Weekly Rundown- The 100 Year Week
Does anyone else feel like this week was REALLY long??? I can’t even believe last weekend was still November. November? That was ages ago! I’m linking up with Kim and Deborah as always. Let’s see if I can remember way back to last Monday to start this rundown. Monday Since this was November 29th, I was almost at the end of my month-long yoga challenge. I did a 45 minute power yoga class with-who else- Denis Morton on the Peloton app. This day went south pretty fast. As I shared in my last post, after work I stopped at the grocery store, where my car battery bit the dust. I had to wait for roadside assistance to come get it started and didn’t get home until 8 pm. Arg. Tuesday. Okay, here’s the thing. I had no functional car. I had to get a jumpstart to get it to the dealer for repairs. I had no idea how long the repairs would take, or if it would even be fixed that day. I had to get my daughter to school, and after school I had to get her to the high school for a rehearsal, and at night I had to get to her jazz band concert. My first thought on waking up was, “I have to do yoga.” It was the last day of November. I knew the day would be unpredictable, and I could just picture saying “Yes, I completed my daily yoga challenge for November. Well actually, I did yoga for twenty-nine days in a row- the last day I had a car problem.” No, no, no- I wasn’t going to let that happen. I started the day with a 20 minute power yoga class, which was all I had time for. November yoga challenge… done. It turned out that my car was fixed by the afternoon, and in between getting my daughter to her rehearsal and returning to hear the concert, I had time for a quick 3 mile run, yay! Wednesday Although I was happy to have completed my month of yoga, that 20 minute class wasn’t really how I wanted to end it. So on this day – December 1st- I did what I thought of as the official end to the challenge, a 60 minute flow class. It was so nice to spend an hour with Denis- thank you for a great month, Denis! Thursday A 3 mile run first thing in the morning! My foot is… hanging in there. Sometimes I think it’s better, sometimes not. I had to miss my shockwave treatment on Tuesday because of the car fiasco, but I’ll be going next Tuesday. I’m going to discuss orthotics with the doctor. The first time I saw him, he thought I would benefit from orthotics but wanted to get my foot feeling better first. Well, I don’t see the point in waiting. I’m hoping we can get moving on that soon. Thursday night was my daughter’s band concert (Tuesday night was a combined jazz band concert with the high school jazz band- this was the regular Symphonic Band holiday concert.) It was SO FUN! Obviously a middle school band doesn’t sound like the New York Philharmonic, but it’s touching how hard they try. My son also went through the band program, and now that he’s in college I’m well aware of the fact that these concerts are numbered. Someday I’ll be missing the concerts with out-of-tune playing, clarinet squeaks, and wrong notes. So precious. Friday Thursday was the first day in over a month that I didn’t do yoga, and I missed it! I started this morning with a 20 minute glutes focus flow. It was a short, but great class. The short class was all I had time for, because I also had to put together a batch of cinnamon rolls for my son’s birthday. Both my kids have December birthdays. I planned it that way, because there’s not enough going on in December to begin with. JUST KIDDING. I absolutely did not plan that. After my son was born, I spent the next six years saying that I wanted another baby, just not in the month of December. And then I gave birth to my daughter in… December. Whatever. Anyway, my kids always get cinnamon rolls on their birthdays. This is the first year my son won’t be home on his birthday, so I sent them to him. Now I’m hoping the USPS doesn’t screw up (again) and they get there in time. After work I did another short 3 mile run. I’ve been enjoying these late afternoon runs. When I run in the morning there’s so much prep work- loosen up my foot, activate my glutes, etc. etc. It seems like a lot for such a short run. But in the afternoon everything already feels loose and ready to go. Saturday O.M.G. BAYLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a game. The Bears upset Oklahoma State to win the Big 12 Championship 21-16. It was a thrilling finish (I almost had a heart attack) where, in the final seconds of the game, Oklahoma missed scoring what would have been the winning touchdown by inches. I actually felt bad for the Oklahoma players and fans… what a heartbreaking way to lose. But luckily I’m a Baylor fan! After all that excitement, I took a nap, ha ha. What can I say… it was a long week. When I woke up, I did a 30 minute yoga class, a quad focus flow. I’m really liking these focus flow classes! Sunday Did my usual 5 mile “long” run. Our weather is so beautiful this time of year, and I love the fact that I got in four runs this week. But I’m a little unhappy with the fact that my running is taking such a backseat to everything else in my life right now. Once again, I’m looking forward to a nice talk with the podiatrist on Tuesday. For the rest of today, I have to get our outdoor