Case of the Mondays

Blah, I was so proud of myself for getting out the house earlier today to get to the office. However, the joy took a nosedive when I realized that I forgot my work computer at home. Fortunately, I live 3 miles from the office, so by the time I got the computer and got back to the office, I was more like "on time" rather than "early."

I met up with Jessie for lunch at Panera to catch up, since last time I saw her was back in March and since she was leading that event, I didn't get a chance to have an in-depth conversation with her. She's pregnant with her third child, how exciting! :)

Fitbit Reunion and Clean Eating Challenge Finale

I have been tracking my Fitbit shipment for the past few days. It was stuck on "out for delivery" for a while yesterday that I just gave up waiting and went to bed last night. I checked it first thing this morning and its status was updated to "delivered." What?! How did that happen? I opened the front door and there it was, in a soggy gross box due to the loads of rain that we got last night. Fortunately, nothing was damaged inside. Whew! After a little over a week without it, we're reunited...and I can go back to obsessing over my step count.

Yesterday was Day 21 of the Clean Eating Challenge that Julie and I did. It was surprisingly not that hard. I was expecting to be thinking of candy and ice cream 24/7, especially at work when I'm waiting for people to get back to me. Fruit, nuts (almonds specifically) and cheese have really helped me get through these past 3 weeks. While I didn't see that many changes in my weight, I will say that I feel better (no stomachaches from binging on junk food, go figure).

I went to Target after going to the gym for spin and bought a bag of gummy bears for Julie and a box of Milk Duds for myself as rewards. I opened the box after came home from my parents' house and my uncle/aunt's house and normally, I could power through a whole box with no problem, but I stopped about halfway because I thought it was too sweet (o_0 ??!!). Maybe my sweet tooth self is finally turning it around. I will say that I'm happy that the challenge is over so that I can use the FrozenYo tokens that I received last week.

Shortly after I put the Milk Duds in the refrigerator, I cranked out a FitnessBlender workout (a new one for me): Brutal Fat Burning Cardio HIIT + Dynamic Total Body Strength Training - FB Blend. Oh, it was brutal. I had to take a longer water break and I didn't do as many reps as Kelli, but I did complete the workout.

Some other fun things that I bought while I was at Target: 2 superhero t-shirts (to join Catwoman, Wonder Woman and Batman in my existing collection) and some falsies (just for fun). The Captain America shirt is especially soft. I found the shirts in the men's section on sale for Father's Day...hello, why does it have to be limited to men? Girls like superheroes too!

New Workout Gear and Jurassic World

Julie and I planned on going to see Jurassic World at noon today, so I wanted to make the morning as productive as possible. I went to the post office to mail off the recent custom order. Then I went to Target because I had a coupon for workout gear (30% off if you bought 3 Champion items), so I bought 2 tops and a sports bra. Then I went to DSW and got 2 pairs of gym shoes (both of them were on clearance, 30% off and then I also had a $10 coupon). YAY!

Jurassic World was EPIC.  So, so good! There were moments where my jaw dropped with shock. The special effects were so cool. It was really believable that they created this theme park about dinosaurs. I can't imagine how long it would take to render a dinosaur, and then multiply that with all the ones that were in movie. It was really impressive. I also liked how there were elements of the original Jurassic Park in this movie, sorta like a nod to the past. Chris Pratt did an awesome job as the male lead (no surprise to me), and Bryce Dallas Howard was great as the female lead. She took charge and was capable, instead of playing some damsel in distress. It's going to be really tough to beat this movie in my mind this summer. Afterwards, we went to Potbelly's to get sandwiches for a late lunch/early dinner.

I finished the day with a FitnessBlender workout: Fat Blasting Booty Builder - HIIT Cardio and Strength Training Workout (second day in a row). 

Etsy Custom Order

A repeat buyer sent me a message last night saying that she wanted to purchase 2 "Feel Better Soon" cards for folks that were going through hard time. Aw, that's nice. I was thankful she wasn't too picky about colors, thus making the order easy to do. I would have been able to do the order last night, but my printer was on the fritz. It kept telling me that I had to change the black ink cartridge, but I think it might be because the one I put in wasn't an official HP one. Blah! Fine. During my trip to Costco, I made sure to pick some up.
I didn't make it to spin this morning (just could muster the energy to get out of bed or off the couch). I made it up by doing a FitnessBlender workout: Fat Blasting Booty Builder - HIIT Cardio and Strength Training Workout. I was super sweaty at the end, and my abs are totally feeling it right now.

Ät the office this week, Reggie gave me 2 $25 Fandango gift cards that "he wasn't planning on using."  What?! I never heard such a thing. Err, thanks! Julie and I are using one of the gift cards to go see Jurassic World. I'll ogle at Chris Pratt. Julie would never admit she'd do the same and say that she's more interested in the dinosaurs.

I also booked my train ticket for a July trip to NYC to see Suzie. The last time I saw her was back in October 2013, so I thought a visit was in order.

Embarrassing Moment

So, my embarrassing moment today.  I usually give the gas station attendant $20 for gas, but for some reason, I went with $15 this time.  I filled up and saw that the gas pump stopped at $15, so I went in to ask for change.  The guy looked very puzzled at me. "Wait, what gas pump?"  #8.  "How much did you give me?" And then it dawned on me that I only gave the guy $15.  Oops, sorry!  Apparently, my brain was still waking up from a nap.

Afterwards, I went to my parents' house for some newspaper bags for RJ and then I went home to do Kelli's Superset Total Body Strength Workout: Calorie Torching, Muscle Building, Fat Burning Workout. :)

RJ's Vet Appointment

Oh, he was not pleased. It's been the most recent car ride in a while where he was not going to my parents' house and having fun. Dr. S. tried so hard to be nice to him, but RJ hissed at him. I think he was recalling his stay at the animal hospital last summer when he was dealing with a urinary issue. The vet tech had to get a towel to scoop him up with. It was like he was straightjacketed. Sorry, buddy.  You definitely have biting and scratching tendencies. He got a clean bill of health.  The vet also asked me to collect some urine for testing and handed me a package of sand and a test tube.  I'm going to have to Google how to make the collection process as easy as possible. o_0

I went to a 45-minute spin class tonight and then came home to do Kelli's Superset Total Body Strength Workout: Calorie Torching, Muscle Building, Fat Burning Workout. :)

Potluck Success

On the drive to work this morning, I heard 'NSYNC's "I Want You Back."  Wow, talk about a flashback to my high school days.  Of course, I knew all the words and lipsynced for the duration of the song.  Meh, no one has to know I was a former teenybopper.

One cool thing today was that the director that I helped after the Annual Meeting gave me 2 FrozenYo coins. So excited!  The other cool thing that happened was that we had our summer office potluck. My favorites were a ramen summer salad that Jennifer made, macaroni and cheese (Tiffany maybe?), a orzo salad, some turkey meatballs, and some chicken that Michelle made.  Ok, that's a lot of favorites.  I didn't have any of the desserts (my banana pudding, blueberry pie, some sort of chocolate mousse, and a peach cobbler?). I was full from the 1.5 trips I made for regular food and I wanted to keep going strong with the clean eating challenge.  I will say that I ate a few of the vanilla wafers that were leftover from when I made the banana pudding, but there weren't that many left at the bottom of the bag.

P.S. I love that the weather is nice enough to wear this dress to work now. It's got a lace top and denim-ish bottom, but it's all one piece.