Hello and happy Monday. I was grumpy for the majority of the day. I finally snapped out of it when I decided to stop working at 4:30 and take my grumpiness out on a hard workout. Lifting heavy things and sweating it out always seems to help.
I was kind of annoyed with myself for being in a such a grumpy mood. I have really tried to do a better job “owning” my emotions and dealing with them rather than feeling helpless and victim to them. I 100% admitted to myself that I was in a bad mood and there was really no reason for it. I was frustrated that I couldn’t snap out of it.
Which leads me to another point…one of my biggest weaknesses is my inability to hide my emotions. Not that I think that it’s always a healthy thing to hide your emotions but I wear my heart on my sleeve. Big time. My whole life I’ve been told that sometimes I come off cold and unapproachable. It’s not that I mean to distance people but it’s hard for me to smile and fake it, believe it or not.
Faking it requires so much energy. And when you’re feeling down, energy is not what you have. I told my yoga class tonight that when I seem the most unapproachable is probably when I need the biggest hug. It’s funny because I do put myself in front of people so much and I receive a lot of comments on my perceived mood. Just last week one of my friends and yoga regulars was telling me how genuinely happy and truly myself I seemed in class.
Like I said earlier, I’ve tried to really look into my emotions and why I feel the way that I do and not to make decisions based on emotions that don’t serve me well. My goal is to feel in control of my life and not like life is just happening to me. It’s okay to feel…whether that is happy, sad, joyful, angry…it’s just critical to understand why you feel the way you do.
Do you wear your heart on your sleeve or do you hide your emotions?
I felt like a new girl after my workout and then teaching my favorite group of yogis.
Dinner tonight was a salad with the leftover roasted salmon. Toasted sourdough on the side.
Off to enjoy The Bachelorette – a guilty pleasure! 🙂
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July 22, 2026
I am such a creature of habit when it comes to breakfast. 95% of the time I’m craving a breakfast that is on the sweet side. That mostly alternates between smoothies or yogurt bowls with overnight oats, chia pudding or oatmeal occasionally thrown in there. On the rare occasion I go savory – it’s scrambled [...]
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July 19, 2026
I want to bottle up this summer and make it last forever (well, maybe minus the wildly hot and humid weather that makes running a big thumbs down). I mentioned this in my last post…but I am really enjoying the slower pace and the days that feel like they have more space. While I’m trying [...]
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July 10, 2026
Happy Friday! I hope this post finds you well and enjoying the summer. We are in the dog days of it over here in Charlotte – the heat and humidity is off the charts – but it’s something I’ll embrace because I deeply appreciate the massive slow down that summer has brought. A lot of [...]
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June 21, 2026
I recently traveled to Big Bear Lake, California for the inaugural Big Bear Peaks + Pines three-day stage race hosted by TransRockies Running. This was my third TransRockies event in 12 months (see also Colorado + Moab) and I’m here to tell you that they can do no wrong when it comes to race organization [...]
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May 30, 2026
Happy weekend! Another week in the books! I got three runs in (6.5 miles, 5.5 miles, 5.5 miles) and I have a trail run planned for tomorrow. Total weekly mileage will end up around 30-35 miles depending on if I go for 13 or 17 tomorrow! I’m 16 weeks out from the Golden Ultra so [...]
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May 23, 2026
Happy Memorial Day Weekend. It’s a very rainy one here in Charlotte and while I am a little bummed not to be spending the weekend in Florida with the fam or by the pool at our swim club (just opened for the season!), I’m also welcoming a slower pace and time at home. It’s been [...]
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May 3, 2026
Hi and happy May! As we roll into the first full week of a new month, I have almost a month’s worth of lunch ideas for you. It’s a great mix of sandwiches, bowls, salads and wraps. I hope you enjoy and find some inspiration for your midday meal! Open-faced chickpea salad sandwich on toasted [...]
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