Started off with a bang and ended with a whimper. Whereas week 1 was crazy mileage for a Slacker like me, week 2 was more like my usual. Maybe I can say I embraced the relaxation vibe of vacation? Even though I didn’t go anywhere?
Monday- Rest My ankle/calf was twinging from all the miles last week so I chose to rest. This also worked out as I ended up spending way too much time in AT&T stores this past week. My parents, brother and I share a family plan and have for years. One it’s more cost effective and two, I refuse to lose my unlimited data. It was time for my mom’s phone upgrade and since she needs me as the plan holder to make changes it worked out that I was on vacation. She picked out a shiny new HTC A9 or something another. She’s anti iPhone despite owning one the last 2 years. Her new phone was pretty until we realized over the weekend it wouldn’t send text messages. Well, that’s a problem. So, after hours of internet research and on the phone with tech support on Monda, the verdict was to give the phone back. Seriously, that’s what tech support said. 😒 So days later, after shipping fiascoes, rigged up iPhone 4’s, she is now the owner of shiny new, working, iPhone 6s.
Tuesday-4 miles More late afternoon running for the win. Well kind of. I headed out closer to dusk than planned but figured I would see how many miles I could get in before it got too dark. Parts of my run were great and other parts not so much. Once again my pace was better than I had expected and I didn’t need any walking breaks. However I stopped 3 times to stretch. My calf/ ankle thing is not happy at all and I kept stopping to stretch it out along the ways. Trees and curbs were all fair game. Grrr. The run turned out to be a nice little progression but my leg is not happy.
Wednesday– Rest With my ankle area being weird, I decided to try an every other day running schedule this week. Which works out as both my parents had birthdays this week. My mom’s was today. The brother and I took the parents to dinner that night. I may have eaten a few too many bread sticks at Olive Garden. 😉
Thursday 3.75 miles– holy ouch, batman. That rest day didn’t help the tightness is my ankle/ calf area. Once again I was using trees and curbs to stretch it out along the way. It started raining on me on the way back but I was too cranky to enjoy it. I shortened my run which made me cranky. I was hoping to hit 6 but there was no way. 😐
Friday- Rest Pop’s birthday!
Saturday- Rest Unplanned, I was hoping for a run but I felt crappy. I had tossed and turned all night and felt exhausted. I also felt a little nauseous. I meant to take a 30 minute nap after lunch but ended up napping for 2.5 hours. Oops.
Sunday- Rest Sensing a pattern here? Part of me wanted to run and part of me wanted to be lazy on this last day of vacation. I still wasn’t feeling so hot so I wasted the day away watching cheesy tv Christmas movies. #sorrynotsorry
Somehow vacation has come to an end. Normally by now I am itching to get back to work. However I don’t feel ready to go back. I feel like there was so much more that I needed to do (like clean my car) but time just seemed to move quickly these past 2 weeks. Make it slow down! How is Christmas so close? And I seriously have no gift ideas. Normally by this time I am done shopping! I have wrapping paper but nothing to wrap!
So it’s back to work tomorrow. Back to treadmill running, boo. Back to better eating habits, hopefully. 😃
How was your weekend?
How is your Christmas shopping coming?
Any good calf stretches? I need help.
I’m done Christmas shopping!! Okay, I need 3 gift cards, but otherwise I’m done! 1/2 are wrapped, too! And I’m super excited, but normally I’m done at Thanksgiving… so I’ve been the slacker! Hope first day back at work is better than anticipated! 🙂
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Nice work! I usually procrastinate the wrapping. 🙂 I actually bought my wrapping paper in November…now if I could just buy an actual gift. 🙂
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That picture of you late afternoon run is stunning! I want to curl up with your kitty and take a nap, what a sweetie! After two days of online shopping, I am done with my Christmas shopping! As for calf stretches, try downward facing dog! It feels great. I’m so sorry your ankle is being cranky, 😦
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That picture is right at the spot where I usually open it up and run like crazy down a little descent but that sunset made me skid to a stop. 🙂 Downward dog- why do I always forget that one?! I ended up giving my leg 4 days off, fingers crossed tomorrow’s run doesn’t feel so damn tight.
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Have just barely started with the gift buying. I’m just not into it at all this year!! Good luck getting it done.
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That is kind of how I am feeling this year. I am trying to get into the Christmas spirit but it just seems harder this year. Good luck to you too!
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I am SO jealous of your two weeks off! I rarely take that long off all in one clip. I only get 10 vacation days per year, so I try to spread them out rather than all in one shot. Also, I’m with you on the Christmas shopping. I have a couple of gifts set, but I still have a lot more to do and I’m starting to freak out a bit.
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Trust me it’s not voluntary! 🙂 It’s a work regulation that people in my position take a consecutive 2 weeks off. I would rather space it out throughout the year. Luckily I get 3 weeks so I do have some wiggle room. I do not have one single gift yet! I’m right behind you on the freaking out, there’s less than 20 days left!
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