A Healthy Addiction...

This week was a strange week. It went seemingly slow, but very fast. Slow because I was ready for Friday on Monday; and fast, because I can't believe Friday afternoon is already here.
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I have been on a bit of an exercising frenzy lately. I've been keeping up with Curves three times a week, and dance class once a week; but I, perhaps, went overboard last weekend. I started Saturday with my usual stroll to Marpole, and morning workout. Then Colin and I went for a walk Saturday afternoon. We then went for a swim that evening, and I must have been hopped up on something. I just tore through the pool, completing 30 laps in less than 30 minutes. I thought my arms were going to fall off; and I couldn't have felt better.

I suppose exercising is like many other addictions. I love the way I feel afterwards, and the more you do it, the more you crave that feeling. My favourite post-exercise feeling is after swimming. You're soaking wet and cool from the pool, but you can feel the heat on your body, and the sweat pouring of your forehead - that is such an awesome feeling. At least for me it is.

My weekend exercise marathon was capped off Sunday morning with an hour of hot yoga.

And then it was back to Curves on Monday, a walk on Tuesday, Curves on Wednesday, dance class last night...

I'm taking a break tonight, and heading out for dessert with some of the Croftie crew.... perhaps it's a good thing I have been doing all this exercise.

TGIF

And boy do I ever mean that. I can't remember the last time I had such an insane Friday, and I hope the next one is a long ways down the road.

This whole week has been busy, and today was the icing on the cake, with the cherry on top. For starters it was a short week. Somewhere over my long weekend work just began appearing out of thin air. By the time Tuesday morning rolled around, I was way behind. I'm still trying to figure that one out.

We are getting used to a new system in our office. Our EA went from working five days a week to two, and she is now job sharing with another employee - which has somehow created more work for me. I hope that's just temporary, while we all get used to the change. In that shuffle I finally, officially begun work on Young Alumnae Relations, but that, like some many other things, is on the back burner again.

I have the best blond story to share with you - a personal blond story. Part of the craziness today involved me heading to the Grand & Toy downtown to pick up some clear labels and invitations. A simple task.... I parked in a parking garage only a few blocks from the store. I didn't mind the walk since it was a gorgeous day.

I don't what made me do it, but something compelled me to look for my wallet, even though I didn't need it at that time. As I was digging around in my purse a horrible feeling fell over me - I didn't have my wallet. It was at home, in my gym bag. I checked my change drawer and didn't have enough too pay the parking guy to get out of the parking garage. Luckily Colin was working just a few blocks away. He came over, gave me some change so I could pay the parking garage guy; and his debit card so I could pick up the items for work.

All I could do all day today was keep telling myself it's Friday. And never more than today has the acronym TGIF held so true.

Back on Track

Finally. I think I have beaten this sickness. I went back to work on Monday, but even then I still wasn't a 100 %. Yesterday was the first day I actually felt back to full health, and didn't look like death. I'm glad too. I was getting tired of hearing how pale I was looking.

This evening will be my first time back at Curves in almost two weeks. Getting back to exercising is the final piece in getting over my sickness. At least I think it is. I also plan on preparing a half decent meal tonight too. Although I still haven't decided if it will be fajitas or fish. And if it's fish, will it be salmon or sole? I have forty minutes to figure that one out.

I'm glad I'm looking a little less like death each day, as I have a big event this weekend and I want to look good (and feel good too).

On the Mend

I finally seem to be over my bug. I started feeling a lot better Friday. Yesterday I got outdoors and went for an hour-long walk along the Dyke and through a nature park next to the Dyke. I felt fine during the walk, but felt a bit tired and really hungry afterwards. I found a quick rest and bite to eat really perked me up again.

Last night we went out to dinner for a friend's surprise birthday. Just before we left, we were offered free tickets to the Canucks game. If the Canucks had even been mediocre it would have been a very, very difficult decision on whether or not to bail out on the dinner; but they downright suck right now.

Don't get me wrong, if we didn't have set plans last night we would have taken them in a heartbeat - but to bail on a friend's birthday for sub-par hockey - well, you just don't do that.

I was planning to go to dance class today, since I have missed the last two Thursdays in a row. But I am scared to over do it, as I often do as I am just recovering from a cold or sickness. A low-impact walk is one thing, 90 minutes of hard, aerobic activity is something entirely different. I've decided I will ease back into things: a walk yesterday, and Curves tomorrow. Hopefully. It will all depend how I feel after a full day back at work. I could feel fine and re-energized, or I could be dead.

I use the latter term loosely.