Well I need to be blogging for the REV website and all I can think about it what's happening for me personally so getting it down here on the old personal blog and checking in with everyone. (hey hi everyone)
It was a FUN weekend but I somehow ended up with not only desert tonight, but a lot of desert tonight... huh? Not sure what exactly happened but here's how the weekend started:
Friday- took the morning to go to "the Valley" where my girlfiriend from 20 years ago in the Desperado days lives. We had a FUN day of shopping (halloween costume- check) and going to lunch (mexican in celebration of the Desperado days) and manicures. ($13 and my nails look killer- no really killer, the color is called "after dark in lincoln park") So driving home yapping on the phone with my darling sister in Boise and whoops, I miss the exit off the 405. and then whoops I miss the correct turn on the next exit and next thing I know holy cow holy cow, I'm on the Santa Monica side of the 405 at 4 pm on Friday trying to get to West Hollywood (HOME). There's just nothing like it, sitting in stand still traffic watching the traffic lights turn again and again and again and again and you haven't budged. 4-5 times at each light which are very short blocks apart. Knowing that you are absolutely STUCK and can do nothing. Seriously, NOTHING. Now, I like to think that I can somewhat roll with things, have a good attitude if given enough time, but NO not with this. I was so tweaked by the time I got home, I seriously didn't know what to do with myself. I took an hour LONGER because of missing an exit and then a turn. Oh the penalty for being a chatty cathy on the phone.
Footloose in the theater last night helped a ton.
Back in the car this morning to drive to Burbank. Hiked for over 2 hours in Wildwood Canyon. I should have taken my phone and took pictures. It was high and there was a cloud cover so just looking down over the valley filled with pillowy (is that a word- doubtful, but gives you the right image right?) clouds and it was FUN. Did the hour of power which if you haven't been following is my new thing from Tony Robbins. (5 minutes breath work, 10 minutes gratitude list, 15 minutes visualizing, 30 minutes of affirmations) I'm totally in to it. Anyway, had major ah ha moments with the hour of power, listened to Tony Robbins on the CD player for the 30 minute drive over and home. Totally focused on fueling healthy, rocking LA, finding the perfect gym space.
Met with the NEW dog sitter, Betty in Burbank. Such a NICE NICE gal- older. She couldn't be nicer. Tink jumped up on her couch and totally did the Tink on her back thing to get her belly rubbed... then nudged poor Betty's hand if she had the nerve to stop rubbing the Tink tummy. Betty has a great home with a yard. AND HAD A PICTURE OF HER AS A BABY SITTING WITH A PET DACHSHUND. Yes, I kid you not. Totally a God thing, don't you think? I am really comfortable leaving the kids with her which is saying a lot as you ALL know how crazily neurotic I am about my children.
Worked out at cross-fit today (not the regular cross fit but a cardio version of it) Ran 1.6 miles to the gym before (had to run fast as I was late) and then jogged home. Class was nasty- different than rev but nasty all the same. (I crushed it :) It's fun to do b/c I am enjoying the research, but I think if I did this type of workout a lot I would bulk on up... not what I want. I did really enjoy one of the exercises, our feet were hooked into a wheel and we had to walk across the room on our hands for 2 minutes. ouchy mama! Loved it.
then home and here's where I believe the cookie onslaught began getting set up.... I started searching for flights home and the original flight was up $100 AND the times weren't going to work. An hour later, I'm e-mailing Julie because I don't know what to do... spend more money, skip coming home, try to fly home Thursday instead of Friday but then can the dog sitter do it and that's another $85... and the insanity in the brain began. LUCKY me, Julie is the voice of reason and complete cut and dry decision making. Her e-mail to me. Come Home. Simple eh? God bless Julie. I mean really, I am so blessed to have Julie as a partner.
Booked my flight home!! I'll be at the gym on Friday, October 28 at 10 am to "SV Sculpt meets LA update" sculpt/ass whoop anyone who's up for it!! Get ready to GO BIG whoop whoop.
Went to yoga to unwind from the flight search/stress session. Home by 6. Super yum healthy balanced dinner... then oops, the frozen coconut bliss bar (small- no biggie).. then whoops again, another bar (I mean they are small so...) And then, the cookies attacked. Uncle Eddie's vegan molasses cookies somehow ended up in my cupboard. oh my... well, they aren't there anymore. I need to do better with my neurotransmitting something or other that I am learning about through my Ultimate Edge with Tony Robbins but clearly, I am not there yet. (YET being the absoluetly operative word here).
Shoot. Better luck tomorrow. Back to the drawing board with my new coach Tony.
That's the weekend so far down here in So Ca.
One more thing... Rolling in the Deep by Adele was on the yoga playlist tonight. I listened to that song non-stop skinning up the mountain last year and it really made me happy and homesick all at once. I miss everyone and I want SNOW! But I love it here despite the 80 degree weather today, the cookie attack and rush hour traffic. I am enjoying the challenges and looking forward to finding the Ultimate Space.
Gotta walk the kids- Runyon Canyon is ON tomorrow morning bright and shiny! Bring IT
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