- My Shaker Bottle – Brian recommended one for mixing protein powder. I didn’t think I needed one because I was using a spoon, but after many clumpy shakes, I bought one, and damn, it works really well!
- Personal Training – I haven’t lost any weight because of my poor eating habits, but I am really enjoying my personal training sessions. I look forward to them each week!
- Riding my bike outside – so much better than the bike in the gym, and a lot of fun. Yay, crosstraining! Pictures from my ride yesterday:
- Not having anything planned for this weekend and the next one
- Spending time with Steven – we haven’t been around each other much lately
- Running Times magazine – I picked up a copy a few years ago and really didn’t like it. I needed something to read for a flight back in April and gave it another try and fell in love. I think it’s for a higher level runner than me, but it’s full of a lot of useful information, and interesting bios on runners.
- Rain in the forecast – means less time watering the garden (our garden is a 10 minute drive from our house and we have to haul water back and forth from a basin to water our crops)!
I could also make a list titled “Things I am hating lately” but I am going to stick with the positive today. It’s Saturday, afterall!
What are you loving lately?
Oooh, I like the protein shaker! That’s neat. BTW, (you’ve probably answered this before), what kind of protein do you use?
And do you like Running Times or RW better?
I have been using Sun Warrior Protein Powder in vanilla. It actually tastes decent (to me!). http://www.sunwarrior.com/products/sunwarrior-protein
And I think Running Times is more useful information that RW. I really have to concentrate when I am reading it. It’s less fluff than RW. RW is still fun too. Although I hated the cancer focused July issue.
Nice list! I especially like number 4 🙂 If I didn’t have a doctor’s appointment today I don’t know if I would have gotten out of bed.
Your ride yesterday looks beautiful! Where did you go?
How did your appointment go?
We were up at 8:00 to drive to Wheaton to pick up a new hood for the Datsun. So tired!
I rode on the Millenium Trail. It’s about 11 miles long and south of our house and VERY hilly. It is what the trail by our house will eventually connect to!
I am loving my gils and that the cat has come out of her shell. I am loving the sunny weather and the lake breeze. And finally m window box is looking pretty, glad that i have a light green thumb
Enjoy the less-structured weekend!
I’m beginning to love swimming – yay!
I love relaxed breakfasts and lunches at home because I’m not working.
Are you swimming laps at the pool or at the lake? Tell us your swimming secrets!
I am loving that my friend asked if she could have my hours today. She needs the money and I love any opportunity to be at home with my husband on the weekend!
Friends who text message me at 4:30 in the morning to wish me luck in my race 🙂
oh, and I’m loving being DONE!!!
I am happy now that I read your report and see that you were actually up then! 🙂
That is such a lovely forecast. Can’t wait for some soggy runs this week.
I’ve got one of those bottles. Haven’t used it yet but I’ve got one.
Things I like: your blog 🙂
Running Times is my all-time favorite magazine. It’s beyond me, too, in terms of the applicability of the advice, but I love that it takes running seriously as a sport and not a recreation, if that makes sense (I never feel like it denigrates recreational runners, but it also doesn’t seem to pander to them like Runner’s World does).
Thanks 🙂
“Beyond me” – yes, those are the right words for me too! I don’t know why I didn’t really care for it before.
Love the monkeys (Steven’s primate friends) and pictures of your bike ride.
Thanks! Steven wanted me to tell you that HE took that picture while I was running the Madison Marathon.
Must add to this list: RED ROBIN IN DUBUQUE HOW DID WE NOT KNOW?!?!?!
I’m loving blueberries, strawberries, my house, my birthday (on Friday!), beach trip next weekend!!, nice summer weather that isn’t too insanely hot (for once).
Happy Early Birthday!!!