I’ve been lurking

Not too much of note here lately.

  • Got my steps in before noon today. That means I was on the treadmill at 4:55am for 3.5 miles. Who am I? 
  • I’ve been editing more videos for my friend, which tends to eat up much of my free time in the evenings. However, my goal is 10 videos and at $100/video that equals some good money for Christmas and my credit card. Suffer now, no more debt later.
  • I’m dog sitting this little princess, Lola: 
  • We went for a 1.5 mile walk last night after my 2 mile run. Then she played ball (by herself!) for a bit while I edited. She’s a sweetie, and goes home to her momma tonight.
  • The weather here is gorgeous; 77 degrees, sunny and pretty much Fall Perfection. I’m lovin’ it.
  • Some people are creeping on this blog. All the Omaha hits, 1 in particular! I’m lookin’ at you Creighton University. Tell me who you are. I won’t bite (hard). I just want to know who you are. (I have my suspicions. PLEASE don’t let them be true!!)
  • I’m going to the Nebraska Football Game on Saturday against Rutgers! For FREE! I’m excited!!! Thanks to my awesome mom!
  • Weight Lifting Class at the gym tonight. Gotta go pump some iron!

Have a good Tuesday Friends!

Just call me Betty Crocker.

You’re looking at Lemon Blueberry bread with Greek yogurt.

Pinterest recipe FTW! We’re having a breakfast meeting at work tomorrow and I was charged with bringing something to share.

I’ve never made this, and fingers crossed it’s good, because that could be very bad if it’s not…

This weekend in Photo Form:

My bestie and I (and her husband and my Ex) did the Color Run in Omaha Saturday morning. (the ex and bestie’s hubby are right behind us in that first pic!) It was her first 5k. We walked most of it. But I’m so proud of her for doing it! And we all messed around and got even more color on each other! We all went to brunch together after. I had a lot of color on me…I had to document it!

Post-Run Shower selfie with an Iced Peach-Vanilla Chai Tea Latte. It was AMAZING! My bestie and her husband own a coffee shop in Omaha. This is one of the fun summer drinks. I’m obsessed. 

This was a good weekend. A Fun Run. (which reinforced the reasons I don’t like to do fun runs: crowded, no timing, and you have to walk a lot of it.) There were pedicures. Then I spent the evening at my friend’s farm in the country celebrating her birthday! They have a real outhouse–although it’s bolted shut! So you can’t use it!

Also, because this is MY life, a guy that I went out with a couple of times about a year ago (who ghosted me! He later told the friend when she asked what happened, that I was “very tall.”) was also at the party Saturday night! We ended up chatting and it was fine. 

There was a good run this morning, then pool time this afternoon as the heat invades Nebraska again. 113 degree heat indices! Ouch. And I baked a cake for a co-worker’s birthday Tuesday.

All in all, solid weekend. I’m spent!

Hope you had a great one friends!

Only 2 weeks left at The Ocho!  EEEKK!!

A trip to the Psychic

Ally reminded me that I hadn’t written this yet…so here you go!

So I went to see a Psychic 2 weeks ago. It was an interesting experience. My friend Rob and I went for laughs…and maybe a little curiosity. (I mean, who doesn’t want to know what the future brings?!)

We saw Honey the Psychic for a Tarot Reading. Her menu of services ranged from a $15 palm reading to a $100 Crystal Ball reading. We chose the $35 Tarot Reading that would tell us about our Futures. Rob graciously let me go first. I was nervous and excited, but took a deep breath and went inside her sitting room.

I’ll put this after the break!

THE READING

Honey had me cut the cards into 3 piles. She laid them out and the reading began. 

She told me right off the bat that I was tired. (um, you can just LOOK at me and see that lady!) I told her that I had just gotten done with a 10 mile run, so yes, I was tired. Then she said, I have trouble sleeping at night. Also true, since I’m tired. Then the real reading began.

Honey started talking about my love life. She asked if I was seeing someone (that’s the new guy). I confirmed that. She said he likes me more than I like him. (I would agree). She said she was getting a feeling about the number 3, and did that mean anything to me?

I told her most of my relationships end at the 3 month mark. And that I was having a 3rd date with the new guy that night. She grasped her arms and told me she had goosebumps! I did not.

Then she dropped the bomb on me: Honey told me that I already know my Soul Mate. We’ve known each other for a little while now. But this person and I have the tendency to pull away from each other, then come back to one another, and then pull away again. She said New Guy is NOT my soul mate. (Which I kind of knew already), but may be a bridge to that person. She said my soul mate is in my soul circle–a group of people that I keep close to me. My mind was immediately drawn to Ex Man Friend. He and I have a strange pull to each other-that I just can’t explain. 

She encouraged me to keep dating and having fun. (At what point is it just NOT fun anymore? I feel like that’s coming soon). She said my soul mate and I aren’t quite ready to be together yet. 

Honey told me that I’m a very positive person and that good things will and are happening for me. We talked about my career. She said that she saw that I want to change careers–to something totally different. This is TRUE.  I would like to make a move to PR or Marketing. She said it’s just not the right time and the right situation for me. 

She says there is money out there that is owed to me, and should be mine. And it will come to me soon. Always nice to hear!

When I asked about my future children–(will I even have them?) She told me that would require a palm reading and would cost extra. I declined to pay more for that!

All in all, it was fun. I periodically throw the phrase, “Well, my Psychic told me…” into conversations! Good stuff. Makes me laugh. Would I go back? Maybe when she has her $10 specials or for a $15 palm reading some night with my friends. I certainly don’t put a lot of faith into the reading. Life is full of choices, and I am going to live my life with no regrets!

Funk-y Town

I’ve been in a funk lately. Just a weird little funk. I don’t know why but it’s been there. Just having a lot of feelings. I’m fine. It’s fine. We’re all fine.

But the funk has affected my running. Between my appetite being practically non-existant, and a sudden 6.5 pound weight loss, I was having troubles running. I bonked on a run a few weeks ago. Only made it 3 of my wanted 11 miles. Not cool, funk. Not cool at all. 

But this is my birthday week! I’m actively trying to get over the funk! I have to by Saturday (my birthday!) and I want to feel better about life. So today, today we ran.

And it was glorious! 5 miles, 10:00/miles. When I got to mile 3 I felt like I could just keep running forever. But I had things to do before I go to bed tonight so I stopped at 5. I felt good, my breathing felt good and I was killing it. It was a nice feeling.

I’m going to bed early to get up and run in the morning. I want to be happy and I know part of what makes me happy are those endorphins I get from running. 

Have a great night friends!