The ankle is much improved.
I got in a nice 3 miler on Tuesday last week, a short run Saturday
(along with yoga), and a longer run yesterday when the weather cleared up.
Surprisingly, when I weighed in last week I was BELOW my
initial target weight - the first time I've seen that number since last
year. I think it was a bit of an
aberration though. I'm pretty sure I'll
be up if I weigh in this week. I had
mixed results on managing my calories over the holiday. A pint of Liz Lemon frozen yogurt is partly
to blame.
This week: The
Hospital Hill 10k is this Saturday; my goal is to just have a solid
finish. My birthday is Friday, and
calories don't count on your birthday, right?
Just so long as I don't let it careen out of control.
Financial:
I get stressy about money sometimes. It happened again this weekend. The original plan was for Josh and I to go
buy an inexpensive gas grill. I figured
maybe we could split the cost. Then Josh
announced that he paid his bills and had no money left. Even though we aren't married, we live
together and have some joint priorities.
I felt a little of that emotional money score keeping setting in, as
Julie so eloquently put it. To be fair,
he did have to put new tires on his car recently and that cut out pretty much
all free cash flow this month. I also
have to remember I make a lot more than he does. But we're the same age, and I wish he had
better financial habits. Like a rainy
day fund that he could use to pay unexpected expenses like new tires.
Anyway, not only did I end up paying for the grill, I ended
up paying for a much nicer grill than anticipated. Don't get me wrong; I was a full participant
in the decision making, and was okay with upgrading to a better grill that I
think will last longer. But I still
stressed about spending a few hundred dollars on an unplanned expense. I think this combined with the fact that I
know I have an expensive trip coming up is why I got so stressy.
Josh and I just have different perspectives in general about
money, probably just a subset of our life philosophies. While we never went without when I was
growing up, we didn't have a lot, either.
So now I like having money stashed away for the future. It's not about greed; it's not about keeping
up with the Joneses; it's about financial independence, control, and
security. Josh makes fun of me when I
keep the half of the bread loaf that isn't moldy and throw out the other half,
or when I squeeze the toothpaste tube till every last bit comes out. I don't like to be wasteful. It's just who I am.
This week: Don't
worry unnecessarily about upcoming expenditures. That's why I saved the money, remember?
Work:
I ended up having a conversation with a peer/coworker in
which I unintentionally blurted out some truths I hadn't really vocalized: If I stay put in this job, I'm at a 'hard
place,' a place where my coworker was a few years ago, where she had to fight
to grow and change and expand her role.
My boss is great, but she's a finance mind like me, and we have a
tendency to think inside the box. If it
works now, why change it? It will be an
uphill struggle. That doesn't mean it
can't happen though. We had a good chat
last week about the roundtable I went to the week before. She seems potentially interested in some of
the ideas. Baby steps.
I'm also still considering other opportunities, should
something very compelling arise.
Unfortunately the external recruiter said I wasn't a fit for the job he
was filling. I'm actually just fine with
that; it wasn't a particularly exciting opportunity. It did feel like a bit of a letdown though
since it seemed like a 'rejection'. I'm
going to have to get over that.
This week: Get some
work done. I only have one short week
and one full week before my sabbatical.
Also, finish that work reading I tried to get through on Friday.
Adultiness:
I've been really bad lately about attending to those nagging
"adult" tasks. I'm happy to report I got several of those tasks done
over the holiday weekend, like taking items to Goodwill, getting the patio
umbrella set up, moving winter clothes to the spare closet, going
through old mail, filing important papers, and actually putting a few decorations
on the dining table.
This week: Figure out
why the washer isn't working and get it functional again (long story). Sign up for the CSA. Figure out how to change settings on my phone
for my trip.
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