Like Nobody Else

Said it once and I'll say it again: There is nobody else like Chels (no, she is not my only friend, but is my BEST friend). Always there.

Defensive

I really, really  need to work on being less defensive. With everyone and everywhere. Today I proceeded to rip my little sister a new one for a misinterpreted text message (really, Julia?!) and at work I found myself feeling defensive (however, did not rip anyone a new one) and at a volunteer meeting (where I did show my defensiveness more than I should have). I do it with Gavin all the time and with my friends-it usually ruins a good joke or silly banter. I need to lighten up and not take things so personally. I wonder why I do? Guess it will be my mid-week challenge to CHILL.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

On Sunday, the Painter & I went to the Farmer's Market. Not much produce, but LOTS of flowers. So many flowers. I was in heaven! Anyways, I guess the spring weather and my genetic green thumb (Mom and Grandma Cox) just took over and we walked away with some funky flowers to put in the flower bed and some strawberries to grow out back. We just spent the perfect southern spring evening planting the flowers we bought along with some awesome Zinnia seeds Chelsey put in my Easter basket. It's too dark now to get a picture of our work, but I'm excited to see them bloom. Hopefully they will look like this!

I also hit up Ross and got some new workout garb. I got some legging capris, 2 sports bras, a tank and a cute weekend Periwinkle dress all for $48.00-I love deals!! I'm kind of iffy on the dress-it was only $15.00, but I really need to be buying summertime work clothes since I have like none...since I didn't have a job last summer...which was awesome by the way. But I'm glad I have a job, and a job I like with people I like.

Let's see what else?  I still haven't done my measurements. I don't know why I delay it, just lazy, I guess. Today was an awesome workout. I did the "Cindy" (which is funny since my workout partner is Cindy) which is for 20 minutes as many rounds as you can do: 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups & 15 squats. Doesn't sound too bad, huh? I thought it was gonna be cake...I was wiped! I think I got 12 rounds in, but I'm going to say I got 10 in just to be safe. I stopped counting after 6 or 7...I was concentrating on keeping my pace and trying not to die. I also did the Crossfit WOD (workout of the day) from last week sometime which was: run 1 mile, rest 3 minutes, run 3/4 mile, rest 2 minutes; run 1/2 mile, rest 1 minute, run 1/4 mile. I kept a pace of about 7:45-8:05. I was pushing it hard. I think I did it all with the rests in about 30 minutes. I think tomorrow I will start at 2 miles and take it down-it was really fun! Oh and I did half of ab ripperX (P90X) and need to finish before I go to bed-I love it, it hurts so good!!!

I'm already looking forward to tomorrow morning which is: 

As many for 30 minutes:
    * 400m run (2.5 laps)
    * 5 burpees
    * 10 body rows
    * 15 wall ball tosses
    * 20 push ups