August 2011
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“(Wearing) flip flops, crocs, and teamwear are the worst fashion mistakes men...”
– Glenn O’Brien, How to Be a Man: A Guide to Style and Behavior for the Modern Gentleman
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Last night in yoga (where I held my headstand for fifteen! breaths and managed to hold some semblance of Tittibhasana - eeek!) my coworker and I were laughing about how stressed our jobs make us. The yoga instructor (who is my absolute favorite, since she’s so funny and lighthearted [she says things like ‘If this is not hurting like a motherf’er, you’re not doing it...
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Lots of gratitude updates:
August 15, 2011: I’m grateful for the most hilarious yoga class I took with my mom and sister. My sister (who’s in great shape, was a gymnast and a college cheerleader and who should have been able to do every pose) spent most of the class in child’s pose, while my mom kept falling over.
August 16, 2011: I’m grateful that I’m slowly...
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Ten Things Tuesday (things that make me happy edition):
I’m wearing a super-casual work outfit (in fact, I wear my tank top to yoga quite often, but a cardigan makes it more work-appropriate, right?)
My giant gold watch is partially obnoxious and partially awesome and I love it.
The earthquake caused a minor distraction here at work and while I let my direct reports evacuate, I stayed in...
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“I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a...”
– Liz Lemon
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Today in wedding-related drama:
The salon where I (and the rest of my bridal party and the moms) are getting our hair and makeup done on the morning of my big day left me a voice message today. Due to all the rain we’ve had the roof/ceiling of their building collapsed - and it’s uninhabitable. They’re trying to lease another building - and hopefully it will be up and running in...
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A whole bunch of gratitude updates:
August 3, 2011: I am grateful I have a fiance who lets me wear his earbuds to run a 5k, since I forgot mine - even if this means he’ll have to run without music. He’s the sacrificial lamb of this relationship, I know.
August 4, 2011: I am grateful for fluffed sheets (you know, when you lay in bed and throw the sheet up and it settles gently around...
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Today’s run was the most enjoyable I’ve had in months - despite the torrential downpour (that almost ruined my phone) for the last half of it. The run was slow and steady - I was trying to keep a sub-140 heart rate, and most splits were within a few seconds of each other (except for the first and last mile). I wasn’t in a hurry to get started or to finish - and I just relaxed...
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I’ve run more in the past two days than I did all last week. I’m thinking this is a good thing.
Work is still crazy and disorganized and all different kinds of confusing, but I’m hanging on. Or at least I hope I am? It feels weird to force myself to wake up early and run when there’s not a race in the near future. My next race isn’t until November 20th (the Philly...
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Ten Things Thursday:
My go-to sunglasses have been missing since Sunday. I have no idea where they are. I’ve checked all their usual haunts and they’re nowhere to be found. This has left me wearing a pair that has me channeling my inner-Olsen twin.
I signed up for a marathon today. Eeek. And bought excess (extra?) logo’d gear. I know, I’m a sucker.
I think I need to act...
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“Can you just email me all your questions? I’ll deal with them at work in...”
– The fiance’s involvement in wedding planning - when I asked about who he wanted to give toasts at the wedding (and what song he wanted to play as we entered the reception - although a discussion isn’t even needed, it’ll be something Chris Brown-related, of course).
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A week’s worth of gratitude updates:
July 26, 2011: I’m grateful for the awesome feeling of driving in my car with the windows down and the AC on. It’s environmentally inconsiderate, I’m sure - but I love it!
July 27, 2011: I’m grateful for some of my favorite foods - which I’ve been devouring like crazy this summer, including brie cheese, soft serve ice cream...
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“I’m a competitive person, but I have never understood people’s...”
– Geraldine Ferraro 