It’s always something. Does it seem like that to anyone else?
Maybe it’s just one of those challenging phases of life.
Where I learn a whole lot about myself and what really matters and how to operate under stress and deal with the loneliness that comes from moving to a new city….
Or maybe it’s just life.
Taking what you’re given and trying to make something of it. Making daily decisions and trying hard not to care what others think about you. Powering through the discomfort or taking time to rest. Making mistakes, but never giving up.
This is not the first morning I’ve skipped my 8am class. Maybe that’s why I feel so guilty.
I was up late again, another 2am-er. It’s tough when you’re gone all weekend and you still have things to take care of before Monday comes around…and you get home at 9pm because you decided to be social.
One thing I can barely do when I’m in my hometown for the weekend is get internet access. I did briefly and was blown away by the response to my Thursday Thoughts post. (I am pretty sure I have the best blog reader friends ever!)
So part of staying up late last night did involve making a pinnable graphic for that post, because Pinterest rules, right?
Decisions decisions.
Not that all decisions are life-altering, but they can still affect our life, good or bad.
I also made the decision to stay up super late talking to Dave Friday night and being uber lazy with him Saturday morning. It’s tough doing the long distance thing sometimes so it’s a true treat to be able to watch 30 Rock in our pjs together.
I decided to do my long run with my friend Andrea at 1pm Saturday. I lost a glove but it was so amazing to run at an easy pace and talk about life. We now live in the same city so I hope we can do more of that! Also, it kind of feels awesome to say that I ran 5 miles Saturday.
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| If you find this glove’s friend, let me know! 😉 |
I then rushed around like a crazy person trying to get my life together enough to head to my hometown for the weekend. I got a late start and had already made a couple of commitments for the day that I needed to attend to.
I had decided to offer all the help I could to my roomie, who is currently staying in my hometown to be with her mom as she goes through a difficult medical time. (I haven’t asked her yet if I can share any details, but would you all please pray for her mom? She is having surgery today and I know any kind of surgery is plain scary!)
My assistance this weekend came in the form of a scavenger hunt for clothes, boots, jewelery and a hair straightener to bring to her since she hadn’t planned on staying with her mom for so long. Whatever helps, right?
Lunch ended up being in the smoothie form on the hour-drive to my hometown.
It was a delicious version of my Berry Healthy Fruit Smoothie and I enjoyed every sip!
In another attempt to help out my friends, I wanted to visit my lovely friend Emily, who just had her second baby, and bring her dinner. She lives an hour and a half away, but we decided to make it work.
Dave, being super awesome, decided he wanted to make a meatloaf to bring over. I was in charge of the sides to bring…boy did he put me to shame! The meatloaf had all kinds of vegetables and pureed corn and bread crumbs (that he toasted himself!!?).
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| Handsome, charming AND he can cook?? Yes please! |
It rivaled any meatloaf I’ve ever made and it was the first time he tried that recipe. My contribution to the meal was measly garlic mashed potatoes and frozen veggies haha.
The recipe is here, but I think he made some alterations to it…like adding peppers, using ground turkey and BBQ sauce instead of tomato sauce.
We were treated to some yummy Alphabet cookies for dessert. Yes, Emily managed to make cookies with her toddler while caring for her one week old!
Baby Lyden was so precious! I could snuggle her all day! And it was really good hanging out with our friends Saturday evening.
We also decided to have a late breakfast with my dad and Grandma Rose on Sunday. Grandma LOVES Village Inn, so that is where we went.
I hadn’t had french toast in quite some time, so I had that with scrambled eggs, sausage and broccoli. Yes, with broccoli.
I studied a good portion of Sunday afternoon for my 8am nutrition class because we have “minute papers” or basically pop-quizzes throughout the week (for both of my nutrition classes..same teacher). I taught Dave all about the Carbon structures of fats and oils, trans vs cis fats and how starches thicken soups.
He may or may not have been listening since he was also trying to pack (or look at Facebook), but I got through studying and randomly spewing out facts to him from 5 power points on Sunday, so I’d call that a win for the weekend.
I also decided to stay in town for dinner Sunday night with Dave’s family and some of our friends we haven’t seen in awhile (one of them that worked with me at Chili’s and was basically the reason I met Dave!).
I’m not sure which food decision is to blame…but I now have an upset stomach and after all the hard work of preparing for today and getting up early…the fact that I was stuck in the bathroom during the period of time I needed to be out the door and driving to class…kind of stunk. No pun intended.
I am very grateful I’m not feeling as sick as Dave is. He said something about fire coming out of both ends. (Too much?) Poor guy!
I think I feel more sick about missing class than anything.
And that feeling of self-doubt that comes with making the decision to stay home rather than possibly having to rush out of class in search of the nearest restroom.
Wondering if I would have been able to make it through class and if we did, in fact have a quiz today.
Feeling like a little bit of a failure for not just powering through and getting out the door, even if I would have gotten to class late and may or may not have had to rush out in the middle.
It’s also hard knowing that your two friends you have at school probably think you’re a total slacker for missing class again. *Sigh*
Ah life. Decisions. Mondays.
At least I had a good weekend, right? 😉
Here’s to a better second half of Monday!
(I hope that one line will qualify this post to the positive-outlook Mondays link-up…Marvelous in my Monday. What do you guys think?)
I think I now owe the blog world some upbeat posts…maybe recipes I haven’t gotten around to or a fun treadmill routine or something?
How was your weekend?
Do you power through your sicknesses to go to school or work? Do you second guess yourself no matter what you decide?
Linking up to the lovely Diva:
Well at least you did have a good weekend for sure! How sweet of Dave to make a good meal! Well, good team work from both of you 😉
YUM to that french toast breakfast too! My gram was named Rose, how cool! I miss her daily, glad you spend time with yours, so important <3
Hope Dave feels better! Happy week!
He is JUST getting better today! I feel bad because he definitely got the worst of it!
Thanks so much for your positive link-up! I definitely need it! 🙂
I tend to power through sickness too much, probably. I always feel way guilty about missing work, so if I can get my butt there, I do. I also frequently get asked if I should be there. I’m just such a bad judge of when I’m “sick enough” to stay home! But you sound like you have a very valid reason for missing, ma’am.
P.S. I love Village Inn. We used to go during college after hard party nights and get the V.I.B. (Very Important Breakfast). It always hit the spot!
I thought I already responded to this!
It’s challenging to know when to go into work or school. You don’t want to get people sick, but you also don’t want your coworkers to think you’re lazy!
And yes, I’ve spent a few late nights at VI. 😉
I tend to power through sickness too much, probably. I always feel way guilty about missing work, so if I can get my butt there, I do. I also frequently get asked if I should be there. I’m just such a bad judge of when I’m “sick enough” to stay home! But you sound like you have a very valid reason for missing, ma’am.
P.S. I love Village Inn. We used to go during college after hard party nights and get the V.I.B. (Very Important Breakfast). It always hit the spot!
Take it one day at time! I remember the feeling. I NEVER skipped class and in the off-chance that I did, I would feel horribly guilty. But try to do one thing today that makes you proud: get ahead in your reading, organize your notes, clear out some clutter…anything that makes you feel like “Hey, today was a productive day after all”.
Praying for your roommate and for you!
Thank you SO MUCH Maria! I actually did end up feeling better last night and started on some homework, so that made the guilt feel not so bad. And I found out that I didn’t miss too much in class and that I could e-mail my homework instead of take a zero on the assignment I wasn’t able to turn in.
It all works out! 🙂
Take it one day at time! I remember the feeling. I NEVER skipped class and in the off-chance that I did, I would feel horribly guilty. But try to do one thing today that makes you proud: get ahead in your reading, organize your notes, clear out some clutter…anything that makes you feel like “Hey, today was a productive day after all”.
Praying for your roommate and for you!
Well at least you did have a good weekend for sure! How sweet of Dave to make a good meal! Well, good team work from both of you 😉
YUM to that french toast breakfast too! My gram was named Rose, how cool! I miss her daily, glad you spend time with yours, so important <3
Hope Dave feels better! Happy week!
fire out of both ends?! Oh now, that sounds paiiiinnful~ 🙁 And it would be so much fun to bake with a toddler! 😀
haha yes, that is what Dave told me. He has had a rough couple of days!
The little girl can bake! She has surprising coordination with pouring and stirring because her mom lets her help a lot. So stinkin’ cute!
I get how deciding to go out and be social can be tough when time is already tight. It is very worth it though to foster relationships and enjoy yourself! Looks like you had a good time!
It’s true! Relationships are important!
I get how deciding to go out and be social can be tough when time is already tight. It is very worth it though to foster relationships and enjoy yourself! Looks like you had a good time!
Oh, Amanda, you are so hard on yourself! *hug* If you do your best that is always enough!! Thank you, for running a few miles with me on Saturday. I’m sorry that you lost your glove. Boo. Spring is coming and then we can all recover from this severe Vit D issue that makes us pensive and second-guessy…yes, that is a word, I’m sure of it. ;o)
Oh I agree! Show me the sun!!!
And I will gladly run with you again my friend! 🙂
Oh, Amanda, you are so hard on yourself! *hug* If you do your best that is always enough!! Thank you, for running a few miles with me on Saturday. I’m sorry that you lost your glove. Boo. Spring is coming and then we can all recover from this severe Vit D issue that makes us pensive and second-guessy…yes, that is a word, I’m sure of it. ;o)
fire out of both ends?! Oh now, that sounds paiiiinnful~ 🙁 And it would be so much fun to bake with a toddler! 😀
I say no need for an upbeat post if you aren’t feeling it. [Says the girl who wrote for at least two months in the fall and felt like a hypocrite not telling the truth about feeling passionless toward her blog…]
Also, no need to blame yourself for getting sick. Sounds like food poisoning to me, if Dave was experiencing it too…unless he also has lactose issues?
Girl, you need a hug, and you need to focus on the amazing moments you did have–which it is clear you are trying to do. Five miles? Amazing. Doing good things for others? Better than I can say for myself. If ranting for a minute is the only time you get to feel a bit selfish, than I say, bring it on! [That way I feel like I’m doing something for YOU by reading. ;)]
haha yes THANK YOU for reading my grumpy posts and making me feel better!! I try to avoid the blog when I’m too down, but sometimes it really does help to vent and put my little issues into perspective.
I was wondering about the food poisoning too, but no one else (from any of the meals we had this weekend) felt sick and Dave got it REALLY bad, so I’m not sure what happened. He’s feeling a little better today though! 🙂
I say no need for an upbeat post if you aren’t feeling it. [Says the girl who wrote for at least two months in the fall and felt like a hypocrite not telling the truth about feeling passionless toward her blog…]
Also, no need to blame yourself for getting sick. Sounds like food poisoning to me, if Dave was experiencing it too…unless he also has lactose issues?
Girl, you need a hug, and you need to focus on the amazing moments you did have–which it is clear you are trying to do. Five miles? Amazing. Doing good things for others? Better than I can say for myself. If ranting for a minute is the only time you get to feel a bit selfish, than I say, bring it on! [That way I feel like I’m doing something for YOU by reading. ;)]
He is JUST getting better today! I feel bad because he definitely got the worst of it!
Thanks so much for your positive link-up! I definitely need it! 🙂
Thank you SO MUCH Maria! I actually did end up feeling better last night and started on some homework, so that made the guilt feel not so bad. And I found out that I didn’t miss too much in class and that I could e-mail my homework instead of take a zero on the assignment I wasn’t able to turn in.
It all works out! 🙂
Oh I agree! Show me the sun!!!
And I will gladly run with you again my friend! 🙂
haha yes, that is what Dave told me. He has had a rough couple of days!
The little girl can bake! She has surprising coordination with pouring and stirring because her mom lets her help a lot. So stinkin’ cute!
It’s true! Relationships are important!
haha yes THANK YOU for reading my grumpy posts and making me feel better!!
I was wondering about the food poisoning too, but no one else (from any of the meals we had this weekend) felt sick and Dave got it REALLY bad, so I’m not sure what happened. He’s feeling a little better today though! 🙂
I thought I already responded to this!
It’s challenging to know when to go into work or school. You don’t want to get people sick, but you also don’t want your coworkers to think you’re lazy!
And yes, I’ve spent a few late nights at VI. 😉