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Making the Best of It

I went to sleep ridiculously overtired and cranky last night after a really fun weekend in Philly.

I woke up this morning determined to make the best of the day. Life is what you make of it, and I decided that I was going to make the best of it.

For the next three days, I have a job. I don’t know what will happen after that, but for now, I’m employed at a contract gig where I’m becoming a stronger writer and editor every day and learning more about the beauty and fashion industry. I will not be unemployed forever.

I’m training for a marathon and becoming stronger every day.

I chose to carry that attitude with me all day, and I had a great day. The kind where nothing special happened, but it was great anyway.

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I had my favorite breakfast (sunflower butter + banana on a bagel thin.)

And my favorite lunch.

When I got out of work, I was excited to come home and run four miles. When you’re marathon training, four miles feels like nothing. It’s funny how perception changes. Two and a half years ago, I could barely run a mile.

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I ran along the High Line and the Hudson, rocking out to my top 25 most-played songs on my iPhone.

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And then I came home, and, inspired by a weekend of being around food bloggers, made a little stir fry.

I sat through a really interesting session on recipe-writing by Stepfanie from SparkPeople this weekend, but unfortunately for you, I don’t really consider my creations recipe-worthy. They’re more like stuff-I-throw-in-pans-and-then-move-to-bowls.

This dinner was a good one, though: soba noodles with stir-fry vegetables (yes, I bought the lazy girl pre-cut veggies), chicken, a splash of coconut milk, soy sauce, ginger zest and sesame oil.

How are you going to make the best of it this week?

A No Good, Very Bad Run

This afternoon, I had 6 miles on my training plan. Even though I told my coach that I thought 6 was a particularly soul-crushing distance, I can’t always get out of them. Fine.

I had an interview this morning and didn’t feel like rushing to get the run in before the interview, so when Rebecca asked last night if I wanted to run 6, I was more than happy to hold off until this afternoon.

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By the time I got out of my interview, I was famished, and I stopped at City Chow to pick up lunch. (This is actually a recycled picture; picture broccoli where the Brussels sprouts were.) It was around 1:30 by the time I sat down to eat, and I was meeting Rebecca at 4:45. I had a hunch this might not end well, but hoped for the best.

I ran 1.5 miles crosstown to meet her on the East Side and we took off down the path along the East River. It’s been renovated since I last ran down that way, but I still prefer the West Side. After Saturday’s long run, my legs felt tight, but by the time I met up with Rebecca, they’d loosened up.

We began running, and by 1.5 miles into our planned 4.5 together, I started feeling terrible. I’m no stranger to stomach issues, but I also felt like I was going to puke, a feeling that still hasn’t gone away. We ended up stopping quite a few times to walk (thank you, Rebecca!) but we eventually finished, and I walked the 1.5 miles back home, hoping it would settle my stomach.

No dice, and I felt so crappy that I ended up skipping the Guster/Jack’s Mannequin concert I bought tickets for months ago.

I laid down for awhile and thought about what would be easy on my stomach for dinner.

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I finally decided on another turkey burger, on a sandwich thin.

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And a really good smoothie: coconut milk, spinach, frozen mixed berries, frozen mango and vanilla protein powder.

Nope. Still too much. I’m going to sleep and hoping to wake up feeling better tomorrow.