movie Julie & Julia), but it'd be cool to actually try everything in there. I figure 1-2 a week would be reasonable without spending entire paychecks on food and cooking supplies.

Tomorrow will be a 4-6 mile run. Bagel & egg sandwich for breakfast, tilapia with garlic kale for lunch.