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Holiday Hustle Fitness Challenge

theholidayhustle:

So here we are…the holidays. It’s a craZEE time of year…but your fitness goals don’t have to suffer! This will be a fitness challenge to get you moving and grooving while trying to not get caught up in the bustle of the holidays. Instead…we’re going to hustle to keep fit. 

1. What is this challenge?

It’s a “do anything healthy” challenge. Don’t eat like a jerk. Move your body. Hydrate. Sleep. It’s about as pretty simple as that.  

2. Do I have to buy anything?

Nope. Just commit to stay fit through the holidays. 

3. What’s in it for you?

Let’s see…fun? Honestly, I’ve been doing challenges like these on other social media sites and they can be really fun! (And successful for the people doing them.)

4. Tumblr turned off replies. So how do we do this?

Follow this blog. I’ll follow you back. Then just post regularly as you would. I’ll keep an eye out for you here and keep track of posts…and that might be beneficial to you later. 

5. Beneficial to me later?

Think participation prize(s).

6. When does this start? 

Ummm…right meow? Why wait? AMIRITE!?!?

7. Any schedule to the challenge?

Let’s see…I like sweaty selfies…and Weigh in Wednesdays. Smile Friday? I’ll throw in some other stuff too. Just make posts of yourself doing fun, healthy, smart fitness-y things. Do you have any other questions?

8. I can’t think of any. 

Ok good. If you do think of some, send me a note or whatever. 

I’m in. I like a challenge…and a little push with incentive!

Friday Five

  1. Some Fridays call for sparkle sweaters, second day hair and two mirror selfies. I’m struggling you guys. I haven’t run since Sunday. I’m sick with a sinus infection and am SO EXHAUSTED that I just don’t care. An effort to focus back on myself starts now.
  2. When I bought my car I had them put remote start on it. Since it is only 30 something degrees (what? I’m cold!) I used it for the first time. I’m looking forward to getting into that warm car in a few minutes.
  3. I went to the mall last night to buy dress pants. I hate them and I haven’t bought any for years, thus they are painfully out of style and I hate how they fit. So I managed to find a pair after only trying on 2 at one store. I did note that I needed that shirt.
  4. As my time working with @victoriafindslife comes to an end today I wanted to show you the flowers she got for all of us ladies in the office on Wednesday! How sweet is she? What a great friend and boss! I love this lady! She helped me in a desperate time of need and I don’t know if I can ever repay her. 
  5. Today is my oldest nephew’s 9th birthday. That picture was taken only hours after he was born..9 years ago! The one next to it was from this summer. My, how things can change!!! 😉

Happy Friday!

OOTD: Old Navy Bird Dress, brown riding boots, no tights

(You can’t see the head cold I managed to develop overnight. Or the 4 giant bruises on my left knee and shin from falling down while rollerskating for the first time in YEARS at my 9 year old nephew’s birthday party on Saturday. Le Sigh.)

This is my foray into the world of shift dresses, and while I struggled with feeling like I need to belt it or pin it in the back, I finally just let it go and I have to say I really like it! So comfortable but I look professional! Score! Besides, if I add a belt then it will be too short! You can see where it hits on my leg already! EEE!

Also, the Songza.com site added Christmas music today as an option to listen to. I believe it is acceptable for me to listen to it then, right??

Thanks for all the sweet words, RE: the job prospects. Guys, this morning I got ANOTHER email from the state for another job that I applied with them for. It was only Part-time so I turned down the interview, but still!!! I guess you have good odds when you apply for 45+ jobs! (I have been turned down for some jobs, lest you all think that I’m some sort of lucky star or something!)

Have a great day friends!

Life from 30,000 Feet

I feel like I can view my life from 30,000 feet. Like I can get above the clouds and see the forest for the trees and whatnot. I think that I can actually see several different futures for myself that could happen just by making one decision. I feel like I’m on the edge of the next phase of my life. Like I’m standing on the edge of tomorrow and I just don’t know which tomorrow to pick. Confused? Let me explain…

I am at an incredibly unique crossroads in my career path:

  • I can move into Marketing. I have a job that I accepted with a local Marketing firm that starts Nov. 30th.
  • I can get back into TV News. I have an interview for a TV News Producer job in Buffalo, New York next Monday. (Stations don’t fly candidates they aren’t really interested in to their station so they likely are very interested in me for this job.)
  • On Friday, I was offered an interview for a job with the state of Nebraska in the Department of Health and Human Services as a Public Information Officer. So I would be getting into the PR/Communications Field with this position if I am offered the job.
  • And I have turned down 3 interviews with local non-profits (after losing my job at one due to budget cuts, forgive me if I am now a little gun-shy from working for one!)
  • I also heard from Creighton University in Omaha. I applied for their Assistant Director of Development. Their Director of Development said they offered the job to someone else, but she was very impressed by my resume and wanted to know if it was ok if she kept me in mind for future jobs because she really wanted to work with me!!

The scary thing is, I can see myself in all of these career fields. I could see myself keeping the marketing firm job and doing well and likely being happy. If I love the station and the News Director, I could see myself getting back into TV News Producing. Even if it is not in Buffalo. But I could see the potential of moving there and changing my whole life…even if my mother would hate it! 

And then there’s the state job. You guys. This is the kind of job that I tried to get for years while I was at the Ocho. State jobs are highly sought after, they are the kind of interview that you DO NOT turn down. State benefits, all federal holidays (including Arbor Day because that was started in Nebraska, so duh, its a state holiday here!) and the security that comes from working for the state? Yes please. And this is the kind of job that I think is the natural progression for someone who has worked in TV News for a decade plus…Disseminating information and writing press releases? I can do that in my sleep!

And then there’s the potential of the development and non profit jobs. I can do those too. I know that I am in a very unique situation. That I am incredibly lucky to have all these choices and options–let alone a secured job and another that I’m temping at. I do not take that lightly.

So here I am, stressed out now because I have too many choices. If I’m being honest with myself and you guys, the Buffalo job is likely mine if I want it and don’t price myself too high for them. The question remains do I want to move that far away from my family? Do I want to get back into TV? I just don’t know.

I know that ultimately I have to make the decision myself (IF I get the other offers, but I like to think of every eventuality and be prepared) but sometimes it’s just nice to lay things out on paper (so to speak) and see it in black and white. Maybe then the answer will come?

Friday Things

It feels like it has been so long since I’ve been able to rejoice about finally getting to Friday. It’s nice. I like it. A few things:

  • I dressed like a Lumberjack again today. I really love the plaid flannel shirts this season.
  • I managed to snooze my alarm for 45 minutes!! So I did not get up and run before work. I plan on doing it after. I’m supposed to grab dinner with a guy friend who would rather be more than friends…(I’d rather not!) so I may see if I can cancel on him (for the 3rd time!!).
  • I’m dog sitting for my roomie this weekend while she and her boyfriend go deer hunting. Their dog is so hyper, constantly jumping. He drives me nuts. I hope he’ll be chill and realize it is the weekend and that Saturday is a day for sleeping!
  • I inputed my new work address into my Google Now in my phone and it tells me commute times. It goes from a 10 minute drive to a 20 minute drive.  The struggle of mid-sized town living!! (Lincoln has 269,000 people)
  • My new job has Health Insurance AND Dental Insurance!!!! SCORE

Have a great Friday friends!

congratulations darling..I am so pleased for you. Now to get you back running again! xxx

Thank you…I’m not sure who feels close enough to me to call me “darling” but thanks for the well-wishes.

As for the running? That should be able to restart tomorrow morning! I got my treadmill set back up again after the great flood in May ruined our basement carpet and made me move it into the laundry room for storage. I haven’t been able to run since last Thursday due to life/weather/the sun setting/laziness. 

MarathonMelissa is back!!!

First world problems with Melissa

My phone was giving me troubles when I tried to play music last night so I rebooted it. Imagine my horror when I found that it self deleted a bunch of my music!

Now, I download it for free onto my Samsung galaxy S5 so I really can’t complain but it lost so much music! Like 100+ songs! My running playlist only has about 13 songs on it. I’m so sad. I know this isn’t the end of the world, but it’s causing me some issues. And of course the program won’t download the music again…It can’t find it. I’m guessing that something happened with those songs? Like copyright infringement or something?

Le sigh. Any one have any ideas?

when you get this, answer with five things that make you happy then send it to the last ten people in your recent activity :)

1. Having a full time job!!
2. Losing myself in a really good book
3. Skype/FaceTime/Google Hangouts dates with some of my favorite people.
4. Saturday morning runs when the world is quiet and time is unlimited and it’s just me and the pavement.
5. When my nephews call me “Emmie” (it’s their name for me. Makes me melt.)