- Mowing the lawn
- Trying on bathing suits or a new pair of shorts with those white, white legs after a long winter
- Vacuuming and other housework
- Shopping for things that aren't fun, like watch batteries, spark plugs, or toilet paper
Here is The Harrowing Story of Mowing the Lawn, which is the reason for #1 on the list above. First, I hate mowing the lawn. I got married so I wouldn't ever have to mow again, but because my husband travels for his job, I end up doing it half the time. He says he LIKES to mow, and I say he needs to see a psychiatrist.
So last night, he was going to mow, and I was going to run. I went out and ran 5 miles with negative splits -- not as fast as the night before, but it was VERY windy and my legs were a little sore. I felt good afterward. I'm stepping in the shower, and he asks if I can go to Lowe's and buy a spark plug for the mower. I kind of hate Lowe's. All the cool stuff there is too expensive or beyond my renovating abilities, and I can ever find anything, but I went to Lowe's and managed to find a spark plug, the same one! without help!!
Came home, and it turns out the spark plug wasn't the problem. Our mower has been acting up for two seasons now, so we decided it's time for a new one. We bought a new one last night, but I couldn't mow until this morning, and I had to wait for the grass to dry first. Our front yard is smaller than the back, but harder to mow because it's got all these death traps from moles. I twist my ankle EVERY time in the same places! So our yard takes about an hour, and my Fit Bit gave me about 4,000 steps, but I feel like it should be worth some serious calorie burn.
I work out HARD but for some reason, mowing just seems really really hard! I guess I have all summer to get better at it. Any tips or should I just buy a goat?
Last night, Steve made quinoa using chicken stock, and then added broccoli and carrots that he steamed and a leftover chicken breast. It looked really good! You can mix up the veggies, and the meat--kind of like a customizable noodle bowl, only with quinoa. It would be good with soy sauce or BBQ sauce or something like that too, I think. He got the idea here.
where do u get all ur energy? I ate an hour ago n could take a nap but my boss would NOT approve. what do you keep in your desk for the afternoon slump?
ReplyDeleteI don't really keep anything for the afternoon, because if I bring good snacks with me, I tend to eat them as soon as I get to work! Yesterday I had five HUGE strawberries for a snack, and they were delicious. I like KIND bars (a good substitute if you crave candy bars in the afternoon, but they all have nuts so my husband has to do Cliff bars instead). What you eat for lunch will influence that a lot--if I have fast food, my blood sugar dips around 2 or 3. Yesterday, I had a sweet potato and Aidell's sausage for lunch. Truthfully, the more you keep moving, the more energy you find. If you can get up from your desk and walk around a little, that might help as much as a snack.
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