CrossFit and New Coloring Book

9:30 AM CrossFit, check! I worked on my push-ups and hanging knee raises.
Partner WOD…Katherine was my partner because Julie had to work today.
A) Complete 2-mile Run–split up any way
B) AMRAP: 10 Pullups, 20 box jumps, 30 squats
While Partner A runs, Partner B completes the AMRAP. You can choose any way to break up your run (1 mile, 800s, 400s, 200s). Score is time to complete 2 mile run. We finished a little over 18:00.
Whew…that wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. New workout top, courtesy of last night’s trip to Target.

Post-CrossFit fun…

• Kitty snuggles…because you can never have enough.
• I haven’t put on makeup since last Tuesday! Hello, winged liner. I’ve missed you.
• Did some grocery shopping and went to the mall looking for a jump rope (how else am I suppose to get better at my double unders if I don’t practice at home??), but they didn’t have the kind we use at the gym. I came out with a coloring book and colored pencils instead.

I went to my parents' house to eat Five Guys burgers with Julie. I brought my new coloring book with me, and Julie asked me if I was less stressed. No, not really. That's not really why I bought it. I bought it in preparation for the CrossFit gym's healthy eating challenge. I figured if I was color or doing something else with my hands, I wouldn't be snacking. Julie opened up to the front page and colored a leaf and said that was all the attention span/patience she had for it. Hah.

Surprise at Target

I decided to take a rest day today from CrossFit. I'll be going to class tomorrow anyway.

"Personal space? No such thing,"- RJ

Blast from the past: I was at Target earlier this evening, and I was surprised to see my very first boss in line too! In high school, I worked as a library page, reshelving books. Over the years, we’d chat when I was there to check out a book or return something. She told me to come by sometime because the building recently got a facelift.

There was a Target Cartwheel app coupon for Champion workout apparel and some brands of cosmetics. I came away with a new workout top and a eyeshadow blending brush from E.L.F. 

When I was in the dressing room, there was a woman who wasn't able to get out of her dressing room! Yikes! Target staff had to figure something out.

“If you ever need a job, you know you can come back!”

Front Squats, Spin Class and Salad

6:30 AM CrossFit, check! I spent a few minutes debating if I should go after the alarm went off this morning, and as always, I’m glad that I did. It’s just nice to get the workout over with for the day.

Front squats… 3 x 5 at 55 lbs.
WOD: EMOM 12:00 (the board said 10:00, so we’re just overachievers 😁)
Even: 7 push press (50 lbs)
Odd: 15 wall balls (Maria and I usually use 8 lbs, but I challenged her to do 10 lbs with me)

I had a teleconference with the workgroup members and contractor to give the workgroup members an opportunity to ask the contractor any questions they had about their returned data. We didn't want anyone to pull their data out just before the Annual Meeting because then it'd screw up our data set, PowerPoint and poster. Time is running out quickly! The workgroup members seemed less freaked out at the end of the call, which calms me down too. I just need to make it through the first week of June. Blahhh.

6:30 PM spin class, check! That’s extra credit for me since I went to CrossFit this morning. The spin instructor has been out sick the past week, so it was nice to see her well enough to come back. I went over to my parents’ house after class. Of course, I took advantage of the good bathroom lighting. Oh, and my sister is making dinner (salad, chicken, hummus, feta...like something you'd get at Cava but homemade!). My timing is just awesome.

CrossFit and Voting Day

6:30 AM CrossFit, check! It’s core work and long workout day. We did “Coe” for today’s WOD. I did a modified version.

7 rounds:
10 dumbbell thrusters (15 lbs per hand)
10 pull-ups with black and red bands
Time: 12:27

It's voting day! I debated on whether I should go before work or after. I figured if the line was long in the morning, I could always go back after work. There was NO line and I was in and out in about 5-10 minutes. Civic duty, check!

I hadn't been at the office for 15 minutes, and 2 people asked me if we were supposed to dress up today. Nope, don’t worry, guys.

The data that the contractor sent back to us didn't really make a lot of sense. I didn't understand where some of the changes came from and there was a graph that had one data point and a messed up x-axis. I decided to escape my work desk for a little bit and go walk around Michaels and the small mall near by. This notepad spoke to me. Gee, I can't imagine why! I also saw some superhero mugs. Maybe next time. I purposely left the office without my wallet. The point was to get some sunshine and steps, not new stuff! Yay, self control.

Bench Press Day

6:30 AM CrossFit, check! Bench press day for me (deadlift for everyone else)…3 x 5 at 75 lbs. Gold star for me!

WOD: 10:00 AMRAP


15 goblet squats (26 lbs)


10 kettlebell swings


20 sit-ups


I got through 3 complete rounds and up to 3 sit-ups in the 4th round.

It was nice to see Mona back. She's been out sick with a sinus infection. She said that Coach Rel sent her texts, and then she got automatic emails from the co-owner about her absence (the CrossFit online program will keep track of when you sign into class), and then I sent her texts. Yeah, don't be away for too long because we'll send out the search party. Maria asked Matt if he was going to be a regular now. He nodded his head. Yay for more boys in class. Ryan will be happy to have other guys to work with when he gets back from his hiking trip. It's gotta be tough to be the only guy among a gaggle of (sometimes silly) girls.

My boss is away on vacation today until Wednesday. Wheee! We got staff breakfast today, so I snatched up a bagel and yogurt parfait from the kitchen. And then Reggie and I went to Shophouse to take advantage of my buy 1, get 1 free coupon (which I later found out that he gave his lunch bowl to the receptionist and got chili hot dogs instead?!?!).

Cheering Maria at Her 10K

My sister and I went to be spectators at our CrossFit friend’s 10K race. We got there pretty early because we weren't sure what the parking situation would be, so we parked and then walked around the block a few times to get some steps in and kill time.

After the walking, we went to sit near the finish line. The runners started to come in. In a random moment, we saw one of Julie's classmates (he's a family friend) sprinting towards the finish line. I went down to say congratulations for finishing while Julie watched for Maria.

We were on the lookout for Maria's green shirt, but she ended up wearing a jacket over her green shirt because it was cold this morning. At the hour mark, we were starting to wonder where she was. And then my phone rang. "Where are you guys? I saw you near the finish." We totally missed her, ugh! At least we were able to give her a big hug, flowers and most importantly, donut holes.

She’d better enjoy them now because we made a pact to do the CrossFit gym’s nutrition challenge. “We’ll be miserable, but it’ll be FUN!!!” she said gleefully. Clearly she was still running on endorphins.

Julie and I went to the grocery store afterwards to get some donuts- cake donuts for her and Bavarian cream for me. The chocolate hadn't had a chance to solidify yet, so it turned out to be quite a mess. Julie made me eggs at the house, so we had a post-race breakfast even though we didn't run. Ha ha. I went with Mom to visit uncle and then spent the rest of the day working on my office Happy Anniversary card order.

CrossFit and The Jungle Book

9:30 AM CrossFit, check! My sister and I worked on our shoulder presses. I did 3 x 5 at 50 lbs. 

WOD: 3 rounds of…

15 DB thrusters (15 lbs per hand)

10 pull ups (with green and red bands)

400 m run


Time: 12:40

It was raining outside, so Coach Mike gave us alternatives to running: 500 m row or 50 double unders or 100 single unders. Meh, running in the rain wasn’t so bad. It was cooler and not humid. My shoes were definitely squishy on the way home though (yuck).

The Jungle Book was awesome! I highly recommend it! Shere Khan was a little scary and brutal, so kiddos might get freaked out. Next up: Captain America: Civil War. Regal Cinemas might as well take all my money this summer. Heh.

This evening, I went to the grocery store to get a balloon for Maria for her race tomorrow, but the selection was meh so I went with flowers. A little boy came up to me. “Do you like Pokemon???” Umm…I think Pikachu is cute, so I bought the shirt. And then he launches into telling me which Nintendo games you can play as Pikachu.

This really wasn’t what I was envisioning when people talk about getting hit on at the grocery store