Friday

Every week seems to be a struggle now a days. Work sucks the life out of me and time just flies by when I leave there. Other than the extreme soreness on Monday, as a result of raking on Sunday, I have done alright at the gym this week. I only got a half hour in on Wednesday but I was meeting Lynn at 7 so I didn't have time to go too long. And yesterday I upped some of my weights in Pump. I think we might go tonight and both weekend days (at least I am), so that will make up for any missed time this week.

One thing I forgot to mention before is this contest they had at work last month. It was a "How I Got Healthy" contest. People were supposed to write about how they have become healthier and how they did it and the stories would be posted on our website, I suppose as a motivation for others. It didn't matter how big or small, whether figuring out how to get workouts in during a busy life, quitting smoking, changing eating habits.... But no one would be awarded by the best, or healthiest, story. A name would just be drawn from the entries. The prize was a $100 gift card to a local spa/salon here in Omaha. I made myself write a story, even though I was a little hesitant about sharing it with strangers at work. Luckily enough only one other person entered a story and I found out last week that my name was drawn!! I have never won anything of that merit before. Really, I've only won a cardboard monkey, and that was almost ten years ago. Winning was a reminder of how far I've come in the past few years and there is no reason to give up now. Life is just more complicated now than it was a few years ago, or at least busier. I just hope I can get through the holidays staying at the same weight or even lowering it and this might be a challenge. I looks like the weather will cooperate on Thanksgiving, which will make for some nice long walks after all the turkey eatin' (and we have two turkey stops that day!).