Wednesday Randoms/Whines

[osulori]

It snowed again, you guys.  Yes I know it's winter and it's supposed to snow in winter in Ohio but damn, I am over it.  The drive to work this morning was not great, and pretty much all the counties around here are on a level 2 snow emergency which means no one's coming to speech today.  

[al320]

No, im with you.. and winter in NJ so it should be expected. Winter started SO early and it was SO cold. Im so over it.

Its snowing here too, i came into work against my better judgment. Its peak training week and im supposed to run 8 miles today. Hahahahahhahaj

[kams]

I haven’t worked out in 10 days, but I’ve found the health and strength to eat 3 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.

[laurack]

It's supposed to snow here starting at 11am I think. I believe it's turning to rain later so we'll likely not end up with much snow but the roads will be treacherous

my train was 25 minutes late this morning, I'm hoping it doesn't take me 2 hours to get home today because of the snow

[hurricanedrunk]

Add me into the super over winter crowd. We had a snowstorm last weekend and now it's super duper cold. My trail just got cleared off (they groom it for cc skiing and people walk on it so it takes forever to melt back to a runable trail) and now it's covered in snow/ice again.

I received my swimming video back and yikes I have a lot of work to do. It was cool to get a visual although hard to watch. Does anyone know what a trudgen kick is or what pull over the barrel means? I'll find out in next week's class but am getting in the pool before that.

[mrshandy]

We had the most pathetic school closing ever today. It rained last night and my car had ice on it. There was no ice on the streets or sidewalks. WTF?!? According to everyone else in the county it was the same.

hurricanedrunk , Where did you get the video from ? I have no idea what any of those mean, but I've been working on my swim at a SwimBox and really enjoying it. It's been eye opening experience.

Oh man, I'm totaling fangirling over here. The winner of the 2017 MCM joined our local MRTT group.

[chw57]

DH is out of town all week, DS is potty training and will only use the potty seat we own, not the one at daycare. Work is weirdly stressful right now for no good reason (I mean other than the fact that I teach 190 adolescents a day... there’s always stress around that, but I’m not sure where this extra layer is coming from.)

Feb 7, 2018 9:12:18 GMT -5 kams said:

I haven’t worked out in 10 days, but I’ve found the health and strength to eat 3 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.

Dang, we don’t get our cookies until this weekend! I’m not patient.

[labbie]

Randomly discovered at Panera for lunch this week that I have 2 weeks of free coffee on my rewards. I've never been so happy that there's a Panera on my way to work.
At first I felt guilty going through the drive through and just getting a free coffee but I spend enough $ there the rest of the year so I got over it real quick.

[CallingAllAngels]

I'm also not working out and drowning in Girl Scout cookies. I'm definitely running tomorrow though.

I'm bummed because it looks like it might rain for my race on Saturday. It rained for my long run two weeks ago. I skipped my "long" (it was a stepback week and only called for 5K) run this past weekend because it was cold and rainy. STOP RAINING EVERY WEEKEND!!

Also, my eye has been twitching since Oct 28. It's super annoying and due to stress. I wish I could just hide under the covers until it stopped. Eye doctor recommended botox. I might almost be ready to pursue that.

[luckystar2]

I have a Girl Scout so I have easy access to cookies, lol! It’s sad how many dh and I ordered! Won’t get them for a bit though. And then we will be at cookie booth sales where they will tempt me!

It’s also snowing here today - 6-10 inches. We just got rid of all our snow. I don’t want it back!

[jreeds]

Snow here today too. I'm so over it. I'm both thankful that I have a treadmill so I can at least use that, and sooooo tired of running on a treadmill. I miss being outside! Between the snow and the bitter cold it's been too long.

[Wines Not Whines]

I'm over here with mrshandy and the snowless snow day. I'm so annoyed schools are closed for no reason.

[Brit]

It has been one of those weeks here. H left for Europe for a work trip on Sunday. Hours after he left, DD decided to get the flu. I spent Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday doing my best to keep my house disinfected and DD separated from the baby. I was finally going to send her to school today and we are having a snow day here. She REALLY needs to get out of the house.

Today my mission is to get us all packed for our ski trip this weekend.

Also, my child does not stop talking. I experimented with just not engaging for the past 20 minutes and she has talked continually for the entire time. She may be completely unaware that I have not said a word.

[Brit]

Two positives: I managed to run all three days. And I figured out that you can make a milkshake substitute with a box of instant pudding mix, milk, and like 30 ice cubes.

[shauni27]

kams, inquiring minds need to know how long it took you to eat said boxes of cookies.
I went through an eye twitch thing like that a few years ago, CallingAllAngels. It was the absolute worst.
Brit, you are seriously the most amazing and inspiring mom ever. Your baby is like a minute old and you are 1) working out, 2) doing it alone while H is on a trip and your eldest is sick and 3) are planning a weekend getaway. I seriously cannot comprehend it.

We are getting dumped on up here, up to a foot of snow. While I miss running outside, I do love the snow in the winter. By the end of this month I will be over it and ready to move on, but until then I like the snow S is at daycare and I am working from home.

[itsme]

I'm still waiting for winter to make it here.  We had a few days, maybe a week of it so far.  I mean I am not complaining but it's been unusually warm.  Looks like next week it'll drop down some but then warm back up.

I'm finally feeling like I'm getting my confidence back at work.  I used to be confident AF then we got this supervisor 2 years ago who wreaked havoc on us and everything has gone to shit.  He's retiring in 7 days and has had zero contact with me in weeks, months maybe, and it has been glorious.  I have been able to complete projects without him getting involved and creating drama and making nonsense out of it.  I've received great feedback from others and I'm finally feeling like things are coming back together in my work life and I'm not dreading work or getting anxious about it.  I'm back...almost.  

[Brit]

shauni27 - I'm fairly certain that it will all go to shit in two weeks when I go back to work. It will be impossible to work out before work, it will be really tough to do it after work with baby witching hours, dinner, and homework, and it will be tough to make time at lunch while also trying to pump several times per day. Something will have to give- it may be the work outs.

[shelbyann]

I'd hoped to run today but it's pouring, like torrentially. I don't mind running in rain, but with so many flooded roads I just know I'd get soaked by a car speeding through a big puddle. City running problems! I think I will do an at-home strength workout instead.

[hurricanedrunk]

mrshandy, I'm taking a swim clinic class and they taped us. The videos got emailed out this week with notes from our coaches that we will review further in the next class. Based on googling I think the kick is a combo of a breast stroke kick and flutter, instead of all flutter.


Fun fact one of my coaches is gone the next few weeks from class because he is at the Olympics!

[irene adler]

My foot feels better from falling on Sunday, but then I did a quad stretch (the kind where you pull your foot up to your glute) and ouch.

I'm worried about how to proceed with training.

This week is just a bummer.

[kams]

shauni27 we got them on Saturday, but I’ve had some help. No doubt I’m the dominant eater, though.

[shauni27]

hurricanedrunk, as in, competing?? coaching? viewing?
irene adler, hugs friend. I am sorry.

[brewco]

Hope it's ok if I jump in here- you can all add me to the so sick of winter camp. It snowed here today which made the morning commute a disaster and we're due for 5-7 inches on Friday.

I have a looooong history of knee problems (6 surgeries on my right knee, so far) Most recent surgery was in September and my knee is feeling worse lately. I am following instructions regarding physical therapy/activity and feeling a little discouraged at the lack of improvement. Next surgery will be a big deal with a very long, challenging recovery and will likely be a short term fix. I wish I could have a new knee and go back to running & sports!

[ktzmoh]

1) I'm trying to cut out all refined sugar between now and marathon day. So I'm a grumpus with clear signs of sugar withdrawal

2) I have really really struggled to get up early since the holiday break. It's been a month now and I just can not seem to drag myself out of bed early enough to get my workouts in in the morning before the day gets going. I have no excuse for this. I can do it if I'm just used to doing it, but as soon as I get my body used to sleeping in a little, it's so hard to not snooze that early early alarm.

[sadlebred]

I went downhill last night and back to the doctor today. Apparently I have a sinus infection over top of the flu now. All I want to do it curl up in a little ball and sleep for 3 days. Too bad I have a ton of work to do. At least I now have antibiotics. Not that it matters since it will be raining all weekend--for the 2nd weekend in a row.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Feb 7, 2018 15:50:45 GMT -5 ktzmoh said:

1) I'm trying to cut out all refined sugar between now and marathon day. So I'm a grumpus with clear signs of sugar withdrawal

2) I have really really struggled to get up early since the holiday break. It's been a month now and I just can not seem to drag myself out of bed early enough to get my workouts in in the morning before the day gets going. I have no excuse for this. I can do it if I'm just used to doing it, but as soon as I get my body used to sleeping in a little, it's so hard to not snooze that early early alarm.

I downloaded a new alarm app called "Alarmy" that has been fantastic.  It allows you to pick a "challenge" that must be completed before the alarm will shut off.  For example, you can do math problems, take a photo of something specific, or (my favorite) shake the phone a certain number of times.  I'm sure I look ridiculous shaking my phone in the bathroom in the morning (haaaaayyy), but I've not gone back to bed/hit snooze since I started using the app.

My random/whine is that I've said yes to too much and I'm completely overcommitted right now and EVERYTHING is going to hell because of it.  My house is a wreck, I haven't gotten more than 6 hours of sleep in weeks (it says a lot that I felt RESTED after 24-hour relay), and I'm making sloppy mistakes.  But what do I drop?  I can't drop clients because I need money and I love my job, I can't exactly return my cat for being too much work (because I totally knew that when I adopted him), etc etc etc.

[shauni27]

sadlebred, I hope you feel better soon

[brooke77]

I need to find an upcoming race to get me out of my workout rut. I haven’t run since my half in December and it’s starting to depress me. Anyone in the Boston area recommend any races around April?

[taratru]

I know it's Thursday, but I just heard from a co-worker that she got a call for an interview for the job I applied for last week.  I did not get a call.  I'm pretty fucking bummed about it. 

[chw57]

Feb 8, 2018 12:27:53 GMT -5 taratru said:

I know it's Thursday, but I just heard from a co-worker that she got a call for an interview for the job I applied for last week.  I did not get a call.  I'm pretty fucking bummed about it. 

Shit, I’m sorry