It's all about the luv...SELF love that is!

I feel so ‘far away’ from Blogland these days! I am so far behind on blog reading and have no idea what’s up with anyone ~ I’m having withdrawal!

I am having a MUCH better week. First, yesterday was ‘Comp Day’ at work. December 15th is the day every year that we get our letters stating our new annual salary for next year, and a second letter with our annual bonus, based on recently completed performance reviews. Suffice it to say, I was very well-rewarded for my hard work this year! (Like 3x’s more than expected!) Rewarded enough so that St. Joe’s for Alison is a bit more ‘do-able’…and that itself makes all the frustrations of the past year worth it! I even shared with Alison last night that this is a perfect example of how hard work and commitment is rewarded. We take the teaching moments when we can, ha ha!

I did a 30 minute easy run this morning and made a big effort to keep it EASY. Heart rate under 140 and basically running at a snail’s pace. But it felt good, I could tell I was not working too hard, which I think is my main issue right now - I have slowly slipped into ‘over-doing’ my runs lately. All three runs this week, and next, will be ‘easy’ slow runs, and hopefully I will be re-charged and ready to start my official training on the 29th!

I have two Christmas concerts this week, lots of shopping left to do, and then of course the wrapping. I cheated this year and bought 10 dozen Christmas cookies from a friend at work – his wife bakes, and they are GOOD COOKIES. I will not have time to bake this year, except for a few favorites for the kids, so I feel no guilt whatsoever basically paying someone else to bake for me! ;-) It’s all about the love, right?….SELF LOVE is happenin’ here ~ anything I can do to make things easier on myself to get through the next 2.5 weeks, I’m going to do it!

I will run, but run easily, I will provide home-baked cookies to my family, but I will not have to shop, mix, mess and clean up to do it! I am putting strength training on hold until after the holiday….other than doing a couple plank holds, and some push ups…keeping it SIMPLE, because it’s all about the love!

I’m kinda likin’ this self-love stuff….

Tonight – a little choir concert (4th graders – too cute!) and THEN, Biggest Loser finale! This is the BEST part of the season…seeing the shocking transformations. You can’t help but to be inspired, and I really have no idea who is going to win this thing, but I hope it’s not TINA! She does not deserve it, and she will be gaining all of her weight back, I’d put money on that!

Cheers all~