Favorites Lately
Ahhhh… June. I’m enjoying it so much! I love all the sunlight and leisurely mornings. Leisurely, because I don’t have the extra job of getting my daughter off to school. I love being able to do my workouts and eat breakfast without rushing before work. Here are some of the things making me happy right now. Favorite Workout The “run sandwich.” This came about because I’m still babying my foot, a little. I want to run four days a week, but other than a long run and one day of speed work, I’m keeping the runs pretty short. I’ve hit upon a sequence that I’m really liking- first I do a glutes and legs strength class, then a short run, and then either a core or upper body strength class. I get in my run, my strength, and it feels great. Insert run in the middle for a run sandwich! Favorite Run As much as I want to say it’s a trail run, I had to face the fact that my trail runs were getting really uncomfortable. There’s very little shade on my trail, and it’s so hot here. I’m better off starting a long run super early but I don’t feel comfortable on the trails in the dark. So… for now, my speed work runs are winning the “favorite” spot. I didn’t do any speed work for almost two years because running fast hurt my foot, so it feels great to do some speedy runs again. Of course, “fast” and “speedy” are relative terms. The truth is I’m so slow compared to where I was… but I’m working on it. Favorite Dinner Well, dinner continues to be a challenge. After making the large Asian feast, my son has not wanted to cook another dinner. I mean, he’ll help out in the kitchen-as will my husband- but no one really wants to get in there every night and cook. Sometimes I’ll do it, but my new favorite is a little game I’ve introduced called “What’s in the kitchen?” The premise is, everyone looks through the pantry, fridge and freezer, and is challenged to put together a dinner based on what they can find. The first time we played this game, my husband looked worried and asked “Can I run out to the store?” “Yes,” I replied, “But then you lose the game.” We usually end up teaming up on these nights, and my husband and son make something together. I throw something together for my daughter and me. Sometimes the dinners are a little… unusual… but we get to be creative and use up food that might otherwise go bad. Best of all, I’m not expected to cook for everyone. On Sunday my kids had some friends over for a pool party, and at the end of the day we had leftover chips, guacamole, and Impossible meat (my son made burgers for his friends.) This turned into Ultimate Nachos for dinner on Monday! We added a can of refried beans, vegan cheese, pickled jalapenos, olives, salsa, lettuce… We truly asked ourselves “what’s in the kitchen?” and then created a masterpiece. Of deliciousness, that is… I can’t say it was the healthiest dinner, and my stomach let me know about it. It was fun to eat though. Favorite Movie This one’s cheating a little, because I’ve only watched one movie. My son and I continued our viewing of the Fantastic Beast movies with the latest one, Secrets of Dumbledore. Great movie! Except… I REALLY missed Johnny Depp as Grindelwald. For that reason, I didn’t like this movie as much as the second one. I’m so bummed out that Depp won’t be returning, because I love the rest of the cast so much, and he was the perfect evil, yet charismatic, depiction of the dark wizard. Oh well… still an enjoyable movie. What are you enjoying lately? Do you have a favorite current workout? Did you see Secrets of Dumbledore? What did you think of the new Grindelwald? I hope everyone is enjoying June as much as I am!